Independent-minded comparison from the airGP founder
airGP vs LocumDeck vs Locum Organiser vs MyLocumManager
As a GP locum myself, I realised that most locums eventually reach a point where they ask the same question:
Do I want a booking platform, an admin platform, or one place that handles both?
That question is more useful than asking which product has the longest feature list. A booking system has little value if practices in your area do not use it. A polished pension feature is no help if it covers the wrong nation or submission route. And moving software to save a few pounds can be a poor trade if your current process is dependable.
This comparison gives equal attention to airGP, LocumDeck, Locum Organiser and MyLocumManager as working tools. airGP is my product, so you should treat that as a declared interest. Competitor details below come from their public pages, and uncertain points are labelled rather than guessed.
Quick answer
Who each platform may suit
There is no universal winner. Start with how you obtain work and where your present admin actually breaks down.
airGP
May suit newer locums and phone users who want bookings and routine admin in one lower-priced subscription.
airGP links its opportunities and organisation tools to session records, invoices, payment status, pension records and tax reporting. Its newer interface and price may appeal, but a newer platform may not carry the same familiarity or membership ecosystem as established competitors.
LocumDeck
May suit locums already active in NASGP who value direct practice booking and membership support.
Its distinguishing feature is not merely invoice generation. You can publish availability to selected practices, define terms and rates, and allow direct Instant Book bookings. The resulting session then feeds the invoice and pension workflow.
Locum Organiser
May suit locums who want a long-established admin product and a familiar diary-led workflow.
It covers scheduling, invoices, expenses, pension forms and accountant data. It also advertises a Lantum integration for work, so it should not be described as admin-only, although that is different from LocumDeck's direct availability model.
MyLocumManager
May suit established locums wanting a mature admin platform with membership resources.
Its public feature set centres on an integrated diary, automated invoices and pension forms, receipt capture, mileage and financial reporting, alongside CPD and professional support included with membership.
GP locum software comparison
This table describes publicly documented capability, not quality scores. “Not stated” means I could not verify the feature on the provider's public pages; it does not prove the feature is absent.
| Feature | airGP | LocumDeck | Locum Organiser | MyLocumManager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session logging | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Calendar and list views; sync | Availability and bookings | Diary; external calendar sync | Integrated diary; sync |
| Invoicing | Generated from sessions | Generated from sessions | Generated from diary | Automated from jobs |
| PDF invoices | Download and email PDFs | Invoice documents | Invoice documents | Online/paperless workflow |
| Expenses | Expense records | Bookkeeping expenses | Expense records | Expense management and receipts |
| Mileage | Mileage log | Mileage records | Financial/expense tools | Mileage tracking |
| Pension tracking | Records and PCSE workflow in England | Forms A and B workflow | Forms A, B and SOLO | Forms A, B and SOLO |
| Tax exports | Yearly and quarterly exports | Bookkeeping/accountant data | Accountant data package | Tax and reporting suite |
| MTD support | Records/exports; direct add-on awaiting approval | Not stated on public feature page | Not stated on public feature page | Not stated on public feature page |
| Booking marketplace | Opportunities plus organisation booking tools | Direct availability and Instant Book | Work access through Lantum integration | Organisation network advertised; verify local access |
| Mobile experience | Responsive, phone-first interface | Web platform shown on mobile | Works on desktop, tablet and mobile | Diary syncs to phone/tablet |
| Typical monthly cost | £9.99 standard subscription | £12 membership; some booking fees | £15.99 subscription | £14 membership |
| Trial availability | 3 months; referral offers may differ | 3 months advertised | 3 months advertised | Free trial advertised; duration not stated publicly |
Pricing is approximate, includes different bundles and was checked on 27 June 2026. LocumDeck says some areas are funded and separately lists fees for certain Instant Book sessions. Promotions, eligibility and terms change; check each provider before subscribing.
Platform profiles
Where each platform stands out
Each product combines software, booking access and member services differently. These distinctions are more useful than declaring an overall winner.
airGP
A newer combined booking and admin workflow
airGP is designed around the way a session moves through a locum's working records: the booking or manually added session becomes the basis for an invoice, payment tracking, pension logging and tax reporting. It also includes opportunities and organisation-side booking tools, so it may suit a locum who does not want one account for finding work and another for managing it.
Its standard £9.99 monthly price is currently lower than the published base price of the other three products, and the interface is designed for phone use. The trade-off is maturity: airGP is newer and does not offer the long-established membership communities associated with NASGP or MyLocumManager. Its planned direct HMRC MTD add-on is still awaiting approval, so today it should be judged on its live records and export tools rather than a future filing feature.
LocumDeck
Direct practice booking within the NASGP ecosystem
LocumDeck's clearest distinction is its relationship with NASGP and its direct booking model. Locums can publish availability to selected practices, define terms and allow eligible sessions to be booked through Instant Book. The booked session can then continue into invoicing, paperless pension Form A handling, Form B preparation and bookkeeping.
