Comparison
Metanoa vs Jane: which fits your pediatric therapy practice?
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Jane App is a polished, well-supported system for allied health clinics, with online booking, telehealth, free text reminders on its main plans and insurance billing as an add-on. Metanoa is built around children's therapy goals, from a solo therapist starting out to a clinic running speech, OT, ABA and PT, with AI notes included and parents in the loop.
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Goals and session plans for pediatric therapy
Therapists pull goals from a bank filtered by discipline and turn the day's goals into a session plan. Jane gives you custom charting templates and a template library to build from.
Parents involved in every goal
The Family Portal shares session reports with parents, lets them comment on a specific goal and gives families with two children in therapy one login for both.
$15 a month, AI notes included, free to try
Metanoa's Solo plan includes AI notes and comes with a 15-day free trial. Jane's Practice plan is $79 a month, its AI Scribe is $15 per practitioner after five free notes, and it doesn't offer a free trial.
Metanoa vs Jane at a glance
| Compare | Metanoa | Jane |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Pediatric therapists and clinics serving children with developmental needs, from solo practices to multi-location centers | Allied health clinics such as physio, chiropractic, massage and mental health |
| Clinic structure | Branches and departments, with department-level access | Unlimited locations and admins, with practitioner licenses |
| Goals | Shared goal bank filtered by discipline, with baselines and session plans from goals | Custom charting templates and a template library |
| AI notes | Included on every plan | AI Scribe $15 a month per practitioner, 5 free notes |
| Parent access | Family Portal: session reports, comments on a specific goal, one login for siblings | Secure client portal and client app |
| Text reminders | Included | Free on Practice and Thrive |
| Online booking | Online appointment form | Custom-branded online booking site |
| Telehealth | Not supported | 1:1 included, group telehealth $15 a month |
| Insurance claims | Not supported | $20 a month add-on, plus a separate Claim.MD account |
| Solo price | $15 a month | $79 a month (Practice), or $59 for up to 20 appointments a month |
| Team of five | Quoted for your clinic | $79 plus four practitioner licenses |
| Free trial | 15 days, no credit card | None, demo available |
Which one should you choose?
Choose Metanoa if:
- You're starting a solo pediatric practice and want AI notes, scheduling, billing, reminders and a parent portal for $15 a month.
- You run speech, OT, ABA or PT and want goals and session plans set up for those sessions.
- You want every therapist writing goals from the same bank, with each department keeping its own team, prices and forms.
- Parents are part of the therapy, and you want them reading session reports and commenting on specific goals.
- You want to try the system with your own clients before you pay.
Choose Jane if:
- You see clients over video. One-to-one telehealth comes with every plan.
- You bill insurance and want claims in the same system.
- You sell packages or memberships. Jane's Thrive plan handles both.
- You want a polished online booking site and a client app that patients find easy.
- Your clinic treats adults across several professions, such as physio, chiropractic and massage.
How they compare, feature by feature
Goals and session plans
Metanoa
Therapists pull goals from a shared bank filtered by discipline, record baselines and generate a session plan from the goals they pick for that day. Because therapists in the same discipline start from the same bank, goals are worded the same way across your team.
Jane
Charting is built on custom templates, with a library of more than 10,000 templates to start from (Jane). Some users find building charts from scratch slow, so ask in the demo to see a speech or OT session note and how goals carry from one visit to the next.
AI notes
Metanoa
Dictation or jottings from a session become a SOAP, DAP, GIRP or BIRP draft, and nothing is saved until the therapist reviews and confirms it. It captures speech in languages such as Spanish, Arabic and Hindi and writes the note in your clinic's language. AI notes are included on every plan.
Jane
Every plan includes five free AI Scribe notes. After that, unlimited AI notes cost $15 a month for each practitioner who opts in (Jane).
Keeping parents in the loop
Metanoa
The Family Portal is built around the child's goals. Parents get session reports, comment on a specific goal, sign forms on their phone and see photos or moments the therapist shares. A parent with two children in therapy uses one login for both.
