Welcome to Nabu
Your complete guide to understanding and getting the most out of Nabu — the financial intelligence platform built for medspas.
What is Nabu?
Nabu is a financial intelligence platform built for medspas, aesthetic clinics, and wellness businesses. It takes the appointment, sales, service, provider, cost, and payment data already in your booking software and turns it into clear financial insight — profit margins, service-level costing, provider performance, overhead allocation, and revenue forecasting.
Nabu does the financial math that usually stays trapped in spreadsheets. You see exactly what each service costs to deliver, what each provider contributes, and where margin is leaking — without needing a finance background.
Who is Nabu for?
- Solo providers and owner-operators who run everything themselves and need clear numbers without hiring a finance team
- Clinic owners and managers who want to understand provider-level profitability, true service margins, and overhead allocation across their operation
- Multi-location medspa teams that need consistent financial reporting across locations
- Front-desk and operations staff who handle setup and reporting without an accounting background
You do not need any finance or accounting experience to use Nabu. If you have never read a profit-and-loss statement, you can still understand your business finances within minutes.
What Nabu helps you understand
| Feature | What you learn |
|---|---|
| Service profitability | Which services make money after labor, supplies, equipment, and overhead |
| Provider performance | How much revenue and profit each team member generates |
| Cost Center | Your full cost structure — payroll, rent, equipment, supplies |
| Financials | Revenue, cash flow, and recognized income over time |
| Forecasting | Revenue projections and break-even progress |
What Nabu is not
- Not a replacement for your accountant. Nabu gives you operational financial clarity. Your accountant handles tax compliance, legal filings, and year-end reporting.
- Not a tax filing tool. Nabu does not file taxes or generate IRS-ready documents.
- Not a booking system. Nabu reads data from your booking software — it does not replace it.
- Not a guarantee of profitability. Nabu shows you where the numbers stand. What you do with that information is up to you.
How this documentation works
This guide covers everything from signing up to fully understanding your financial dashboard. Read it in order if you are new — or jump directly to what you need using the search bar or the left sidebar.
Start here: Getting Started →