Practice management
Business Stack compared 9 practice management systems for podiatry practices in Australia, checked against each product's own website in September and October 2026. Zanda (formerly Power Diary) comes first for podiatry practices in Australia: its own website confirms 17 of the 18 capabilities they most often need, the most of the 9 compared, including Medicare claiming, health fund claiming, DVA claiming, NDIS and telehealth. Zanda also has its own page for podiatry practices. Next comes Better Clinics (16 of 18). 3 of them publish a price.
Ordered by how many of the 18 capabilities podiatry 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) | 17 of 18 | From $29 per month ex GST | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Medicare claiming, Health fund claiming, DVA claiming, NDIS, Telehealth, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Xero integration, Data hosted in Australia, On-the-spot health fund claiming, Body charts, Exercise programs, AI notes or scribe |
| Better Clinics | 16 of 18 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Medicare claiming, Health fund claiming, DVA claiming, Telehealth, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Xero integration, Data hosted in Australia, On-the-spot health fund claiming, Body charts, Exercise programs, AI notes or scribe |
| Practice Master Pro | 15 of 18 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Medicare claiming, Health fund claiming, Telehealth, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Xero integration, Mobile app, On-the-spot health fund claiming, Body charts, Exercise programs, AI notes or scribe |
| Caspen | 10 of 18 | From $25 per practitioner per month | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Telehealth, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Xero integration, Body charts, AI notes or scribe |
| ShiftCare | 10 of 18 | From $8 per user per month | Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, NDIS, Online forms or client portal, Integrated payments, Xero integration, Data hosted in Australia, Mobile app, AI notes or scribe |
| Akuna Tec | 9 of 18 | 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 | 9 of 18 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, Medicare claiming, Health fund claiming, DVA claiming, Xero integration, On-the-spot health fund claiming |
| Nightingale | 9 of 18 | Not published | Appointment reminders, Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, DVA claiming, NDIS, Online forms or client portal, Xero integration, Data hosted in Australia, Mobile app |
| Webnity Care | 8 of 18 | Not published | Clinical or case notes, Invoicing, NDIS, Online forms or client portal, Xero integration, Data hosted in Australia, Mobile app, Exercise programs |
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 podiatrists
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 podiatrists
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 podiatrists
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 profileShiftCare is software for NDIS providers, aged care, physiotherapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy, podiatry and chiropractic.
Operates in Australia
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
Has its own page for podiatrists
View profileNightingale is cloud software for NDIS providers, aged care, physiotherapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy, podiatry, dietetics, nutrition, psychology and counselling. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Sydney, NSW".
Sydney, NSW
View profileWebnity Care is software for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, psychology, counselling, exercise physiology, NDIS providers and aged care. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Built in Australia, for Australian Care Providers".
Built in Australia, for Australian Care Providers
View profileChecked in September and October 2026, of the 9 products Business Stack compared for podiatrists, the ones whose own websites confirm the most of the 18 capabilities counted are Zanda (formerly Power Diary; 17 of 18), Better Clinics (16 of 18) and Practice Master Pro (15 of 18). Zanda comes first because its website confirms Medicare claiming, health fund claiming, DVA claiming and NDIS, which fewer of the others do. The order is a count of confirmed capabilities, not a quality rating. Zanda: Medicare claiming, Zanda: Health fund claiming, Zanda: DVA claiming, Zanda: NDIS
Checked in September and October 2026, Zanda (formerly Power Diary) is the practice management software whose own website confirms the most of the 18 capabilities counted for podiatrists in Australia: 17 of 18, of the 9 compared. Next comes Better Clinics (16 of 18). Its website confirms online booking, appointment reminders, clinical or case notes, invoicing, Medicare claiming, health fund claiming, DVA claiming, NDIS, telehealth, online forms or client portal, integrated payments, Xero integration, data hosted in Australia, on-the-spot health fund claiming, body charts, exercise programs and AI notes or scribe. Not stated on its website: mobile app. It has its own page for podiatry practices. Zanda publishes its price (from $29 per month ex GST) and offers a 14-day free trial. The order is a count of confirmed capabilities, not a quality rating, so check that it covers what your practice needs. Zanda page for podiatrists, Zanda pricing
