# Alternative to Doctolib (Doctolib)

Source: https://terminio.ai/en/vergleich/doctolib-alternative

Doctolib or terminio.ai? Prices, features and limits compared honestly, with a switching guide and answers to the most common questions.

As of September 2026 · Sources: Doctolib's website and price page (info.doctolib.de/preis)

## Verdict

- Doctolib fits if … you want to win patients through the Doctolib directory and want booking, practice software and video consultations from one vendor.
- terminio.ai fits if … you want your appointments on your own page, without an account for patients, without a base fee and with WhatsApp instead of email.
- The biggest difference Reach versus independence. And, according to Doctolib's price page, from €119 per practitioner depending on the specialty, versus €0 to €19.99 a month.

## Prices

- terminio.ai: €0 – €19.99 a month · Pro Voice with phone assistant €129.99 · online payments 6% + €0.25 · cancel monthly
- Doctolib: from €119 per practitioner a month incl. VAT · according to Doctolib's price page, depending on the specialty, medical and dental practices from €139 · annual term

## Honestly

Doctolib:
- Patients find you through the Doctolib directory without you doing anything.
- Practice management, e-prescriptions and video consultations come from one system.
- Established with statutory practices; colleagues and patients know it.

terminio.ai:
- No account and no app for patients. Name and mobile number, done.
- Reminders by WhatsApp from your own number, with no cost per message.
- €0 to start, cancel monthly, unlimited practitioners in every plan.

## Switching

1. Set up your services Tap your industry, adjust the prefilled services, set durations and prices. Ten minutes, and the booking page is live.
2. Bring your patients Import your contacts and confirm existing appointments once by WhatsApp. From then on reminders go out from your number.
3. Swap the link Booking link on your Google profile, website and voicemail. Cancel Doctolib at the end of its term; both run in parallel until then.

## Common questions

**What does Doctolib really cost?** According to Doctolib's price page (as of September 2026) the packages start at €119 per practitioner a month incl. VAT on an annual term, depending on the specialty, and at €139 for medical and dental practices. terminio.ai starts at €0, Pro costs €19.99 a month and can be cancelled monthly.

**Can I take my patients with me from Doctolib?** Yes. You export your patient list from Doctolib and import it into terminio.ai. Existing appointments you enter or recreate; the reminder then goes out by WhatsApp.

**Do I lose visibility without the Doctolib directory?** New patients from the directory fall away; that is the price of independence. In return you link your booking page on your Google Business Profile, where most practice searches start.

**Does terminio.ai have a phone assistant too?** Yes. In the Pro Voice plan an AI assistant with a German number answers the phone, books appointments and takes messages. It gives no medical advice and hands anything urgent to the practice.

**Do my patients need an account or an app?** No. They open your link, pick a service and a time and enter their name and mobile number. With Doctolib every patient needs an account of their own.

**Can I use Doctolib and terminio.ai in parallel?** Yes, during the remaining contract term for example. Both calendars run independently; in terminio.ai you block the times Doctolib hands out until the contract ends.


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