Jane App is one of the most widely used clinic management platforms in Canada. It’s well-built, actively maintained, and works well for a range of healthcare disciplines. So why are massage therapists switching to Hivemanager.io?
The short answer: Jane is built for healthcare generalists. Hivemanager.io is built for massage clinics specifically. That distinction shows up in ways that matter day-to-day.
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What Jane App does well
Jane has strong scheduling, polished intake forms, and a clean patient portal. Its charting tools are solid for clinics that need to support multiple practitioner types — physiotherapy, chiropractic, naturopathy, massage, and more. If you’re running a mixed-discipline clinic and need a platform that covers all of them, Jane is a reasonable choice.
It also has a strong reputation for customer support and a user community that’s been building for years.
Where Jane App becomes friction for massage clinics
It’s priced and structured for multi-discipline clinics. Jane’s pricing is per-practitioner, and the feature set reflects the needs of a broader clinical audience — not the specific workflow of a massage-only practice. You end up paying for and navigating features that don’t apply to your work.
Charting is built for clinical records, not massage SOAP notes. Jane’s charting tools are comprehensive, but they’re not designed around the massage therapy session format. Getting a template that matches how you actually document — areas worked, techniques applied, client response, home care — requires customization that takes time to set up and maintain.
Intake and consent forms aren’t massage-specific out of the box. You can build what you need, but you’re starting from a blank form rather than a massage therapy intake that’s already structured correctly.
The booking experience is clinical, not consumer-focused. Jane’s booking widget works, but it reads like a medical scheduling tool. For massage clinics competing on client experience, the difference in how the booking flow feels matters.
What Hivemanager.io does differently
Hivemanager.io is built for massage clinics and nothing else. That focus means:
- SOAP note templates designed for massage therapy sessions — structured for the information you actually capture, not a generic clinical format
- Intake and consent forms built for massage — ready to use without customization
- A booking experience built for service businesses — clients book the way they’d expect to book a massage, not a physiotherapy appointment
- Automated reminders that actually reduce no-shows — configurable by appointment type, not a one-size setting
- Pricing built for solo therapists and small clinics — $35/month for a solo practitioner, $15/month per additional therapist
The platform is designed around the reality that most massage clinics are owner-operated, one to three therapists, and need a system that runs itself without an admin team to manage it.
How to choose
If you’re running a mixed-discipline clinic with multiple practitioner types, Jane App is probably the right fit. It handles that complexity well.
If you’re a massage clinic — solo, multi-therapist, or multi-location — Hivemanager.io is built for your specific workflow. You won’t spend time working around tools that were designed for someone else.
No credit card required. Full access to booking, SOAP notes, intake forms, and reminders — set up in under an hour.
The best way to evaluate any clinic platform is to run it through a real week of work. Hivemanager.io offers a 14-day free trial — no credit card required — so you can see how it fits before committing.