Checked in September and October 2026, for podiatrists in Australia, Zanda (formerly Power Diary) confirms 17 of the 18 capabilities counted on its own website and Better Clinics confirms 16 on its, so Zanda comes first and Better Clinics second of the 9 compared. Zanda confirms NDIS, which Better Clinics' website does not state. Every capability Better Clinics' website confirms, Zanda's confirms too. Both have their own page for podiatry practices. Zanda publishes a starting price (from $29 per month ex GST) and a 14-day free trial; Better Clinics publishes a 30-day free trial. Zanda page for podiatrists, Better Clinics page for podiatrists
Yes. Checked in September and October 2026, 4 of the 9 practice management software products Business Stack compared for podiatrists in Australia have a page on their own website written for podiatry practices: Zanda (formerly Power Diary), Better Clinics, Practice Master Pro and ePractice. Of these, Zanda confirms the most of the 18 capabilities counted (17). The other 5 name podiatrists among the professions they serve. Zanda page for podiatrists, Better Clinics page for podiatrists, Practice Master Pro page for podiatrists, ePractice page for podiatrists
Checked in September and October 2026, Business Stack found 9 practice management software products sold to podiatrists in Australia: Zanda (formerly Power Diary), Better Clinics, Practice Master Pro, Caspen, ShiftCare, Akuna Tec, ePractice, Nightingale and Webnity Care. Business Stack does not count how many practices use each one. By capabilities confirmed on their own websites, Zanda comes first, with 17 of the 18 counted.
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 podiatrists, its website confirms 17 of the 18 capabilities counted. Zanda website
For podiatry practices in Australia, Business Stack counts 18 capabilities: online booking, appointment reminders, clinical or case notes, invoicing, Medicare claiming, health fund claiming, DVA claiming, NDIS, telehealth, online forms or client portal, integrated payments, Xero integration, data hosted in Australia, mobile app, on-the-spot health fund claiming, body charts, exercise programs and AI notes or scribe. Checked in September and October 2026, the least often confirmed of the 9 products compared are Medicare claiming (4 of 9), health fund claiming (4 of 9) and DVA claiming (4 of 9), so if your practice needs one of those, it narrows the choice most. Zanda (formerly Power Diary) confirms 17 of the 18, the most of any product compared.
6 of the 9 products compared for podiatrists confirm AI notes or scribe on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Akuna Tec, Better Clinics, Caspen, Practice Master Pro, ShiftCare and Zanda. Akuna Tec, Better Clinics, Caspen, Practice Master Pro, ShiftCare, Zanda
4 of the 9 products compared for podiatrists 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 9 products compared for podiatrists confirm exercise programs on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Akuna Tec, Better Clinics, Practice Master Pro, Webnity Care and Zanda. Akuna Tec, Better Clinics, Practice Master Pro, Webnity Care, Zanda
4 of the 9 products compared for podiatrists confirm body charts on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Better Clinics, Caspen, Practice Master Pro and Zanda. Better Clinics, Caspen, Practice Master Pro, Zanda
4 of the 9 products compared for podiatrists confirm telehealth on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Better Clinics, Caspen, Practice Master Pro and Zanda. Better Clinics, Caspen, Practice Master Pro, Zanda
4 of the 9 products compared for podiatrists confirm Medicare 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
4 of the 9 products compared for podiatrists confirm NDIS on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Nightingale, ShiftCare, Webnity Care and Zanda. Nightingale, ShiftCare, Webnity Care, Zanda
4 of the 9 products compared for podiatrists 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
5 of the 9 products compared for podiatrists confirm data hosted in Australia on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Better Clinics, Nightingale, ShiftCare, Webnity Care and Zanda. Better Clinics, Nightingale, ShiftCare, Webnity Care, Zanda
3 of the 9 products compared for podiatrists publish a starting price on their own website, checked in September and October 2026: Caspen from $25 per practitioner per month; ShiftCare from $8 per user per month; 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, ShiftCare, Zanda
None of the 9 products compared for podiatrists in Australia publishes a free plan on its own website, checked in September and October 2026. 5 offer a free trial: Better Clinics (30 days), Caspen (30 days), ShiftCare (7 days), Webnity Care (14 days) and Zanda (14 days). Better Clinics free trial, Caspen free trial, ShiftCare free trial, Webnity Care 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.