Jane
Clients book through a custom-branded site and use a secure client portal and app, which users say patients find easy (Capterra). To compare them fairly, sign in as a parent with two children in care, book a session for each, open a session report and sign a consent form on your phone in each system.
Running a team or more than one location
Metanoa
A clinic is organized into branches and departments, with department-level access, rate plans and form libraries by department, and billing analytics broken down by department.
Jane
Admins and locations are unlimited, and admin staff without booked appointments are free. Each practitioner needs a full-time or part-time license on top of the base plan (Jane).
Scheduling and reminders
Metanoa
Reminders are included on every plan, families can request appointments through an online form, and it runs in the browser on any phone, tablet or laptop.
Jane
Email reminders come with every plan, and Practice and Thrive add unlimited free text reminders, though text availability varies by region (Jane). Users consistently praise its scheduling and online booking (Capterra).
Telehealth and insurance
Metanoa
Metanoa doesn't file insurance claims or offer telehealth. Its billing is built for families who pay directly, with each signed session priced from a rate plan and a wallet for each client.
Jane
One-to-one telehealth comes with every plan, and group telehealth is a $15 add-on. Insurance billing is a $20 monthly add-on, plus $5 for each extra full-time practitioner, and you need your own Claim.MD clearinghouse account on top (Jane). If your practice depends on payers or video sessions, choose Jane or another tool that has them.
Try it with your own goals
Set up your practice in the trial, add a few goals and invite a parent to the Family Portal.
What each costs
| Compare | Metanoa | Jane |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | $15 a month | $79 a month (Practice), or $59 for up to 20 appointments a month (Balance) |
| Team of five | Quoted for your clinic | $79 plus four practitioner licenses |
| Admins and locations | Ask for your quote | Unlimited, included |
| AI notes | Included | $15 a month per practitioner, after 5 free notes |
| Text reminders | Included | Free on Practice and Thrive |
| Telehealth | Not supported | 1:1 included, group $15 a month |
| Insurance claims | Not supported | $20 a month plus $5 per extra full-time practitioner, plus Claim.MD |
| Free trial | 15 days, no credit card | None |
Frequently asked questions
Can Metanoa bill insurance?
No. Metanoa doesn't file claims, post ERAs, check eligibility or connect to a clearinghouse. If insurance is a large part of your income, Jane or another system with claims is the better fit.
Does Metanoa have telehealth?
No. Metanoa is built for in-clinic sessions. Jane includes one-to-one telehealth on every plan.
Is Jane good for pediatric speech therapy?
Jane is highly rated for ease of use and support, and it's built for allied health clinics in general. Its users' most common concern is price for solo and part-time practitioners. Check in the demo how it handles goals, session plans and parent updates for children.
Which is better for a solo pediatric therapist?
If you need telehealth or insurance billing, Jane. If families pay you directly and you see children in person, Metanoa's Solo plan is $15 a month with AI notes, reminders, the goal bank and the Family Portal included, against $79 for Jane's Practice plan.
How much does each cost for a team of five?
Jane charges $79 a month for the first practitioner plus a license for each of the other four, with AI Scribe and insurance billing on top. Its license prices are on Jane's pricing calculator. Metanoa quotes team plans for each clinic, with AI notes and reminders included.
Does Jane have a free trial?
No. Jane offers a demo instead. Metanoa has a 15-day free trial with no credit card needed, so you can set up your practice and try it with your own goals first.
Is Metanoa HIPAA compliant?
Yes. Metanoa is HIPAA compliant, with encrypted storage, access controls and audit logs.
See how your practice would run on Metanoa
If you work with children in speech, OT, ABA or PT and want therapists and parents working from the same goals, start with a few of your own goals in the trial.
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How we compared
We compared both products using Jane's pricing page, user reviews on Capterra and Metanoa's own docs, all checked on October 29, 2026. Metanoa is our product, so we've linked every Jane fact to its source and named the areas where Jane is the better choice. Prices change often, so confirm them with each vendor before you decide.