Grove

Overview

Grove is a cloud-based medical practice service combining electronic health records, appointment scheduling, and a patient portal. It suits solo clinicians and small practices that can work within its provider and patient limits; its clearest drawback is the sharp rise in monthly cost as a practice grows.

For practices seeking those core tools in one web-based system, Grove is a focused option. It is less compelling when a solo provider needs room for more than 25 active patients or a larger team wants predictable per-seat growth.

Key features

• EHR: Electronic health records are included alongside scheduling and patient access, making Grove relevant to practices seeking these core functions together.
• Appointment scheduling: Scheduling is part of the service, so practices can manage appointments in the same system as records.
• Patient portal: A patient-facing portal complements the practice tools, though the available feature set does not establish what patients can do within it.
• Cloud deployment: Grove is accessed on the web as a cloud service, rather than being limited to a desktop platform.

Pricing

Grove has a free plan, paid monthly tiers, and a 30-day trial. The free tier provides a low-commitment starting point, but its 25-active-patient limit makes it unsuitable once a solo provider outgrows a small caseload. Paid plans expand team capacity, while the most generous patient allowance comes only with Studio.

• Free — free, billed CAD / forever: One provider and 25 active patients. Best for a solo clinician testing a small practice workflow; the patient cap is a firm constraint.
• Solo — C$149 a month, billed monthly: One provider. This removes the free tier’s stated patient cap, but the plan remains limited to one provider, so it will not accommodate a team.
• Practice — C$349 a month, billed monthly: Up to five providers. A fit for a small group needing multiple provider seats, but it costs 200 CAD more per month than Solo.
• Studio — C$749 a month, billed monthly: Twelve providers and unlimited patients. It is the clearest fit for a larger practice with a substantial caseload, though its monthly price is a major step up from Practice.
• Enterprise — custom pricing: Unlimited providers and white-label options. This is the tier for organizations that need more provider capacity or white-label options; custom pricing means cost must be established directly.

The monthly jumps matter: Practice is C$349 a month and Studio is C$749 a month, so a growing practice should weigh the value of added provider capacity against the substantial increase. Compare those limits with expected caseload and team size before moving beyond the free tier.

Platforms

Grove runs on the web and is cloud-deployed. That suits practices looking for browser-based access rather than a platform-specific desktop application.

Who it's for

Grove is best suited to solo providers and small practices that want EHR, scheduling, and a patient portal in one cloud service. A solo clinician with a modest caseload can begin free; a team of up to five providers can consider Practice. Practices that need more than five seats or unlimited patients should compare Studio and Enterprise against their budget. It is a weaker choice for a solo provider whose caseload exceeds the free cap but who does not want a 149.00 CAD monthly plan.

Pros and cons

• Pros: A free tier gives one provider access with a 25-active-patient allowance, making a small-scale start possible without a subscription.
• Pros: EHR, appointment scheduling, and a patient portal are brought together in a cloud service.
• Pros: Studio supports 12 providers and unlimited patients, while Enterprise offers unlimited providers and white-label options.
• Cons: The free plan’s 25-active-patient ceiling is restrictive for a growing solo practice.
• Cons: The paid tiers rise from C$149 a month for Solo to C$349 a month for Practice and C$749 a month for Studio.
• Cons: Solo remains a one-provider plan, and Enterprise has custom pricing rather than a set monthly amount.

Alternatives

Browse Medical Practice Management to compare more practice-management options. Carepatron is worth considering if platform breadth matters: it supports Android, iOS, macOS, web, and API, and its free plan includes unlimited clients, 1GB storage, 1M AI tokens, 1K tasks, and 100 appointments.

PracticeSuite Medical Billing is the alternative to consider when medical billing is the priority: it offers modular features and unlimited administrative users with custom pricing. Crystal Practice Management may suit practices seeking optical inventory and machine integrations alongside health records and a patient portal; it is paid with custom pricing.

Latrexa is another web-based freemium option, with a free plan for one doctor and a 499.00 INR monthly Starter plan for up to two doctors. PracticeEHR Chiropractic EHR is a paid alternative with plans that include unlimited patients. Compulink Advantage SMART Practice offers web and Windows access with cloud or server deployment and pricing on request. Juvonno is another paid option; its Launch plan is $5,534 a month and includes one concurrent-user license, unlimited appointments, unlimited staff profiles, and unlimited data storage.

Verdict

Choose Grove if you are a solo provider or small practice seeking EHR, scheduling, and a patient portal in one cloud-based service, and its provider and patient limits fit your needs. The free plan is a useful starting point, but the 25-active-patient cap and substantial paid-tier increases are reasons to look elsewhere if growth is likely to outpace your budget or seat allowance.