Quick answer
For clinics on WordPress, our pick is Quill Booking, our own plugin, for appointment booking with reminders, team scheduling and calendar sync from $39 a year. Amelia and LatePoint are strong for several practitioners, rooms and locations, and DoubleScale adds patient records and a portal. Online booking alone does not make a practice HIPAA compliant.
Outpatient clinics lose about a fifth of appointments to no-shows on average (Dantas et al., 2018), so reminders and easy rescheduling matter as much as the booking page itself. Clinics also need several practitioners, rooms or locations, and careful handling of patient data.
Disclosure: Quill Booking is our plugin, so we put it first. DoubleScale is a sister product from the same team. We list the same facts for every product, including what each one does not do well, so you can make your own call.
Compared at a glance
| Plugin | Best for | Free version | Paid from (1 site) | Lifetime from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quill Booking | Best overall for small practices | One-on-one meetings | $39/year | $109 |
| Amelia | Best for multi-location clinics | Yes (Lite) | $49/year (Starter) | $299 (Standard) |
| LatePoint | Best free option | Yes, with payments | $99/year ($79 intro) | $249 ($199 intro) |
| DoubleScale | Best for patient records and portal | Yes, booking pages and group events | $99/year | $299 |
| Bookly | Best for text reminders | Yes, up to 5 services | $99/year (Pro) | $129 (Pro) |
| Easy Appointments | Best free multi-location basics | Yes, locations and workers | $39/year | $499 (unlimited sites) |
What clinics and medical practices need from a booking plugin
- A booking page per practitioner, or a team page that assigns the first free practitioner.
- Email and text reminders 24 to 48 hours before, plus a same-day text.
- Reschedule and cancel links in every reminder.
- Minimal personal data on the booking form.
- A missed-appointment policy that applies equally to all patients.
No WordPress booking plugin makes your practice HIPAA compliant on its own. Under HIPAA, any vendor that creates, receives, maintains or transmits protected health information for you is a business associate and needs a Business Associate Agreement (HHS guidance). With a self-hosted plugin, booking data sits on your own server, so your hosting provider, email service and any SMS provider are the vendors to review. Keep diagnoses and visit reasons out of booking forms and reminders unless your whole setup is covered.
How we chose
We checked every product’s own pricing and feature pages and its WordPress.org listing, then judged it on what matters most for this use:
- Several practitioners and, ideally, rooms or locations.
- Reminders by email and text.
- Self-service rescheduling.
- Data handling and where patient information is stored.
- Price for a practice with several staff.
1. Quill Booking: best overall for small practices
Quill Booking gives each practitioner a host calendar with their own hours, sends confirmation and reminder emails plus Twilio SMS on Pro, and lets patients reschedule from the email. Team events let a patient book the first available practitioner.
- Free version
- One-on-one meetings
- Paid from
- $39/year, or $109 lifetime
- Calendar sync
- Google, Outlook, Apple (Pro)
- WordPress.org
- 5.0★ (1 rating)
What you get
The free plugin covers one-on-one meetings with availability rules, buffers, booking questions and email confirmations and reminders. Pro adds group, round-robin and collective events, Google, Outlook and Apple Calendar sync, Zoom, Meet and Teams links, Stripe, PayPal and WooCommerce payments, Twilio SMS and WhatsApp, and Zapier, Make and webhooks. Every Pro plan includes every feature; plans differ by the number of sites.
Pros
- Every Pro feature from $39 a year
- Lifetime licence from $109, the lowest here
- Works with Quill Forms for longer intake forms
Cons
- Young plugin with a small WordPress.org user base
- Free version is limited to one-on-one meetings
- Latest WordPress.org release is tested up to WordPress 6.9
Best for: Best overall for small practices. Visit Quill Booking
2. Amelia: best for multi-location clinics
Amelia is built around employees, services and locations, which matches how clinics with several practitioners and sites work. Its medical page highlights that patient data stays on your own server.
- Free version
- Yes (Lite)
- Paid from
- $49/year; most need Standard at $99
- Calendar sync
- Google, Outlook, Apple (Standard)
- WordPress.org
- 4.6★ (793 ratings), 90,000+ sites
What you get
Amelia is built around employees, services and locations, and also sells events. Lite includes a back-end calendar, events, email and SMS notifications and free Square payments. The Standard plan ($99 a year) adds calendar sync, Zoom, Meet and Teams, Stripe, PayPal and WooCommerce, reminders, recurring appointments, custom fields and multiple locations.
Pros
- Strong employee, service and location management
- Square payments in the free version
- Large, active user base
Cons
- Reminders and calendar sync need Standard
- Customer panel is not in the free version
- About 20 Wordfence vulnerability reports in 2025 and 2026, so keep it updated
Best for: Best for multi-location clinics. Visit Amelia
3. LatePoint: best free option
LatePoint handles staff and locations on Pro and has a clean security record, which matters for a site that stores patient data.
