SimplePractice review

SimplePractice takes the top spot because its cheapest plan already covers the work most private practice therapists do every week. Starter at $49 a month includes unlimited clients, progress notes, telehealth, online payments, paperless intake, Insurance Essentials, a client portal and an EHR mobile app, plus basic diagnosis and treatment plans and integrated measurement-based care. Essential at $79 adds appointment reminders, calendar sync, secure messaging and Wiley Treatment Planners, which is the plan most solo clinicians will end up on. Plus at $99 adds group appointments, group telehealth and advanced analytics, and lets you add clinicians from $74 each. The Care Aide add-on bundles AI progress notes, live telehealth support and treatment planning help. The downsides are cost creep: reminders sit behind the middle tier, and AI, ePrescribe and the Insurance Navigator claim service all add fees, so a fully loaded account costs more than TherapyNotes or Sessions Health.

Who it is for

Solo therapists and small group practices that want one system for notes, billing, telehealth and client intake.

Price

Starter $49 per month; Essential $79; Plus $99 for the first clinician and from $74 per additional clinician.

then $49 billed monthly
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Unlimited clients, progress notes, telehealth and online payments in every plan
• Paperless intake documents and a Client Portal website and mobile app
• Insurance Essentials in every plan, plus an optional Insurance Navigator service at $1.79 per claim
• Appointment reminders, calendar sync, secure messaging and Wiley Treatment Planners from the Essential plan
• Care Aide AI add-on with Note Taker, Session Sidekick, Treatment Planner and Client Summaries

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Telehealth, online payments and an EHR mobile app are included on the cheapest plan
• Strength: Clear published prices for solo and group plans
• Strength: Wide add-on menu covering AI notes, ePrescribe and insurance help
• Weakness: Appointment reminders and secure messaging need the $79 Essential plan
• Weakness: Group appointments and group telehealth require the $99 Plus plan
• Weakness: AI and ePrescribe add-ons raise the monthly bill noticeably

Key facts

• Entry plan: Starter, $49 a month
• Additional clinicians: From $74 each on Plus
• Free trial: 30 days
• Scale: 250k practitioners and 20M clients (vendor figure)

Where it ranks

SimplePractice is No. 1 in our Best Therapy Practice Management Software verdict.