TL;DR Verdict
Practo Ray's patient discovery is genuinely valuable if you're building a new practice. But you're paying a recurring fee AND a revenue share — while building their patient directory, not your own. CuraVerto costs less at scale and your data stays yours.
Feature Breakdown
Cost at Scale
Practo Ray pricing: ₹11,988–₹47,988/year + revenue share on consultations
Key Differentiators
Patients book appointments by sending a message on WhatsApp — no app download, no account creation. CuraVerto's bot confirms the slot, sends reminders 24 hours and 2 hours before the appointment, and delivers the prescription at the end of the consultation. Practo requires patients to use their consumer app, which means your patients are browsing other doctors on the same platform while they wait. With CuraVerto, the entire patient journey stays inside your own WhatsApp channel — patients are yours, not Practo's.
CuraVerto's AI scribe listens during consultations using Deepgram's medical-grade transcription and Claude Sonnet for clinical extraction. Symptoms, diagnosis, medications, and follow-up instructions are captured in real time — the doctor reviews, confirms, and sends the prescription without typing a single word. Practo Ray has no equivalent feature. For a busy polyclinic seeing 50+ patients a day, this saves 15–20 minutes of documentation time per doctor per day. At 250 working days a year, that is 60–80 hours of doctor time recovered per year.
CuraVerto includes video consultation as a standard feature on Pro and Plus plans. The patient joins via a WhatsApp link — one tap, no installation required. The AI scribe works during teleconsult too, so clinical notes are captured whether the appointment is in-person or remote. Practo's consultation features are tied to their patient discovery platform — you cannot decouple them and use teleconsult independently without also building their directory presence.
See Pro and Plus pricing →CuraVerto charges a flat annual fee per clinic — no per-doctor charges, no revenue share, no surprise deductions at month end. Practo Ray charges per doctor per month and takes a revenue share on consultations booked through their platform. At 3 doctors on the Pro plan, a clinic pays ₹71,964/year to Practo before the revenue cut. CuraVerto Pro is ₹24,999/year for unlimited doctors with no revenue share.
View full pricing breakdown →Practo has genuine advantages that should be weighed honestly. Patient discovery via the Practo consumer app is real and valuable for doctors building a brand-new practice in a new city — Practo's network gives you visibility to patients actively searching for a doctor. That advantage matters most when your patient list starts at zero. For established clinics with an existing patient base, you are paying recurring subscription fees and revenue share to maintain what you already own. At that point, the Practo network is costing more than it is returning.
Decision Guide
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Pro note
Patient discovery via the Practo network is real and valuable for new practices. Strong brand recognition with patients.
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