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SimplePractice Pricing: Most Therapists Need the $69/Month Plan
Updated 30 March 2026
Starter at $29 lacks telehealth and insurance billing. Essential at $69 adds them back. Plus at $99 includes a client portal. Here is which plan your practice type requires.
$29
Starter/mo
No telehealth
$69
Essential/mo
Most popular
$99
Plus/mo
Client portal
All Plans Compared
Three plans designed for different practice needs. The right choice depends on whether you need telehealth, insurance billing, and a client portal.
| Feature | Starter ($29) | Essential ($69) | Plus ($99) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $29 | $69 | $99 |
| Clinicians included | 1 | 1 | 1 (add-ons $39/each) |
| Unlimited clients | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Progress notes | Basic | Full | Full |
| Telehealth | No | Yes | Yes |
| Insurance billing | No | Yes | Yes |
| Secure messaging | No | Yes | Yes |
| Treatment plans | No | Yes | Yes |
| Client portal | No | No | Yes |
| Professional website | No | No | Yes |
| Add-on clinicians | No | No | $39/clinician/mo |
| Superbills | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar sync | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The Starter Plan Trap
SimplePractice's Starter plan at $29/month looks attractive, but it excludes the features that over 80% of therapists consider essential for running a practice in 2026:
No Telehealth
Post-COVID, over 80% of therapists offer at least some virtual sessions. Without telehealth on Starter, you need a separate HIPAA-compliant video platform (Doxy.me free tier or $35/month for Zoom for Healthcare).
No Insurance Billing
If you accept insurance, you cannot file claims from Starter. You would need a separate clearinghouse subscription and manual claim generation, adding complexity and cost.
No Secure Messaging
HIPAA-compliant messaging between clinician and client is essential for appointment follow-ups, homework assignments, and session preparation. Without it, you risk HIPAA violations using regular email.
No Treatment Plans
Insurance companies often require treatment plans for prior authorization and continued care justification. Without this feature, you create treatment plans manually outside the platform.
The 2022 pricing restructure moved telehealth out of the base plan and into Essential. Before 2022, all plans included telehealth. The Starter plan now serves primarily as a marketing price anchor. Most therapists discover within the first week of their trial that they need Essential at minimum.
Add-on Clinician Pricing for Group Practices
Additional clinicians are available on the Plus plan only, at $39 per clinician per month.
Solo (1)
$99/mo
SimplePractice Plus
$49/mo
TherapyNotes
2 clinicians
$138/mo
SimplePractice Plus
$98/mo
TherapyNotes
5 clinicians
$255/mo
SimplePractice Plus
$245/mo
TherapyNotes
10 clinicians
$450/mo
SimplePractice Plus
$490/mo
TherapyNotes
SimplePractice is more expensive for groups under 10 clinicians compared to TherapyNotes ($49/clinician flat). At 10+ clinicians, SimplePractice becomes slightly cheaper because the $39/clinician add-on rate is lower than TherapyNotes' $49/clinician rate. However, group practices at 15+ clinicians may want to evaluate enterprise-grade EHRs like Valant.
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Clearinghouse fees: $0.25 per claim (80 claims/month = $20/month)
SimplePractice
Minimum plan: Essential
TherapyNotes
$49/clinician/month (all features)
Jane App
$54-$99/mo base + per-clinician
TherapyNotes is $40/month cheaper for your setup. Consider it if you prioritize price and clinical note depth over UI polish.
Estimates based on published pricing. Clearinghouse fees assume $0.25/claim via Office Ally. Jane App pricing is approximate and varies by plan tier and add-ons. Always verify current pricing on each provider's website.
SimplePractice vs TherapyNotes at a Glance
SimplePractice Wins
- Modern, polished user interface that therapists find intuitive
- Superior client portal with intake forms, documents, and scheduling
- Better mobile app for on-the-go practice management
- More customizable intake forms and consent documents
- Built-in telehealth without third-party integration
- Stripe-based payment processing with client autopay
TherapyNotes Wins
- Simpler pricing: $49/clinician/month, all features included, no tiers
- Superior clinical note templates with Wiley Treatment Planners integration
- More affordable for solo practitioners ($49 vs $69)
- Better insurance claim management and ERA posting
- No feature gating: every user gets every feature
- Stronger for clinicians who prioritize documentation depth
SimplePractice vs Jane App at a Glance
Jane App ($54-$99/month) serves multiple health disciplines: therapists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and naturopaths. SimplePractice is built exclusively for mental health professionals. The choice depends on your practice type.
Choose SimplePractice if:
- You run a solo or small group therapy practice
- You need therapy-specific treatment plan templates
- You want the best mobile app experience
- You list on Psychology Today and want directory integration
- You prioritize client portal quality and intake customization
Choose Jane App if:
- Your practice includes multiple health disciplines
- You need complex multi-practitioner scheduling
- You are based in Canada (Jane has strong Canadian market features)
- You need discipline-flexible charting templates
- You run an in-person clinic with front desk operations
Insurance Billing Costs
SimplePractice does not charge extra for electronic claim submission, but you pay a clearinghouse fee for each claim processed. The built-in clearinghouse charges $0.25 per claim. You can also use Office Ally (free for claim submission, but you manage the account separately).
Example: Therapist seeing 25 insurance clients per week
Weekly claims
25
Monthly claims
100
Clearinghouse cost
$25/month
Your true monthly cost for insurance billing on Essential: $69 (plan) + $25 (clearinghouse) = $94/month. This is still $5/month cheaper than the Plus plan at $99/month, so Essential is the right choice unless you need the client portal.
Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) posting automates payment tracking. When insurance pays a claim, the payment details are automatically recorded in SimplePractice, saving hours of manual data entry per week for practices with high insurance volume.