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  "version": 1,
  "checked": "28 August 2026",
  "review_by": "1 February 2027",
  "ordering": "alphabetical within category",
  "paid_ranking": false,
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "ehr-carepatron",
      "name": "Carepatron",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$0",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "free tier, unlimited clients, 1GB",
        "Additional clinician": "$31/user (Plus)",
        "Telehealth": "included",
        "Claims": "—",
        "Trial": "free tier"
      },
      "note": "The only genuinely free tier here that includes telehealth and an AI scribe. 1GB of storage is the catch.",
      "source_url": "https://www.carepatron.com/pricing",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-zanda",
      "name": "Zanda",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$19",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "Starter, 1,000 appointments a year",
        "Additional clinician": "$19 (Growth, $49 base)",
        "Telehealth": "$9/clinician",
        "Claims": "—",
        "Trial": "14 days"
      },
      "note": "Formerly Power Diary — powerdiary.com now redirects here.",
      "source_url": "https://zandahealth.com/pricing",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-healthie",
      "name": "Healthie",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$19",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "Core, capped at 10 active clients",
        "Additional clinician": "$50 (Group, $149 base)",
        "Telehealth": "included",
        "Claims": "ClaimMD from $30/mo",
        "Trial": "14 days"
      },
      "note": "$49 Essentials is the first realistic tier — 250 clients and CMS-1500s.",
      "source_url": "https://www.gethealthie.com/pricing",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-theranest",
      "name": "TheraNest",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$29",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "Essentials, per therapist",
        "Additional clinician": "$29+ per therapist",
        "Telehealth": "add-on; unlimited on Premier",
        "Claims": "30 free/mo on Advanced",
        "Trial": "21 days"
      },
      "note": "Now Ensora Mental Health. Insurance billing automation is the $89 Premier tier.",
      "source_url": "https://ensorahealth.com/pricing/theranest-mental-health/",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-practice-better",
      "name": "Practice Better",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$35",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "Starter, capped at 10 clients",
        "Additional clinician": "$50 (Team, $155 base)",
        "Telehealth": "included",
        "Claims": "—",
        "Trial": "14 days"
      },
      "note": "Built for nutrition and coaching first. $69 Professional is the first tier that holds a caseload.",
      "source_url": "https://www.practicebetter.io/pricing",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-sessions-health",
      "name": "Sessions Health",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$39",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "unlimited clients, everything core",
        "Additional clinician": "$29",
        "Telehealth": "$10/clinician",
        "Claims": "from $0.25/claim",
        "Trial": "30 days"
      },
      "note": "Free up to 3 clients. The cheapest uncapped solo plan in this table.",
      "source_url": "https://sessionshealth.com/pricing",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-theraplatform",
      "name": "TheraPlatform",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$39",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "Basic, one provider only",
        "Additional clinician": "$39–$49 (Pro tiers)",
        "Telehealth": "unlimited, included",
        "Claims": "$0.25/claim",
        "Trial": "30 days"
      },
      "note": "Basic does not allow a second provider at all.",
      "source_url": "https://www.theraplatform.com/pricing",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-simplepractice",
      "name": "SimplePractice",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$49",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "Starter",
        "Additional clinician": "$74 (Plus group)",
        "Telehealth": "included",
        "Claims": "35 included on Plus through 30 Sep; from 1 Oct all plans start at $0.39/claim",
        "Trial": "30 days"
      },
      "note": "$79 Essential is where template customisation starts, which matters for a California telehealth consent.",
      "source_url": "https://www.simplepractice.com/pricing/",
      "checked": "August 2026 (other fields); 8 September 2026 (claims)",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering",
      "claim_source_url": "https://support.simplepractice.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005956266-Subscription-plan-and-pricing-FAQs"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-carepaths",
      "name": "CarePaths",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$49",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "EHR plus measurement-based care",
        "Additional clinician": "$5.75–$49",
        "Telehealth": "—",
        "Claims": "—",
        "Trial": "30 days"
      },
      "note": "$5.75 a head for students is the lowest training-clinic rate found.",
      "source_url": "https://www.carepaths.com/pricing",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-jane",
      "name": "Jane",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$54",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "Balance, capped at 20 appointments a month",
        "Additional clinician": "$39 PT / $79 FT",
        "Telehealth": "$15/clinician for group",
        "Claims": "$20 + $5/FT clinician",
        "Trial": "—"
      },
      "note": "$79 Practice is the first uncapped tier. Insurance billing is a separate line.",
      "source_url": "https://jane.app/pricing",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-icanotes",
      "name": "ICANotes",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$55",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "notes only, non-prescriber",
        "Additional clinician": "per clinician",
        "Telehealth": "$20/user",
        "Claims": "contact sales",
