About Zanda

Get to know Zanda, the all-in-one practice management system designed to help health practices grow and succeed.

Buzz through the busy work

Zanda tackles the busy work of practice management by connecting every aspect into one seamless platform, freeing up your time and energy. By managing the administrative load, Zanda enables you to work smarter, achieve more, and make the most of your day, whether that’s more focused time with clients, growing your practice, or spending more time with family.

One simple platform, total control

Zanda makes running a health practice rewarding and efficient by keeping it simple. From communications to billing, practice operations manuals to telehealth, Zanda covers it all. Best of all, you don’t need to be a tech expert to use Zanda. It’s designed to be intuitive and user-friendly, which makes it ideal for those who don’t live and breathe technology.

The Zanda difference

Check out the four key reasons why Zanda is the trusted choice for health practices worldwide.

We get practice management

Built by practitioners, for practitioners, Zanda is software with soul. We understand the pressures and administrative hurdles of running a health practice. In fact, our Co-Founder, psychologist Damien Adler, wrote the best-selling 9 Secrets of Successful Health Practices to help practices thrive. Our global team offers genuine care, real empathy, and is here to be a true partner in your success, making practice life easier and more enjoyable.

More time for what matters

Zanda is an all-in-one platform that gives your time back. Intuitive workflows, smart automations, and powerful AI tools such as secure session transcription and ready-to-use templates drastically reduce your admin. With 100+ time-saving features, free data migration, a built-in Practice Operations Manual, two-way SMS, and free support, you can focus on providing care to your clients and finish your day on time.

The all-in-one advantage

Zanda brings every part of practice management together in a seamless, all-in-one platform for total control. It connects appointments, billing, clinical notes, communication, and reporting, so daily operations are simpler and there is no need for multiple systems. Key integrations with tools like Stripe, Xero, and Zoom ensure everything runs smoothly. Practices gain the clarity and confidence of having everything in one efficient place.

Security you can count on

Security is at the core of Zanda. We are one of the only practice management platforms to be ISO 27001 certified and compliant with global standards like HIPAA, GDPR, and APP, giving you the highest level of security and privacy. As a privately owned and self-funded company, your client data is never monetized or pressured by external investors. It stays yours, always. You can trust that your clients’ data is protected with the highest level of security, privacy, and compliance that meets the highest standards everywhere.

OUR MISSION

Make health practice management easy and enjoyable.

Our values

At Zanda, we’re committed to doing things RIGHT. That’s why our values are:

Reliability

Customers trust us because of our positive reputation, and we never take this for granted. We build trust by consistently prioritizing the long-term interests of our customers and delivering on our promises.

Impact

We are passionate about delivering easy-to-use, sustainable solutions that maximize value and drive positive change for our customers and the impact they have on their communities.

Growth

We are innovative, creative, and believe in continuous evolution in everything we do for customers. We embrace feedback and input as an opportunity to learn, iterate, and improve.

Help

Our goal is to support our customers and help them create the health practice they imagined–ultimately helping more people get the care they need. We value simplicity and communicate with empathy.

Teamwork

We create a team of superstars by driving high standards with each other. We thrive on collaboration, transparency, equality, and feedback, empowering our team, community, and customers to reach their potential.

Our formula for empowered health practices

Our overarching goal is to create empowered health practices that benefit the practice owners, their teams, and their communities.

Underpinning our software is our formula for empowering health practices: these six components work together to support the success of health practices, however that success looks to you!

Privacy & data compliance

Zanda is certified & compliant with the following security & privacy standards.

Our story: built by practitioners, for practitioners

We’ve been in your shoes, so we know how personal your practice is.

The Zanda journey began when our co-founder, Damien, and his wife launched their own private psychology practice. They quickly realized that existing practice management platforms lacked the tools needed to streamline administrative tasks and create a smooth experience for clients, staff, and practitioners. Wanting a better solution, Damien teamed up with his tech-savvy brother, Paul, to develop a more efficient platform.

They started by reimagining the software Damien’s clinic had been using, rebuilding it to incorporate more features and intuitive workflows. The result was “Power Diary,” a platform that blended Damien’s hands-on experience in running a successful clinic with Paul’s 25 years of expertise in building and scaling technology solutions.

In 2024, “Power Diary” was rebranded as “Zanda” to better reflect our all-in-one practice management focus, covering everything from “Z” to “A” (and back again)! Zanda combines our passion for empowering health practices with purpose-built technology that makes practice management easy and enjoyable.

Meet Bizzy: the bee with a mission.

When Zanda set out to make practice management easier, Bizzy showed up as the perfect partner: hardworking, energetic, and endlessly helpful. Bizzy is the Zanda mascot, the little bee buzzing behind the scenes to handle the busy work for you. Energetic and always looking for ways to make life easier, Bizzy represents our commitment to simple, stress-free practice management.

Full name: Bizzy Porter
Hobby: Turning chaos into calm
Superpower: Making admin tasks disappear
Favorite Zanda features: automations, templates, and BizzyAI (she’s a little biased)

With Bizzy around, you can let the admin stress buzz off and get back to what matters most. And keep an eye out… Bizzy loves popping up in different hats and outfits depending on the season or situation. You never know where she’ll show up next.

Our milestones

AUG 2025

Published ‘The 9 Secrets of Successful Health Practices’

MAY 2025

Launched BizzyAI note assistant

APR 2025

Introduced Practice Hive

NOV 2024

Power Diary rebrands as Zanda

JUL 2024

Introduced US insurance claiming

MAR 2024

Became HIPAA-certified

FEB 2024

Introduced Automations

JAN 2024

Launched Telehealth Pro feature

2023

Became ISO 27001- and GDPR-certified

2022

Launched Practice Operations Manual feature

2020

Launched Online Forms and Telehealth Lite features

2015

First customer in the US

2013

First customer in the UK

2012

Launched the Client Portal feature

2011

First 10 customers in Australia

2010

Damien & Paul create a practice management software, branding it as Power Diary

2007

Damien opens a psychology clinic

Meet our founders

“We’re passionate about supporting the provision of healthcare services. As the industry evolves, we’re improving our system to make it easier and easier for our customers to run and grow their health practice.”

Damien Adler

Co-Founder & Head of Customer Success

Damien has been a registered psychologist since 2003 and has a background in health administration, previously holding senior positions in the public health sector. Damien and his wife (also a psychologist) built a busy group private practice, where he first discovered his passion for using technology to make life easier for health practitioners.

Damien is known publicly through his 10+ years of regular guest segments on ABC Radio, as a public speaker and corporate trainer, and as a contributor for various TV, radio, and print outlets.

Damien enjoys mountain biking, traveling, pretending to be a handyman, and exploring near and far with his wife and daughter.

“A lot of software platforms can seem similar, but under the hood, there are big differences. At Zanda, we’re passionate about building quality software. We put a lot of thought into making sure our platform is reliable, secure, and simple to use.”

Paul Adler

Co-Founder & CTO

Paul is a seasoned tech entrepreneur. He previously started a computer support business (with $200 and his bedroom as an office), which he then developed into Australia’s largest tech support company.

Paul has made the BRW Fast 100 list three times (100 fastest growing companies in Australia) and won the Victorian Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Telstra & Victorian Government Small Business of Year Award, The Age Best IT Business award, and the My Business Magazine Young Guns in Business Award. He has served as a member of the Federal Government Small Business Advisory Council for five years and has been featured in various publications.

Paul enjoys cycling, high-altitude mountaineering (he’s previously summited Mt Everest), skiing, and having adventures with his wife and two children.