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Cliniko vs Monday.com

Cliniko vs Monday.com - Which Is Right for Your Business?

Is Cliniko or Monday.com the better investment for your business? Compare pricing, total cost of ownership, and feature value side by side - with expert analysis from our Harvard-educated consultants.

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Client retention
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Feature Comparison

Side-by-side feature analysis for Cliniko and Monday.com.

Industry fit

Cliniko

Cliniko provides industry fit functionality, popular with Healthcare & Allied Health businesses

Monday.com

Monday.com provides industry fit functionality, popular with Professional Services businesses

If industry fit is a daily-use area for your team, the onboarding curve and keyboard ergonomics matter more than feature counts - trial both with a real operator, not an evaluator.

Job management

Cliniko

Limitation: Inventory management for product sales (supplements, braces, etc.) is basic and requires workarounds or third-party tools

Monday.com

Built-in automations with "when/then" logic automate status updates, notifications, and assignments, reducing manual project management overhead

Monday.com highlights job management as a core strength. Cliniko offers the capability but does not position it as a primary differentiator.

Quoting and invoicing

Cliniko

Cliniko provides quoting and invoicing functionality, popular with Healthcare & Allied Health businesses

Monday.com

Monday.com provides quoting and invoicing functionality, popular with Professional Services businesses

Edge cases in quoting and invoicing (bulk edits, exports, undo, permissions) are where Cliniko and Monday.com diverge; map your five toughest scenarios and reproduce them in each trial.

Scheduling and dispatch

Cliniko

Cliniko provides scheduling and dispatch functionality, popular with Healthcare & Allied Health businesses

Monday.com

Monday.com provides scheduling and dispatch functionality, popular with Professional Services businesses

scheduling and dispatch capabilities vary by plan tier on both platforms. Confirm the specific features you need are available at your target price point before committing.

Mobile field access

Cliniko

Letter and report templates with merge fields generate professional referral letters and clinical reports in seconds

Monday.com

Guest access allows external collaborators (clients, contractors) to view and update specific boards without a full licence

Both platforms are strong here. Cliniko emphasises this as a core strength, and Monday.com also invests heavily in mobile field access. Review each platform's approach to see which aligns with your team's workflow.

Compliance features

Cliniko

Limitation: Marketing and patient recall features are limited, often requiring integration with Mailchimp or similar for targeted campaigns

Monday.com

Monday.com provides standard security controls. Contact the vendor for detailed compliance certifications

Edge cases in compliance features (bulk edits, exports, undo, permissions) are where Cliniko and Monday.com diverge; map your five toughest scenarios and reproduce them in each trial.

Task management

Cliniko

Limitation: Inventory management for product sales (supplements, braces, etc.) is basic and requires workarounds or third-party tools

Monday.com

Built-in automations with "when/then" logic automate status updates, notifications, and assignments, reducing manual project management overhead

Monday.com highlights task management as a core strength. Cliniko offers the capability but does not position it as a primary differentiator.

Project views (board/list/timeline)

Cliniko

Cliniko provides project views (board/list/timeline) functionality, popular with Healthcare & Allied Health businesses

Monday.com

Built-in automations with "when/then" logic automate status updates, notifications, and assignments, reducing manual project management overhead

Monday.com highlights project views (board/list/timeline) as a core strength. Cliniko offers the capability but does not position it as a primary differentiator.

Resource management

Cliniko

Limitation: Inventory management for product sales (supplements, braces, etc.) is basic and requires workarounds or third-party tools

Monday.com

Built-in automations with "when/then" logic automate status updates, notifications, and assignments, reducing manual project management overhead

Monday.com highlights resource management as a core strength. Cliniko offers the capability but does not position it as a primary differentiator.

Time tracking

Cliniko

Limitation: Per-practitioner pricing can be expensive for multi-disciplinary practices with many part-time practitioners

Monday.com

Dashboards pull real-time data from multiple boards into visual reports, giving managers cross-project visibility at a glance

Monday.com highlights time tracking as a core strength. Cliniko offers the capability but does not position it as a primary differentiator.

