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Lumary 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

Lumary 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.

Lumary vs Zanda (formerly Power Diary): the published starting point
Buying questionLumaryZanda (formerly Power Diary)
What does it do?Lumary is a configurable Salesforce-based platform for disability and related care organisations. Its disability offer covers participant records, rostering and financial control.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?Vendor explicitly positions its disability solution for NDIS providers including SIL and SDA.Australian allied health practice system with explicit NDIS workflows.
What is the cost basis?Current price not verified; request a written quote.Current price not verified; request a written quote.
What should the demo show?Change a SIL participant's support across two sites and inspect roster, service agreement, permissions and financial report.Generate a multi-clinician NDIS claim batch and verify the CSV plus plan-manager statement.

Compare the evidence, product by product

Lumary — published capabilities

  • Participant and care management
  • Workforce rostering and award interpretation
  • Billing and claim workflows
  • Operational and financial reporting

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

Questions for Lumary

  • What configuration and implementation work is included?
  • Which functions require separate products or integrations?
  • How are multi-site permissions and historical changes exported?
Read the full Lumary 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.