Side-by-side comparison
Mena vs Medora
Built for psychology or built for every specialty
Medora is Portuguese clinic management software for more than 50 specialties, from psychology to dentistry, with team scheduling, certified invoicing, ADSE agreements and a patient portal, at a flat price per clinic. Mena was built only for psychologists and psychology clinics: it combines practice management with AI-drafted session notes and cross-session clinical memory. Medora's public pages state no AI for clinical notes.
The short answer
Medora is the better choice for a multi-specialty clinic that wants to pay a low flat price and works heavily with ADSE and health subsystem agreements. Mena is the better choice for a psychology clinic where psychologists' time on notes and preparation is the biggest cost — Medora states no AI for clinical work.
Choose Mena if
- Your clinic is a psychology clinic and you want tools designed for therapeutic work, not for every specialty.
- You want each session note drafted by AI and reviewed by the psychologist. Medora states no transcription and no AI notes.
- You want each psychologist to recall themes, patterns and context before the appointment, including on shared cases.
- You want the platform carrying your clinic's brand.
Choose Medora if
- You run a clinic with several specialties besides psychology and want a single system for all of them.
- The licence price is the deciding factor: Medora charges per clinic, from €29 per month incl. VAT.
- You work with many agreements and need fee schedules per entity, in addition to monthly batches.
- You want SMS reminders: Medora sells prepaid bundles; Mena sends reminders by email, and WhatsApp is in development.
Feature comparison
Where each product is strong, based only on what each vendor publishes on its own site.
| Feature | Mena.ai | Medora |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical documentation | ||
| AI-Drafted Clinical Notes | Yes | Not stated |
| Session Recording & Transcription | Yes | Not stated |
| Session Analysis (CBT) | Yes | Not stated |
| Cross-Session Clinical Memory | Yes | Not stated |
| Validated Questionnaires with Automatic Scoring | Yes | Yes |
| Practice management | ||
| Online Scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in Video Sessions | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic Reminders | Email; WhatsApp coming soon | Email; prepaid SMS |
| Waiting List | Yes | Yes |
| Team & Room Management | Yes | Yes |
| Payment at Booking | Yes | Yes |
| Receipts for ADSE & Insurance Reimbursement | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly Billing Grouped by Entity | Yes | Yes |
| Clinic's Own BrandingOn Mena, custom branding is available on custom plans for clinics, not on the list-price plans. | Partial | Not stated |
| Portugal & compliance | ||
| Portuguese AT-compliant invoicingNeither is itself AT-certified software. Mena issues through certified Cegid Vendus; Medora issues in the clinic's own InvoiceXpress account, which is also certified. | Yes | Yes |
| Stated GDPR / RGPD Compliance | Yes | Yes |
| Stated EU Data Residency | Yes | Yes |
| Plans & pricing | ||
| Free Plan | Yes | Not stated |
| Free Trial Length | 14 days | 7 days |
| Starting Price | €39.99/mo + VAT, per psychologist | €29/mo incl. VAT, per clinic |
Clinical documentation
- AI-Drafted Clinical Notes
- Mena.aiYesMedoraNot stated
- Session Recording & Transcription
- Mena.aiYesMedoraNot stated
- Session Analysis (CBT)
- Mena.aiYesMedoraNot stated
- Cross-Session Clinical Memory
- Mena.aiYesMedoraNot stated
- Validated Questionnaires with Automatic Scoring
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
Practice management
- Online Scheduling
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
- Built-in Video Sessions
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
- Automatic Reminders
- Mena.aiEmail; WhatsApp coming soonMedoraEmail; prepaid SMS
- Waiting List
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
- Team & Room Management
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
- Payment at Booking
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
- Receipts for ADSE & Insurance Reimbursement
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
- Monthly Billing Grouped by Entity
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
- Clinic's Own BrandingOn Mena, custom branding is available on custom plans for clinics, not on the list-price plans.
- Mena.aiPartialMedoraNot stated
Portugal & compliance
- Portuguese AT-compliant invoicingNeither is itself AT-certified software. Mena issues through certified Cegid Vendus; Medora issues in the clinic's own InvoiceXpress account, which is also certified.
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
- Stated GDPR / RGPD Compliance
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
- Stated EU Data Residency
- Mena.aiYesMedoraYes
Plans & pricing
- Free Plan
- Mena.aiYesMedoraNot stated
- Free Trial Length
- Mena.ai14 daysMedora7 days
- Starting Price
- Mena.ai€39.99/mo + VAT, per psychologistMedora€29/mo incl. VAT, per clinic
Comparison based on Medora's own public pages (medora.pt), read on 13 October 2026. Capabilities Medora does not publicly document are shown as not stated rather than unavailable. Pricing and features change — please verify current details with each vendor.
