SLPDesk vs. Ambiki
Ambiki charges $1 per session for AI notes. For a school SLP doing 30 sessions a week, that's $120/month extra — just for documentation. SLPDesk includes AI notes in every plan, plus school-specific features Ambiki can't offer.
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Recommended for School SLPsFree plan · Pro $24/mo ($19/mo billed annually)
Purpose-built for school SLPs. AI notes included, real-time delivery, Medicaid billing, SLPA delegation with audit trail, district admin dashboard, and parent portal — in one platform.
✓ AI notes included. Free tier available.
Ambiki
$25–$59/user/mo + add-ons
Solid teletherapy platform with a strong activity library. AI scribe (Tenalog) is a $1/session add-on. Primarily designed for private practice — no Medicaid billing, no SLPA delegation, no district admin dashboard.
✗ AI notes cost extra. No free tier.
The hidden cost of Ambiki's AI scribe
30 sessions/week × $1/session × 40 school weeks = $1,200/year in AI add-on fees alone. SLPDesk's Pro plan includes unlimited AI notes for $228/year billed annually.
Side by side
| Capability | SLPDesk | Ambiki |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Trial data recorded during activities | ✓ Every mark is a trial on the student's goal | — |
| IEP goal tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Caseload & scheduling | ✓ | — |
| AI documentation (session notes) | ✓ SOAP notes drafted from session data | ◐ |
| Student device / link play | ✓ Login-free play links that record | ◐ |
| Price | Free plan · Pro $24/mo ($19/mo billed annually) | $25–$59/user/mo + add-ons |
| Documentation | ||
| AI-generated session notes | ✓ Included in all plans | ◐ Tenalog scribe: +$1/session add-on |
| Streaming note generation (live) | ✓ Watch the note write itself in real time | ✗ |
| AI parent progress summaries | ✓ | ✗ |
| Medicaid billing export | ✓ ICD-10 + CPT codes | ✓ Professional tier |
| Activity Delivery | ||
| Built-in therapy material library | ✓ | ✓ Core offering |
| Real-time collaborative delivery | ✓ WebSocket — no screen sharing | ◐ |
| Student-only distraction-free view | ✓ | ✗ |
| Classroom / projector mode | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom activity builder | ✓ | ◐ |
| Bilingual EN + ES activities | ✓ | ◐ |
| IEP & Goals | ||
| IEP goal bank (English + Spanish) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goal progress tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goals auto-pulled into session notes | ✓ | ✗ |
| School-Specific | ||
| SLPA delegation + attestation | ✓ Full audit trail | ✗ |
| District admin dashboard | ✓ | ✗ |
| Service minutes reporting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Compliance audit log | ✓ | ✗ |
| Parent Engagement | ||
| Parent portal | ✓ Progress + session summaries | ✓ Patient portal |
| Home practice assignments | ✓ | ◐ |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | ✓ No credit card required | ✗ |
| AI notes included in base price | ✓ Always included | ✗ +$1/session add-on |
| Individual SLP pricing | ✓ | ✓ $25–$59/user/month + add-ons |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of April 2026. "—" means we could not verify it either way. Features change — email hello@slpdesk.com if something is wrong. See every comparison.
AI notes shouldn't cost extra.
SLPDesk includes AI documentation, Medicaid billing, and school-specific features in every plan. Start free — no credit card.
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