        "Trial": "30 days"
      },
      "note": "$75 for scheduling and billing. Three-month minimum commitment.",
      "source_url": "https://www.icanotes.com/pricing/",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-therapyappointment",
      "name": "TherapyAppointment",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$59",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "standard, over 40 sessions a month",
        "Additional clinician": "$39",
        "Telehealth": "$15/provider, or $5 with your own Zoom",
        "Claims": "$0.15/claim",
        "Trial": "30 days"
      },
      "note": "$10 and $39 intro tiers while your caseload is still small.",
      "source_url": "https://www.therapyappointment.com/pricing",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-therapynotes",
      "name": "TherapyNotes",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$69",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "solo, single user",
        "Additional clinician": "$50 (group, $79 base)",
        "Telehealth": "basic free; Premium $15",
        "Claims": "14¢/claim",
        "Trial": "30 days"
      },
      "note": "Meters the plumbing: 14¢ a claim, a reminder or an eligibility check. ePrescribe is $65.",
      "source_url": "https://www.therapynotes.com/pricing/",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-intakeq---practice-q",
      "name": "IntakeQ / Practice Q",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "$84.90",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "practice management, telehealth included",
        "Additional clinician": "$30",
        "Telehealth": "included",
        "Claims": "—",
        "Trial": "14 days"
      },
      "note": "$59.90 low-volume tier caps you at 25 appointments a month. Forms-first by design.",
      "source_url": "https://intakeq.com/pricing",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "ehr-valant",
      "name": "Valant",
      "shelf": "ehr",
      "shelf_label": "Practice software",
      "headline_price": "not published",
      "price_status": "quote-only",
      "comparison": {
        "Base plan": "quote only",
        "Additional clinician": "not published",
        "Telehealth": "not published",
        "Claims": "not published",
        "Trial": "—"
      },
      "note": "The pricing page is a quote request. “Flexible pricing that is customized” is the whole of it.",
      "source_url": "https://www.valant.io/plans-pricing/",
      "checked": "August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "insurance-cph",
      "name": "CPH & Associates",
      "shelf": "insurance",
      "shelf_label": "Professional liability",
      "headline_price": "$320",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Policy form": "Occurrence",
        "Board defense": "$35,000",
        "Underwriter": "Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company and Tokio Marine Specialty Insurance Company",
        "AM Best": "A++ (Superior)"
      },
      "note": "full-time California MFT, $1M/$3M, before discounts",
      "source_url": "https://cphins.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CAMFT.pdf",
      "checked": "9 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No public affiliate program found; no paid placement"
    },
    {
      "id": "insurance-hpso",
      "name": "HPSO",
      "shelf": "insurance",
      "shelf_label": "Professional liability",
      "headline_price": "from $153",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Policy form": "Occurrence",
        "Board defense": "$25,000",
        "Underwriter": "American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a CNA company",
        "AM Best": "A+ (Superior)"
      },
      "note": "the only price HPSO publishes anywhere",
      "source_url": "https://landing.hpso.com/counselors/",
      "checked": "9 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No public affiliate program found; no paid placement"
    },
    {
      "id": "insurance-trust",
      "name": "The Trust",
      "shelf": "insurance",
      "shelf_label": "Professional liability",
      "headline_price": "not published",
      "price_status": "quote-only",
      "comparison": {
        "Policy form": "Occurrence",
        "Board defense": "included, amount not published",
        "Underwriter": "Not named on the allied-health pages. ACE American (Chubb) underwrites the psychologist program",
        "AM Best": "A++ (Superior) for the psychologist program’s carrier"
      },
      "note": "MFT premiums are quote-only",
      "source_url": "https://www.trustinsurance.com/insurance-programs/allied-healthcare/marriage-and-family-counselor-or-therapist/",
      "checked": "9 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No public affiliate program found; no paid placement"
    },
    {
      "id": "insurance-apa",
      "name": "American Professional Agency",
      "shelf": "insurance",
      "shelf_label": "Professional liability",
      "headline_price": "not published",
      "price_status": "quote-only",
      "comparison": {
        "Policy form": "Claims-made",
        "Board defense": "$5,000 per proceeding, no annual aggregate",
        "Underwriter": "Allied World Insurance Company (Fairfax)",
        "AM Best": "A+ (Superior)"
      },
      "note": "the MFT rate schedule is not on their site",
      "source_url": "https://www.americanprofessional.com/wp-content/uploads/MHC_Rates.pdf",
      "checked": "9 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No public affiliate program found; no paid placement"
    },
    {
      "id": "insurance-berxi",
      "name": "Berxi",
      "shelf": "insurance",
      "shelf_label": "Professional liability",
      "headline_price": "$169",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Policy form": "Occurrence and claims-made",
        "Board defense": "$25,000",
        "Underwriter": "Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company",
        "AM Best": "A++ (Superior)"
      },
      "note": "Berxi’s own California sample, at $500K/$1M",
      "source_url": "https://www.berxi.com/resources/articles/best-malpractice-insurance-for-mental-health-counselors/",
      "checked": "9 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No public affiliate program found; no paid placement"
    },
    {
      "id": "insurance-proliability",
      "name": "Proliability",
      "shelf": "insurance",
