Huubro alternative for aesthetic clinics: journal and booking

Looking for a Huubro alternative? Huubro is not a salon system. It is a Norwegian journal system for aesthetic practitioners, developed by Norwegian doctors and nurses, with modules for journaling, appointment booking and quality routines. This comparison is therefore for cosmetic nurses, aesthetic clinics and responsible doctors. Calendia is a broader booking and operations platform that can also handle approval by a responsible doctor. Huubro is built specifically for aesthetic medicine, and that is a real strength. The biggest practical difference is the contract: Huubro has a one-year binding period that renews automatically, while Calendia runs month to month.

What does Huubro cost?

According to huubro.no/priser (checked October 2026), in NOK per month. The page does not state whether VAT is included:

• Per user: Huubro Basis NOK 770 (journal, patient and doctor dialogue, consent forms and self-declarations). The Timebooking add-on is NOK 330.
• Per clinic: Basis NOK 1,850, Timebooking NOK 599.
• SMS costs NOK 2.40 each on every package.

Online booking is therefore an add-on. One user with booking pays NOK 1,100 per month plus SMS. With more users the clinic price gets cheaper: from three users, the flat price costs less than the per-user price.

All packages have a 12-month binding period that renews one year at a time, with written notice at least three months before the next period. We found no self-serve trial: you sign up through a contact form and a signed contract, and pay by automatic company-card charge. Responsible doctors who only approve do not pay a subscription. Huubro has its own revenue-share model for approving doctors, see huubro.no for details.

What does Calendia cost?

Calendia has two billing models, and you choose one:

• Per bookable employee: a fixed monthly price for each person who takes bookings. Staff who never take bookings are free.
• Per completed booking: a small fee per completed appointment. Cancellations and no-shows are not charged.

Online booking, journals and forms are included in both models, with no separate booking add-on. BankID is an optional add-on. There is no commission, no setup fee and no binding period: you pay month to month. See current prices on the pricing page, where a calculator compares both models. Prices are shown excluding VAT. The free trial has every feature and needs no card.

Feature comparison

	Huubro	Calendia
Built for	Aesthetic medicine, by Norwegian doctors and nurses	Salons, clinics, spas and therapists
Journal and consent	Yes, with self-declarations	Yes, forms sent before the appointment, care-team scoping and logging of every record view
Responsible-doctor approval	Telemedical flow with SMS alert and video consultation, built around supervisory (tilsyn) cases	Forms can require approval, also by external approvers, with a secure dialogue
Digital check-in	Yes, with decision support that flags medical issues	Forms sent before the visit, contraindication answers flagged with a badge
Patient app	Yes, mobile-first	Mobile app for staff and approvers
Online booking	Add-on, NOK 330 per user or NOK 599 per clinic	Included
Cash register	We found no cash register on huubro.no	Yes, product-declared in Norway
Binding period	12 months, renews yearly	None, month to month
Trial	No self-serve trial found	Free, no card

When is Huubro the better choice?

• You only need a journal and approval tool built specifically for aesthetic medicine by a Norwegian clinical team.
• You value the mobile patient app and the check-in with decision support that flags medical issues.
• You prefer a flat clinic price when many users share the system.
• Huubro's model for approving doctors fits how you work.

When is Calendia the better choice?

• You want booking, deposits, reminders and journals in one system rather than booking as a separate add-on.
• You need a cash register with receipts and a daily Z report, plus gift cards, loyalty and accounting integrations such as Fiken, Tripletex or DNB Regnskap.
• You want to try first without a card and avoid a binding period.
• The responsible doctor should approve forms without broader access. External approvers get only an approvals workspace and cannot browse the journal.

How approval works in Calendia: a form can be set to require approval. Assigned approvers review the answers, approve or decline, record a medical answer and a message to the customer, or open a secure dialogue with the customer before deciding. Approvers are notified by email and SMS, and you can nudge them. Contraindication answers are flagged. Approvals also work in the mobile app, which has an approver-only mode. You can require electronic ID (the BankID add-on) to open and sign forms. Read more about forms and consent.

How to switch from Huubro

1. Start a free trial. You do not need a card.
2. Ask Huubro which data you can export, and how to keep existing journal notes. Then upload customers and future appointments in the migration assistant. We help with the import at no cost.
3. Set up treatments, online booking and forms, and share your booking page.
4. Check your binding period before cancelling: notice must be written and arrive at least three months before the next period.

Questions and answers

How much does Huubro cost?

Per user, Basis is NOK 770 per month and the Timebooking add-on NOK 330. Per clinic, Basis is NOK 1,850 and Timebooking NOK 599. SMS costs NOK 2.40 each (October 2026).

Does Huubro have a binding period?

Yes. All packages have a 12-month binding period that renews one year at a time, with written notice at least three months before the next period.

Can a responsible doctor approve in Calendia without full access?

Yes. External approvers, for example the responsible doctor, get only an approvals workspace and cannot browse the journal.

Prices and terms for Huubro are taken from Huubro's public pages in October 2026 and may have changed since. Check the provider's own pages before you decide.