# SimplePractice review (2026): is it worth $49 a month?

> Practice management and EHR for private-practice therapists

Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA.

SimplePractice is a practice management and EHR system for therapists and other health and wellness practitioners in private practice. It covers scheduling, a client portal with paperless intake, progress notes, built-in telehealth, insurance claims and online payments. AI note-writing and ePrescribe are sold as add-ons, and the company says it is HIPAA compliant and HITRUST certified.

- **Category:** Therapy & Clinic Software
- **Made by:** SimplePractice, LLC
- **Website:** https://www.simplepractice.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay on Starter: reminders, calendar sync, secure messaging and treatment plans start on Essential at $79.
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 24, 2026

## Pricing

As of Oct 24, 2026, SimplePractice is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 per month (Starter), after a first 3 months at $24.50.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 30-day free trial, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | $49 per month | Unlimited clients, telehealth, progress notes, insurance claims, online payments, intake forms and a client portal. $24.50 a month for the first 3 months. |
| Essential | $79 per month | Adds free email, text and voice reminders, calendar sync, treatment plans, Wiley Treatment Planners and secure messaging. $39.50 for the first 3 months. |
| Plus | $99 per month, plus $74 per additional clinician | Adds group appointments, group telehealth, a premium support line and advanced analytics. $49.50 for the first 3 months; groups of 6+ can get custom pricing. |

Read from https://www.simplepractice.com/pricing/ on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SimplePractice before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **50% off the first 3 months** (Other savings): Starting a paid account within 7 days of signing up halves the first 3 months: $24.50 for Starter, $39.50 for Essential and $49.50 for Plus, then the regular price. Source: https://www.simplepractice.com/pricing/

## Key features

- **Client portal and online booking:** Clients request appointments online and complete paperless intake documents through a client portal website. Essential adds email, text and voice reminders and calendar sync.
- **Notes and treatment plans:** Progress notes, a template library and measurement-based care come on every plan; customizable treatment plans and Wiley Treatment Planners start on Essential.
- **Built-in telehealth:** Video sessions are included on every plan. Plus adds group appointments and group telehealth.
- **Insurance claims and payments:** Claims are filed from the account at $0.39 each and clients pay online by card. Insurance Navigator, listed as coming soon, adds claim checks and benefits verification at $1.79 a claim.
- **Care Aide and Note Taker:** Paid AI add-ons. Note Taker drafts progress notes from a recorded session or dictation; Care Aide adds live telehealth support, treatment plans in beta and client-ready summaries.
- **Clinician mobile app:** An iPhone, iPad and Android app to manage the calendar, write and review session notes, share documents, send secure messages and take payments.

## Good for

- Solo therapists and counselors in the US who bill insurance
- Practices that want telehealth, notes and billing in one account
- Groups of up to five clinicians who want a published price

## Worth knowing

- Insurance claims cost $0.39 each, card payments 3.15% + $0.30, and each clinician pays an annual $20 fee for CPT code access.
- Reminders, calendar sync and client messaging start on Essential; group sessions and extra clinicians need Plus.
- AI notes are extra: Note Taker is $35 a month, Care Aide $59 a month plus $49 per extra clinician. ePrescribe is $49 a month plus an $89 setup fee.
- The 50% discount applies only if a paid account starts within 7 days of the trial; groups of 6 or more clinicians are priced by sales.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Oct 24, 2026. SimplePractice puts notes, telehealth, a client portal and insurance claims in one account, from $49 a month. But reminders, calendar sync and secure messaging wait on Essential at $79, claims cost 39¢ each, the AI note tools are paid add-ons, and groups of six or more have to talk to sales.

- **Value for money: C.** Starter is $49 a month after a first 3 months at half price, between this category's middle ($39) and its dearer quarter ($59). Reminders and calendar sync need Essential at $79, and on top come 39¢ a claim and a $20 yearly CPT fee per clinician.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** A 30-day trial with no card, and no free plan. The half-price first 3 months only applies if you start paying within 7 days of signing up.
- **Features: B.** Scheduling, paperless intake, progress notes, measurement-based care, telehealth, insurance claims and card payments all come on Starter. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job; the gaps are plan locks and add-ons.
- **Ease of use: A.** SimplePractice rates 4.7 on the US App Store from 33,999 ratings, which puts it at A on our ease ladder.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, plus a clinician app for iPhone, iPad and Android with the calendar, notes, messages and payments. No desktop app, and the listing names no integrations or API.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SimplePractice's own pages on 24 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among therapy and clinic software

- SimplePractice's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 12 of the 12 other therapy and clinic software we grade.
- It stands best on ease of use (A, above 12 of 12) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 2).
- Its paid plans start at $49 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 7 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/therapy-clinics

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace SimplePractice you would be making insurance claims sent to payers through a clearinghouse. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 12 of the 12 other therapy and clinic software we grade. It costs $588 a year.

- You could make: Clinical notes and appointment booking: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: Insurance claims sent to payers through a clearinghouse.
- You could not: Video sessions that meet health privacy rules.
- You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: HIPAA.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 33,999 ratings in the United States, read Oct 24, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id738207604

**Tags:** Clinical notes, Insurance billing, Telehealth, Appointment booking, AI features, Transcription

## Alternatives

- [TherapyNotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/therapynotes): Behavioral health EHR with notes, insurance billing and client portal. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/simplepractice-vs-therapynotes)
- [Jane](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jane): Booking, charting and payments for multi-practitioner health clinics. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jane-vs-simplepractice)
- [Carepatron](https://toolgpa.com/tools/carepatron): Practice management with a free plan, AI scribe and telehealth. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/carepatron-vs-simplepractice)
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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026:

- https://www.simplepractice.com
- https://www.simplepractice.com/pricing/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simplepractice-for-clinicians/id738207604
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplepractice.simple&gl=US&hl=en

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/simplepractice
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