Clinic software in India is priced in four models: per-doctor subscriptions of roughly ₹1,999 to ₹3,999 per practitioner per month, flat annual fees of roughly ₹9,999 to ₹49,999 per year, commission or revenue-share cuts on collections, and freemium plans that charge for add-ons. For a multi-doctor clinic, the model matters more than the headline number.
This article is a pricing reference, not a pitch. Every figure in it is either published on a vendor's own pricing page or explicitly marked as not publicly listed. Where a vendor does not publish a price, we say so rather than guessing.
What are the four pricing models for clinic software in India?
1. Per-doctor or per-practitioner subscription
The vendor charges per practitioner per month. Clinicea is the clearest public example, at ₹1,999 to ₹3,999 per practitioner per month depending on plan. The model is affordable for a solo doctor and multiplies for everyone else: every associate, visiting consultant, or new hire raises the bill. It also creates an awkward incentive to under-license, where clinics share logins to avoid seat fees and lose the audit trail in the process.
2. Flat annual fee per clinic
The vendor charges the clinic one price per year regardless of doctor count. KiviHealth publishes ₹12,000 per year, or ₹25,000 for 3 years. CuraVerto publishes ₹9,999, ₹24,999, and ₹49,999 per year across its three tiers, excluding GST, with no per-doctor fee on any tier. Flat pricing is predictable and does not penalise growth, but check what each tier actually includes: doctor limits, branch limits, and which modules are in the box.
3. Commission or revenue share
The vendor takes a percentage of consultation revenue or a fee per booking instead of, or on top of, a licence fee. The entry price looks low or free, and the cost scales with your own collections. This model is common in booking marketplaces, and it deserves more than a paragraph, so we work through its math in a dedicated post on doctor commission and revenue-share models.
4. Freemium plus paid add-ons
A free or cheap core product with the operationally necessary features sold as add-ons: WhatsApp messaging, reports, multi-user access, or booking pages. The published price is real but incomplete, and the working cost only becomes clear after the clinic has already migrated its data in. The defence is simple: before signing, price the configuration you will actually run, not the plan on the banner.
Clinic software price comparison: published figures (2026)
The table below contains only public, checkable figures as of mid-2026. The last column prices a 3-doctor, single-branch clinic for one year on each vendor's published rates.
| Software | Pricing model | Published price | 3-doctor clinic, 1 year |
|---|
| Clinicea | Per practitioner per month | ₹1,999 to ₹3,999 per practitioner per month | ₹71,964 to ₹1,43,964 |
| KiviHealth | Flat annual fee | ₹12,000 per year (₹25,000 for 3 years) | ₹12,000 |
| Practo Ray | Not publicly listed | Disclosed after a demo call | Unknown without a quote |
| CuraVerto Essential | Flat annual fee | ₹9,999 per year (1 doctor, 1 branch) | Not applicable (1-doctor plan) |
| CuraVerto Pro tier | Flat annual fee | ₹24,999 per year (unlimited doctors, 1 branch) | ₹24,999 |
| CuraVerto Plus tier | Flat annual fee | ₹49,999 per year (unlimited doctors, 3 branches) | ₹49,999 |
All CuraVerto prices exclude GST, and the same is generally true across the market: confirm tax treatment on every quote before comparing. Where a range is shown for Clinicea, the low end is the Starter plan and the high end is Enterprise, both billed per practitioner.
The 3-doctor clinic math: why the model beats the number
Take a typical growing clinic: three doctors, one branch. On per-practitioner pricing at ₹1,999 per month, the annual bill is 3 doctors times ₹1,999 times 12 months, which is ₹71,964. On the same vendor's ₹3,999 plan, it is ₹1,43,964. The clinic did nothing except exist at its current size.
On a flat model the multiplication never happens. KiviHealth's published ₹12,000 per year covers the clinic as a whole. CuraVerto's Pro tier covers unlimited doctors at one branch for ₹24,999 per year, so the fourth, fifth, and tenth doctor cost exactly nothing extra. The comparison is not that one number is smaller than another; it is that one model has a slope and the other does not. A clinic planning to add even one associate in the next two years should price the plan at tomorrow's headcount, not today's.
Branches behave the same way on CuraVerto: Pro includes 1 branch and Plus includes 3, and additional branches cost ₹9,999 per year each on either tier. The IVF and Fertility module is the one capability that specifically requires the Plus tier.
