Heidi Health vs Mentalyc (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Heidi Health if

• Fits if you are one clinician who wants free note drafting
• Works for a practice that already has an EHR and needs the notes written

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you need scheduling, billing or client records, as it drafts notes only
• Pricey if you want custom templates or Routines: Clinician is $110 a month billed yearly
• Watch out: agent and Routine features use a monthly allowance, and a Max seat costs more
• Skip it if you want EHR integration, shared templates or SSO, which are Teams-only
• Watch out: the page shows Clinician pricing in the viewer's currency, and $110 is the US view

Pick Mentalyc if

• Fits if you see individual clients and want notes and treatment plans drafted
• Works for a practice that already uses SimplePractice, TherapyNotes or Jane

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you see many clients: notes cap at 40, 100, 160 or 330 a month by plan
• Skip it if you need scheduling, billing or a client portal, as it is not an EHR
• Pricey if you see couples, families or children: those need Pro at $59.99 billed yearly
• Watch out: group therapy notes are Super only at $99.99 a month billed yearly

Heidi Health

• It drafts notes and documents; it is not a scheduling, billing or client-records system.
• Agent and Routine features use a monthly allowance per seat, and the Max seat (five times the usage) costs more than Standard.
• EHR integration, shared templates, SSO and team controls are limited to the custom-priced Teams plan.
• The page shows Clinician pricing in the currency of the viewer's region; the $110 figure is the US dollar view.

Mentalyc

• It is a documentation tool, not an EHR: scheduling, billing and a client portal are not part of it.
• Each solo plan has a monthly note cap, from 40 on Mini to 330 on Super.
• Couples, family and child sessions need Pro; group therapy notes need Super.
• The site's compliance claims (HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, a BAA created at signup) are the vendor's own.

Heidi Health

Ambient documentation

Heidi listens to a consultation and drafts structured notes and documents from it, with unlimited transcription on the free plan.

Templates

Standard templates come on every plan; custom templates and team template sharing need paid plans.

Clinical evidence answers

Answers to clinical questions with citations to sources, limited on Free and expanded on paid plans with peer-reviewed journal search.

Agents and Routines

Paid plans add Routines for pre-charting, billing code support and other admin tasks, all drawn from a monthly usage allowance per seat.

Desktop app

Heidi Desktop lets clinicians dictate anywhere on screen and capture telehealth audio directly from the call.

EHR integrations

The integrations page lists Epic, Oracle Cerner, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks and AlayaCare among others, which write finished notes back to the chart.

Mentalyc

Notes from audio, uploads or dictation

Record in person or over telehealth, upload audio, or dictate or type a summary. Output follows SOAP, DAP, BIRP and other formats.

Treatment plans and progress tracking

Basic and above write treatment plans with SMART goals, and notes can refer back to those goals. Pro adds goal progress and symptom trends.

Alliance Genie

Gives an alliance score after each session on Basic and above. The full report with quotes and feedback is on Pro and above.

Templates and Magic Edit

Pro and above can build and share custom templates. Magic Edit lets you change a note with a short instruction, with daily limits by plan.

EHR transfer

A one-click transfer sends a finished note to the EHR you already use. Mini and Basic allow 20 transfers a month; Pro and above are unlimited.

Worksheets after each session

The product recommends client worksheets after each session, and can share a summary of the session with the client.

Heidi Health

• Free$0

  Unlimited ambient documentation, standard templates, dictation and limited-use evidence answers for one seat.

• Clinician$110

  per user / month, billed annually ($150 billed monthly)

  Adds custom templates, Routines for pre-charting and coding help, and evidence in visits; Max seats cost more.

• TeamsCustom

  For practices and health systems: shared templates, EHR integration, team controls and optional SSO.

Mentalyc

• Mini$14.99

  per month for 40 notes, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly)

  SOAP, DAP and intake notes for individual clients; sends 20 notes a month to an EHR.

• Basic$29.99

  per month for 100 notes, billed annually ($39.99 billed monthly)

  Adds AI treatment plans with SMART goals, progress notes tied to plan goals and an alliance score.

• Pro$59.99

  per month for 160 notes, billed annually ($69.99 billed monthly)

  Adds custom templates, child, couple and family clients, CPT codes and unlimited EHR transfers.

• Super$99.99

  per month for 330 notes, billed annually ($119.99 billed monthly)

  Adds group therapy notes and priority onboarding and support.

• Team$49.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($59.99 billed monthly)

  For group practices: Super-level features with unlimited notes under a fair-use rule. Shown as half of a $99.99 regular price.

Heidi Health

• Education

  Free Clinician plan for trainees

  Trainees who verify their student status get the Clinician plan free.

• Annual discount

  Annual billing saves $480 per seat

  Clinician billed annually is $110 a month per user against $150 billed monthly, a stated saving of $480 a year.

Mentalyc

• Annual discount

  Annual billing saves $60 to $240 a year

  The pricing page lists lower monthly rates when billed annually, saving $60 a year on Mini, $120 on Basic and Pro, and $240 on Super.