      "shelf_label": "Professional liability",
      "headline_price": "not published",
      "price_status": "quote-only",
      "comparison": {
        "Policy form": "Occurrence",
        "Board defense": "$25,000 per incident / $100,000 per year",
        "Underwriter": "Liberty Insurance Underwriters Inc. (Liberty Mutual)",
        "AM Best": "A (Excellent)"
      },
      "note": "quote-only",
      "source_url": "https://www.proliability.com/professional-liability-insurance/mental-health-professionals.html",
      "checked": "9 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No public affiliate program found; no paid placement"
    },
    {
      "id": "insurance-cmf",
      "name": "CM&F Group",
      "shelf": "insurance",
      "shelf_label": "Professional liability",
      "headline_price": "not published",
      "price_status": "quote-only",
      "comparison": {
        "Policy form": "Occurrence",
        "Board defense": "$35,000 per claim / $100,000 aggregate",
        "Underwriter": "Not named on the public page",
        "AM Best": "“A++” claimed, carrier unnamed"
      },
      "note": "quote-only",
      "source_url": "https://www.cmfgroup.com/professional-liability-insurance/counseling-professional-insurance/marriage-family-counselor-insurance/",
      "checked": "9 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No public affiliate program found; no paid placement"
    },
    {
      "id": "insurance-lockton",
      "name": "Lockton Affinity Health",
      "shelf": "insurance",
      "shelf_label": "Professional liability",
      "headline_price": "$117",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Policy form": "not published",
        "Board defense": "included, amount not published",
        "Underwriter": "Not named on the public page",
        "AM Best": "not published"
      },
      "note": "at $500K/$500K — a quarter of the standard limit",
      "source_url": "https://locktonaffinityhealth.com/counselors/",
      "checked": "9 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No public affiliate program found; no paid placement"
    },
    {
      "id": "hours-track-your-hours",
      "name": "Track Your Hours",
      "shelf": "hours",
      "shelf_label": "Associate hours trackers",
      "headline_price": "$89.95 a year",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Free use": "30 days, no card",
        "Electronic signature": "Not advertised",
        "Forms": "Generic. “The forms required by the boards in the states we operate in”, with no form number named.",
        "Identity": "Legal entity, address, and phone published",
        "Domain registered": "October 2006"
      },
      "note": "The oldest product in the category by eighteen years. Its terms route legal notices care of SimplePractice, LLC in Santa Monica, which is the only relationship between an hours tracker and a practice-management company disclosed anywhere in this table.",
      "source_url": "https://www.trackyourhours.com/",
      "checked": "10 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "hours-hourjourney",
      "name": "HourJourney",
      "shelf": "hours",
      "shelf_label": "Associate hours trackers",
      "headline_price": "$79 a year",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Free use": "30 days, no card",
        "Electronic signature": "Sends, does not sign",
        "Forms": "37A-525 and 37A-301, named.",
        "Identity": "No phone; Moreno Valley, California — city only",
        "Domain registered": "March 2026"
      },
      "note": "Governing law is California. Contact is a web form.",
      "source_url": "https://hourjourney.io/",
      "checked": "10 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "hours-license-journey",
      "name": "License Journey",
      "shelf": "hours",
      "shelf_label": "Associate hours trackers",
      "headline_price": "$74.99 a year",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Free use": "1 month, no card",
        "Electronic signature": "Captures a signature",
        "Forms": "Generic. “The official BBS forms for your supervisor to sign”, with no form number named.",
        "Identity": "No phone; no address published",
        "Domain registered": "February 2024"
      },
      "note": "Its published claim is the most specific of the five: every signature is “time-stamped, tied to the signer’s authenticated account, and bound cryptographically to the version of the log being signed”, exportable as a PDF with an audit trail.",
      "source_url": "https://licensejourney.com/",
      "checked": "10 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "hours-clearpath-hours",
      "name": "ClearPath Hours",
      "shelf": "hours",
      "shelf_label": "Associate hours trackers",
      "headline_price": "$25 a year",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Free use": "Free tier, no expiry",
        "Electronic signature": "Sign-off, unspecified",
        "Forms": "Shows an image of a California BBS Weekly Log of Experience Hours; claims auto-filled board PDFs for all fifty states.",
        "Identity": "No phone; no address published",
        "Domain registered": "April 2026"
      },
      "note": "The cheapest paid tier in the category by a factor of three, at a price the page itself describes as fixed forever.",
      "source_url": "https://www.clearpathhours.com/",
      "checked": "10 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    },
    {
      "id": "hours-sparkhours",
      "name": "SparkHours",
      "shelf": "hours",
      "shelf_label": "Associate hours trackers",
      "headline_price": "$100 a year",
      "price_status": "published",
      "comparison": {
        "Free use": "14 days, no card",
        "Electronic signature": "Captures a signature",
        "Forms": "37A-525 for AMFTs and 37A-638 for ASWs and APCCs, named, plus the in-state experience verification.",
        "Identity": "No phone; no address published",
        "Domain registered": "January 2026"
      },
      "note": "The only vendor to name the statutes its signatures are meant to satisfy: SHA-256 document hashing, a full audit trail, a signed consent ceremony, and compliance with UETA and the federal ESIGN Act.",
      "source_url": "https://sparkhours.com/",
      "checked": "10 August 2026",
      "relationship": "No paid placement; commercial relationship not used in ordering"
    }
  ]
}