ICANotes vs Valant (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ICANotes grades higher than Valant: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
ICANotes grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, 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 Valant if
- Fits if you run a behavioral health practice with therapists and prescribers
- Makes sense if you run group or IOP/PHP programs
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price, as the pricing page asks for contact details
- Watch out: licences depend on provider count and type, with add-ons on top
- Watch out: revenue cycle management is a separate service
- Skip it if you want a free trial, as none is listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAICANotesFair | 1.8GPAValantWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CNo price is published, so we hold it at the middle of the therapy-clinics range ($39 a month). |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day trial with no card and no free plan. | FNo free plan and no trial are listed. Quotes are custom. |
| Features | BNotes, scheduling, portal, billing, e-prescribing, labs and rating scales across tiers, but claims and text reminders are priced by contacting sales. | BDocumentation, forms, billing, utilization review, group and IOP/PHP support, portal and telehealth, with revenue cycle management a separate service. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. An EHR means setting up templates and billing first. | CNo store rating on record. A behavioral health EHR takes onboarding. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web service with no integrations or apps listed. | CA web service with no integrations or apps listed. |
| Best for | behavioral health notes with menu-driven charting | behavioral health practices with therapists and prescribers |
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 Valant. How we grade
Where they differ
- ICANotes also covers templates.
- Valant also covers forms.
In commonWebAI featuresClinical notesInsurance billingTelehealthAppointment booking
At a glance
| ICANotes | Valant | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Valant |
| Price read from | icanotes.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
Valant
- No prices are published: the pricing page asks for contact details and says quotes are custom.
- The vendor says licenses depend on provider count and type (therapist, prescriber, supervisor), with add-ons priced on top.
- Revenue cycle management is a separate service from the EHR.
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.
Valant
- Clinical documentation
- Narrative-generating documentation, treatment planning and integrated outcome measures, with an AI Notes Assist option.
- Intake and consent forms
- Consent and intake forms, intake and assessment automation, and prospective patient management for new referrals.
- Billing and utilization review
- Billing with an integrated clearinghouse, eligibility checking and utilization review, aimed at practices billing insurers.
- Group and IOP/PHP support
- Group therapy documentation, plus program types for intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization care.
- Patient portal and telehealth
- A patient portal called MYIO, telehealth, online bill pay and integrated patient communications.
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.
Valant
Pricing could not be confirmed. See valant.io.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ICANotes or Valant?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ICANotes starts at $35 per month for a part-time clinician ($55 full-time), notes only, and Valant has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, ICANotes or Valant?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither ICANotes nor Valant 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.