- Free version
- Unlimited appointments, payments
- Paid from
- $99/year ($79 intro)
- Calendar sync
- Google, Outlook, Apple (Pro)
- WordPress.org
- 4.9★ (107 ratings), 100,000+ sites
What you get
The free plugin includes unlimited appointments, events with capacity, a customer dashboard, email notifications and Stripe, PayPal and Razorpay payments with deposits. Pro adds multiple staff and locations, group and recurring bookings, rescheduling, calendar sync, Zoom, Meet and Teams, SMS and WhatsApp, custom fields and webhooks.
Pros
- Online payments in the free version
- Most installed booking plugin on WordPress.org
- No Wordfence vulnerability reports in 2025 or 2026
Cons
- Custom fields and rescheduling are Pro-only
- Email-only notifications in the free version
- Introductory price renews at full price
Best for: Best free option. Visit LatePoint
4. DoubleScale: best for patient records and portal
DoubleScale keeps bookings on a contact record with notes, files and invoices, plus a client portal for appointments.
- Free version
- Booking pages, group events
- Paid from
- $99/year, 1 site
- Calendar sync
- Google, Outlook, Apple (Basic)
- WordPress.org
- 5.0★ (7 ratings)
What you get
DoubleScale is a WordPress CRM with a built-in booking module, so every booking creates or updates a contact record. The free version includes one-to-one and group events, booking pages, buffers, attendee reschedule and cancel, and email reminders. The Basic plan adds round-robin and collective events, a waiting list, calendar sync, Meet, Zoom and Teams, custom booking questions, SMS and Stripe and PayPal payments.
Pros
- Bookings land in a full CRM with email and automations
- Group events and rescheduling in the free version
- Round-robin and collective team events
Cons
- Small user base
- Calendar sync and custom questions need Basic
- More than you need if you only want a booking page
Best for: Best for patient records and portal. Visit DoubleScale
5. Bookly: best for text reminders
Bookly sends SMS and WhatsApp notifications from its free version on a pay-as-you-go basis.
- Free version
- Up to 5 services
- Paid from
- $99/year (Pro); payments need Business
- Calendar sync
- Google (Pro), Outlook (Business)
- WordPress.org
- 4.4★ (586 ratings), 60,000+ sites
What you get
Bookly sells features in Pro, Business and Ultimate tiers plus add-ons. The free version allows five services with local payments and SMS and WhatsApp notifications through Bookly Cloud (pay as you go). Pro adds unlimited staff and services, Google Calendar, Zoom and Meet. Stripe, PayPal, group and recurring bookings and the customer cabinet need Business ($129 a year).
Pros
- SMS and WhatsApp notifications without a paid plan
- Large add-on catalogue
- Lifetime licences from $129
Cons
- Stripe and PayPal need the Business plan
- Free version capped at five services
- Features spread across many tiers and add-ons
Best for: Best for text reminders. Visit Bookly
6. Easy Appointments: best free multi-location basics
Easy Appointments handles locations, services and workers for free.
- Free version
- Locations, services, workers
- Paid from
- $39/year
- Calendar sync
- Google (Pro)
- WordPress.org
- 4.3★ (131 ratings), 10,000+ sites
What you get
Easy Appointments handles multiple locations, services and workers in its free version, with email notifications, custom fields and CSV export. The Pro extension adds two-way Google Calendar sync, Twilio SMS and WhatsApp, Stripe, PayPal and WooCommerce payments and iCal feeds.
Pros
- Multiple locations and workers for free
- Low yearly price
- Simple and lightweight
Cons
- Calendar sync and payments need Pro
- No video meeting integration listed
- Many security fixes in 2025 and 2026
Best for: Best free multi-location basics. Visit Easy Appointments
Frequently asked questions
Can patients book doctor appointments on a WordPress site?
Yes. Booking plugins such as Quill Booking, Amelia and LatePoint let patients choose a practitioner and time, and send confirmations and reminders.
Is online booking HIPAA compliant?
It can be part of a compliant setup, but no plugin is compliant on its own. Review hosting, email and SMS providers, sign Business Associate Agreements where needed, and keep clinical details out of booking forms and reminders.
How do clinics reduce no-shows?
Send more than one reminder, make rescheduling easy, shorten the time between booking and appointment, and keep a waiting list. See our guide to reducing no-shows.
Can I charge patients for missed appointments?
In the US, CMS allows charging Medicare patients for missed appointments only under a policy applied equally to all patients, billed to the patient, not Medicare. Check insurer contracts and local rules.
Related guides
- How to reduce no-shows
- Appointment cancellation policy template
- 30 appointment reminder templates
- 9 best WordPress appointment booking plugins
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See pricingSources
Checked on November 5, 2026: the WordPress.org plugin directory and the official pricing or product pages of Quill Booking, Amelia, LatePoint, DoubleScale, Bookly, Easy Appointments. Prices change often; if you spot an outdated figure, tell us and we will update this page.
