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Cliniko vs Zanda (formerly Power Diary)

Compare the published scope, cost evidence and buying questions before you commit.

Sources checked 2026-09-24 · Source-based comparison

Vendor-source research, not hands-on tests or a ranked endorsement. ProviderQMS sells document kits and a separate QMS product. No vendor enquiry collection or affiliate source links. How we compare.

The decision to make

Cliniko and Zanda (formerly Power Diary) both appear in our allied health research. Connect bookings, clinical documentation, practitioner workflows, funding and invoices. Start with the differences below, then test the same essential workflow. We have not used these products hands-on or established an overall winner.

Cliniko vs Zanda (formerly Power Diary): the published starting point
Buying questionClinikoZanda (formerly Power Diary)
What does it do?Cliniko manages appointment books, treatment records and invoices for allied health clinics. Its NDIS help guidance covers billable items and tracking claims processed outside Cliniko.Zanda provides allied health scheduling, documentation and billing. Its NDIS workflow generates bulk-upload CSV files for the myplace portal, with no direct NDIS integration.
Why consider it here?Allied health product with official NDIS invoicing guidance; NDIS claims are processed externally.Australian allied health practice system with explicit NDIS workflows.
What is the cost basis?Official site lists AUD $45/month for one practitioner and tiered practitioner pricing; verify current terms.Current price not verified; request a written quote.
What should the demo show?Book two OT appointments, issue a plan-manager invoice and track an externally submitted claim.Generate a multi-clinician NDIS claim batch and verify the CSV plus plan-manager statement.

Compare the evidence, product by product

Cliniko — published capabilities

  • appointment scheduling
  • treatment records
  • NDIS hourly-rate billable items and decimal quantities
  • patient cases for NDIS funding tracking

Source check: 2026-09-24. Published vendor statements, not independent feature testing.

Questions for Cliniko

  • Which NDIS billing fields need manual setup?
  • How are external claim rejections reconciled?
  • Can cases distinguish concurrent funding plans?
Read the full Cliniko profile ↗

Zanda (formerly Power Diary) — published capabilities

  • NDIS bulk-upload CSV report
  • plan-manager statements
  • session packs and funding tracking
  • digital service agreement template

Source check: 2026-09-24. Published vendor statements, not independent feature testing.

Questions for Zanda (formerly Power Diary)

  • How is the current NDIS price guide applied?
  • What happens after a portal rejection?
  • Which forms and reports are included in the quoted tier?
Read the full Zanda (formerly Power Diary) profile ↗

Run the same scenario in both

Book a fictional NDIS therapy appointment, record the supplied assessment information, prepare the invoice and share a report through an approved channel.

  • Show intake, consent and restrictions on who can see clinical information.
  • Demonstrate practitioner note templates, amendments and supervisor review where needed.
  • Separate appointment duration, delivered quantity, travel and cancellation handling.
  • Export the clinical record and attachments without losing authorship or dates.

Put the quotes on the same basis

Model practitioners, locations, support staff, messages, telehealth, AI features and payments, using the same GST and billing-term assumptions.

Use the same volumes, currency, GST basis and billing period for both quotes. Include migration, staff training time, required companion subscriptions and the cost of retrieving records at exit. If a charge is unverified, keep it as an open question rather than treating it as free.

How to reach a decision

  1. Choose the tasks your service cannot operate without before either demonstration.
  2. Record demonstrated, partial, not demonstrated or not applicable for each task. Keep the evidence and edition name.
  3. Ask the vendor to resolve every failed essential task in writing; a high average score cannot erase it.
  4. Test a correction, permission change and export. These are part of everyday operations, not just implementation.
  5. Decide using workflow fit, full cost and your team’s capacity to change systems. Retain the written assumptions for review.

What this comparison does not establish

Clinical systems serve different professions. NDIS billing support, clinical suitability and record-governance obligations each require separate checks. A capability not mentioned in the reviewed source remains unverified, not absent. This comparison does not certify compliance, integrations, accessibility, security or migration outcomes.