Compare the workflow, not just the feature list.

ASE Schedule is an alternative practice-management option for Australian allied-health practices. Both products cover bookings, patient records, clinical documentation and billing workflows, but their pricing, connected tools, documentation features and administration workflows differ.

ASE Schedule Medical & Allied Health is $38 AUD per month excluding GST ($41.80 including GST) for the first active user, then $33 AUD per month excluding GST ($36.30 including GST) for each additional active user. Cliniko advertises US$45 per month for one practitioner, US$95 for 2–5 practitioners, and higher practitioner tiers. Cliniko includes unlimited admin and reception users. Because the currencies differ, compare your team structure and current exchange-rate or tax effects rather than treating the headline numbers as directly equivalent.

ASE Schedule advertises $38 AUD per month excluding GST ($41.80 including GST); Cliniko advertises US$45 per month for one practitioner. There is no responsible universal answer from those two numbers alone because they use different currencies, inclusions and tax presentation. Compare the current converted cost with the workflow and features you need.

Cliniko includes unlimited admin and reception users, while ASE Schedule charges $33 AUD per month excluding GST ($36.30 including GST) for every additional active practitioner or staff account on Medical & Allied Health. Cliniko's structure can therefore be more favourable for a clinic with several reception or admin users. ASE Schedule may still fit if its native workflows are valuable to that team.

Yes. Practices can set practitioner availability and appointment types and offer available times through an online booking page.

ASE Schedule provides structured treatment notes and an optional native AI-assisted draft workflow that keeps the practitioner responsible for review and completion. Cliniko documents configurable templates, drafts and final notes, copying a previous note, file links, PDF export and body charts. ASE Schedule does not currently claim a built-in body-chart workflow.

Yes. Eligible notes can use existing clinical context to create an editable draft inside ASE Schedule. The practitioner must review, edit and complete the final note. Cliniko's official connected-app directory also lists third-party AI scribes and assistants that can connect with Cliniko.

No. ASE Schedule can record HICAPS as a payment method, but direct HICAPS claiming or terminal processing is not built in. Cliniko's current official documentation describes a Tyro Health and HealthPoint connection for health-fund claims rather than HICAPS.

ASE Schedule can recognise supported Cliniko export files and import supported patient, appointment, treatment-note and financial datasets in dependency order. Results and warnings must be reviewed. This is not described as a managed guarantee that every source field, file or record will transfer.

The original 30-day Medical & Allied Health trial includes the plan's core features, 1,000 free AI credits and 200 free SMS credits once. No card is required at signup. Unused free trial credits expire when the trial ends. Paid subscriptions include no free AI or SMS credits, and these allowances do not renew monthly. AI drafting is built in; AI use consumes credits. New accounts also receive a one-time A$5 fax credit. Optional credit top-ups and separately billed add-ons cost extra. SMS requires the relevant sender and channel setup. See pricing and usage details.

No. ASE Schedule starts the full 30-day trial when the account is created. If no payment method has been added, the owner is reminded with 7, 3 and 1 days remaining. Add one securely through Stripe before the trial ends if you want automatic billing.