Collaboration tools

Cliniko

Limitation: Inventory management for product sales (supplements, braces, etc.) is basic and requires workarounds or third-party tools

Monday.com

Monday.com includes team collaboration features. Multi-user capabilities vary by plan tier

Day-to-day collaboration tools workflows feel different between Cliniko and Monday.com - watch a recorded walkthrough of each before judging which fits your team.

Reporting and dashboards

Cliniko

Letter and report templates with merge fields generate professional referral letters and clinical reports in seconds

Monday.com

Dashboards pull real-time data from multiple boards into visual reports, giving managers cross-project visibility at a glance

Monday.com highlights reporting and dashboards as a core strength. Cliniko offers the capability but does not position it as a primary differentiator.

Pricing Comparison

General pricing information for each platform.

Cliniko

Solo from approximately $55/month (1 practitioner), Team from approximately $109/month (2-5 practitioners), Growing from approximately $179/month (6-10 practitioners), Large from approximately $279/month (AUD). Annual billing discounts.

These figures are estimates based on publicly available pricing. Actual costs depend on your usage, team size, and any negotiated rates.

Monday.com

Free plan for up to 2 seats. Basic from approximately $13/seat/month, Standard from approximately $17/seat/month, Pro from approximately $27/seat/month, Enterprise custom pricing (AUD). Minimum 3 seats on paid plans. Annual billing discounts available.

Pricing may vary based on team size, features, and region. Contact the vendor for the latest Australian pricing.

Pros & Cons

An honest look at the strengths and limitations of each platform.

Cliniko

Pros

  • Purpose-built for allied health with patient records, treatment notes, telehealth, and Medicare/DVA claiming built into the workflow
  • Online booking with practitioner availability, service selection, and intake forms reduces receptionist workload and fills empty appointment slots
  • Telehealth video consultations are included at no extra cost, allowing practitioners to offer remote consultations without a separate Zoom subscription
  • Letter and report templates with merge fields generate professional referral letters and clinical reports in seconds
  • Australian data hosting with encryption at rest and in transit meets Australian privacy and health records requirements

Cons

  • Per-practitioner pricing can be expensive for multi-disciplinary practices with many part-time practitioners
  • Inventory management for product sales (supplements, braces, etc.) is basic and requires workarounds or third-party tools
  • Marketing and patient recall features are limited, often requiring integration with Mailchimp or similar for targeted campaigns
  • Customisation of clinical templates requires understanding of Cliniko template syntax, which has a learning curve

Monday.com

Pros

  • Highly visual and customisable boards with 30+ column types let teams model virtually any workflow without developer help
  • Built-in automations with "when/then" logic automate status updates, notifications, and assignments, reducing manual project management overhead
  • Dashboards pull real-time data from multiple boards into visual reports, giving managers cross-project visibility at a glance
  • Monday WorkForms, Docs, and CRM modules expand the platform beyond project management into a broader work operating system
  • Guest access allows external collaborators (clients, contractors) to view and update specific boards without a full licence

Cons

  • Minimum seat requirements (3 seats on Standard, 3 on Pro) mean solo operators and pairs pay for unused licences
  • Pricing per seat escalates significantly at scale - a 30-person team on the Standard plan costs approximately $450/month (AUD)
  • The sheer flexibility of the platform can lead to inconsistent setups across teams if governance and templates are not established early
  • Performance can slow down on boards with many items (1,000+), subitems, and formula columns, requiring periodic board splitting or archiving

Best For

Which tool suits which use case.

Choose Cliniko if you need

  • Healthcare & Allied Health businesses
  • Field service operations
  • Moderate data needs (patients, appointments)
  • Teams needing extensive third-party integrations
  • Specialised compliance

Choose Monday.com if you need

  • Teams needing extensive third-party integrations
  • Complex data models (boards, items, columns and more)
  • Task and project tracking
  • Developer teams who value flexible API queries
  • Professional Services businesses

Expert Verdict

Our Harvard-educated consultants' take on this comparison.

