MyOwnSession vs Cliniko
If you're weighing up Cliniko for your UK private practice, here's a straight comparison — including the things Cliniko does better than us. Cliniko is a real product built by people who care about therapists; this is a factual comparison, not a criticism.
MyOwnSession
Free / from £10/mo
Free Starter plan · 0% commission
Cliniko
$45 (USD)/mo
Checked 19 August 2026
Where Cliniko is stronger
- AI note assistance
If any of those is the thing you actually need, Cliniko is the better buy. We'd rather tell you that now than have you find out after you've moved your clients across.
Where MyOwnSession is stronger
- Built specifically for UK therapy
- Free plan to start
- Outcome measures (CORE-10 / PHQ-9 / GAD-7)
- Supervision records (BACP / UKCP)
- Direct Debit as well as card
Feature by feature
✓ included · ~ partial / add-on · ✗ no · · not stated publicly
Everything a solo UK therapist can buy for roughly what we charge. Checked 19 August 2026 against each provider's own public pages. Prices change and we may have missed something. If we've got anything wrong about your product, email hello@myownsession.com and we'll correct it.
| Feature | MyOwnSession | Cliniko |
|---|---|---|
| From (solo, per month) | Free / from £10 | $45 (USD) |
| Built specifically for UK therapy | ✓ | ~ |
| Free plan to start | ✓ | ✗ |
| 0% commission on your sessions1 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Client self-booking page2 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in secure video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clinical notes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Intake forms with e-signature | ✓ | ✓ |
| Outcome measures (CORE-10 / PHQ-9 / GAD-7) | ✓ | ~ |
| Supervision records (BACP / UKCP) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Direct Debit as well as card | ✓ | ✗ |
| Group & couples sessions | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI note assistance | ✗ | ~ |
| Secure client messaging3 | ✓ | · |
| Therapist-set gap between sessions3 | ✓ | · |
| Repeating weekly appointments3 | ✓ | · |
| Session packages paid up front3 | ✓ | · |
| Backed by a professional body | ✗ | ✗ |
- Halaxy charges 1.5–1.9% plus a fixed fee on payments it processes. Every product here, ours included, still sits on top of a card processor’s own fee.
- bacpac publishes a self-referral form for your website rather than a bookable diary; WriteUpp includes booking on Solo but charges £4.95/clinic on the cheaper FLEX plan.
- Competitor cells not yet verified
What we couldn't verify
We couldn't confirm the following on Cliniko's own public pages, so we've left them unmarked rather than guess. They may well support all of it:
- Secure client messaging
- Therapist-set gap between sessions
- Repeating weekly appointments
- Session packages paid up front
Checked 19 August 2026 against each provider's own public pages. Prices change and we may have missed something. If we've got anything wrong about your product, email hello@myownsession.com and we'll correct it.
Free to start · 0% commission · keep your own clients