Criterion by criterion
What each platform actually does
Both are Portuguese and both handle scheduling, invoicing, ADSE and a patient portal. Medora is broader, covering dozens of specialties; Mena goes deeper into the clinical work of psychology.
| Criterion | Mena.ai | Medora |
|---|---|---|
| AI clinical documentationThe single largest difference between the two products. | Records and transcribes the session, drafts the clinical note for review, and organises the themes and thinking patterns the psychologist confirms. Included in the Intelligent plan. | Not stated. Notes are written in forms per discipline, including during the video session, but there is no reference to transcription or AI drafting. |
| Clinical recordMedora is broader; Mena goes deeper in psychology. | Structured notes, session themes, thinking patterns, between-session CBT exercises, validated questionnaires with automatic scoring and cross-session clinical memory. | Forms per discipline, episodes of care, scales scored on the spot (PHQ-9, GAD-7, DASS-21, WHO-5 and others) with a progress chart, and record access limited to those treating the patient. |
| Pricing modelMedora wins this one for teams. | Priced per psychologist: €39.99 per month plus VAT on Essential and €79.99 on Intelligent, with tiered discounts for clinics. | Priced per clinic, including VAT: €29 (1 location, 2 members), €49 (3 locations, 10 members) and €99 (10 locations, 50 members) per month. |
| ADSE, health subsystems and insurersBoth bill entities; Medora publishes fee schedules per entity. | Receipts carry the psychologist's licence number, the entity and the beneficiary number, and billing to entities can be grouped into one monthly document per entity. Coverage is set per patient, as a percentage or a fixed amount. | Prices per entity with each entity's fee schedule, monthly batches per entity and the invoice to the entity ready to send. |
| Portuguese invoicingParity on compliance; the costs sit in different places. | Fiscal documents issued through Cegid Vendus, AT-certified, in a module from €14.99 per month. | Invoices, invoice-receipts, simplified invoices or credit notes issued in the clinic's own InvoiceXpress account, AT-certified, always linked to the appointment. |
| Scheduling, reminders and front deskMedora's breadth here is real and worth weighing. | Scheduling, online booking with payment, built-in video sessions, waiting list, patient portal and email reminders. WhatsApp in development for the Intelligent plan. | Per-professional and per-room calendar with conflict detection, prioritised waiting list, payment at booking, session packages, Cartão de Cidadão reading, email reminders and prepaid SMS. |
| Data and AIBoth host in the EU; only Mena processes clinical data with AI. | Data hosted in the EU, encrypted and with audit logs. The clinical AI runs on Mena's own EU-hosted models and data is not used to train models. | Database in a data centre in the Netherlands, a data processing agreement available, and audit logs of relevant actions. |
Medora claims taken from its own public pages, read on 13 October 2026. Capabilities Medora does not publicly document are shown as not stated rather than unavailable.
What it costs
Pricing, both sides, in full
Both publish their prices, but with different models: Medora charges per clinic, including VAT; Mena charges per psychologist, excluding VAT. Figures as published on 13 October 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 | Up to 3 active patients and 1 GB of storage, with scheduling, clinical record and patient portal. |
| Essential | €39.99/mo + VAT, per psychologist | Scheduling, online booking, video sessions, patient portal, email reminders, questionnaires and payments. No clinical AI. |
| Intelligent | €79.99/mo + VAT, per psychologist | Everything in Essential, plus AI clinical notes, session transcription and analysis, and a clinical assistant. |
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Básico | €29/mo incl. VAT | 1 location and 2 members, with all features. |
| Avançado | €49/mo incl. VAT | 3 locations and 10 members, with all features. |
| Escala | €99/mo incl. VAT | 10 locations and 50 members, with all features. |
| Ilimitado | On request | Unlimited locations and members, for large organisations. |
- The model matters more than the list price
- For a team of 10 psychologists, Medora's licence stays at €49 per month. On Mena, the cost grows with each psychologist. The comparison that matters is between the licence difference and the documentation hours the AI gives back to each clinician.
- Certified invoicing is paid separately on both
- On Mena, the certified invoicing module starts at €14.99 per month. On Medora, invoices are issued in the clinic's own InvoiceXpress account, contracted directly with InvoiceXpress.
- SMS and WhatsApp
- On Medora, SMS is prepaid at €0.05 plus VAT per message and email is included. On Mena, email is included, there is no SMS, and WhatsApp reminders are in development for the Intelligent plan.
- Trial periods
- Mena offers a 14-day trial with no card. Medora offers 7 days with no card and a demo with a fictional clinic, without creating an account.
