Jane (Jane App) alternatives in 2026: options for the independent studio
An honest look at Jane App alternatives in 2026. Jane leads clinical charting for allied health; here's where KADRE and others fit for studios.
If you're weighing Jane App, the honest first question is what your business actually is. Jane is widely regarded as the leader in clinical charting and practice management for allied health — physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage, mental health, acupuncture — and if you need SOAP notes and clinical records, that's a genuine strength that most fitness-first tools, including KADRE, do not match today. If your business is a class-based or membership fitness/wellness studio, the alternatives worth knowing in 2026 are KADRE, Vagaro, Mindbody, and WellnessLiving. This guide draws the line honestly.
Where Jane leads — and be clear about it
Jane's moat is real. It offers clinical charting widely regarded as a benchmark for allied health: customizable SOAP notes, a large library of community chart templates, saved phrases and smart fields, side-by-side photo comparison in a chart entry, and drag-drop body charts. It includes telehealth, offers insurance billing and an AI Scribe as add-ons, and is priced per practitioner (a base plan with per-practitioner seat fees; note Jane lists prices in Canadian dollars) — per Jane's published pricing, as of 2026. For a clinic that lives in patient records, Jane is hard to beat.
So let's be direct: if clinical charting / SOAP notes / treatment records are core to your practice, KADRE is not a replacement for Jane today. KADRE is a booking, payments, and AI-coaching platform for boutique fitness and wellness studios; it does not yet offer clinical charting. Credibility matters more than winning every line, and this is a line Jane wins.
Where KADRE and the others come in is when your business is a class or membership studio — group fitness, yoga, pilates, functional fitness, wellness memberships — where you want your own branded booking channel, memberships and packs, payments with no platform cut, and an AI operator, rather than a clinical EMR.
The alternatives, honestly
KADRE
Built for the independent, single-location boutique fitness/wellness studio to go live the same day. KADRE takes a 0% platform cut of your sales — you're the merchant of record, so payments go straight to your own Stripe account and the only fee is Stripe's standard processing (paid to Stripe, not a KADRE markup). Members book on your own branded site; classes, appointments, memberships, and packs are built in. Pricing is free up to 50 active members, then $1 per active member per month, hard-capped at $99/month; add-ons are off by default. No clinical charting — if you need SOAP notes, Jane or Vagaro fit better.
Vagaro
The fitness-first tool that comes closest to Jane on the clinical side: alongside scheduling and payments, Vagaro offers HIPAA-compliant med-spa/EMR tooling (SOAP notes, intake/consent forms, photo documentation), per Vagaro's own product pages. Sold on a base subscription plus per-staff-calendar and add-on fees (per Vagaro's published pricing, as of 2026). A real option if you want fitness/spa and charting in one.
Mindbody
The category default with the deepest breadth and a consumer marketplace. Mindbody owns ClassPass — on network-sourced marketplace bookings, a cut can apply. Direct bookings are separate. No clinical charting. Sold on per-location tiers.
WellnessLiving
A broad Mindbody alternative sold on feature tiers, with strong loyalty/rewards. Wide capability set for wellness/fitness; not a clinical-charting tool.
Comparison at a glance
| Platform | Best fit | Clinical charting | Platform cut of your sales | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane | Allied-health clinics (physio, chiro, massage, mental health) | Yes — widely regarded as a benchmark | Not a marketplace-cut platform | Per-practitioner (base + seat fees, per Jane's published pricing, as of 2026) |
| KADRE | Boutique fitness/wellness class & membership studio | No (booking/payments/AI coaching) | 0% platform cut (you're the merchant of record; only Stripe's standard processing applies) | Free ≤50 members → $1/active member/mo, capped $99/mo; add-ons off by default |
| Vagaro | Salon / spa / med-spa / fitness | Yes (med-spa EMR suite) | Subscription-based | Base + per-staff + add-ons |
| Mindbody | Studios wanting a marketplace | No | 0% direct; a cut can apply on ClassPass network-sourced bookings (Mindbody owns ClassPass) | Subscription (per-location tiers) |
| WellnessLiving | Broad wellness | No | Subscription-based | Feature tiers |
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How to choose
- You keep clinical records (SOAP notes, treatment plans, insurance) → Jane is widely regarded as the leader; Vagaro is the fitness-first tool that also charts. KADRE is not a fit for this yet.
- You run a class/membership fitness or wellness studio and want your own branded channel with no platform cut → KADRE is built for exactly that case.
- You want fitness plus light clinical in one tool → Vagaro is worth a close look.
A practical detail: with KADRE you can export your own data (members, attendance, sales) as CSV anytime — no lock-in — and KADRE drafts a storefront from your existing website to get you live quickly. There's no one-click importer from Jane today, and KADRE does not import or hold clinical records; the honest picture is a booking/payments platform for studios, not a clinical EMR.
Frequently asked questions
- Is KADRE a replacement for Jane?
- Not if you need clinical charting. Jane leads on SOAP notes and clinical records; KADRE does not offer charting today. KADRE is a booking, payments, and AI-coaching platform for boutique fitness/wellness studios. If your business is class/membership-based rather than clinical, KADRE fits; if you chart, stay with Jane or consider Vagaro.
- What is Jane best at?
- Clinical charting and practice management for allied health — customizable SOAP notes, template libraries, telehealth, and (as add-ons) insurance billing and an AI Scribe. It's widely regarded as a benchmark for that vertical.
- Does Jane take a cut of my sales?
- Jane is sold as a per-practitioner subscription rather than a marketplace-cut platform. Confirm your exact terms and processing rates with the vendor.
- Which fitness tool comes closest to Jane's charting?
- Vagaro — per its own product pages, its HIPAA-compliant med-spa/EMR tooling includes SOAP notes, intake/consent forms, and photo documentation, alongside scheduling and payments.
- What does KADRE cost?
- Free up to 50 active members, then $1 per active member per month, hard-capped at $99/month, at a 0% platform cut. Add-ons are off by default.
See also: Mindbody alternatives in 2026 · KADRE pricing · For massage therapists · What 0% platform cut means
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