ICANotes vs Psyquel (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ICANotes grades higher than Psyquel: 2.2 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
ICANotes grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ICANotes
Behavioral health EHR with menu-driven notes
Free trial · from $35/mo
Which one is for you
Pick ICANotes if
- Fits if you are a behavioral health clinician who wants menu-driven notes
- Works for prescribers who want e-prescribing in the same chart
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you prescribe: $213 a month full-time plus a $99 activation fee
- Watch out: telehealth is $20 per user a month and the AI scribe $49 per user a month on top
- Tight if you are part-time: 60 notes a month on the first two tiers and 100 on Prescribing
- Watch out: text reminders, claims and patient statements are priced by contacting sales
Pick Psyquel if
- Fits if you run a mental health practice and would rather hand off insurance billing
- Makes sense if you want credentialing and billing from the same vendor as your EHR
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to run your own claims, as billing is a service done by Psyquel staff
- Skip it if you want a price on the page, as the pricing page is a request form
- Not for you if you work outside mental and behavioral health
- Tight if you want to try first, as no trial is listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAICANotesFair | 1.6GPAPsyquelWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNotes Only is $55 full-time, Non-Prescribing $75 and Prescribing $213, against a middle of $39 and a dearest tenth from $79. | CPrice is given on request through a form, so it sits in the middle; the vendor says there is no setup, training or support fee and no long-term contract. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day trial with no card and no free plan. | FNo free plan and no trial on record, only a demo. |
| Features | BNotes, scheduling, portal, billing, e-prescribing, labs and rating scales across tiers, but claims and text reminders are priced by contacting sales. | CEHR, scheduling, intake portal, card processing, credentialing and billing, but it serves only mental and behavioral health and billing is staff-run, not self-serve. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. An EHR means setting up templates and billing first. | CNo store rating on record, and the intake portal and billing hand-over need setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web service with no integrations or apps listed. | CWeb only on the listing, with no integrations named. |
| Best for | behavioral health notes with menu-driven charting | mental health practices that want billing handled for them |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ICANotes and Psyquel. How we grade
Where they differ
- ICANotes also covers templates and telehealth.
- Psyquel also covers forms.
In commonWebClinical notesInsurance billingAppointment booking
At a glance
| ICANotes | Psyquel | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $35 per month for a part-time clinician ($55 full-time), notes only | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ICANotes | Psyquel |
| Price read from | icanotes.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ICANotes
- Telehealth is a $20 per user per month add-on; the AI scribe is $49 per user per month.
- Text reminders, claims and patient statements are priced by contacting sales.
- Part-time plans cap notes: 60 a month on the first two tiers and 100 on Prescribing.
- The pricing page also points to a separate ICANotes (Classic) price list that is not covered here.
Psyquel
- No prices are published; the pricing page is a request form.
- The vendor says it has no long-term contract and charges nothing for self-pay patients, setup, training, upgrades or support.
- Billing is a service run by Psyquel staff, so it is not a self-serve claims tool only.
Key features
ICANotes
- Menu-driven notes
- Template-driven progress notes, assessments and treatment plans, including BIRP and DAP formats, that you can customize.
- AI scribe option
- AI Clinical Notes are an optional $49 per user per month add-on on top of the base plan.
- Scheduling and client portal
- Online forms, self-scheduling, automated reminders, secure messaging and a portal for clients come with the Non-Prescribing plan and above.
- Billing
- Verifies insurance, submits claims electronically and posts payments. Claims pricing is quoted by sales.
- E-prescribing and labs
- The Prescribing plan adds e-prescribing with medication management, plus lab ordering and results.
- Rating scales and treatment plans
- Over 100 clinical rating scales live inside the chart, and treatment plans track goals and interventions over time.
Psyquel
- Behavioral health EHR
- Web-based patient records with note templates for mental health providers.
- Insurance billing service
- A US-based team submits claims and reconciles payments; the vendor says it paid 98% of claims.
- Scheduling and reminders
- Patient scheduling with email and text appointment reminders.
- Patient intake portal
- Clients complete intake information online before visits.
- Credit card processing
- Card payments through Psyquel Pay, with card on file.
- Credentialing services
- Help with joining insurance networks, listed as a separate service.
Plans
ICANotes
Notes Only$55
per full-time clinician / month
Unlimited notes, templates and cloud storage for non-prescribers. Part-time: $35 a month for 60 notes.
Non-Prescribing$75
per full-time clinician / month
Adds scheduling with reminders, a client portal, messaging, billing tools and reporting. Part-time: $45, 60 notes.
Prescribing$213
per full-time clinician / month
Adds e-prescribing, medication management and lab ordering. Part-time: $138, 100 notes. $99 activation fee.
Psyquel
Pricing could not be confirmed. See psyquel.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ICANotes or Psyquel?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ICANotes starts at $35 per month for a part-time clinician ($55 full-time), notes only, and Psyquel has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, ICANotes or Psyquel?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither ICANotes nor Psyquel has a free plan. ICANotes has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.