NASGP membership also brings professional resources, community and support, so LocumDeck is not directly comparable with a bare software subscription. It may particularly suit locums whose local practices actively use it. Membership and some Instant Book sessions can carry separate charges, while funded access may change the cost in some areas.
Locum Organiser
A mature diary-led administration product
Locum Organiser has been used by UK locums for many years. Its workflow begins with the diary and extends into monthly invoices, expenses, hours, pension forms and information for the accountant. It publicly documents Locum A, B and SOLO forms for the UK nations, which may matter to locums working outside England.
It also advertises a Lantum integration for finding work, so describing it as admin-only would be inaccurate. Its strength is the breadth and maturity of the established workflow rather than a claim to have the newest interface. At £15.99 per month it has the highest published base subscription in this comparison, but price should be weighed against the workflow and support a locum actually uses.
MyLocumManager
Established admin software with wider member resources
MyLocumManager centres on an integrated diary, automated invoice and pension-form preparation, receipt capture, mileage tracking and financial reports. Its pension material covers England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This makes it a credible option for experienced locums who want a dedicated administration platform with a familiar process.
The £14 monthly membership also advertises CPD, webinars, peer support and access to specialist professional guidance. Those extras may be useful to some locums and irrelevant to others. Its public pages mention organisational access and no booking fees, but the practical availability of work should be checked locally rather than assumed from the presence of an organisation network.
Five common decision scenarios
Start with the job you need the software to do, then compare the relevant trade-offs.
1. “I only need admin software.”
If all your work arrives through long-standing practice relationships, a booking network may solve a problem you do not have. Locum Organiser and MyLocumManager offer mature diary-led processes. airGP may suit if price and phone use matter. LocumDeck remains relevant if its membership support is valuable even without direct bookings.
2. “I want bookings and admin together.”
LocumDeck offers the clearest direct availability-to-practice workflow. airGP combines opportunities and organisation booking tools with its admin records. Locum Organiser connects to work through Lantum. For every option, check actual practice participation in your area.
3. “I mainly work from my phone.”
Test a real task, not the homepage: add a late-finish session in the car park, attach parking, create an invoice, then correct the fee. airGP is designed around a responsive phone interface. The other services provide mobile access or calendar sync, but personal preference is better tested during a trial than inferred from screenshots.
4. “I want lower monthly software costs.”
At currently published standard prices, airGP's £9.99 monthly subscription is below the base prices shown for these three competitors. The saving is modest compared with the value of one locum session, and bundles differ. Include booking fees, membership resources, promotions and the cost of changing a reliable process.
5. “I work across more than one UK nation.”
Check pension scope carefully. Locum Organiser and MyLocumManager publicly describe forms for multiple UK nations. airGP's current PCSE submission workflow is for eligible work in England. LocumDeck users should confirm the pension process relevant to where they work. A generic pension tick in a table does not answer this question.
How to choose: test one complete month
A feature checklist tells you whether a button exists. It does not tell you whether the platform matches your process. During a trial, enter a representative month: two practices, a mix of pensionable and non-pensionable work, one mileage journey, parking, a cancelled session, a multi-session invoice and a payment received late.
Then trace the awkward cases. Can you correct a rate without losing the audit trail? Is it clear which date matters for the pension record? Can you identify an unpaid invoice without comparing three screens? Does the tax export separate income from reimbursed costs in a way your accountant can interpret? For more detail, use the practical guides to GP locum invoicing and NHS pensions for GP locums.
Booking coverage needs a separate test. Search your actual radius and ask two regular practice managers which systems they monitor. A national network can still be quiet in your patch; a smaller service can be useful where a local organisation has adopted it.
How to change GP locum software safely
Changing the source of truth mid-month is where tidy records become unreliable. A clean cut-over is normally safer than recreating years of history.
- 1
Choose a cut-off date
Start future sessions in the new platform. Finish invoices already in progress where they began, unless there is a clear reason not to.
- 2
Export before cancelling
Retain invoices, session and payment data, expense records, mileage, pension forms and any practice details you are permitted and need to keep.
- 3
Move invoices gradually
Create new invoices from new sessions. Do not import an old invoice as unpaid merely to reproduce history; that can distort current debtors.
- 4
Keep the old archive read-only
Store exported files securely by tax year and test that they open. A CSV alone may not replace signed pension forms or invoice PDFs.
- 5
Reconcile the overlap
For the first two months, compare sessions worked, invoices issued, bank receipts and pension records across the cut-off.
- 6
Tell relevant practices
If booking, invoice delivery or pension signatures will use a different route, give practice managers a short, specific notice.
Cost comparison without false precision
The public monthly figures reviewed were £9.99 for airGP, £12 for NASGP membership including LocumDeck, £14 for MyLocumManager and £15.99 for Locum Organiser. LocumDeck separately publishes charges for some Instant Book sessions, while funded areas may change what a locum pays. Trials and introductory offers also vary.
