Simplepractice launches $15/month Starter plan with 5-appointment cap
What happened
Between the Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026 captures of Simplepractice's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: New introductory Starter pricing at $15/month for 12 months for new customers; saves up to $408 in year 1 vs regular $49/month rate. [Applies to Starter plan only; capped at 5 appointments/month; after 12 months or exceeding cap, reverts to $49/month]; Starter intro plan capped at 5 appointments/month; Essential and Plus now explicitly show Unlimited appointments/month in plan cards. [Starter intro tied to $15/mo introductory pricing track; unlimited appointments only on regular $49/mo pricing; Essential and Plus unlimited labels newly visible in plan cards]; New Starter "New practice" intro tier added. This separate entry-level plan targets new practices with $15/month for 12 months intro pricing (vs regular $49/mo), capped at 5 appointments/month. Promises "Save up to $408 your first year". Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount added, limit decrease, new plan) with a downward 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 7 days after Simplepractice's previous change, "Simplepractice removes $15/month Starter promo for new practices" (Mar 11, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Simplepractice adds free credentialing to Starter plan" (Feb 16, 2026). Simplepractice has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
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- Starter · DiscountDiscount addedNot listed$15/month
- Starter, Essential, Plus · LimitLimit decrease
Starter intro plan capped at 5 appointments/month; Essential and Plus now explicitly show Unlimited appointments/month in plan cards. [Starter intro tied to $15/mo introductory pricing track; unlimited appointments only on regular $49/mo pricing; Essential and Plus unlimited labels newly visible in plan cards]
- Starter · PlanNew planNot listed5
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Discount | Not listed | $15/month | Discount added |
| Starter, Essential, Plus | Limit | — | 5 | Limit decrease |
| Starter | Plan | Not listed | 5 | New plan |
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 Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Not listed" becomes "$15/month".
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Simplepractice, the last 90 days
Full history- 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
- 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 · this change
- 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 changesQuestions about this change
Did Simplepractice raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount added, limit decrease, new plan.
What changed on Simplepractice's pricing page between Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026?
Starter discount: Not listed → $15/month; Starter intro plan capped at 5 appointments/month; Essential and Plus now explicitly show Unlimited appointments/month in plan cards. [Starter intro tied to $15/mo introductory pricing track; unlimited appointments only on regular $49/mo pricing; Essential and Plus unlimited labels newly visible in plan cards]; Starter plan: Not listed → 5. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Simplepractice change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Simplepractice in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Simplepractice removes $15/month Starter promo for new practices" on Mar 11, 2026; Simplepractice has been tracked since 2024-10-01.