Jane vs Owl Practice (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Jane if

• Fits if you run a clinic with several practitioners sharing rooms and front-desk staff
• Works for practices that sell classes, packages or memberships alongside one-on-one visits

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try it on your own clients first, as there's no free trial, only a demo account
• Tight if you're solo on Balance: one practitioner and 20 appointments or class bookings a month
• Pricey if you bill insurance: $20 a month plus $5 per extra full-timer, with Claim.MD paid for separately
• Watch out: unlimited AI Scribe and group telehealth are $15 a month per practitioner each, and cards cost 2.85% + 25¢ online
• Watch out: rooms, waitlists, packages and memberships need Thrive at $99 plus $40 per extra full-time practitioner

Pick Owl Practice if

• Fits if you see couples, families or groups and want them in one telehealth call
• Works for Canadian practices that need data kept in Canada and support in French

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're on Growth, which stops at 20 sessions a month and has no client online booking
• Pricey if you want secure messaging and clinical measures, which need Professional at CA$100 plus tax
• Watch out: prices are published only in Canadian dollars; the US site shows none and offers a demo
• Skip it if you want a phone app, as none is named on its pages
• Watch out: there are no one-off add-ons, so one feature can mean a whole plan up, and group practices get custom quotes

Jane

• There is no free trial; Jane offers a demo account to explore instead.
• Insurance billing is a $20-a-month add-on plus $5 per extra full-time practitioner, and the Claim.MD clearinghouse account is paid for separately.
• Unlimited AI Scribe and group telehealth cost $15 a month per practitioner each; Jane Websites is $59 a month per clinic.
• US card processing through Jane Payments is 2.85% + $0.25 online and 2.6% + $0.10 in person.

Owl Practice

• The published prices are the Canadian site's, in CAD plus tax; the US site, Owl Practice Suite, shows no prices and offers a demo or free start.
• Growth stops at 20 sessions a month; online booking needs Advanced, and secure messaging and clinical measures need Professional.
• Features come only with plan tiers, with no one-off add-ons; group practices get custom quotes.
• It runs in the browser; no native mobile apps are named on its pages.

Jane

Branded online booking

Clients book one-on-one appointments, group appointments and classes from a custom-branded site with real-time availability. Admins and locations are unlimited.

Charting and intake

Intake forms, custom charting templates from a library of 10,000+, outcome measure surveys and treatment plans come with every plan.

Telehealth

One-on-one video visits with a waiting room, screen share and in-call chat on every plan. Group sessions of up to 15 people are a $15-a-month add-on per practitioner.

AI Scribe

Records a session live or takes dictation afterward and drafts the note. Five notes a month are free; unlimited notes cost $15 a month per practitioner.

Payments and insurance billing

Jane Payments takes cards online and in person, and superbills and CMS-1500s are included. The insurance add-on adds claims, real-time eligibility checks and ERAs.

Patient app

The Jane for Clients app lets patients book and reschedule, join a waitlist, join online visits and message the clinic, under the clinic's own branding.

Owl Practice

Scheduling and online booking

Rooms, waitlists, recurring sessions, couples and family bookings, and iCal or Google Calendar sync. Client online booking starts on Advanced.

Notes and clinical measures

A note template library, custom and handwritten notes, supervision support, and 85+ clinical measures that score themselves, subscales included.

Telehealth for families and groups

Video sessions with a waiting room and in-session chat, for individuals, couples, families and groups, with a supervisor able to join.

Secure messaging and portal

A client portal for booking, forms and payments; Professional adds secure conversations that clients can start, with read receipts and two-way documents.

Billing and insurance claims

Invoices, card and ACH payments, sliding-scale fees and split billing. The US edition files claims to 5,000+ payers and checks benefits with 2,000+.

Zencare directory (US)

Owl Practice Suite pairs the EHR with Zencare, a therapist directory and marketing service, plus out-of-network benefit checks and courtesy claims for private-pay clients.

Jane

• Balance$59

  per month for 1 practitioner and 20 appointments

  Every core feature: online booking, telehealth, email reminders, charting, intake forms, invoicing and payments. Capped at 20 appointments or class bookings a month.

• Practice$79

  per month, plus $35 per additional full-time practitioner

  Includes one full-time practitioner; part-timers under 24 booked hours a week count as half. Unlimited appointments, free SMS reminders and timesheets.

• Thrive$99

  per month, plus $40 per additional full-time practitioner

  Adds room and equipment booking, self check-in, automated waitlists, return-visit reminders, packages and memberships, and ratings and reviews.

Owl Practice

• GrowthCA$60

  per month plus tax, for up to 20 sessions a month

  All core features for therapists starting out or working part-time: calendar, notes, telehealth, client portal, payments and free email and SMS reminders.

• AdvancedCA$80

  per month plus tax

  Unlimited sessions, client online booking, circle of care, and customizable intake and consent forms.

• ProfessionalCA$100

  per month plus tax

  Adds shareable video links, secure messaging, couples and family conversations, clinical measures and medication tracking.

• Group PlusCustom

  Negotiated by number of clinicians, for multi-therapist practices; Group Plus Video adds integrated telehealth.

Jane

• Other savings

  Helper Discount for new graduates

  Jane's pricing FAQ points new graduates who want online booking to a Helper Discount arranged through its team; the size of the discount is not published.

Owl Practice

• Other savings

  60% off the first 3 months

  On the Canadian pricing page, solo plans signed up by October 31 are 60% off for 3 months (Growth CA$24, Advanced CA$32, Professional CA$40), with a free month of Smart Notes.

• Other savings

  $100 off for each referred therapist

  Owl's Refer a Friend program takes $100 off the subscription for every referred therapist who signs up; partner Canadian associations also offer discounts.