Pabau vs Tebra
Why is Pabau the right Tebra alternative for you?
This page will unpick some of the key differences between Tebra and Pabau so that you can decide which is the best fit for your business.
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Main Diferences
Pabau
Tebra
Who it’s built for
Built for medical aesthetics and multi-discipline practices. Med spas, dermatology, wellness, weight loss and IV therapy practices run clinical care and the business side in one system. It scales from solo practitioners to multi-location groups.
Aimed at independent US medical practices. Its core users are primary care, mental health, pediatric and family medicine practices. Aesthetic practices aren’t its main focus.
Clinical tools
Clinical tools shaped around treatments. Before-and-after photos, injection plotting and treatment-specific consent forms all save to the patient record. Stock levels update as products are used in treatments, so you know when to reorder. Pabau Scribe, our AI scribe, drafts your treatment notes.
A general medical EHR. Tebra covers charting, e-prescribing and scheduling. Its tools are designed for general medical visits rather than aesthetic treatments.
Billing and payments
Insurance claims when you need them, self-pay when you don’t. US practices submit claims through our Claim.MD integration, with real-time eligibility checks, claim status and remittance. Self-pay practices can sell packages, gift cards and prepaid accounts without an insurance workflow getting in the way.
Designed around insurance billing. Claims and eligibility checks sit at the center of the platform. Mostly self-pay practices may find much of the workflow doesn’t fit how they get paid.
Marketing and patient engagement
A marketing suite built into every subscription. Email and SMS campaigns draw on each patient’s treatment history, so you can invite them back at the right time. Online booking, reminders and pre- and aftercare messages run from the same system.
Marketing sold partly as services. Tebra offers practice websites and review management. Blog writing and ad creation cost extra.
Where you can use it
Works across the US, UK, Australia and beyond. Insurance claiming connects to Claim.MD in the US, Healthcode in the UK and Tyro Health in Australia. Groups with locations in several countries can run them all on one system.
Built for the US market. Tebra is designed around US payers, so practices outside the US aren’t its market.
Pricing
One flat fee, every feature. Pricing scales with your locations and users, and every subscription includes the full platform. Contact our sales team for a quote.
Priced by users and features. You’ll need a personalized quote, and a minimum monthly fee applies even when no practitioner is using the system.
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Pricing
Pabau
Tebra
How the price is set
One flat monthly fee, with every feature included. Your price is set by your number of locations and users. Forms, inventory, marketing and reporting come with every subscription, so you never pay more to unlock a core feature.
Price depends on your users and the features you pick. You'll need a personalized quote from their sales team, and the tools you get depend on the package you pay for.
Paying for what you use
Your fee scales with the size of your practice. A single-location practice with three practitioners pays less than a multi-location group with 30. Our sales team will quote you based on your setup.
A minimum monthly fee applies. You pay it to keep the account open, even in months when no practitioner is using the system.
Usage-based charges
Usage costs are opt-in, and you control them. SMS appointment reminders run on credits you top up as needed. We highly recommend them, because they cut no-shows. Telehealth and Pabau Scribe, our AI scribe, work on the same credits.
Extra fees can climb as your practice grows. Tebra charges more when you exceed data storage limits or send too many insurance claims. That means day-to-day work like billing insurance can push your bill up.
Add-ons and services
Paid extras are there to help you do more. Marketing Plus adds specialist tools on top of the built-in marketing suite. Optional set-up and data migration fees get your records moved across quickly, with a dedicated Client Coordinator guiding you through onboarding.
Automation and support services cost extra. Tebra's advanced automation features come with added fees. So do services like blog writing and ad creation.
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Feature Comparison
Pabau
Tebra
Essential medspa features
Pabau is tailored to your medspa needs. Easily capture and share professional before-and-after photos with comparison sliders, utilize face-plotting diagrams, automatically track injection amounts and product usage, and more.
Tebra's primary focus is on primary care practices and doesn’t offer any of these options.
Streamlined booking experience
Pabau creates a seamless booking process. Clients can easily book services, purchase packages and gift cards, and even add funds to their account for future payments – all options fully customizable to your needs.
Tebra offers basic online booking with far less flexibility.
Seamless stock management
Pabau streamlines your inventory process. Easily track stock levels, set automatic re-order triggers, and even link product usage directly to treatment records for accurate inventory updates.
Tebra doesn't offer this feature.
Fully automated communications
Automatically send service-specific forms and pre- and aftercare emails without lifting a finger.
Tebra offers some automation, but sending many forms remains a manual process.
