Aesthetic EMR vs Portrait Care: An Honest Comparison

Both Portrait Care and Aesthetic EMRare alternatives to Moxie's 9% rev-share and long-term contract model. But the two products have fundamentally different business models — and that shapes everything from pricing to clinical depth to how your vendor's incentives align with yours.

The Core Difference: Business Model

Portrait Care's Model

Portrait Care is a marketplace/distributor hybrid. The EMR software is free; Portrait Care earns margin (reportedly up to ~60%) on the injectable and supply purchases that flow through their platform. This is a legitimate and valuable model — especially for practices that want to consolidate supply purchasing and get the EMR as a benefit.

The trade-off: your EMR vendor has a financial stake in your purchasing decisions.

Aesthetic EMR's Model

We charge a flat subscription — $399/location/month, or $3,999/year. We don't sell supplies, earn commissions, or have any stake in what products you buy or from whom. Our only revenue is your monthly subscription.

That's the full picture — no hidden revenue streams.

Neither model is wrong. The right one depends on whether you want integrated supply relationships or a purely independent software vendor.

Feature Comparison

FeaturePortrait CareAesthetic EMR
PricingFree (supply-commission model)$399/location/month (or $3,999/year)
Business modelMarketplace/distributor hybridSaaS EMR only
Vendor incentive alignmentEarns margin on your supply purchasesEarns only your subscription
Injection mappingUnknown/limited (clinical depth secondary to supply integration)Yes, base tier — injectables, lasers, skin, body, and more
AI scribeBasic/unknownWrites into chart (injection map + lot + consent gate), two tiers ($39/$89 per provider/month)
Data exportUnknownFree, self-serve (JSON/PDF/CSV), anytime
ContractUnknownMonth-to-month
Supply discountsYes (platform advantage)None — source supplies where you choose

Portrait Care features marked “Unknown” reflect limited public documentation. Verify directly with Portrait Care before making a comparison decision.

When Portrait Care Is the Better Choice

  • You want to consolidate supply purchasing through one platform and reduce procurement friction.
  • The supply discounts (potentially up to ~60% margin savings on injectables) outweigh the commission structure for your practice volume.
  • You want EMR software at no direct cost and clinical depth is secondary to supply integration.
  • You're early-stage and minimizing upfront software spend is the top priority.

When Aesthetic EMR Is the Better Choice

  • You want a vendor with zero financial stake in your purchasing decisions — no commissions, no supply margin, no conflicts.
  • Clinical depth is the priority: injection mapping, structured charting, and AI that writes directly into the chart (not just a separate note).
  • You want free self-serve data export (JSON/PDF/CSV) and a month-to-month contract with no migration fees or lock-in.
  • You source injectables through existing distributor relationships and want to keep those independent.

See Aesthetic EMR for Yourself

Flat pricing ($399/location/month ($3,999/year)), clinical depth across every modality you offer, free self-serve data export, and a month-to-month contract. No supply commissions, no revenue share, no lock-in.