Cadence ABA vs Theralytics
Theralytics is a budget-friendly, all-in-one ABA platform covering scheduling, data collection, documentation, and billing with simple per-client pricing. 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
Theralytics
- Approach
- Tap capture; offline mobile app
- Pricing
- $20/client (Data Collection or PM); $30/client bundle
- Free trial
- 6 months free for BCBA startups
- Best for
- Cost-conscious and startup practices that want everything in one affordable subscription
Cadence ABA vs Theralytics, side by side
| Capability | Cadence ABA | Theralytics |
|---|---|---|
| Primary data captureHow a clinician records trial-by-trial data during a session. | ✓Voice-first ambient capture - speak naturally, or tap | ~Tap capture; offline mobile app |
| Offline captureWhether data can be captured with no connection in the room. | ✓Tap capture fully offline, synced on reconnect; voice needs a connection | ✓Offline mobile capture, GPS e-sign |
| 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 narrative summaries |
| 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 narrative session notes |
| 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 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 | ✓Interactive graphs & reports |
| 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 | ✓Full PM, scheduling, billing (optional 4.5% service) |
| 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 | $20/client (Data Collection or PM); $30/client bundle |
| Free trial / self-serveWhether a team can start without a sales call. | 14-day free trial, self-serve (Capture and Clinical) | 6 months free for BCBA startups |
Where Theralytics stands out
- Low, transparent per-client pricing with no setup fees
- Offline mobile capture with GPS-stamped e-signatures
- Optional full-service billing (4.5% of receivables) and AI narrative session summaries
Where Cadence is different
- Cadence captures by voice and ambiently - Theralytics is tap-based collection.
- Cadence's agents propose phase changes and read trends, beyond AI narrative summaries.
- Cadence's clinical-presence design is built around keeping clinicians' eyes on the child during the session.
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?
Theralytics is the better fit for
Cost-conscious and startup practices that want everything in one affordable subscription.
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 Theralytics: questions
- Is Cadence ABA worth it compared to a low-cost tool like Theralytics?
- Theralytics competes on price and breadth - an affordable all-in-one with optional full-service billing. Cadence competes on the clinical core: voice-first capture that keeps clinicians present, agentic reasoning that proposes phase changes and interprets trends, and CPT-mapped notes ready to sign. Teams choose Cadence when capture speed and clinical presence matter most.
For what Cadence costs and how it handles PHI, the pricing FAQ and the product FAQ hold the canonical answers.
Theralytics 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.