Top 8 dermatology EHR and clinic software in India
One scorecard, six criteria, eight systems an Indian skin, hair or aesthetic clinic actually shortlists: DermaAI, ClinicEO, Clinicea, HealthPlix, Eka Care, DoctorsApp, TatvaCare and Practo Ray.
A skin clinic rarely loses money on a missing feature. It loses money in the gaps: between apps, between one visit and the next, between an enquiry arriving and anyone seeing it. So we scored these eight on the six things that decide whether those gaps close.
Our bias, stated up front. We build DermaAI and we rank it first. The criteria and every score are below, so you can re-rank the table yourself.
Swipe the table sideways to see all six criteria.
| Software | Dermatology depth skin, hair, procedures | AI that works scribe, receptionist, recall | One system enquiry through to recall | Survives messy data works half filled in | Speed and UI staff actually use it | Security and India data data held in India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 DermaAI ours | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| 2 ClinicEO | Full | Not the focus | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| 3 Clinicea | Most of it | Not the focus | Partial | Partial | Partial | Full |
| 4 HealthPlix | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Most of it | Full |
| 5 Eka Care | Not the focus | Full | Partial | Partial | Full | Full |
| 6 DoctorsApp | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Full |
| 7 TatvaCare | Not the focus | Full | Partial | Partial | Partial | Full |
| 8 Practo Ray | Not the focus | Not the focus | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
Scored August 2026 from public product pages and software directories. Rank is fit for a skin clinic, not company size, which is why the biggest name sits last.
What nothing else here does
Every other system on this list is built to store what happened. These six moments are about what did not happen, and they are where a skin clinic's money actually goes.
A WhatsApp or Instagram enquiry lands at 8pm, after the front desk has gone home.
The AI receptionist replies, answers the price and procedure questions, and books the slot before morning.
The follow-up date is said out loud once, mid-consult, and never written down.
The scribe captures it from what was actually said, and the recall goes out on its own when it is due.
A call comes in while the front desk is mid-procedure, and nobody calls back.
The missed call is logged, returned and turned into a booking instead of vanishing.
A package session is delivered but never logged, so the balance quietly drifts.
The procedure log burns the session down and shows the true balance at the next visit.
A lab report arrives as a photo in a WhatsApp thread and stops there.
It is parsed onto the patient's timeline, with the doctor in the loop before anything goes back.
Nobody can say which channel actually produced the paying patients.
Attribution runs enquiry to consult to procedure to revenue, per channel, so spend stops being a guess.
Several of the others can send a scheduled reminder. The difference is a system that answers a brand new enquiry, works out when the recall is due from what was said in the room, and acts without anyone queuing it up. That is the whole gap between recording a clinic and running one.
The eight, in one line each
DermaAI that is us
Dermatology-native and AI-native. An AI scribe writes the prescription from the consult in 50+ Indian languages; an AI receptionist answers WhatsApp, Instagram and missed calls and chases the follow-up.
Watch: Newest name here, and we wrote this list.
ClinicEO
Aesthetics-first. Before and after image management, treatment templates, dynamic packages and GST invoicing, with WhatsApp sharing built in.
Watch: Pricing is gated and independent reviews are scarce.
Clinicea
The deepest clinical template here: skin type, keloid history, isotretinoin use, scars, plus session tracking and treatment estimates.
Watch: No AI scribe and no AI enquiry handling.
HealthPlix
The fastest OPD workflow on the list. Prescriptions in under 30 seconds, 14 languages, modules for 16 specialties including dermatology.
Watch: Built around the prescription, not the procedure.
Eka Care
The most ABDM-native option. ABHA verification, consented record fetch and share, AI-assisted notes and genuinely good apps on both sides.
Watch: Multi-specialty by design, so no skin workflow.
DoctorsApp
Broad coverage on a small budget. ABDM compliant and ABHA integrated, with AI-assisted prescriptions and reach into IPD, OT and lab.
Watch: Breadth for the money means less depth anywhere.
TatvaCare
Mobile-first and quick to start. VoiceRx for spoken prescriptions, SmartSync to digitise handwritten notes, official ABDM partner.
Watch: Designed for the solo doctor, not a multi-doctor clinic.
Practo Ray
The dependable generalist most clinics are already on, with the Practo listing and booking funnel alongside it.
Watch: Specialty-neutral, and enquiries live outside it.
Questions clinics ask us
Which software is best for a dermatology clinic in India?
For a growing skin, hair or aesthetic clinic we rank DermaAI first: it is the only one here that is both dermatology-native and AI-native. If you want the deepest clinical template alone, look at Clinicea. If ABHA and record portability come first, look at Eka Care.
Do I have to leave my current EHR to use DermaAI?
No. DermaAI runs on top of the EHR you already use, so records stay where they are while enquiry handling, AI prescriptions and follow-ups start working. Migration from 10+ Indian EHRs is supported, and a clinic is usually live in a week.
Is an AI medical scribe accurate enough for an Indian clinic?
It handles 50+ Indian languages and code-mixed Hindi and English, and writes into the doctor's own formulary rather than a generic drug list. The doctor reviews and signs every prescription before it prints, so nothing reaches a patient unreviewed.
Where is our patient data stored?
DermaAI stores clinic and patient data in India, with per-clinic isolation, role-based access and an option for a private server. Ask every vendor on this list where the database actually sits, not just where the company is registered.
How to actually choose
Shortlist two and give each your last week of real consults, not a demo dataset. Then ask three questions: what happens to an enquiry at 9pm, what happens to a follow-up nobody typed in, and where exactly the database sits.
Prices are left out on purpose. These eight quote per doctor, per module and per year, so any single number is stale within a week. Get a quote on your actual setup, and judge it against what the software recovers.