Grove

Overview

Grove is a web-based service for medical practices that want electronic health records, appointment scheduling, and a patient portal in one place. It suits solo clinicians and small teams whose provider count and patient volume fit its tier limits.

The free entry point makes it possible to start without a subscription, but its 25-active-patient cap is restrictive. Paid plans expand team capacity, with a sharp price rise from Solo to Practice and Studio.

Key features

• EHR: Electronic health records are included alongside scheduling and the patient portal, making Grove a candidate for practices seeking these core functions in one cloud service.
• Appointment scheduling: Scheduling is built in, so practices can keep appointments within the same service as their records.
• Patient portal: The patient-facing portal complements the clinical and scheduling tools.
• Cloud deployment: Grove runs on the web. That fits practices seeking a cloud service, but the supported platform is web rather than a listed mobile or desktop app.

Pricing

Grove has a free plan, a 30-day trial, and monthly paid tiers. The main purchasing constraint is capacity: the free plan limits both providers and active patients, while paid tiers expand provider seats; unlimited patients are specified only for Studio.

• Free — free, billed CAD / forever: One provider and 25 active patients. A viable starting point for a solo clinician with a small caseload, but not for a practice likely to exceed that cap.
• Solo — C$149 a month: One provider. It removes the free plan's stated active-patient cap, making it the paid step for an individual clinician, though the monthly cost is substantial compared with the no-cost option.
• Practice — C$349 a month: Up to 5 providers. This fits a small team that needs more seats than Solo provides, at a notable increase in monthly spend.
• Studio — C$749 a month: 12 providers and unlimited patients. It is the clearest fit for a larger practice with a high or growing caseload, but the price is a significant commitment.
• Enterprise — custom pricing: Unlimited providers and white-label options. This is suited to organizations that need provider capacity beyond Studio or want white-label options; the pricing is custom.

Compare the provider ceiling as well as the price: Solo covers one provider, Practice up to five, Studio 12, and Enterprise removes the provider limit. The free plan is the only tier with an explicit active-patient cap.

Platforms

Grove is available on the web and is deployed in the cloud, which suits practices looking for browser-based access rather than a specified native desktop or mobile app.

Who it's for

Grove is best suited to solo clinicians and small medical practices that want records, scheduling, and patient access together and can choose a tier matching their provider count. The free plan can serve a solo provider with no more than 25 active patients; teams needing more seats must move to Practice, Studio, or custom-priced Enterprise. Practices that need a published fixed price for unlimited providers should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

• Pro: EHR, appointment scheduling, and a patient portal are combined in one cloud service, covering several core practice needs together.
• Pro: A free forever plan gives one provider a no-cost starting point.
• Pro: Studio specifies 12 providers and unlimited patients, while Enterprise offers unlimited providers and white-label options.
• Con: The free plan's 25-active-patient limit makes it unsuitable once a solo clinician's caseload grows beyond that threshold.
• Con: Monthly pricing rises from 149.00 CAD for one provider to 349.00 CAD for up to five and 749.00 CAD for 12, so adding team capacity brings substantial cost increases.
• Con: Enterprise uses custom pricing, so organizations seeking unlimited providers cannot compare it against a stated monthly price.

Alternatives

Carepatron is worth considering for practices that want broader platform coverage, including Android, iOS, macOS, and API access, or a free plan specifying 100 appointments; its free plan also specifies unlimited clients, 1GB storage, 1M AI tokens, and 1K tasks.

Latrexa is another web-based freemium option, with a free forever tier for one doctor and a paid Starter plan for up to two doctors at ₹499 a month.

Symplast may suit readers considering a paid option across Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows.

Compulink Advantage SMART Practice is an alternative for readers considering paid software with cloud or server deployment.

PracticeSuite Medical Billing is a paid alternative for readers looking for medical billing software with modular features and unlimited administrative users.

Veradigm Practice Management is another paid practice management option.

Crystal Practice Management is a paid alternative with a Crystal Essentials monthly plan.

Sevocity EHR is another paid EHR option, available on macOS, web, and Windows.

Browse the Medical Practice Management category to compare more products.

Verdict

Choose Grove if you are a solo clinician or small practice that wants EHR, scheduling, and a patient portal in one cloud service, with a free starting tier or plans that scale by provider count. Its main draw is that bundled core workflow; its main drawback is the cost of expanding capacity, alongside the free plan's 25-patient limit and custom Enterprise pricing. Practices that need broader platform support or a clearly priced larger-team plan should compare alternatives.