SLPDesk vs. GoalBook
GoalBook excels at IEP goal tracking and home practice assignments. SLPDesk adds the complete clinical layer: AI session notes, real-time activity delivery, school Medicaid billing, and SLPA delegation — in one platform.
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School-Based SLPFree plan · Pro $24/mo ($19/mo billed annually)
Complete clinical platform for school district SLP teams. AI session notes, 763 therapy activities with real-time delivery, IEP goal tracking, Medicaid billing, SLPA delegation with audit trail, district admin dashboard, and parent portal — starting free.
✓ Free tier — no credit card required
GoalBook
SLP-specific tool focused on IEP goal banks, data collection, and home practice assignments. Strong goal tracking and parent-facing features. Lacks AI note generation, real-time delivery modes, school Medicaid billing, SLPA delegation, and district admin tooling.
Limited free plan, then paid tiers. Individual SLP focus.
Side by side
| Capability | SLPDesk | GoalBook |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | — |
| Documentation | ||
| AI-generated session notes | ✓ Streams as it drafts | ✗ |
| Streaming note generation | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI parent progress summaries | ✓ | ✗ |
| Medicaid billing export (ICD-10/CPT) | ✓ | ✗ Not a billing platform |
| SOAP / narrative note templates | ✓ | ◐ Basic session notes |
| Activity Delivery | ||
| Built-in therapy materials library | ✓ 763 curated SLP activities | ✓ Focused on articulation cards |
| Real-time collaborative delivery | ✓ WebSocket, 4 delivery modes | ✗ |
| Student-only distraction-free view | ✓ | ◐ Card display mode |
| Classroom / projector mode | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom activity builder | ✓ | ◐ Custom word lists only |
| IEP & Goals | ||
| IEP goal bank (SLP-specific) | ✓ | ✓ GoalBook's core feature |
| Goal progress tracking with charts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goals auto-pulled into notes | ✓ | ◐ |
| Data points / trial recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| School-Specific | ||
| District admin dashboard | ✓ Service minutes, productivity, compliance | ✗ |
| SLPA delegation + audit trail | ✓ | ✗ |
| School Medicaid billing tools | ✓ | ✗ |
| Caseload management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Platform | ||
| Free tier available | ✓ No credit card required | ◐ Limited free plan |
| School / district pricing | ✓ | ◐ Individual SLP pricing primarily |
| FERPA / HIPAA compliance | ✓ | ✓ |
| Teletherapy integration | ✓ Zoom, Meet, Teams built-in | ◐ Basic teletherapy support |
| Parent Engagement | ||
| Parent portal | ✓ Progress + session summaries | ◐ Basic home practice sharing |
| Home practice assignments | ✓ | ✓ Core GoalBook feature |
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.
Why school SLP teams choose SLPDesk over GoalBook
AI notes + delivery in one place
GoalBook tracks goals but doesn't generate notes or deliver activities. SLPDesk does both — AI SOAP notes stream in seconds, and 763 activities deliver in real time.
Medicaid billing built in
GoalBook is not a billing platform. SLPDesk exports sessions with ICD-10 + CPT codes in the format school districts need for Medicaid reimbursement.
District-wide tooling
GoalBook is designed for individual SLPs. SLPDesk scales to entire districts — SLPA delegation, supervisor audit trail, admin dashboards, and compliance reporting.
Goals, notes, activities, billing — all in one place.
SLPDesk is the only platform built end-to-end for school-based speech-language pathologists — from IEP goals to Medicaid billing to AI notes.
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