These are not like-for-like licences. LocumDeck includes NASGP membership; MyLocumManager promotes CPD and community resources; Locum Organiser includes its mature toolkit and Lantum integration; airGP's price covers the core admin platform, with the future MTD submission service planned as a separate add-on.
Use your expected annual cost, not just the headline month. Then assign value only to extras you will actually use. Check airGP pricing and each competitor's site because all prices and offers are subject to change.
A sensible cost calculation
Annual subscription + likely booking charges + paid add-ons − funded access or confirmed discounts.
Then consider switching time and membership benefits separately. Do not invent a cash value for “time saved” unless the trial shows that the workflow actually saves you time.
The practical verdict
Choose LocumDeck if its direct-practice network and NASGP membership are central to how you want to find and manage work. Choose Locum Organiser if you value a long-established diary-led product and its broad pension support. Choose MyLocumManager if its established admin workflow and wider member resources fit your practice. Consider airGP if you want a lower-priced, modern interface that brings booking opportunities and day-to-day records together.
If your current system produces accurate invoices, dependable pension paperwork and usable accountant records, staying put is a valid decision. If it does not, identify the exact failure and test whether an alternative fixes it. That is a better basis for choosing GP locum admin software than a claim that one platform is “best.”
For the tax change specifically, see Making Tax Digital for GP locums. To review the current subscription alongside these alternatives, see airGP pricing.
Frequently asked questions
How does airGP compare with LocumDeck, Locum Organiser and MyLocumManager?
airGP has the lowest standard monthly price of the four at the date reviewed and is designed to combine booking opportunities with routine locum administration in a phone-friendly interface. LocumDeck has the strongest direct-booking and NASGP membership proposition. Locum Organiser and MyLocumManager are mature admin platforms with established pension, invoicing and reporting workflows.
Is LocumDeck worth it?
LocumDeck may be worth it if you value NASGP membership, want practices to book your published availability directly, or want booking, invoicing and pension work connected. If you source all work independently and only need administration, compare its total cost and membership benefits with the other platforms.
What are the strengths of Locum Organiser?
Locum Organiser is a long-established, diary-led product covering scheduling, invoices, expenses, pension forms and accountant data. It supports multiple UK pension forms and advertises access to work through a Lantum integration. It may suit locums who value a mature and familiar workflow.
What are the strengths of MyLocumManager?
MyLocumManager combines an integrated diary with automated invoices and pension forms, receipt and mileage records, financial reporting, CPD and professional support. It may suit established locums who value the broader membership package as well as the admin software.
Can I use more than one GP locum platform?
Yes. A locum might use one service to find work and another for administration. The practical risk is duplicate session, invoice or payment records, so decide which system is the source of truth and reconcile it regularly.
Which GP locum platforms have invoicing?
LocumDeck, Locum Organiser, MyLocumManager and airGP all publicly describe invoice generation or invoice management. Compare how each handles multiple sessions, PDF delivery, payment status and the link to pension records rather than comparing the word invoicing alone.
Which platforms support GP locum pensions?
All four platforms describe pension support, but the scope differs. LocumDeck, Locum Organiser and MyLocumManager publicly describe form-generation workflows. airGP records pension calculations and supports PCSE Online submission workflows for eligible work in England. Check the countries, forms and submission route relevant to you.
Which GP locum platform supports Making Tax Digital?
airGP currently supports MTD-oriented digital records and exports. Its optional direct HMRC submission add-on is coming soon and awaiting approval, so it should not yet be treated as a live filing route. The public feature pages reviewed for the other platforms describe tax or bookkeeping reports but do not state direct MTD submission support.
Which platform has booking features?
LocumDeck has the most clearly documented direct-practice workflow in this comparison: locums publish availability and approved practices can use Instant Book. airGP combines opportunities and organisation booking tools with locum admin. Locum Organiser advertises access to work through a Lantum integration. Check local practice coverage because a booking feature is only useful where relevant practices use it.
Which platform may suit a new GP locum?
A new locum should first decide whether they need help finding work, help learning the admin, or both. LocumDeck may suit someone wanting NASGP resources and direct bookings; Locum Organiser and MyLocumManager offer established admin workflows; airGP may suit someone who wants a lower-priced, phone-friendly starting point with bookings and admin together. Trial the real monthly workflow before committing.
Can I change GP locum software without losing records?
Export and retain the records you are required to keep before ending access, including invoices, payment information, expenses and pension documents. Start future sessions in the new platform and keep the old archive separately. Confirm export formats and retention rules with both providers because migrations are not automatically lossless.
Sources and review method
Feature and price statements were checked against the providers' public pages on 27 June 2026: NASGP LocumDeck, Locum Organiser, MyLocumManager features, MyLocumManager pricing, and the airGP product and pricing pages. This is a product comparison, not tax, pension, legal or financial advice. Provider names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.