Practice management
Business Stack compared 10 practice management systems for massage therapy practices in Australia, checked against each product's own website in September and October 2026. Zanda (formerly Power Diary) and Better Clinics share first place for massage therapy practices in Australia, each confirming 15 of the 17 capabilities they most often need on its own website. Next comes Practice Master Pro (13 of 17). 6 of them publish a price.
Ordered by how many of the 17 capabilities massage therapy practices most often ask about the product's own website confirms, then by whether it publishes a price. Prices are shown as each product publishes them and are not ranked against each other, because their units differ. It is a count of confirmed capabilities, not a quality rating.
| Product | Confirmed | Price | Capabilities its website confirms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanda (formerly Power Diary) | 15 of 17 | From $29 per month ex GST | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Health fund claiming, On-the-spot health fund claiming, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Xero integration, Data hosted in Australia, Body charts, Exercise programs, AI notes or scribe, Deposit or payment at online booking, Prepaid session packs |
| Better Clinics | 15 of 17 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Health fund claiming, On-the-spot health fund claiming, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Xero integration, Data hosted in Australia, Body charts, Exercise programs, AI notes or scribe, Deposit or payment at online booking, Prepaid session packs |
| Practice Master Pro | 13 of 17 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Health fund claiming, On-the-spot health fund claiming, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Xero integration, Mobile app, Body charts, Exercise programs, AI notes or scribe |
| Jane | 12 of 17 | From C$59 per month | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Data hosted in Australia, Mobile app, Body charts, Exercise programs, Prepaid session packs, Gift vouchers |
| Caspen | 11 of 17 | From $25 per practitioner per month | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Xero integration, Body charts, AI notes or scribe, Deposit or payment at online booking, Prepaid session packs |
| Fresha | 11 of 17 | From $44.95 per month (Independent plan, one-person business) | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Mobile app, Body charts, Deposit or payment at online booking, Prepaid session packs, Gift vouchers |
| MyWellOps | 10 of 17 | Free plan | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Xero integration, AI notes or scribe, Deposit or payment at online booking, Prepaid session packs |
| Mindbody | 9 of 17 | From $89 per location per month | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Mobile app, Deposit or payment at online booking, Prepaid session packs, Gift vouchers |
| Akuna Tec | 9 of 17 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Mobile app, Exercise programs, AI notes or scribe |
| ePractice | 7 of 17 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Health fund claiming, On-the-spot health fund claiming, Xero integration |
Zanda (formerly Power Diary) is cloud software for psychology, counselling, physiotherapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy, mental health, social work, chiropractic, podiatry, osteopathy, dietetics, massage and nutrition. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Ballarat Central, VIC".
Ballarat Central, VIC
Has its own page for massage therapists
View profileBetter Clinics is cloud software for physiotherapy, chiropractic, dietetics, massage, psychology, counselling, speech pathology, podiatry, social work, osteopathy and nutrition. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Australia: 1800 952 970".
Australia: 1800 952 970
Has its own page for massage therapists
View profilePractice Master Pro is software for physiotherapy, chiropractic, osteopathy, podiatry, massage, acupuncture, naturopathy, counselling, dietetics, speech pathology, psychology and nutrition. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Practice Master was formed in 2011 in Australia".
Practice Master was formed in 2011 in Australia.
Has its own page for massage therapists
View profileJane is cloud software for physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage, mental health, acupuncture, naturopathy, psychology, counselling, speech pathology, occupational therapy, osteopathy and dietetics.
Operates in Australia
Has its own page for massage therapists
View profileCaspen is cloud software for physiotherapy, chiropractic, counselling, dietetics, massage, osteopathy, psychology, podiatry, speech pathology, naturopathy, acupuncture, mental health, nutrition, social work and occupational therapy. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "operated by Tarsier Pty Ltd, an entity registered in Australia under ABN 91 651 519 630".
operated by Tarsier Pty Ltd, an entity registered in Australia under ABN 91 651 519 630
View profileFresha is software for massage and physiotherapy.
Sold in Australia
Has its own page for massage therapists
View profileMyWellOps is software for osteopathy, massage, nutrition, dietetics, chiropractic, acupuncture, physiotherapy, counselling and naturopathy. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "For practices across Australia, with prices in AUD.".
For practices across Australia, with prices in AUD.
Has its own page for massage therapists
View profileMindbody is software for massage, physiotherapy and chiropractic.
Sold in Australia
Has its own page for massage therapists
View profileAkuna Tec is cloud software for physiotherapy, podiatry, osteopathy, chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, dietetics, occupational therapy, exercise physiology and nutrition.
Operates in Australia
View profileePractice is software for chiropractic, osteopathy, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology, massage and dietetics. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Level 16, 9 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia".
Level 16, 9 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
View profileChecked in September and October 2026, of the 10 products Business Stack compared for massage therapists, the ones whose own websites confirm the most of the 17 capabilities counted are Zanda (formerly Power Diary; 15 of 17), Better Clinics (15 of 17) and Practice Master Pro (13 of 17). The order is a count of confirmed capabilities, not a quality rating.
