Raven Health vs. CentralReach
CentralReach is the enterprise suite: payroll, learning management, analytics, and revenue cycle services in one catalog, priced per user and quoted per deal. Raven runs lighter on purpose - one platform, per-learner pricing published on the site, and clinicians productive in days rather than after a training program. Above roughly 40 sites, the calculus reverses.
Verified November 2026 against CentralReach’s own published materials, and marked unconfirmed wherever they publish nothing.
At a glanceNovember 2026
RavenCentralReach
Charged perPer learnerPer user
Managed billing5% of claims paid7% adds credentialing, authorizations, and private payYesBillMax, rate not published
Publishes pricesYesNoQuote only
What Each Charges
Raven Health
- $29 / learner / mo on an annual commitment with a $500 one-time implementation fee that includes data migration (Standalone).
- 5% of monthly claims paid with no software fee and no implementation fee (Premium, month-to-month).
- Self-Billing is quoted. No client minimums.
CentralReach
- No public pricing; every deal is a custom quote.
- Billed per active user seat each month, never below a committed seat count set in the order.
- CR Essentials, the small-practice edition, is billed month to month.
Raven vs. CentralReach, Line by Line
Twenty-four capabilities across pricing, clinical tooling, and billing. “Not publicly available” means CentralReach does not document that capability, a limit of the available evidence.
IncludedNot offered
| Capability | This is usRaven Health | CentralReach |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and Terms | ||
| Publishes its prices | Yes | NoQuote only |
| How you are chargedPer learner follows your caseload. Per user follows your staff count. | Per learner | Per user |
| Published price for the full platformData collection and practice management together, at the lowest published rate | $29 / learner / mo | Not publicly available |
| Unlimited RBT & BCBA seats includedYou can add clinicians without the price going up | Yes | NoPriced per user |
| Client minimumWhat a solo BCBA or a brand-new clinic pays on day one | None | Not publicly available |
| Implementation fee | $500, waived on Premium | Set per order |
| Data migrationBringing your existing client records with you when you switch | YesIncluded in implementation fee | Billed hourly, 2-hour minimum |
| Month-to-month available | YesOn Premium | YesOn CR Essentials |
| Free self-serve trialSign up and use the product without talking to sales | NoGuided demo | Not publicly available |
| Clinical and Data Collection | ||
| Offline-mode data captureCollect data in homes and schools without a signal | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app for iOS and AndroidNative apps in the App Store and Google Play | Yes | Yes |
| AI-generated session notesNarrative notes drafted from the session data | YesEvery plan | YesNoteDraftAI add-on |
| Pre-built program / goal library | Yes | 417 programs, 3,400+ goals |
| Real-time graphing & progress tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Caregiver / parent portal | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in telehealthLive video sessions hosted inside the platform | No | Parent-training visits, CR Essentials |
| Live supervision workflows | Yes | Supervisor observation sessions |
| Practice Management | ||
| Client intakeReferrals and new-client paperwork handled in the platform | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Credentialing & payer enrollment | Add-on, $200 per enrollment | Staff credential tracking |
| Authorization tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Billing and Revenue Cycle | ||
| In-house claims & billing tools | YesSelf-Billing plan | Yes |
| Fully managed billing serviceThe vendor’s own team files and works your claims | 5% of claims paid7% adds credentialing, authorizations, and private pay | YesBillMax, rate not published |
| Software fee drops to $0 when they run your billingWhether you pay for the platform on top of the billing rate | YesSoftware and implementation fees waived | NoSubscription still required |
Picking Between the Two
Choose CentralReach If…
- You are a large, multi-site organization that needs payroll, a learning management system, and managed billing in one contract
- You have staff dedicated to administering the platform and running training
- You need enterprise procurement artifacts, including SOC 2 documentation
- Your revenue cycle is complex enough to want their RCM services alongside the software
Choose Raven Health If…
- You are a single-site or small multi-site clinic where a per-user license punishes your 1:1 staffing ratio
- You want to know the price before you take a sales call
- You need clinicians productive in days, not after a training program
- You would rather pay 5% of claims paid and get the software free than buy modules
Worth Knowing About CentralReach
- Priced per user, so the cost scales with your RBT headcount
- Committed seats can be raised every six months and never lowered, and subscription fees can rise up to 7% a year, compounding
- Data imports are billed hourly, with a two-hour minimum
- NoteDraftAI, its AI note drafting, is an add-on
Still Shortlisting?
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Or see all nine side by side, with the full cost model and our methodology.
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How We Checked Every Figure
Sources
Each vendor’s own pricing and product pages, help centers, published terms, blog posts, and app store listings.
What N/A Means
Not publicly available. We could not confirm it from the vendor’s own materials, and the platform may still offer it.
Last Updated
November 2026. Terms change often, so confirm them with the vendor before you sign.
What We Left Out
Review scores, feature counts, and support or implementation quality, which cannot be judged fairly from the outside.
See all 55 sources
- Raven HealthRaven Health Pricing
- ABAdeskABAdesk Pricing
- AlohaABAAlohaABA App Store listingAlohaABA Billing servicesAlohaABA Compliance trackingAlohaABA Google Play listingAlohaABA PricingAlohaABA Terms
- CentralReachCentralReach CR BillMaxCentralReach CR BillMax termsCentralReach CR Essentials featuresCentralReach CR Essentials telehealth visitsCentralReach CR Essentials termsCentralReach CR MobileCentralReach NoteDraftAICentralReach Practice managementCentralReach Pricing policyCentralReach Security
- Hi RasmusHi Rasmus Billing with CamberHi Rasmus Family communicationHi Rasmus IntegrationsHi Rasmus License comparisonHi Rasmus Live video in sessionsHi Rasmus Offline modeHi Rasmus PricingHi Rasmus Program importsHi Rasmus SchedulingHi Rasmus Staff licensesHi Rasmus Terms (license prices)
- MotivityMotivity AI session notesMotivity Billing servicesMotivity ConCredMotivity Data collectionMotivity FeaturesMotivity Intake moduleMotivity Offline modeMotivity Pricing
- NoteableNoteable Pricing
- Passage HealthPassage Health App Store listingPassage Health Caregiver progress viewPassage Health Clinical featuresPassage Health Credentialing guidePassage Health Google Play listingPassage Health Managed billing guidePassage Health Practice managementPassage Health Practice management guidePassage Health Session notes guidePassage Health Software roundup (Frontera AI)Passage Health Terms of service
- RethinkBHRethinkBH AI schedulingRethinkBH BillAIRethinkBH CentralReach comparison (pricing)RethinkBH Data collectionRethinkBH Session Note AI
- TheralyticsTheralytics Pricing
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