How Better stacks up.
Two kinds of software compete for your practice, and they cost you in different ways. Here's an honest, receipts-first look — and a calculator to run your own numbers.
The PE-owned incumbent, its AI add-on, and tiered pricing.
The closest philosophy match — AI stance and per-claim meters.
SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, TheraNest and the rest run your practice — but they charge for AI add-ons, meter your claims, and (in SimplePractice's case) answer to private equity. You own your contracts; you rent everything else.
Alma, Headway, and Grow give you “free” software — in exchange for a cut of every insurance session and, often, the payer contract in their name, not yours. Convenient today; not your practice tomorrow.
More comparisons (TherapyNotes, TheraNest, the aggregators) are on the way. All competitor figures are dated and being verified before launch — receipts, not trash talk.