SimplePractice vs Jane App (2026): which fits your clinic?
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SimplePractice and Jane App get compared more than any other pair in this category, and the comparison is usually framed badly. They are not the same kind of product. SimplePractice is a mental-health-first practice system that has widened its reach; Jane is an allied-health-first system built around a multi-practitioner calendar. They overlap on booking, notes and payments, and diverge on almost everything that decides a real clinic’s choice.
If you are a solo counsellor or therapist in the US, SimplePractice is usually the obvious answer. If you run a chiropractic, physiotherapy, acupuncture or massage clinic with more than one discipline, Jane usually is. The interesting cases are in between, and that is what this page is for.
The short answer
Choose SimplePractice if
You are a US solo or small mental-health practice
Counselling, therapy, psychology or coaching, mostly cash or insurance, one to five clinicians. SimplePractice has the deepest template library for that work, the lowest credible entry price, and US insurance billing built into its higher tiers.
Choose Jane App if
You run a multi-disciplinary allied-health clinic
Two or more practitioners across more than one discipline — chiro, physio, massage, acupuncture. Jane’s calendar treats rooms and equipment as real objects, booking is the best in the category, and one system covers the whole team.
The two products, briefly
SimplePractice grew up serving private mental-health practices, and the product still shows it: a large library of note templates, a clean client portal, built-in telehealth, and US insurance billing on the higher plans. It is the cheapest credible way to run a real practice in a weekend, and its polish is the reason it became the default for solo therapists. Its limitation is the same as its origin — it is not built around multiple disciplines sharing one calendar, and it has no concept of rooms or equipment.
Jane App was built by a clinic owner for allied-health clinics, and it shows in the calendar. Online booking is the most configurable in the category, rooms and equipment are first-class objects on the higher tier, and charting is template-driven so one account can serve a chiropractor, a massage therapist and an acupuncturist without three systems. It is Canada-first and strong in the US, Australia and the UK; US insurance billing is an add-on rather than a native engine.
Pricing: per clinician vs per clinic
The pricing models are different, and that difference decides the answer for a lot of clinics. SimplePractice charges per clinician on a tier ladder; Jane charges per clinic on a flat tier with an allowance for practitioners. At one person they are close. As you add people, the two lines behave differently — especially when some of your team is part-time.
| Platform | How it prices | Entry point | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| SimplePractice | Per clinician, tiered (Starter / Essential / Plus / Premium) | ~$29–$99/clinician/mo | Telehealth and insurance billing are gated to higher tiers; per-clinician add-ons compound. |
| Jane App | Per clinic, tiered (Balance / Practice / Thrive) | ~$59–$99/mo | Practice is the tier most clinics land on; Thrive adds rooms & equipment. Insurance billing may be add-on; SMS may be metered. |
Indicative annual cost on published list prices (checked November 2026), excluding insurance add-ons, payment processing and any SMS overage:
| Platform | 1 practitioner | 3 practitioners | 6 practitioners |
|---|---|---|---|
| SimplePractice | ~$590/yr | ~$1,760/yr | ~$3,530/yr |
| Jane App | ~$950/yr | ~$2,700/yr | ~$5,000/yr |
Read that table as a shape, not a verdict. SimplePractice looks cheaper at almost every headcount on entry-tier list price — and often is, for a single-discipline mental-health practice. But the gap narrows or reverses once you need the higher SimplePractice tier for insurance billing, or once your Jane clinic runs mostly full-time practitioners on a flat tier. Price your actual team on both current pages, including part-timers.
Where SimplePractice wins
Price at the entry point
SimplePractice’s starter tiers are the cheapest credible way to run a real practice, and for a solo clinician seeing a modest caseload that price difference is real money. If you are validating a practice rather than running one, it is hard to beat.
The mental-health template library
If your work is counselling, therapy or psychology, SimplePractice’s note templates and intake forms are built for that encounter. You are not rebuilding a DAP or SOAP structure from scratch, which is the opposite of the allied-health tools where the template is on you.
US insurance billing, built in
For a US mental-health practice that takes insurance, SimplePractice’s claims workflow is a native part of the product on the higher tiers. That is a genuine advantage over Jane for a claims-heavy US practice, where Jane’s insurance function is an add-on.
Telehealth and polish
Telehealth is built in on the plans that include it, the client portal is clean, and the mobile experience is well made. For a practice that is partly or fully remote, this is a low-friction setup.
