Ask Brigid vs Pabau · for Irish consultants
Pabau alternative for Irish consultants
Pabau bundles an EMR with CRM, marketing and a built-in AI Scribe that drafts clinical notes automatically — built as much for a growing, multi-location practice as for running one consultant's clinic. Ask Brigid is a flat-priced Irish alternative built around the consultation itself, where the clinician signs off every note.
Facts about Pabau checked 23 September 2026Primary records in AWS Dublin (eu-west-1)From €129/month + VAT, every seat included
One flat price per practice for the diary, the record, billing and dictation. Recording and transcript sit in the record itself, filed only when the clinician signs; there's no separate CRM or marketing suite to configure, and no per-user price to negotiate.
An all-in-one clinic and marketing platform, or a clinic that stays a clinic
Pabau is a genuinely full platform: EMR, CRM, marketing automation, insurer claims and an AI Scribe that drafts the clinical note for you, included from its Starter plan up, and it says more than 4,000 practices worldwide trust it. That breadth is exactly what a growing, multi-location practice is often looking for. It can also be more than an Irish private consultant running a single clinic list wants to set up, and not every consultant wants the note drafted for them.
The note stays yours to write
Pabau Scribe converts the consultation into a structured note, treatment plan and referral letter automatically. Ask Brigid's consult dictation returns a transcript in the patient record for the clinician to review; nothing is filed or sent until the clinician signs it.
One price, not a seat count
Pabau's cost scales with users and locations, and its plan cards lead to “Book a demo” rather than a figure. Ask Brigid is €129 or €299 a month + VAT, flat, whatever your patient volume.
Who should stay with Pabau
A multi-location or marketing-led practice that wants built-in marketing automation, built-in video consultations and a claims dashboard is genuinely better served by Pabau. That's a real product decision, not a gap Ask Brigid is trying to close for launch.
Ask Brigid is built for Irish private consultants. See the full pricing breakdown.
Sources
- Pabau, pricing — pabau.com/pricing (checked 23 Sep 2026)
- Pabau, AI Medical Scribe — pabau.com/features/ai-medical-scribe (checked 23 Sep 2026)
- Pabau, claims management — pabau.com/features/claims-management-software (checked 23 Sep 2026)
- Pabau, letters and dictation — pabau.com/features/letters-and-dictation-software (checked 23 Sep 2026)
Side by side
What each one is, in their words and ours.
Every Pabau fact names the page it came from and the day it was read.
| Capability | Ask Brigid | Pabau |
|---|---|---|
| What it’s built for Pabau includes its whole platform — records, CRM and marketing tools among them — on every plan, from Starter and Solo (one user; Starter up to 100 clients) to Enterprise (16+ users, multiple locations), and says it is trusted by 4,000+ practices worldwide. (pabau.com/pricing, checked 23 Sep 2026) | PMS + EHR, flat price per practice | EMR + CRM + marketing, priced by users |
| How the consultation becomes a record Pabau Scribe “listens during consultations and automatically converts conversations into structured clinical notes and treatment plans with a single click,” and also generates referral letters and flags allergies and contraindications. Pabau’s pricing table includes Scribe on every plan and lists “Unlimited & free Pabau Scribe” under its optional Care Plus add-on. In Ask Brigid, recording and transcript come on both plans, in the record itself, and nothing is filed or sent until the clinician has signed it. (pabau.com/features/ai-medical-scribe and pabau.com/pricing, checked 23 Sep 2026) | Transcript, reviewed and signed by you | AI Scribe drafts notes, letters and flags |
| Push-to-talk dictation into any field On Professional, dictation works in every field of the practice system, not only in a note. Pabau’s letters and dictation feature records a voice note from the patient record, saved to turn into a formatted letter. (pabau.com/features/letters-and-dictation-software, checked 23 Sep 2026) | On Professional | Voice notes from the patient record, for letters |
| Video consultations Not part of Ask Brigid’s launch release. Pabau’s pricing table includes video consultations on every plan and lists “Unlimited free video consultations” under its optional Care Plus add-on. (pabau.com/pricing, checked 23 Sep 2026) | No | Every plan; unlimited and free with Care Plus |
| Monthly price Pabau’s plan cards show no figures and each leads to “Book a demo”; it says pricing depends on where you are located and how many users you need, and applies per location except on Enterprise. (pabau.com/pricing, checked 23 Sep 2026) | €129 (Essential) or €299 (Professional), plus VAT, flat per practice, every seat included | Scales by users and location |
| Insurer claim submission Pabau sends claims to Healthcode in the UK, Claim.MD in the US and Medicare in Australia, and emails claims to other insurers from the same dashboard; its claims page names no Irish insurer. Automated insurer eligibility checks and PCRS/GMS claim submission aren’t in Ask Brigid’s launch release; staff use each insurer’s normal channel. (pabau.com/features/claims-management-software, checked 23 Sep 2026) | Disabled · Not in launch | Claims dashboard: Healthcode (UK), Claim.MD (US), Medicare (AU), or email |
| One inbox for the whole clinic Your own Gmail or Outlook address, worked inside the practice system on both plans, sorted by priority with a warning on suspicious mail. Pabau includes an inbox for email, SMS, web chat and team chat on every plan. (pabau.com/pricing, checked 23 Sep 2026) | Included | Email, SMS, web chat and team chat inbox, every plan |
How a move works
Three steps, and you can check each one.
- Open the sample practiceThe real app on invented patients: open a chart, dictate a line, prepare an invoice. No sign-up.
- Request early accessTwo questions; we reply by email. Founding practices get the published founding price.
- The ChangeoverYour records moved and checked by you before go-live. Export terms are published: five working days, no fee.
Switching from Pabau, the common questions
Answered from Pabau's own pages and ours.
Is Pabau built for consultants, or for aesthetics clinics?
Both, by its own account: Pabau says it is used by consultants, specialists and private clinics, and it bundles an EMR with CRM and marketing tools on every plan, from one user to Enterprise (16+ users across multiple locations). Four optional add-ons — Marketing Plus, Care Plus, Insights Plus and Engage Plus — extend it. (pabau.com/features/claims-management-software and pabau.com/pricing, checked 23 Sep 2026)
Does Pabau’s AI Scribe write the note for me?
Yes — Pabau describes Scribe as converting the consultation “automatically… into structured clinical notes and treatment plans with a single click,” and it also drafts referral letters and flags allergies and contraindications before a prescription. Scribe is included on every Pabau plan, and unlimited and free with the optional Care Plus add-on (pabau.com/pricing, checked 23 Sep 2026). In Ask Brigid, consult dictation returns a transcript, and the note, letter and referral are filed or sent only once the clinician has reviewed and signed them.
What does each one cost?
Pabau’s pricing page shows no figures on its plan cards; it says pricing depends on your location and number of users, and applies per location except on Enterprise (checked 23 Sep 2026). Ask Brigid is €129/month Essential or €299/month Professional, plus VAT, flat per practice, whatever your patient volume.
Does Ask Brigid include video consultations, like Pabau does?
Not for launch. Pabau includes video consultations on every plan, and unlimited free video consultations with its optional Care Plus add-on (pabau.com/pricing, checked 23 Sep 2026); telehealth is not part of Ask Brigid’s current release.
Will Ask Brigid file PCRS or insurer claims automatically?
No. Automated insurer eligibility checks and PCRS/GMS claim submission are not in the launch release; staff continue to use each insurer’s normal channel.
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Facts about Pabau on this page were checked on 23 September 2026 against the sources named beside them. Features and pricing change, so check the vendor’s own site before you decide. Pabau is a trademark of its respective owner.