Comparison · Clinics

Jane vs SimplePractice

Jane leads for multi-practitioner wellness clinics that want booking, charting, and payments with optional insurance add-ons. SimplePractice leads for US behavioral-health practices centered on therapy notes, insurance tools, and published Starter pricing.

Updated September 26, 2026

Higher scoreMedical software

Jane

7.4

Fairout of 10

All-in-one practice management for wellness clinics — online booking, charting, telehealth, payments, reminders, and optional insurance billing — with public USD plans.

From $54/month (Balance; Practice $79; Thrive $99)

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Medical software

SimplePractice

7.3

Fairout of 10

Practice management EHR for health and wellness — scheduling, notes, telehealth, insurance tools, client portal, and public monthly plans aimed at behavioral health and allied clinicians.

From $49/month (Starter; Essential and Plus higher)

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Criteria where Jane wins

Ties

Criteria where SimplePractice wins

Editorial verdict

How to choose between them

Jane is the wellness-clinic all-in-one (physio, chiro, massage, and more). SimplePractice is the BH practice default.

If your front desk lives in online booking, packages, and multi-practitioner licenses across wellness modalities, Jane’s pricing matrix is the clearer public story. If your day is therapy notes, BH insurance, and a US-centric therapist community, SimplePractice is the clearer public story.

Both score well on price and learning curve. Both lack native WhatsApp and full physician e-prescribing. Neither replaces athenahealth for multi-specialty medical ambulatory care.

Score by criterion

In green, who wins the criterion. The overall score uses clinics weights: charting and care and insurance and billing weigh more.

CriterionJaneSimplePractice

Charting and care1.4×
Native electronic health record with history, notes, and attachments — not a contact card with a PDF on the side.
7.5
7.2
Insurance and billing1.3×
Eligibility, claims, denials, and patient payments inside the product — not a separate billing company as the only path.
6.8
7.0
Patient relationship1.1×
Recalls, campaigns, portals, or acquisition tools that keep the panel full after the first visit.
8.2
8.0
Messaging and confirmations1×
Native SMS or messaging inbox on the patient record, with team history. WhatsApp Business API also counts. One-way reminder blasts, portal-only chat, and marketplace apps do not.
5.0
5.0
Price and transparency0.8×
Public plan in USD, trial, and what sits outside the monthly fee. Percent-of-collections quotes without a rate card lower the score for opacity.
8.8
8.5
Learning curve0.8×
English UI, clinical vocabulary, and time until the front desk and a provider can work without a long implementation project.
8.5
8.8
Overall score
7.4
7.3

Native features

Only what is part of the product counts. Marketplace integrations or third-party apps are out.

FeatureJaneSimplePractice

Electronic health recordYesYes
Online schedulingYesYes
E-prescriptionsNoNo
Insurance billingYesYes
Clinic billingYesYes
Native messagingNoNo
TelehealthYesYes
Patient acquisition & recallYesYes

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