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4 Best SimplePractice Alternatives in 2026

SimplePractice is a capable clinical EHR, but it's built — and priced — for insurance-billing practices, with no free plan and a per-clinician model that adds up. If you don't file insurance claims, you're paying for depth you may never use. These are the best alternatives, starting with the one most coaches and cash-pay practices switch to.

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Soap Notes

Best for coaches and cash-pay practices that don't bill insurance

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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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

Soap Notes vs Practice Better
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Jane

A polished platform for allied-health clinics — physio, massage, chiropractic — with charting and an insurance-billing add-on. Priced per practitioner.

Best for: Multi-practitioner allied-health clinics

Soap Notes vs Jane
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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

Soap Notes vs Healthie

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; pricing and feature notes reflect each tool's own site as of June 2026 and can change.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on whether you bill insurance. If you don't, Soap Notes is the best fit for most coaches and cash-pay practices — it covers notes, scheduling, and billing in one simpler tool, with structured SOAP notes and a free plan. If you need insurance and nutrition tools, Practice Better or Healthie are worth a look; for allied-health clinics, Jane.

Yes. Soap Notes has a free Starter plan for up to five active clients, with no credit card required. SimplePractice itself offers only a 30-day trial, not a free plan.

For cash-pay practices, Soap Notes is typically the lowest total cost — it starts free and its Standard plan is $36/month billed annually for unlimited clients, while SimplePractice has no free plan and is priced per clinician. See the SimplePractice comparison for current pricing.

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