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Navitas and Cliniko are both cloud-based practice management systems popular with allied-health practitioners. The main differences for South African practices: Navitas prices in rand with a free-forever plan and supports South African medical-aid invoicing, while Cliniko is priced in US dollars, has no free plan and its claims tools cover Australia and New Zealand only.
| Navitas | Cliniko | |
|---|---|---|
| Based in | South Africa | Australia |
| Currency | South African rand (ZAR) | US dollars (USD) |
| Free plan | Yes, Navitas Green, free forever for 1 practitioner | No (free only for charities and educational institutions) |
| Free trial | 14 days of Blue or Gold, no credit card | 30 days, no credit card |
| 1 practitioner | Free (Green), R199/month (Blue) or R399/month (Gold) | US$45/month |
| 2–5 practitioners | Gold: R798 (2), R1,197 (3), R1,999 (4–5) per month | US$95/month |
| 6–10 practitioners | Gold: R3,499/month | US$145/month (6–8) or US$195/month (9–12) |
| SMS | 150 free SMS/month on Gold | Charged per SMS |
| South African medical-aid billing | Yes: invoice and reconcile against SA medical schemes, ICD-10 lookup | No (Medicare Australia and ACC New Zealand only) |
| Online booking | Yes (Blue and Gold) | Yes |
| Accounting | Xero, QuickBooks, stub | Via connected apps |
Cliniko details from cliniko.com, checked 10 November 2026. Prices change; confirm with each vendor.
If many of your patients pay through medical aid, or you want to pay in rand without exchange-rate swings, Navitas is built for that. Its free plan also lets you run the practice at no cost until you need more. Cliniko is a strong international system for clinics that mainly see private-paying patients and are comfortable with US-dollar billing.
| Plan | Price (ZAR) | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Navitas Green | Free forever | 1 practitioner: scheduling, patient records and invoicing (limited monthly invoices) |
| Navitas Blue | R199/month | 1 practitioner: unlimited invoicing, online booking portal, Google Calendar, iKhokha payments, bulk email and SMS |
| Navitas Gold | R399/month for 1 practitioner; R798 for 2, R1,197 for 3, R1,999 for 4–5, R3,499 for 6–10 | Everything in Blue plus mobile app, virtual consultations, voice notes with clinical summaries, digital forms and scripts, Xero and QuickBooks, reporting, live chat support and 150 free SMS/month |
Extra admin profiles are R99/month. See full pricing.
Cliniko can be used from South Africa, but it is priced in US dollars and its claims tools cover Medicare Australia and ACC New Zealand, not South African medical aids.
Navitas is a South African, cloud-based alternative to Cliniko. It is priced in rand, has a free-forever plan, supports invoicing against South African medical schemes and integrates with local payment providers such as iKhokha, Yoco, SnapScan and Zapper.
For a single practitioner, Navitas Green is free and Navitas Blue is R199/month, while Cliniko is US$45/month. For larger practices compare Navitas Gold group pricing (R798 to R3,499/month) with Cliniko's US-dollar tiers at the current exchange rate.
No credit card, no setup fee and nothing to install. Unlock a 14-day free trial of Blue or Gold from inside your account.