Simplepractice buries free credentialing in Starter plan fine print
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Simplepractice's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Free credentialing support moved from a top-of-page promotional banner to a listed feature under the Starter plan, with a footnote clarifying it's valid for two payers via third-party Medallion. Pulse files it as a product change (positioning) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jul 20, 2026) lists Starter at $49, Essential at $79, Plus at $99, ePrescribe at $49 and Care Aide at $59.
It lands 8 days after Simplepractice's previous change, "Simplepractice removes appointment caps, raises Starter promo to $24.50/mo" (Mar 26, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Simplepractice launches $15/month Starter plan with 5-appointment cap" (Mar 18, 2026), "Simplepractice removes $15/month Starter promo for new practices" (Mar 11, 2026) and "Simplepractice adds free credentialing to Starter plan" (Feb 16, 2026). Simplepractice has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Acuity Scheduling also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter · PositioningChanged
Beforea top-of-page promotional banner
Aftera listed feature
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Positioning | a top-of-page promotional banner | a listed feature | Changed |
Values as written on Simplepractice's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Simplepractice's pricing page (simplepractice.com) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "a top-of-page promotional banner" becomes "a listed feature".
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Simplepractice, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 4, 2026packagingSimplePractice: new Group-practice pricing tiers + Care Aide AI add-on
- Jun 23, 2026packagingSimplepractice restructures pricing by practice size, adds per-clinician rates
- May 12, 2026packagingSimplepractice boosts Mental Health Day deal to 70% off for 12 months
- Apr 3, 2026packagingSimplepractice buries free credentialing in Starter plan fine print · this change
- Mar 26, 2026improvedSimplepractice removes appointment caps, raises Starter promo to $24.50/mo
- Mar 18, 2026packagingSimplepractice launches $15/month Starter plan with 5-appointment cap
- Mar 11, 2026packagingSimplepractice removes $15/month Starter promo for new practices
- Feb 16, 2026improvedSimplepractice adds free credentialing to Starter plan
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changes- Acuity SchedulingApr 3Acuity Scheduling Drops Enterprise Plan From Pricing Page
- Acuity SchedulingMar 9Acuity Scheduling slashes calendar limits across Standard and Premium plans
- Acuity SchedulingMar 2Acuity Scheduling Standard plan now offers single calendar option
- Acuity SchedulingFeb 24Acuity Scheduling cuts Standard plan calendar limit, drops 1-cal option
Questions about this change
Did Simplepractice raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: positioning.
What changed on Simplepractice's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Starter positioning: a top-of-page promotional banner → a listed feature, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Simplepractice change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Simplepractice in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Simplepractice removes appointment caps, raises Starter promo to $24.50/mo" on Mar 26, 2026; Simplepractice has been tracked since 2024-10-01.