Complys vs QCS (Quality Compliance Systems)
An honest comparison of Complys and QCS (Quality Compliance Systems) for GP and healthcare compliance in 2026 - features, who each suits and pricing. QCS leads on expert-maintained policies; Complys leads on readiness scoring and size-based pricing.
- You want a live readiness score against what CQC looks at, plus evidence and staff records in one place
- You want size-based, published pricing that starts small for a single practice or clinic
- You want to start on a 90-day free trial with no card and see your position first
- You want registrations, training and certificates tracked with renewal reminders, not just policies
- Your main need is a large library of expert-written policies and procedures kept updated for you
- You want an established policy-and-audit toolkit with a long track record in general practice
- You value QCS's guidance and learning content alongside compliance
- You are standardising policies across several practices
Maintained policies vs live readiness
QCS built its reputation on one very useful thing: a large library of expert-written policies and procedures, kept up to date for you, across general practice, dental and care. If your biggest pain is authoring and maintaining policy documents, that is genuinely valuable and QCS does it well, alongside audits, mock inspections and learning content.
Complys comes at compliance from the readiness angle. Rather than centring on a policy library, it scores your practice against what CQC looks at across the quality statements, tracks your evidence, staff registrations and training with renewal reminders, and shows you the gaps to close. The two overlap but lead with different strengths: QCS with maintained policies, Complys with a live readiness picture and size-based pricing that starts small.
How to decide
If a maintained policies-and-procedures library is the thing you most want, QCS is a strong, established choice. If you want a live readiness score, evidence and staff tracking in one place at a published price that starts small for a single practice, Complys is built for that - and you can try it free for ninety days against your own practice before deciding.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Compliance & CQC readiness
| Feature | Complys | QCS (Quality Compliance Systems) |
|---|---|---|
Live CQC readiness score against the quality statements | Available | Partial Mock inspections test readiness; less of a continuous live score |
Expert-maintained policies and procedures library | Partial Policy storage and tracking, not a maintained-for-you policy library | Available Compliance Centre: expert policies kept up to date for you |
Audits and mock inspections | Partial Readiness checklists and evidence | Available Audit Centre and CQC-style mock inspections |
Staff registration, training and competency tracking | Available GMC/NMC and training with renewal reminders | Partial Competency checklists and learning content |
Evidence and certificates tracked with expiry reminders | Available | Partial Focus is policies and audits |
AI features
| Feature | Complys | QCS (Quality Compliance Systems) |
|---|---|---|
AI assistance | Available | Available Lyra AI answers compliance questions |
Pricing & plans
| Feature | Complys | QCS (Quality Compliance Systems) |
|---|---|---|
Published, size-based pricing for a single practice | Available From GBP 149/mo for a single practice or clinic | Partial QCS Start from GBP 599 + VAT; fuller pricing on application |
Free trial with no card | Available 90 days, no card | Partial Free trial offered |
Setup & fit
| Feature | Complys | QCS (Quality Compliance Systems) |
|---|---|---|
Self-serve setup | Available | Available |
Pricing comparison
Published, size-based pricing from GBP 149/mo for a single practice or clinic, everything included, with a 90-day free trial and no card.
See full Complys pricing →QCS publishes a starter product from GBP 599 + VAT and offers a free trial, but fuller pricing across its centres is on application. Its value is the expert-maintained policies and procedures.
QCS (Quality Compliance Systems) pricing (external) →Frequently asked questions
Is Complys a replacement for QCS?
They overlap but lead with different strengths. QCS is strongest as a maintained library of expert policies and procedures with audits and mock inspections. Complys leads on a live CQC readiness score, evidence and staff registration and training tracking, at size-based published pricing. Which fits depends on whether your priority is maintained policies or a live readiness picture.
Does Complys write my policies for me like QCS?
Complys stores and tracks your policies and helps generate documents, but it does not provide the large, continuously expert-maintained policy library that is QCS's core strength. If maintained policies are your main need, QCS is built for that; if a readiness score and evidence tracking are, Complys is.
Which is cheaper for a single practice?
Complys publishes size-based pricing from GBP 149/mo for a single practice or clinic with everything included and a 90-day free trial. QCS lists a starter product from GBP 599 + VAT with fuller pricing on application, so for a small single practice Complys is straightforward to price and start.
Try Complys free for 90 days
No card required. Pick any paid tier, get full access for 90 days, keep all your documents at the end.