How Cadence ABA compares to the rest.
Most ABA software is built around tapping forms on a tablet. Cadence is voice-first and agentic: clinicians speak through the session, and Cadence structures the data, proposes phase changes, reads the trend, and drafts the billable note - every output reviewed and signed by a clinician.
Cadence vs the field
Capability by capability, across the platforms ABA teams evaluate most. Tap any name for the full head-to-head, or any mark to jump to the sentence behind it. For a vendor-neutral definition of what the capability rows mean, start with the eight ABA measurement systems and interobserver agreement.
| Capability | Cadence | CentralReach | Catalyst | Rethink Behavioral Health | Motivity | Hi Rasmus | Theralytics | Raven Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary data capture | ✓ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Offline capture | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ? | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agentic clinical reasoning | ✓ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Auto-drafted session notes | ✓ | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic mastery / phase detection | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Automatic graphs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Practice management & billing | ~ | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing | $18/active client per mo (Capture), $36 (Clinical), $42 (Practice, 15-client minimum) - unlimited users, no platform fee, published publicly | Custom quote; not publicly listed | Quote-based / subscription | Custom quote by module & practice size | $24/learner (Data Collection or PM); $48/learner All-in-One | $19/client (standard) or $24/client (premium) per mo | $20/client (Data Collection or PM); $30/client bundle | Free software; managed billing ~5% of claims (self-billing quote for 50+ clients) |
| Free trial / self-serve | 14-day free trial, self-serve (Capture and Clinical) | Demo required | Demo required | Demo required | Demo required | Free and paid tiers | 6 months free for BCBA startups | Demo required; multi-week setup |
Competitor details are drawn from each vendor’s public materials and widely-cited review sites, verified in June 2026 or later. Each head-to-head page lists its sources and its own verification date; where those materials did not settle a capability, the cell says so.
Pick a comparison
CentralReach
The largest end-to-end ABA platform - practice management, clinical data, billing, assessments, and staff training in one enterprise system.
Catalyst
A long-established, highly configurable ABA data-collection tool, now sold within the Ensora Health ABA suite.
Rethink Behavioral Health
An all-in-one ABA platform pairing clinical programming and data collection with billing, scheduling, and a large RBT training library.
Motivity
A clinically-driven, modern ABA platform connecting real-time data collection, scheduling, billing, and revenue-cycle management.
Hi Rasmus
A mobile-first clinical platform combining flexible data collection, telehealth, supervision, and AI-assisted documentation.
Theralytics
A budget-friendly, all-in-one ABA platform covering scheduling, data collection, documentation, and billing with simple per-client pricing.
Raven Health
A mobile-first, AI-driven all-in-one ABA platform for startups and growing clinics, with the software offered free under a managed-billing model.
Three things only Cadence does this way
Capture by voice, not by form
Clinicians talk through the session, and the tap grid keeps working when the room has no signal. There’s no tablet form to fight and no flow to break, so attention stays on the child during every trial.
Agents that reason, not just record
Cadence proposes a phase change when the data meets your criteria - checked nightly and on every client review - interprets trend and variability in plain language, and drafts the note, instead of leaving you to read the graph and write it up.
A human signs everything
Every agent output is a proposal. A clinician reviews and signs - an RBT’s signature is flagged for BCBA co-signature before billing - and nothing reaches a record or a claim without a name behind it. Evidence is always shown.
Cadence focuses on the clinical core and compliance - not full revenue-cycle billing. Practices that need managed claim submission often run a dedicated billing system alongside it.
Common questions
- What is the best ABA data collection software?
- The best fit depends on what a team optimizes for. CentralReach and Rethink Behavioral Health lead on enterprise breadth; Catalyst leads on configurable data collection; Motivity, Hi Rasmus, and Theralytics offer modern, transparently-priced platforms; Raven Health pairs free software with managed billing for new providers. Cadence ABA is the voice-first, agentic option: clinicians speak through a session and Cadence structures the data, proposes phase changes, interprets trends, and drafts the billable note for review and signature.
- What makes Cadence ABA different from other ABA software?
- Two things. First, capture is voice-first - clinicians talk through the session instead of tapping forms, so their attention stays on the child - with a tap grid that runs fully offline when the room has no signal. Second, Cadence is agentic: specialized agents propose mastery and phase changes, interpret trends in plain language, and draft CPT-mapped notes. Every output is a proposal a clinician reviews and signs - nothing reaches a claim unsigned.
- Does Cadence ABA replace my practice management or billing system?
- Partly. Cadence covers the clinical core - capture, clinical reasoning, and documentation - plus scheduling, supervision, authorization and unit tracking, CPT mapping, and pre-billing validation, and it exports claim drafts as an 837P file for a biller to upload. It is not a full-service revenue-cycle (RCM) system: there is no managed claim submission, ERA posting, or denial workflow, so practices that need those keep a dedicated billing solution alongside it.
Also asked
The same answers as on pricing and the product tour, where each question has its one canonical answer.
- How much does Cadence ABA cost?
- Pricing is public and a single number per plan: Capture is $18 per active client per month, Clinical is $36, and Practice is $42. That is the whole price - users are unlimited on every plan, so RBTs, BCBAs, admins, and billers cost nothing extra, and there is no platform fee, no per-seat charge, and no setup fee. Practice bills a minimum of 15 active clients. A 12-month commitment takes 2 months off the rate.
- Is Cadence HIPAA compliant?
- Yes. Cadence is HIPAA-compliant and BAA-backed. Client PHI is encrypted at the field level with AES-256-GCM, model calls carry a de-identified token instead of a client's name, access is role-scoped for RBTs, BCBAs, directors, and auditors, and every PHI read and write and every agent proposal is written to an append-only audit log that can be exported.
See it on one real session.
Start a Cadence trial and run capture to signed note end to end - then compare for yourself.