Hidden add-on costs clinics forget to budget
The licence fee is rarely the whole software bill. Most clinics end up paying for two or three tools around the EMR, and those tools frequently cost more than the EMR itself:
- WhatsApp messaging platforms: roughly ₹2,499 to ₹16,999 per month for a business messaging tool, before Meta's own per-conversation charges.
- CRM subscriptions for lead follow-up: roughly ₹800 to ₹2,400 per user per month, multiplied across front-desk staff.
- Patient booking portals or widgets: roughly ₹2,000 to ₹4,000 per month for an online booking page that the EMR does not provide.
Stack the low ends of those ranges and a clinic pays about ₹63,000 a year in add-ons around a cheap EMR. Stack the high ends and it clears ₹2.5 lakh. This is why total stack cost, not licence price, is the honest comparison unit. CuraVerto builds WhatsApp messaging, the booking bot, and digital prescription delivery into the platform itself, so those line items do not exist as separate subscriptions.
Usage-based charges: the wallet model explained
Some costs genuinely vary with usage, and honest pricing meters them instead of hiding them in the licence. CuraVerto meters usage through a prepaid wallet with published rates: AI Scribe costs ₹1 per minute, a WhatsApp utility template message costs ₹0.15, and teleconsult costs ₹5 per minute. Replies inside WhatsApp's 24-hour service window are free, and every wallet debit is itemised so the clinic can see exactly what it paid for.
When evaluating any vendor's messaging pricing, compare it against Meta's own published WhatsApp platform rates, linked below. A large gap between what Meta charges and what the tool charges you is margin, and it is worth knowing the size of it.
How to compare clinic software quotes: a 5-point checklist
- Price the clinic at next year's headcount, not today's. Per-doctor models punish growth.
- Confirm whether every quoted figure includes or excludes GST, and compare consistently.
- Ask for the renewal price in writing. First-year discounts with steep escalations are common.
- Price the full stack: EMR plus WhatsApp tool plus CRM plus booking page, not the EMR alone.
- Ask what happens to your data if you leave, and whether export is free and in a standard format.
Frequently asked questions
How much does clinic software cost in India in 2026?
Published prices in 2026 range from about ₹9,999 per year for a flat-fee single-doctor plan to ₹1,43,964 per year for a 3-doctor clinic on per-practitioner pricing at ₹3,999 per practitioner per month. KiviHealth publishes ₹12,000 per year flat, Clinicea publishes ₹1,999 to ₹3,999 per practitioner per month, and CuraVerto publishes ₹9,999, ₹24,999, and ₹49,999 per year across its three tiers, excluding GST.
What is the difference between per-doctor and flat annual pricing?
Per-doctor pricing charges a fee for every practitioner, so the cost multiplies as the clinic grows: three doctors pay three times the price of one. Flat annual pricing charges per clinic regardless of headcount, so adding a doctor costs nothing extra. For a solo practitioner the two models can look similar; for a 3-doctor clinic the gap is often several times the flat fee.
What does CuraVerto cost?
CuraVerto publishes three flat annual tiers, all excluding GST: Essential at ₹9,999 per year for 1 doctor and 1 branch, Pro at ₹24,999 per year with unlimited doctors and 1 branch included, and Plus at ₹49,999 per year with unlimited doctors and 3 branches included. Additional branches cost ₹9,999 per year each on Pro and Plus. There are no per-doctor fees and no commission on consultations.
What hidden costs should clinics budget for beyond the software licence?
The most common extras are separate WhatsApp messaging tools at roughly ₹2,499 to ₹16,999 per month, CRM subscriptions at roughly ₹800 to ₹2,400 per user per month, and patient booking portals at roughly ₹2,000 to ₹4,000 per month. A clinic stacking all three can spend more on add-ons than on the clinic software itself, which is why bundled platforms should be compared on total stack cost, not licence price.
Do clinic software prices in India include GST?
Usually not. Most published clinic software prices in India, including CuraVerto's, are exclusive of GST, so the invoiced amount is higher than the listed price once tax is added. When comparing vendors, confirm whether each quoted figure is inclusive or exclusive of GST, and compare like with like. Also confirm the renewal price, since some vendors escalate significantly after the first year.
How do usage-based charges like WhatsApp and AI scribe work?
Some platforms meter high-variable-cost features instead of padding the licence fee. CuraVerto uses a prepaid wallet: AI Scribe costs ₹1 per minute of recorded consultation, a WhatsApp utility template message costs ₹0.15, replies inside WhatsApp's 24-hour service window are free, and teleconsult costs ₹5 per minute. Every debit is itemised, so the clinic sees exactly where usage money goes.