Brauni vs Excel: what the spreadsheet is not showing you
Excel is probably the most used clinical practice management software in Argentina: it is free, you know it and for the first patients it seems to reach. The problem is not Excel, it is to ask it to be a clinical system: a template does not send reminders, it does not invoice, it does not meet the legal requirements of the medical records and every hour you dedicate it leaves your time.
Prices and functionalities verified with public information July 2026.
| Functionality | Brauni | Excel |
|---|---|---|
| Actual cost | From USD $15/month, with automated administrative work | Free on license; the cost is your hours: every note, reminder, invoices and backup is manual work |
| Conference notes | Yes: complete the note from audio, photo or text, adapted to your orientation (TCC, psychoanalytic, systemic, humanist, integrative) | Text cells without clinical structure: without temperates, without AI, without search |
| Library of documents with AI | Yes: you upload your test manuals, authors and notes (PDF, Word or text, with OCR for scans) and the wizard responds by quoting the exact document and page | It doesn't have: your manuals are still loose PDFs you're looking for by hand |
| medical records (Law 26.529) | Encrypted complete file, with immutable audit and the 5 requirements of Art. 13 of Law 26.529 | An editable file without trace of changes does not guarantee the inalterability of Art. 13 nor the chronological record of Art. 12 |
| Reminders to Patients | Recurrent Series, Google Calendar bidirectional, reminders via WhatsApp | It doesn't: you send them for WhatsApp, one by one, from your personal phone |
| ARCA invoicing (ex AFIP) | Type C invoice and B with CAE from ARCA in real time, from the same quote | Apart: ARCA portal in another tab, copying data by hand |
| Clinical reports | Yes: unique code, SHA-256 hash and public verification portal | A loose Word or PDF that anyone can edit without noticing |
| Health data security | Encrypted clinical fields (Fernet AES-128), access audit, AAIP registration | A file on your computer or Drive: no field encryption, no audit, and one extra sharing click exposes everything |
| Backups | Automatic and encryption | Manuals: if you didn't remember to do it, it doesn't exist |
| Free trial | 30 days free, no card | - |
It's expensive for free.
Why everyone starts with Excel
- It's free, you have it installed and you don't have to learn anything new.
- With the first patients it seems to reach: a appointment tab, another payment tab.
- The cost appears later: when the agenda grows, the hours of manual loading grow with it.
- And the risk was always: health data in an editable file, without audit or encryption, which one extra click can share.
What changes with Brauni
- The session note is completed with AI from an audio: what on the sheet was typical, here are 2 minutes.
- Reminders via WhatsApp come out alone and absences are recorded.
- The CAE ARCA invoice comes out of the same appointment, with no separate portal.
- The medical records meets the five requirements of Article 13 of Law 26.529, with encryption and audit.
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Preguntas frecuentes: Brauni vs Excel
Excel This comparison is independent, it was developed by the Brauni team on verified public information to July 2026 and may be outdated if Excel changes your product or prices. It does not imply affiliation or endorsement of Excel.If you find a mistake, write to soporte@brauni.io and we correct it.
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