Last updated on December 3rd, 2025
Good ABA practice management software brings clinical data, scheduling, billing, and compliance into a single system. The right platform cuts paperwork, improves data quality, speeds billing, and helps supervisors make faster clinical decisions. It also supports fieldwork with mobile or offline data capture and provides audit trails for HIPAA and payer rules.
In this article, you will explore the leading ABA practice management solutions and their main features, and differences, so you can choose the best fit with confidence.
What Should ABA Practice Management Software Do?
Good ABA platforms typically include:
- Clinical data collection and program management (trial-level, session-level data).
- Scheduling and staff/credential matching.
- Billing, claims management, and payer rules (including Medicaid/EVV where needed).
- Reporting and dashboards for BCBAs, supervisors, and payers.
- HIPAA-grade security, BAAs, and audit logs.
- Mobile or offline data capture for therapists in the field.
- Training/support and migration help when switching systems.
Look for these features first; the differences between vendors live in how well they do each item.
Leading ABA Platforms
1. Raven Health
Raven Health is built for new and growing ABA practices that value simplicity, speed, and an intuitive user experience. Designed with both clinical and operational efficiency in mind, it brings data collection, scheduling, and billing together in one seamless platform.
Features: Raven Health offers a simple user interface with drag-and-drop scheduling feature that simplifies coordination across teams. It’s designed for RBTs in the field who need reliable offline data entry. The platform also includes AI-generated session notes to help clinicians save time while maintaining accuracy and compliance. For billing, teams can choose Managed Billing services for full revenue cycle support—ideal for practices that want to minimize administrative work and focus on care.
Best for: Startups and Small-to-medium ABA clinics seeking an affordable, all-in-one platform with seamless onboarding and integrated billing.
2. CentralReach
CentralReach is a full practice management software that connects clinical data, scheduling, claims, payroll, and analytics in one system. It’s widely used by larger clinics and multi-site organizations.
Features: It offers program books that sync with data sheets, automated clinical reports, payroll and claims integration, and outcomes/analytics dashboards. Field therapists can collect data offline and sync later, which helps home-based programs and community sessions.
Moreover, built-in payer rules, claims scrubbing, and automated workflows reduce denials and speed payment cycles for larger practices. Dashboards for outcomes and productivity help supervisors track program fidelity and clinic KPIs.
Useful AI features are appearing in recent releases for session summaries and analytics.
Best for: Growing practices or multi-site organizations that need advanced billing and large-scale reporting.
3. Rethink Behavioral Health
Rethink combines clinical programming and staff training with core practice management features. It aims to reduce onboarding time by bundling curriculum content with data tools and scheduling.
Features: It offers built-in curricula and training where you can find integrated clinical content (curriculum library and embedded training), built-in videos for staff training, dashboards, and payer-ready reporting. Rethink also supports scheduling across locations and can include EVV features where required.
Core practice management functions are included so smaller clinics can use one vendor for both clinical content and operations. Rethink is a strong resource hub for clinical best practices and team development.
Best for: Clinics that want an “out-of-the-box” curriculum plus practice management in a single vendor.
4. Notable
Noteable positions itself as an all-in-one EHR and practice platform for behavioral health and ABA. It emphasizes streamlined workflows, billing, and analytics
Features: It has a broad EHR/practice management feature set with particular focus on billing and revenue management, scheduling, documentation, automated billing/RCM options, tele-health, and supervision workflows.
It offers client portals and integrations for multi-program organizations. Screen sharing, supervision mode, and remote signatures support BCBA oversight and remote work.
Best for: Clinics that need strong billing/RMC support alongside clinical data collection.
5. AlohaABA
AlohaABA is built for ABA operations and highlights authorization tracking, payroll, billing, and EMR features tailored to ABA workflows.
Features: As said, it is built specifically for ABA, with tools for authorization & AR management to track referrals, accounts receivable, compliance validation, consolidated reports, and analytics tailored to ABA billing rhythms.
It offers business insights by providing reports focused on utilization, staff productivity, and revenue metrics that managers use to run clinics.
Best for: Medium practices that want ABA-focused business workflows and strong operational reporting.
6. Ensora Health
TheraNest (now under Ensora product family for mental health) is not ABA-specific but is widely used by small therapy practices. It’s affordable and covers scheduling, notes, billing, and tele-health
Features: It offers the client portal, tele-health, flexible templates, scheduling, notes, and good small-practice support. TheraNest is not ABA-specific but works well when clinics can adapt templates for ABA use.
Best for: Solo practitioners and very small clinics who want an inexpensive, flexible EHR and can adapt templates for ABA.
How do these Platforms Help Clinics?
1. Save Clinician Time
Automated graphs, session note drafts, and synced program books mean less manual charting and faster supervision reviews. CentralReach emphasizes automatic reporting tied to session data.
2. Reduce Billing Errors and Speed Revenue
Platforms with built-in payer rules, claims scrubbing, and RCM workflows shorten claim-to-payment cycles (Noteable and CentralReach emphasize RCM and claims tools).
3. Improve Clinical Decisions
Real-time dashboards and fidelity checks (program adherence, staff performance) give BCBAs the data to adjust programs faster. Vendors like Raven and Rethink highlight dashboards and analytics for clinical oversight.
4. Support Compliance
HIPAA, audit trails, EVV where required, and account/credential flagging are built into several platforms to reduce compliance risk.
How to Pick the Best Fit for Your Clinic?
Managing both clinical care and complex business tasks is an essential part of running an ABA clinic.
- Start with your biggest pain point**.** Is it billing? Scheduling? Data fidelity? Pick the vendor that fixes that first.
- Match product to practice size. Enterprise platforms for multi-site growth (CentralReach); simpler, faster, low-cost options for startups (Raven).
- Ask about compliance and BAAs. Get written confirmation on HIPAA, encryption, and whether the vendor will sign a BAA.
- Test mobile workflows. Have an RBT do a trial session on the vendor app (data entry, offline sync, speed).
- Request references of similar-sized practices. Ask how long onboarding took and how the vendor handled data migration.
- Check billing outcomes. If revenue cycle matters, ask for average claim acceptance rates, denial reduction examples, or RCM case studies. (Vendors offering RCM or billing services will usually have these numbers.)
- Pilot before committing. Run a short pilot with a small caseload to validate reporting, staff buy-in, and integration points.
Final Thoughts
Choosing the right ABA practice management software is a strategic decision. The right platform centralizes clinical work, reduces administrative burden, and helps your team make better, faster decisions. No single product fits every clinic; the best choice depends on your size, priorities, billing complexity, and how much you value clinical depth versus operational features.