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Is Podium a practice management system?

For aesthetics practices, it now can be. Podium built its name on reviews, two-way texting, webchat, and payments across many industries, and it now also markets Podium Aesthetics: an AI-powered EMR with booking, intake and consent forms, charting with medical-director sign-off, and memberships and packages. Annabelle Health covers the same ground on one patient record and goes deeper on the injectable chart, with booking, charting, and AI: units per injection site on an anatomical map, product lot and expiry on every injection, and a Good Faith Exam check before an injectable chart can be signed.

How does Annabelle Health compare to Podium?

Podium and Podium Aesthetics beside Annabelle Health, as of November 2026. "Not verified" means not confirmed on Podium's own pages.

Feature PodiumAnnabelle Health
Reviews & reputation management Included Pro plan
Two-way SMS texting Included Included
Website chat / webchat Included Optional widget, off until you switch it on
Integrated payments Included Included
Online booking & scheduling Podium Aesthetics Included
Clinical charting & EMR Podium Aesthetics Included
Intake, consent & medical history forms Podium Aesthetics Included
Injection maps with units per site Not verified Included
Standardized-angle before/after comparison Not verified Included
Inventory lot & expiry per injection Not verified Included
Good Faith Exam check with MD co-sign MD sign-off routing Check at signing; medical-director co-sign is a clinic option
AI Scribe for chart notes Not verified Included in every plan; the clinician reviews and signs

Where Annabelle Health goes deeper for injectables.

Injection maps with units

Chart tox units and filler mL per site on an anatomical map, on the same record as texts.

Lot and expiry on every injection

Each injection records product lot and expiry, and inventory deducts automatically.

Reviews & messaging, still first-class

AI-drafted review replies posted after staff confirm, two-way SMS and an optional web-chat widget, inside the platform that runs your clinic. Reviews are on the Pro plan.

Payments through your own Stripe

Deposits, checkout, and membership billing run through your own Stripe account.

AI Scribe & optional AI web chat

The recorded visit is drafted into a note for the clinician to review and sign. An optional web-chat widget answers common questions and hands clinical or urgent messages to staff.

Published pricing

Core and Pro prices are on the page, with the per-provider line, so you can compare before a call.

How much does Podium cost compared to Annabelle Health?

Annabelle Health Core is $249 a month and Pro is $399 a month per location, each including one provider, with each additional provider at $99 a month on Core and $129 a month on Pro. The prices are published up front. As of November 2026 Podium lists its Core plan at $399 a month and Pro at $599 a month, plus a custom Signature plan; the final price depends on industry, volume and carrier fees. Podium Core covers messaging and reviews, and Podium Aesthetics, its EMR, is quoted, not listed. The version of Podium's Terms of Service we could read sets a 12-month initial subscription term that renews automatically. Get a written Podium quote and compare it line by line with Annabelle Health pricing.

When is Podium the right fit?

Podium is a polished, capable platform used across many industries, and Podium Aesthetics adds booking, charting, intake, and memberships for aesthetics practices. If its AI receptionist and messaging are what you value most and a 12-month term suits you, it's a reasonable choice. Annabelle Health fits practices that want injectable-specific charting (units per injection site, lot and expiry on every injection, a Good Faith Exam check before an injectable chart is signed) alongside messaging and reviews.

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Last reviewed November 14, 2026. Podium facts on this page are as of November 2026 and come from Podium pricing, Podium Aesthetics, Podium BAA page and Podium's Terms of Service (Podium Terms of Service, earlier version). Podium Aesthetics is quoted, not listed. Podium re-issued its Terms effective October 15, 2026, and we have not confirmed the new body, so the 12-month term is from the version we could read. Confirm current terms with Podium.

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