Comparison

SLPDesk vs. SimplePractice

SimplePractice is designed for private practice clinicians billing insurance. SLPDesk is built for school-based SLPs — IEP goals, Medicaid billing, real-time activity delivery, and AI documentation included from day one.

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SLPDeskSchool-Based SLP

Purpose-built for school district SLP teams. AI session notes, 200+ therapy activities, IEP goal tracking, Medicaid billing, SLPA delegation with audit trail, district admin dashboard, and parent portal — starting free.

✓ Free tier — no credit card required
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SimplePractice

Leading practice management platform for private practice clinicians. Strong for scheduling, insurance billing, and intake forms. Not designed for school-based work — no IEP tools, no therapy activity library, no Medicaid school billing, no SLPA delegation.

30-day trial, then paid plans. No school/district pricing.

Full feature comparison

Documentation
Feature
SLPDesk
SimplePractice
AI-generated session notes
Streams live in < 10 seconds
Streaming note generation
AI parent progress summaries
Medicaid billing export (ICD-10/CPT)
General billing, not school Medicaid
SOAP / narrative note templates
Activity Delivery
Feature
SLPDesk
SimplePractice
Built-in therapy materials library
300+ curated SLP activities
No activity library
Real-time collaborative delivery
WebSocket, 4 delivery modes
Student-only distraction-free view
Classroom / projector mode
Custom activity builder
IEP & Goals
Feature
SLPDesk
SimplePractice
IEP goal bank (SLP-specific)
Generic treatment plans only
Goal progress tracking with charts
Basic progress notes
Goals auto-pulled into notes
Data points / trial recording
School-Specific
Feature
SLPDesk
SimplePractice
District admin dashboard
Service minutes, productivity, compliance
SLPA delegation + audit trail
School Medicaid billing tools
Caseload management
Client lists, not school caseloads
Platform
Feature
SLPDesk
SimplePractice
Free tier available
No credit card required
30-day trial only
School / district pricing
Per-clinician private practice pricing
FERPA / HIPAA compliance
Teletherapy integration
Zoom, Meet, Teams built-in
Parent Engagement
Feature
SLPDesk
SimplePractice
Parent portal
Progress + session summaries
Client portal for invoices/intakes
Home practice assignments

Comparison based on publicly available information as of April 2026. Email us if anything is inaccurate.

Why school SLPs switch from SimplePractice

No IEP tools

SimplePractice was built for insurance billing, not IEPs. SLPDesk has a built-in goal bank, trial recording, and progress charts aligned to IEP reporting cycles.

No activity library

SimplePractice has no therapy materials. SLPDesk includes 300+ curated activities with real-time delivery, flashcards, drill modes, and a custom builder.

No school Medicaid billing

School-based Medicaid follows a different workflow than private-pay billing. SLPDesk exports sessions with ICD-10 + CPT codes in the format districts need.

Made for the school hallway, not the private office.

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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