Podium Aesthetics
Podium Aesthetics combines an EMR, patient communications, and marketing tools for aesthetic practices, including med spas.
What Podium Aesthetics is
Podium Aesthetics combines an EMR, patient communications, and marketing tools for aesthetic practices, including med spas. Its AI employee, Avery, responds to leads, books or changes appointments, and automates workflows 24/7. Scheduling uses real-time provider, service, and device availability. Avery follows practice playbooks and can escalate a conversation to staff when human support is needed. The EMR includes intake forms, AI form building and charting, and client profiles with history, photos, conversations, treatment notes, and consent forms. Licensed providers can use the DoseSpot integration for electronic prescriptions and refill approvals; the product page says it connects to 95% of US pharmacies. Payment options include tap-to-pay, text links, card on file, subscriptions, financing, and Buy Now, Pay Later. Inventory tracking and reports cover sales, taxes, appointment outcomes, provider commissions, and payments. A centralized inbox combines texts, calls, emails, and social messages with client profiles and conversation history. Instagram DMs, Facebook messages, and Meta ad lead forms can feed into the inbox. Staff can use the mobile app, desk phones, or a web browser for calls. Podium says it complies with HIPAA to help protect patient data.
Good
- Avery handles booking and appointment changes
- EMR includes forms, charting, and client profiles
- Supports multiple payment methods
- Inventory tracking and operational reports are included
- Central inbox combines text, calls, email, and social messages
Watch out
- Pricing is custom and varies by locations and features
- No free plan or free trial
- DoseSpot prescriptions are for licensed providers
Who it suits
Podium Aesthetics is presented for aesthetic practices, including med spas, that want clinical workflows, patient communication, and marketing tools in one system. It may suit practices that want automated appointment handling alongside staff handoff.
Verdict
Podium Aesthetics brings scheduling, records, communications, and payments together for aesthetic practices. Pricing is custom, and practices should consider whether the included workflows and integrations fit their needs.
Plans and prices
From Podium Aesthetics's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Aesthetics OS + Avery | Priced on request | Avery AI · EMR · communications · marketing tools |
| EMR Add-on | Priced on request | Available as an add-on for existing customers · EMR · marketing tools |
The facts
Each one read from Podium Aesthetics's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Aesthetics launch news
- Podium announced its AI operating system for aesthetic practices on January 20, 2026.checked 15 Oct 2026
- AI charting
- Podium says its charting can transcribe appointments in real time into service-specific client charts.checked 15 Oct 2026
- AI employee
- Avery responds to leads, books appointments, and automates practice workflows 24/7.checked 8 Oct 2026
- AI handoff
- Avery follows practice playbooks and escalates conversations to staff when human support is needed.checked 8 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- API requests use OAuth 2 bearer tokens, and OAuth redirect URIs must use HTTPS.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API style
- The public Podium API is REST-based and uses HTTPS.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API versioning
- Podium uses dated API versions and recommends sending a version header because the default may change incompatibly.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Autonomous scheduling
- Avery can book, cancel and reschedule appointments using live provider, room, device and equipment availability.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Avery lead response
- Avery is advertised as responding to leads around the clock in under one minute on average and potentially increasing sales by up to 45%.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Central inbox
- Calls, texts, emails and social messages can be viewed with patient profiles in one centralized inbox.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Chrome extension rating
- Podium Developer Tools has 0 out of 5 stars from no ratings in the Chrome Web Store.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Client profiles
- Client profiles combine history, photos, conversations, treatment notes and consent forms.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Clinical records
- The EMR includes intake forms, AI form building, AI charting, and client profiles with history, photos, conversations, treatment notes, and consent forms.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Communications
- A centralized inbox brings together texts, calls, emails, and social messages with client profiles and conversation history.checked 8 Oct 2026
- E-prescribing
- DoseSpot integration lets licensed providers send electronic prescriptions and approve refills, with access to 95% of U.S. pharmacies according to Podium.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- A 2020 Crunchbase News report said Podium raised a $125 million Series C and had raised $217.6 million in total since 2014.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Google booking
- The October 2026 update added a Book online button on Google Search and Maps that links to a Podium booking page.checked 15 Oct 2026
- HIPAA terms
- Podium's legal terms provide a business-associate agreement framework for covered entities handling protected health information.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Intake and forms
- The EMR collects intake and medical-history information and includes an AI form builder that converts prompts or uploaded PDFs and PNGs into digital forms.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is presented for aesthetic practices, including med spas, that want to manage clinical workflows, patient communications, and marketing in one system.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists Podium headquarters in Lehi, Utah and company size of 1,001–5,000 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the company legal name as Podium Corp Inc.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- LinkedIn says Podium launched in 2014.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Developer applications
- Developers create applications in Podium's developer portal to access data for users through OAuth.checked 15 Oct 2026
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