Where Jane wins
Multi-disciplinary clinics
This is the decisive one. If your clinic runs more than one discipline under one roof, Jane’s single calendar and per-discipline templates handle it; SimplePractice is built around one clinician type and one client record, and stretching it across chiropractic plus massage plus acupuncture is where it starts to hurt.
Booking and the patient portal
Jane’s online booking is the most configurable in the category: per-service rules, intake forms, deposits, and a portal that people actually use on a phone. Every booking that completes online is a phone call your desk does not take.
Rooms and equipment
On the Thrive tier, Jane treats rooms and equipment as first-class calendar objects, so a shared treatment table with a modality attached does not create double-booking confusion. SimplePractice has no equivalent concept.
Outside the US
Jane is Canada-first and strong in Australia and the UK. If you are outside the US, SimplePractice’s US-centric insurance and compliance model is a weaker fit, and Jane’s regional support and currency handling are a real advantage.
Feature by feature
| SimplePractice | Jane App | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per clinician, tiered | Per clinic, tiered |
| Best for | US mental-health solo to small group | Multi-disciplinary allied health |
| Online booking | Clean portal; less configuration | Most configurable in the category |
| Charting | Deep mental-health templates | Template-driven across disciplines |
| Rooms & equipment | No | Yes, as calendar objects (Thrive) |
| US insurance billing | Built in on higher tiers | Add-on |
| Telehealth | Built in on eligible tiers | Built in |
| Best region | United States | Canada, US, Australia, UK |
Cells marked with a caveat are the ones you should confirm on the vendor’s current page or in a trial, because feature gating changes between plans and regions more often than the marketing pages admit.
Which one should you pick
You are a solo counsellor or therapist in the US. SimplePractice. The cheapest credible start, the right template library, and telehealth plus insurance billing available when you need them.
You are a solo allied-health practitioner outside the US. Jane. Better regional fit, better booking, and a system you will not have to swap the moment you add a second discipline.
You are two to five practitioners across more than one discipline. Jane. One calendar, rooms and equipment as real objects, and templates per discipline. This is the case it was built for.
You are a US group mental-health practice taking insurance. SimplePractice on a higher tier, or a dedicated behavioural-health EHR. Jane’s insurance function is an add-on and is not the reason to choose it here.
You are a single-discipline cash practice and price is the whole decision. SimplePractice if you are in the US; Jane if you are not. Either way, revisit at the second hire.
The honest summary
SimplePractice is the better product for a US mental-health practice that wants the cheapest credible start with native insurance billing. Jane is the better product for a multi-disciplinary allied-health clinic that wants one calendar, strong booking and rooms and equipment. Neither is a claims engine for a complex US insurance mix, and neither will fix a front-desk process that is already broken.
If you want one line: SimplePractice for US mental-health solo and small group; Jane for multi-disciplinary allied health. Then run the eight tasks from our chiropractic guide or the acupuncture guide on your finalist before you pay.
Questions we get asked
Is SimplePractice or Jane cheaper?
At entry tier, SimplePractice is usually cheaper per clinician, and for a solo practice that difference is real. At multi-practitioner headcount it depends on your full-time/part-time mix and whether you need SimplePractice’s higher tier for insurance billing. Jane’s flat per-clinic tier can win when most of your team is full-time. Price your actual team on both current pages.
Can SimplePractice handle chiropractic or acupuncture charting?
Only by building your own templates. SimplePractice is mental-health-first, so an orthopedic exam, ROM fields or a TCM point-and-formula record are not native. If your clinical record is the point, an allied-health-first tool (Jane for general allied health, Unified Practice for TCM) is a better fit.
Does Jane do insurance billing?
Jane has a US insurance billing add-on, but it is not a native claims engine and the US-specific flows are less mature than US-only competitors. A US practice that is mostly claims should look at a claims-first system or SimplePractice’s higher tier rather than Jane.
Which is better for telehealth?
Both offer built-in telehealth, but on SimplePractice it is gated to eligible tiers while Jane includes it more broadly. If most of your work is remote, confirm the current telehealth terms on each vendor’s pricing page.
Can I migrate between them?
Yes. Both import and export client records. What rarely migrates cleanly is prepaid packages and treatment-plan balances — expect to re-enter those by hand. Do the switch in a slow month, never in January.
Which is better outside the US?
Jane. SimplePractice is US-centric in its insurance and compliance model; Jane is Canada-first and strong in Australia and the UK, with regional support and currency handling built around those markets.
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