SimplePractice is a serious health records platform, built first for therapists of the talking kind: counselors, psychologists, behavioral health. The $29 door is gone: plans now run $49, $79, or $99, every price is per clinician, reminders for in person visits need the $79 tier, and adding clinicians is a top tier feature at $74 each. Here is the honest side by side for a massage practice.
| PainTrace | SimplePractice | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29, flat, everything included | $49, $79, or $99 per clinician |
| The working tier truth | One plan is the whole platform | Reminders for in person visits need the $79 tier |
| Two practitioners | Still $29 | About $173 a month and up |
| Built for | Massage and bodywork first | Mental and behavioral health first |
| Charting | SOAP with sign and lock, sealed storage | Excellent, built to medical records standards |
| Pain outcome tracking | Built in: check ins, trend lines, body maps | Not a native feature |
| Video visits | Included at $29, charted like any session | Included on every plan |
| Superbills | Included, CPT codes, made for massage | Included by tier |
| No show protection | Deposits, saved cards, one tap fees, included | Card on file tools available |
| Memberships and packages | Included, riding one credit system | Not the model |
| Your data if you leave | Full CSV export anytime | Export available |
Two platforms used to advertise $29 on the same shelf. In 2026 SimplePractice raised its door to $49, and the practice that actually runs lives at $79: the $49 Starter sends appointment reminders only for video visits, so a table based practice pays the middle tier just to remind anyone about an in person session. A second set of hands means the $99 tier plus $74 for each additional clinician, so a two practitioner massage studio budgets about $173 a month before a single card is processed. PainTrace is still $29 for the practice, whatever its size, with reminders, intake, charting, video visits, superbills, marketing, packages and memberships all inside.
SimplePractice earns its reputation in rooms where the session is a conversation: video sessions on every plan, insurance claim filing, treatment plans for behavioral health. A massage practice needs different bones. Clients book by service and pressure, not by diagnosis code. Outcomes are physical: where it hurts, how much, and whether that number falls over months, which is exactly what PainTrace Pulse draws on every chart. And the front door matters: a branded booking page with deposits, a waitlist, and memberships that refill themselves is how a table stays full.
Export your client list as a CSV from SimplePractice, import it into PainTrace in one click, set your services and hours, connect your own Stripe or Square, and your branded booking page is live at yourname.paintracebooking.com. Your clients and your data stay yours on the way in, and they stay yours if you ever leave.