Qleven vs the other software
Paying a commission on clients who were already yours? Locked in to software you’ve outgrown? WhatsApp messages going unanswered after you close, and a machine left running with no appointment that no one bills? Qleven is the all-in-one platform built for medical-aesthetic clinics — with a WhatsApp AI receptionist and anti-fraud equipment control.
The genuine market gap
Your current software isn’t bad — it just charges a commission on your own clients, ties you in with lock-in, lets the after-hours WhatsApp messages die, and has no idea a room is running without an appointment. Fresha, Planity and Treatwell are tools built for hair and beauty salons, or marketplaces that take a cut of your clients. Clinic Cloud and Pabau target the medical space but have neither a WhatsApp AI receptionist nor anti-fraud equipment control.
None of them combine Qleven’s two unique weapons: an AI agent that actually answers and books on WhatsApp 24/7, and the measurement of each machine’s real electrical consumption to shut off any equipment running without a validated appointment.
Of the leading software for medical-aesthetic clinics in ES / FR / MA that we compared (Jun. 2026), Qleven is the only one bringing together scheduling, billing, clinical CRM, AI marketing and anti-fraud IoT in a single platform.
A two-room aesthetic clinic gets 30 WhatsApp messages after closing. The next morning, reception calls half of them back; the rest have already booked elsewhere — hundreds of euros in treatments lost every week. With Qleven, the AI agent replies within a minute, proposes a slot and confirms the appointment overnight, then hands the tricky cases to a human.
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What changes in a center like yours
Illustrative figures for a typical center to give an order of magnitude — not guaranteed results nor a real client’s data. Your results depend on your volume and pricing.
What makes us different
WhatsApp AI receptionist 24/7
An agent that answers, proposes slots and books your appointments on WhatsApp, with human handoff at any time. No competitor on this list offers it.
Anti-fraud equipment control
Qleven measures each device’s real electrical consumption and shuts off any machine running without a validated appointment. A category no one else occupies.
0% commission, no lock-in
Your clients and your data are yours. No marketplace taking a cut of your bookings, no forced annual contract.
The matrix: Qleven vs the alternatives
Every row reflects a verified capability. We only mark a point where it is genuinely true — including the strengths of others. Click an underlined capability to see how Qleven solves it.
| Capability | Qleven | Fresha | Flowww | Clinic Cloud | Planity | Pabau | Treatwell | Mindbody |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for medical-aesthetic clinics | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | No | Yes | No | Partial |
| WhatsApp AI receptionist (answers + books) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Anti-fraud equipment control (IoT) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 0% commission on your clients | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Accounting & VAT (double-entry, native ES/FR) | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | No | Partial |
| Real-time collaborative scheduling | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Configurable appointment granularity (down to 1 min, internal agenda) | Yes | Unverified | Partial | Unverified | Unverified | Unverified | Unverified | Unverified |
| Real-time multi-device sync (internal, no refresh) | Yes | Partial | Unverified | Unverified | Unverified | Unverified | Partial | Unverified |
| Skills-based assignment (who can perform the service) | Yes | Unverified | Unverified | Unverified | Unverified | Partial | Unverified | Partial |
| Real working hours: shifts, part-time, exceptions, holidays | Yes | Partial | Unverified | Unverified | Partial | Partial | Unverified | Partial |
| Built for ES / FR / MA markets | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | No |
| No lock-in, no forced annual contract | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | Partial | Partial | No | No |
| Assign tasks to the team (owner, statuses, linked to client/appointment) | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | No | Yes | Unverified | Yes |
| Internal staff notices tied to client/appointment (with read receipts) | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | No | Partial | Unverified | Yes |
| CRM that auto-tags and auto-follows up opportunities (stage, pipeline) | Yes | No | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Clock-in via WhatsApp (with shared location and geofence) | Yes | No | Unverified | Unverified | No | No | No | No |
| Clock-in via QR (kiosk with anti-replay) | Yes | No | Unverified | Unverified | No | Unverified | No | Unverified |
| Clock-in via GPS / geofence and trusted network (IP/CIDR) | Yes | Unverified | Unverified | Unverified | No | Unverified | No | Unverified |
| Vacation request + approval workflow (with approver routing) | Yes | Partial | Unverified | Unverified | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| Absence management with country-aware balances (leave ledger) | Yes | Partial | Unverified | Unverified | Partial | Partial | Partial | Unverified |
Data verified from each vendor's official site and public reviews, current as of June 2026. Capabilities may change.
A marketplace taking 20%: on €8,000/month of revenue from its clients, that’s €1,600 a month — nearly €19,200 a year leaving your center.
Qleven: 0% commission. Your clients and your data stay yours, forever.
Before/after photos and consents: Qleven has them too
Pabau is known for its before/after photos and consents — deservedly so. But Qleven builds them in natively: before/after capture, blur/pixelation to protect identity, composition (collage, carousel), a center-wide gallery and consents tied to the patient record. You keep that strength, and add the WhatsApp AI and equipment anti-fraud on top.
See client management and the recordWe play fair
Some competitors are excellent on their home turf: Pabau shines on clinical records, before/after photos and consents; Planity and Treatwell dominate the salon world. We don’t pretend otherwise. Our edge lies elsewhere: all-in-one for the clinic, WhatsApp AI and equipment anti-fraud.
Compare Qleven, one by one
A dedicated page per alternative, with factual and verifiable contrasts.
Frequently asked questions
The objections we hear most often before clinics switch software.
Do I have to change my WhatsApp number?
No. Qleven connects to WhatsApp Business via Meta’s official API; you keep your number and your history. The AI agent answers for you, with human handoff at any time.
Do you migrate my data from my current software?
Yes. We import your clients, their appointment history and their packages/bonos from most software in the sector. We validate the import with you before the switch so nothing is lost.
Is there a lock-in or a forced annual contract?
No. Qleven has no lock-in and no forced annual contract. You leave whenever you want and your data stays exportable.
Do you take a commission on my clients?
0%. Qleven is not a marketplace: we never charge a commission on your bookings. Your clients and your data belong to you.
Does Qleven handle before/after photos and consents like Pabau?
Yes, natively: before/after capture, blur/pixelation, composition (collage, carousel), a global gallery and consents tied to the patient record — with no separate add-on.
Is Qleven GDPR-compliant?
Qleven is designed to be GDPR-compliant, with data hosted in the EU and a DPA (data processing agreement) available. The center remains the data controller and we act as the processor.
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