Treatment packages and bundles
Easily create and sell packages and bundles, encouraging clients to book multiple treatments and drive up revenue. Create customized offers and discounts and turn one-time clients into regulars with this feature.
Tebra lacks these crucial features.
Enhanced messaging customization
Send personalized, branded emails with images, merge tags, and AI-generated content for better efficiency.
Tebra offers basic email functionality but lacks the customization options found in Pabau.
Top 5 Reasons to Choose Pabau
Pabau is built for healthcare and medi-aesthetic clinics
Pabau is specifically designed for the complex needs of the medi-aesthetic and healthcare industry. Our clients range from medi-aesthetic clinics, GP clinics, skin clinics, cosmetic surgeries, med spas, pharmacies, and more.Unlike Tebra, which primarily targets independent healthcare practices, Pabau understands the unique workflows and requirements of both medical and aesthetic businesses.That’s why we offer features like automated pre-care and aftercare emails, before-and-after photo management, injection plotting, and customizable forms – all tailored to the unique needs of this sector.
Robust reporting
Tebra offers several reports to analyze your clinic's activity. However, creating advanced analytics and custom reports requires their desktop app and everything is Excel-based, making the reports harder to create, visualize, and understand.Pabau will enable you to really get under the hood of your business and drill into what’s working – and what needs improving. You can choose from over 150 prebuilt reports, shown in pie charts, graphs or other visuals.Or, create fully customized reports with just a few clicks. Pull all your day-to-day data and see appointments, client numbers and revenue. Plus, identify who regularly no-shows, who your big spenders are, and more.
User-friendly and centralized
Pabau prioritizes a clean, modern interface and intuitive workflows. Our fully cloud-based system is designed for easy and intuitive appointment scheduling, client data management, and client communication, all without a steep learning curve to get started.Tebra still has remnants of its merger, with separate Kareo and PatientPop logins that you need to switch between, as well as separate logins if you want to operate different practices.You even need to to use Tebra's standalone desktop app for essential tasks like deleting patient records as well as certain billing options. Pabau keeps everything streamlined and accessible in one place.
Dedicated to your success
Pabau believes in supporting your clinic's growth.We offer a comprehensive knowledge base filled with hundreds of articles and over 30 video courses going in-depth on the essential features you need to succeed. We also have a vibrant community forum where you can share feedback and suggest new features.While Tebra also provides resources, their support options are less extensive, and their Tebra University currently focuses solely on their Kareo features.
Truly customizable experience
Tebra provides a range of prebuilt templates and basic customization for emails, SMS, and forms. However, their options are quite limited in scope.Pabau takes customization to the next level. Personalize and brand your client communications, fully tailor your online booking portal, and even adjust the entire software interface by hiding unused features or adding custom fields that work throughout our system.Whatever your specific needs are, Pabau can adapt to them.
"We went with Pabau from day one because it offered us the complete package and could support both the medical and business sides of the clinic."
Dr Cemal Kavasogullari
Director | Esteem Life Medical Group
"I chose Pabau because I appreciate the importance of Customer Relationship Management in the 21st century."
Dr Leah Totton
Founder | Dr Leah Skin Clinics
"Since using Pabau, our operations are more efficient. Productivity is better, and we waste fewer manpower hours. We have greater visibility over our business."
Roxanne Merchant
Head of Operations | Juveau Medical
"Whatever treatment clients book, Pabau automatically sends them that specific online consent form and precare, things they need to do ahead of time."
Beatrice Moorfield
Founder | Skin With Bea Aesthetics
"I recommend Pabau to all of my colleagues looking to start up a clinic. We are able to book patients, manage the diary, fill in forms, and annotate."
Dr Ahmed El Houssieny
Owner and Medical Director | MediSpa
"We went with Pabau from day one because it offered us the complete package and could support both the medical and business sides of the clinic."
Dr Cemal Kavasogullari
Director | Esteem Life Medical Group
"I chose Pabau because I appreciate the importance of Customer Relationship Management in the 21st century."
Dr Leah Totton
Founder | Dr Leah Skin Clinics
"Since using Pabau, our operations are more efficient. Productivity is better, and we waste fewer manpower hours. We have greater visibility over our business."
Roxanne Merchant
Head of Operations | Juveau Medical
"Whatever treatment clients book, Pabau automatically sends them that specific online consent form and precare, things they need to do ahead of time."
Beatrice Moorfield
Founder | Skin With Bea Aesthetics
"I recommend Pabau to all of my colleagues looking to start up a clinic. We are able to book patients, manage the diary, fill in forms, and annotate."
Dr Ahmed El Houssieny
Owner and Medical Director | MediSpa
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