Yes. Checked in September and October 2026, 7 of the 10 practice management software products Business Stack compared for massage therapists in Australia have a page on their own website written for massage therapy practices: Zanda (formerly Power Diary), Better Clinics, Practice Master Pro, Jane, Fresha, MyWellOps and Mindbody. The other 3 name massage therapists among the professions they serve. Zanda page for massage therapists, Better Clinics page for massage therapists, Practice Master Pro page for massage therapists, Jane page for massage therapists, Fresha page for massage therapists, MyWellOps page for massage therapists, Mindbody page for massage therapists
Checked in September and October 2026, Business Stack found 10 practice management software products sold to massage therapists in Australia: Zanda (formerly Power Diary), Better Clinics, Practice Master Pro, Jane, Caspen, Fresha, MyWellOps, Mindbody, Akuna Tec and ePractice. Business Stack does not count how many practices use each one. By capabilities confirmed on their own websites, Zanda and Better Clinics share first place, with 15 of the 17 counted each.
Yes. Zanda is the practice management software that was called Power Diary until 2024, made by Zanda Pty Ltd. Its own website says: "In 2024, “Power Diary” was rebranded as “Zanda”". On this comparison for massage therapists, its website confirms 15 of the 17 capabilities counted. Zanda website
For massage therapy practices in Australia, Business Stack counts 17 capabilities: online booking, appointment reminders, clinical or case notes, invoicing, health fund claiming, on-the-spot health fund claiming, online forms or client portal, integrated payments, Xero integration, data hosted in Australia, mobile app, body charts, exercise programs, AI notes or scribe, deposit or payment at online booking, prepaid session packs and gift vouchers. Checked in September and October 2026, the least often confirmed of the 10 products compared are data hosted in Australia (3 of 10), gift vouchers (3 of 10) and health fund claiming (4 of 10), so if your practice needs one of those, it narrows the choice most.
6 of the 10 products compared for massage therapists confirm AI notes or scribe on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Akuna Tec, Better Clinics, Caspen, MyWellOps, Practice Master Pro and Zanda. Akuna Tec, Better Clinics, Caspen, MyWellOps, Practice Master Pro, Zanda
4 of the 10 products compared for massage therapists confirm on-the-spot health fund claiming on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Better Clinics, ePractice, Practice Master Pro and Zanda. Better Clinics, ePractice, Practice Master Pro, Zanda
5 of the 10 products compared for massage therapists confirm exercise programs on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Akuna Tec, Better Clinics, Jane, Practice Master Pro and Zanda. Akuna Tec, Better Clinics, Jane, Practice Master Pro, Zanda
6 of the 10 products compared for massage therapists confirm body charts on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Better Clinics, Caspen, Fresha, Jane, Practice Master Pro and Zanda. Better Clinics, Caspen, Fresha, Jane, Practice Master Pro, Zanda
4 of the 10 products compared for massage therapists confirm health fund claiming on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Better Clinics, ePractice, Practice Master Pro and Zanda. Better Clinics, ePractice, Practice Master Pro, Zanda
3 of the 10 products compared for massage therapists confirm data hosted in Australia on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Better Clinics, Jane and Zanda. Better Clinics, Jane, Zanda
6 of the 10 products compared for massage therapists confirm deposit or payment at online booking on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Better Clinics, Caspen, Fresha, Mindbody, MyWellOps and Zanda. Better Clinics, Caspen, Fresha, Mindbody, MyWellOps, Zanda
7 of the 10 products compared for massage therapists confirm prepaid session packs on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Better Clinics, Caspen, Fresha, Jane, Mindbody, MyWellOps and Zanda. Better Clinics, Caspen, Fresha, Jane, Mindbody, MyWellOps, Zanda
3 of the 10 products compared for massage therapists confirm gift vouchers on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Fresha, Jane and Mindbody. Fresha, Jane, Mindbody
6 of the 10 products compared for massage therapists publish a starting price on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Caspen from $25 per practitioner per month; Fresha from $44.95 per month (Independent plan, one-person business); Jane from C$59 per month; Mindbody from $89 per location per month; MyWellOps free plan; Zanda from $29 per month ex GST. The others publish no price with its currency. Prices use different units, so they are shown as published and not ranked against each other. Caspen, Fresha, Jane, Mindbody, MyWellOps, Zanda
Of the 10 products compared for massage therapists in Australia, MyWellOps publishes a free plan. 5 offer a free trial: Better Clinics (30 days), Caspen (30 days), Fresha (7 days), MyWellOps (7 days) and Zanda (14 days). Better Clinics free trial, Caspen free trial, Fresha free trial, MyWellOps free trial, Zanda free trial
Every fact comes from the product's own website, where its wording was found when we fetched the page in September and October 2026. "Not stated" means the website did not say so when checked, not that the product lacks it. Confirm features, prices and terms with the provider.