Clever Ops Recommendation

Cliniko and Monday.com solve different problems: Cliniko handles industry tools, while Monday.com covers project management. Most mid-market Australian businesses benefit from running both with a proper integration layer. Cliniko is the right pick when Australian allied health practices (physio, chiro, osteo, psychology, speech pathology) that need integrated patient management, online booking, and telehealth with Australian compliance built in. Monday.com fits when mid-market teams that need a flexible, visual work management platform adaptable to project tracking, CRM, operations, or any structured workflow across departments. Clever Ops can design the integration architecture and implement both, typically within 4-8 weeks.

Migration Notes

What to know about switching between Cliniko and Monday.com.

Migrating Between Cliniko and Monday.com

Migrating between Cliniko and Monday.com involves transferring your core data and mapping custom fields. Clever Ops follows a structured migration process: discovery, data mapping, test migration, verification, and cutover. We typically complete migrations within 4-8 weeks. Historical data is preserved, and we run parallel systems during the transition to minimise risk. Post-migration, we provide 3 months of support to ensure everything runs smoothly.

Cliniko vs Monday.com FAQ

Cliniko may hit limits when medical practices needing GP-specific features (prescribing, pathology ordering) where Best Practice or Medical Director are more appropriate, or fitness businesses where Mindbody is better suited. Monday.com may hit limits when software development teams needing agile-specific tools (sprints, backlogs), or very small teams where the minimum seat requirement and cost outweigh the platform benefits. Both platforms are designed to grow with your business, but scaling experience varies. Cliniko connects with 44+ tools, and Monday.com with 65+, so integration flexibility at scale is comparable. Clever Ops helps mid-market Australian businesses plan their tech stack for growth, not just for today.

Yes. Cliniko provides a REST API and Monday.com provides a GraphQL API, so we can build reliable integrations between them. Common sync patterns include contacts and key records. Our integrations include error handling, retry logic, and monitoring. Clients typically save 8+ hours/week once the integration is live.

Cliniko handles industry tools (patients, appointments, invoices), while Monday.com covers project management (boards, items, columns). The key is connecting them so data flows automatically between both systems. Clever Ops builds these integrations, eliminating manual data entry and reducing errors across your operations.

Cliniko strengths: Purpose-built for allied health with patient records, treatment notes, telehealth, and Medicare/DVA claiming built into the workflow. Online booking with practitioner availability, service selection, and intake forms reduces receptionist workload and fills empty appointment slots. Monday.com strengths: Highly visual and customisable boards with 30+ column types let teams model virtually any workflow without developer help. Built-in automations with "when/then" logic automate status updates, notifications, and assignments, reducing manual project management overhead. The features that matter most depend on your team's daily workflows and growth plans. Clever Ops can help you map your requirements to the right platform.

Cliniko: Solo from approximately $55/month (1 practitioner), Team from approximately $109/month (2-5 practitioners), Growing from approximately $179/month (6-10 practitioners), Large from approximately $279/month (AUD). Annual billing discounts.. Monday.com: Free plan for up to 2 seats. Basic from approximately $13/seat/month, Standard from approximately $17/seat/month, Pro from approximately $27/seat/month, Enterprise custom pricing (AUD). Minimum 3 seats on paid plans. Annual billing discounts available.. When comparing costs, factor in per-user charges, add-on modules, and implementation costs, not just the headline price. Clever Ops can model the total cost of ownership for your team size during a free assessment.

Yes. Cliniko provides a REST API and Monday.com provides a GraphQL API, so automations can be built via Zapier, Make, or custom integrations. Common automated workflows include syncing shared data objects between both platforms. Clever Ops builds these automations for mid-market Australian businesses, saving teams 8+ hours/week on average.

Both platforms have their own setup considerations. Cliniko manages 7 data object types and Monday.com manages 8, so configuration complexity scales with your data requirements. Clever Ops provides implementation support for both, typically completing setup within 2 weeks.

Yes. Both platforms share several common data object types (including contacts and core records), which simplifies field mapping. Clever Ops runs a structured migration process: discovery, data mapping, test migration, verification, and cutover. Most migrations complete within 4-8 weeks, with 3 months of post-migration support included.

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