# Looking for a Semble alternative?

> Bloom is the affordable Semble alternative for UK therapists. All the features you need at £29/month, not £119/month.

- Comparison: Bloom vs Semble
- Updated: 2026-06-09
- Canonical: https://www.trybloom.co.uk/alternative/semble

Semble is a powerful platform used by multi-site clinics and healthcare groups across the UK. But if you're a solo therapist or small practice, you're paying enterprise prices for a system designed for multi-site medical groups - and most of its features will never be relevant to your work.

## Why therapists are switching from Semble

- Starting at £119/month - that's over £1,400 a year for features designed for multi-site medical groups, not solo therapists.
- Overly complex for talking therapies - Semble includes EHR features, lab integrations, prescribing tools, and CQC compliance that therapists will never use.
- Requires a demo just to get started - there's no self-serve signup. You have to book a sales call before you can try the product.
- Designed for medical practices, not therapy - the terminology, workflows, and templates assume a clinical setting with receptionists.
- Configuring it for a solo therapy practice means working through settings built for clinics.
- Notes aren't encrypted beyond standard hosting - for a platform handling sensitive data, that's a gap.

## Semble vs Bloom

| Feature | Semble | Bloom |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly price | From £119/mo | £29/mo |
| Signup process | Book a demo, sales call | Self-serve, ready in 5 minutes |
| Session notes encryption | Standard encryption | AES-256 on every note |
| Counselling agreement signing | No dedicated feature | Built-in e-signatures |
| Automated client onboarding | No | Book, sign, pay - one flow |
| Client booking page | Yes | Yes |
| Appointment reminders | Email + SMS | Email included |
| Lab integrations | Yes | No (not needed for therapy) |
| Prescribing | Yes | No (not needed for therapy) |
| CQC compliance tools | Yes | No (not needed for therapy) |
| Built for | Multi-site medical practices | Therapists and counsellors |
| UK GDPR compliant | Yes | Yes |

Bloom is £29/month, or £290/year with 2 months free - everything included. No add-on fees.

## Why therapists choose Bloom over Semble

- **£29/month instead of £119/month**: Everything a therapist needs at a quarter of Semble's price. No features you'll never use, no enterprise pricing for a solo practice.
- **Start today, not after a sales call**: Sign up, set up in five minutes, start booking clients. No demo required, no sales team, no waiting.
- **Designed for therapy, not hospitals**: Every screen in Bloom was built for therapists. No lab integrations, no prescribing tools, no CQC forms - just the features you actually use.
- **Stronger encryption for sensitive notes**: Session notes are encrypted with AES-256. Your clients' most personal disclosures deserve dedicated protection.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bloom really £29/month? What's the catch?

No catch. £29/month per practitioner, everything included. No add-on fees, no tiered pricing, no annual contracts. Cancel any time.

### Can Bloom handle a small practice with multiple therapists?

Yes. Bloom supports practices with up to around 20 practitioners, each with their own calendar and client list.

### Does Bloom have all the compliance features Semble has?

Bloom is fully UK GDPR compliant with encrypted data storage and ICO registration. If you need CQC compliance tooling (for regulated medical services), that's something Semble offers that Bloom doesn't - because most therapy practices don't require CQC registration.

### Can I migrate from Semble to Bloom?

Yes. Get in touch and we'll help you move your client data across.