Mena prices from mena-ai.pt/pricing. Medora prices from medora.pt, pricing section.
Two approaches
A multi-specialty clinic or a psychology clinic
Medora was designed to run the administration of any healthcare clinic, with several specialties under one roof and a flat price per clinic. Mena was designed around the clinical work of psychology and charges per psychologist. The deciding question is where your team loses more time: at the front desk or documenting sessions.
Medora strengths:
- Priced per clinic, not per professional: €49 per month incl. VAT for up to 10 members and 3 locations
- More than 50 specialties in the same account, with forms specific to each discipline
- ADSE and health subsystems with a fee schedule per entity and monthly batches ready to send
- Scales such as the PHQ-9, GAD-7, DASS-21 and WHO-5 scored automatically, with a progress chart
- Data migration included in every plan and a demo without creating an account
Mena strengths:
- An AI clinical assistant that drafts your session note for review
- Session recording with transcription, so you don't have to stop to take notes
- CBT session analysis that organises the themes and thinking patterns the psychologist confirms
- Cross-session clinical memory that recalls context before each appointment, for the whole team
- The clinic's own branding on custom plans
- Clinical AI running on Mena's own EU-hosted models, with no data sent to external AI providers
The honest part
When Medora is the better choice
Medora is a mature, well-documented Portuguese product, built by people who know how to run a clinic. There are clinics for which it is straightforwardly the right purchase.
- Psychology is one of several specialties
- In a clinic with physiotherapy, nutrition and psychology under one roof, Medora runs them all with one system and a flat price. Mena only covers psychology.
- The licence price decides
- If the decision comes down to the software bill, Medora wins: the €49-per-month plan covers an entire team of up to 10 members.
- Your practice runs on agreements
- With many ADSE and health subsystem agreements, Medora's per-entity fee schedules save the front desk real work.
- Notes are not the problem
- If the team already writes notes quickly and the burden is at the front desk, Mena's clinical layer adds less value than it costs.
The dividing line is honest: Medora runs the administration of any healthcare clinic, Mena works on the psychology session and the record it leaves. If documentation is where your team loses hours, that is the case for Mena — and if it is not, it genuinely is not.
When Mena fits
When Mena is the right fit
Medora is a solid, affordable option for running a clinic's administration. Mena serves the psychology clinic whose biggest cost is not the software licence but the hours each psychologist spends documenting sessions.
- Built for therapeutic work
- Session themes, thinking patterns, between-session CBT exercises and validated questionnaires: the record serves the therapeutic process, not a generic form shared with other specialties.
- Hours given back to every psychologist
- Mena records and transcribes the session and prepares a structured note that the psychologist reviews and approves. In a team, that time multiplies across every clinician, every week.
- Clinical memory for the whole team
- Before each appointment, Mena recalls themes, patterns and notes from earlier sessions. When a case passes from one colleague to another, the context goes with it.
- AI that stays in the EU
- Notes and transcripts are processed by models hosted in the European Union. The AI drafts and the psychologist decides, with audit logs. Mena is aligned with the GDPR and built for the EU AI Act's transparency and human-oversight requirements.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Medora and who is it for?
- Medora is Portuguese clinic management software for professionals and clinics across more than 50 specialties. It includes team scheduling, online booking and payment, certified invoice-receipts, ADSE and health subsystems, a patient portal, video sessions and a waiting list. Plans range from €29 to €99 per month, including VAT, depending on the number of locations and members.
- Does Medora have AI clinical notes?
- As of 13 October 2026, Medora's public pages state no AI for drafting session notes or transcribing appointments. Medora offers forms per specialty and automatically scored scales. Mena records and transcribes the session, drafts the note for your review and recalls context from earlier sessions.
- Is Medora built for psychologists?
- Medora is built for more than 50 specialties and has a page and scales dedicated to psychology. Mena was built only for psychology, with session themes, thinking patterns and CBT exercises.
- Is Medora cheaper than Mena?
- On licence cost, yes, especially for teams: Medora charges per clinic, from €29 per month incl. VAT, and the €49 plan covers up to 10 members. Mena charges per psychologist, from €39.99 per month plus VAT, and the clinical AI is on the Intelligent plan. Mena costs more because it includes the AI clinical layer.
- Can I use both?
- Yes. A multidisciplinary clinic can keep Medora for managing its other specialties and use Mena for its psychology team. The Mena team helps import patients and appointments if you would rather run a single system.
See Mena with your team
Start a 14-day free trial, no credit card required, or book a demo for your clinic. Your data stays in the EU and the clinical AI runs on EU-hosted models.