Cadence ABA vs Raven Health
Raven Health is 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. Cadence ABA takes a different approach to the clinical core: voice-first capture and agentic reasoning, with a clinician signing every output.
Cadence ABA
- Approach
- Voice-first capture + agentic reasoning
- Pricing
- $18/active client per mo (Capture), $36 (Clinical), $42 (Practice, 15-client minimum) - unlimited users, no platform fee, published publicly
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, self-serve (Capture and Clinical)
- Best for
- Clinical teams who want presence with the child and notes that draft themselves
Raven Health
- Approach
- Mobile-first tap capture, real-time sync
- Pricing
- Free software; managed billing ~5% of claims (self-billing quote for 50+ clients)
- Free trial
- Demo required; multi-week setup
- Best for
- New and growing ABA practices that want an easy, mobile-first all-in-one with billing handled on a pay-when-you-get-paid model
Cadence ABA vs Raven Health, side by side
| Capability | Cadence ABA | Raven Health |
|---|---|---|
| Primary data captureHow a clinician records trial-by-trial data during a session. | ✓Voice-first ambient capture - speak naturally, or tap | ~Mobile-first tap capture, real-time sync |
| Offline captureWhether data can be captured with no connection in the room. | ✓Tap capture fully offline, synced on reconnect; voice needs a connection | ✓Offline mode with automatic sync |
| Agentic clinical reasoningWhether the software proactively proposes phase changes and interprets trends, not just plots them. | ✓Agents propose phase changes and interpret trends in plain language (Clinical and up) | ~AI notes + progress tracking; clinician-led decisions |
| Auto-drafted session notesWhether billable SOAP/session notes are drafted for the clinician to review and sign. | ✓Auto-drafted SOAP notes with CPT mapped - review & sign | ✓AI real-time session note generation |
| Automatic mastery / phase detectionWhether mastery criteria are evaluated automatically as data comes in. | ✓Proposed automatically when the data meets your criteria - checked nightly and on every client review (Clinical and up) | ?Criteria & progress tracking; automatic evaluation not confirmed |
| Automatic graphsGraphs generated automatically from session data, and whether the trend is read for you. | ✓Auto equal-interval with phase lines & mastery criterion on every plan; trend read for you from Clinical | ✓Customizable interactive graphs |
| Practice management & billingScheduling, claims, and revenue-cycle management alongside clinical data. | ~Scheduling on every plan; supervision from Clinical; auth/units, CPT & pre-billing validation, 837P export on Practice - not full-service RCM | ✓All-in-one PM, scheduling, managed billing & claims |
| PricingPublished, public pricing versus quote-only. | $18/active client per mo (Capture), $36 (Clinical), $42 (Practice, 15-client minimum) - unlimited users, no platform fee, published publicly | Free software; managed billing ~5% of claims (self-billing quote for 50+ clients) |
| Free trial / self-serveWhether a team can start without a sales call. | 14-day free trial, self-serve (Capture and Clinical) | Demo required; multi-week setup |
Where Raven Health stands out
- Free software paired with managed billing - you pay a flat percentage of claims collected rather than an upfront subscription
- Fast onboarding (BCBAs in under an hour, RBTs in ~15 minutes) and mobile-first, offline-capable field use
- All-in-one for new providers: data collection, scheduling, AI notes, and claims automation (reports 98%+ collection, under 1% denials)
Where Cadence is different
- Cadence captures by voice and ambiently - Raven is mobile-first tap capture.
- Cadence's agents propose phase changes and interpret trends in plain language, beyond AI note drafting and progress dashboards.
- Cadence is a transparent, flat per-active-client subscription you control - unlimited users, no revenue share on your collections - with a self-serve trial.
Every one of those agent behaviors is a proposal a clinician accepts or rejects - how we keep the agents accurate explains the guardrails, and HIPAA & BAA covers the compliance posture behind them.
Which should you choose?
Raven Health is the better fit for
New and growing ABA practices that want an easy, mobile-first all-in-one with billing handled on a pay-when-you-get-paid model.
Cadence ABA is the better fit for
Clinical teams whose priority is the clinical core: capturing data fast without losing presence with the child, getting phase-change and trend reads proposed for you, and walking away with a billable note ready to sign.
Cadence focuses on clinical capture, reasoning, documentation, and compliance - not full revenue-cycle billing. Teams that need managed claim submission may pair it with a dedicated billing system.
Cadence ABA vs Raven Health: questions
- Is Cadence ABA a good Raven Health alternative?
- For teams that want more clinical depth, yes. Raven Health is a mobile-first, all-in-one built for new and growing providers, with free software funded by managed billing. Cadence is voice-first and agentic - clinicians speak through a session and Cadence structures the data, proposes phase changes, interprets trends, and drafts a CPT-mapped note to sign - with transparent subscription pricing that isn't tied to a billing revenue share.
- Is Raven Health really free, and how does that compare to Cadence's pricing?
- Raven Health's software is free when you use its managed billing, which charges a flat percentage of claims collected (reported around 5%); practices with 50+ clients can request a self-billing quote. Cadence prices the software directly and transparently - from $18 per active client per month, unlimited users included, with a 14-day free trial - so your software cost is predictable, independent of who handles your billing, and does not scale with your collections.
For what Cadence costs and how it handles PHI, the pricing FAQ and the product FAQ hold the canonical answers.
Raven Health details reflect publicly available information as of the date above and may change; where those materials did not settle a capability, the table says so. Verify current specifics with the vendor. Cadence figures come from our published pricing.
Cadence ABA vs other ABA software
Prefer the full picture first? Explore the product or see transparent pricing. Comparing on clinical fundamentals rather than feature lists? Our vendor-neutral reference covers the eight ABA measurement systems and interobserver agreement, which any tool in this table has to get right.
Try Cadence on your own session.
Capture by voice, watch the data structure itself, and draft a billable note. Capture and Clinical start with a free 14-day trial - no sales call required.