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4 Best Jane Alternatives in 2026

Jane is excellent for allied-health clinics, but its per-practitioner fees, insurance add-ons, and clinic features are overkill for solo coaches and cash-pay practitioners — and there's no free plan. These are the best alternatives, starting with the one solos most often choose.

Last updated June 2026.

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Soap Notes

Best for solo coaches and cash-pay practices, no per-staff fees

Soap Notes brings notes, scheduling, invoicing, and a secure client portal into one simpler tool, with structured SOAP session notes and a genuinely free plan. It's the standout choice if you don't bill insurance — which describes most coaches and many cash-pay therapists — because you skip the clinical and claims overhead and keep pricing flat and low.

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SimplePractice

An established EHR for licensed clinicians, with insurance billing, claims, and telehealth built in. Powerful, but priced per clinician with no free plan.

Best for: Insurance-billing therapists and clinical practices

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Practice Better

A nutrition-focused platform with meal plans, telehealth, and detailed client tracking. Deep wellness tooling, with client-tiered pricing.

Best for: Nutritionists and health coaches

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Healthie

A telehealth-first platform for dietitians, with meal plans and insurance superbills. Strong nutrition workflows; unlimited clients only on higher tiers.

Best for: Dietitians and nutrition practices

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How we picked

We're the makers of Soap Notes, so we rank it first, but only for the audience it genuinely fits, and we're upfront about where each other tool is stronger. Every option here is a real, current product, and the notes below reflect each tool's own site as of September 2026.

What each one costs

Verified on each vendor's own pricing page in September 2026.

ToolCheapest paid planUnlimited clients
Soap NotesFree, up to 5 active clients$36/mo billed annuallyNo per-practitioner fee and no add-on pricing. Does not file insurance claims.
JaneCAD $54/mo, capped at 20 appointmentsCAD $79/mo (Practice)Practice and Thrive include one practitioner and charge monthly for each extra. Insurance billing is a CAD $20/mo add-on.
SimplePractice$49/mo per clinician$49/mo per clinicianNo client cap, but priced per person: a group pays $99 for the first and $74 for each additional. Care Aide $59/mo and Note Taker $35/mo sit outside the plan.
Practice Better$35/mo, capped at 10 clients$99/mo (Plus)The free Sprout plan is for students and new starters, limited to 3 clients. Additional practitioner $50/mo.
Healthie$19/mo, capped at 10 clients$129/mo (Plus)14-day trial of Plus, no card required. Team members $50/mo each on the Group plan.

Entry prices are the least comparable number on this page, which is why the cap sits next to each one. Healthie starts cheapest at $19 and stops at 10 clients; SimplePractice never caps clients but charges for every clinician instead. Work out which limit you will hit first, then compare the column that matters to you. Figures were correct on each vendor's pricing page in September 2026 and change often, so check before deciding.

Frequently asked questions

For solo coaches and cash-pay practitioners, Soap Notes is the best fit — flat pricing with no per-staff fees, structured SOAP notes, and a free plan. For an insurance-billing clinic, SimplePractice is the closest full EHR alternative.

Yes. Soap Notes has a free Starter plan for up to five active clients. Jane offers a demo account but no free plan or free trial.

Soap Notes uses flat plans with no per-practitioner license fees, so adding people doesn't increase your base cost the way Jane's per-staff licensing does.

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