Competitor prices and terms were checked on each company's own website as of November 3, 2026 and can change.
You can build a therapist website in a weekend with Squarespace. You can fill in the one-page site template that comes with SimplePractice. Or you can have a specialist build it, write it and get it found on Google for you. All three get you "a website." They do not all get you new clients, full ownership and your evenings back.
We build websites for therapists and psychiatric practices at Smart Psych Websites, so yes, we have a stake in this comparison. To keep it fair, every fact about another company links to that company's own page, and where something is not published we say so.
Key takeaways
Key takeaways
- Smart Psych Websites starts at $99 a month, with a $0 setup fee when you claim your free website within 72 hours of completing onboarding, ownership from day one and launch 5 days after onboarding.
- Built to be found: every site we build is set up for SEO from day one and structured to show up in Google and in answer engines and new search tools.
- Our wedge: our Organic Growth and Local Domination plans come with a 90-day growth guarantee for eligible practices. If we miss the target, your next month is free.* Brighter Vision and TherapySites list no growth guarantee on their pricing pages.
- DIY (Squarespace, Wix) costs less in cash but takes 20 to 40 hours of your time, and you write everything.
- SimplePractice's included site is a single page.
*Eligibility is confirmed on a quick call. The target is at least 5 organic website inquiries or 500 visitors a month, measured over your first 90 days on the plan.
Head-to-head comparison table
Lowest listed monthly price for a full website, as shown on each company's site on November 3, 2026. Promotions change often, so check the linked page before you decide.
| Smart Psych Websites | Brighter Vision | TherapySites | SimplePractice website | Squarespace | Wix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $99/mo | $99/mo or $78/mo billed annually | $69/mo | Included in plans from $49/mo | $19/mo billed annually | $17.77/mo billed yearly |
| Setup fee | $0 when you claim your free website within 72 hours of completing onboarding | $100 | $199 one-time | None listed | None | None |
| Growth guarantee | 90-day growth guarantee on Organic Growth and Local Domination, eligible practices* | None listed | None listed | No | No | No |
| You own it | Site, content and domain, from day one | Domain | TherapySites owns the design and the content it provides (terms sec. 11) | Inside SimplePractice | Your content and domain; the site stays on the platform | Your content and domain; the site stays on the platform |
| Launch | 5 days after onboarding | "As short as 2 to 3 weeks" | Not published | Quick, you fill in a template | Your 20 to 40 hours | Your 20 to 40 hours |
| Built for search | SEO from day one, structured for Google and answer engines | SEO on higher plans | SEO from the $99 Advantage plan | One page | You set it up | You set it up |
| Who writes it | We do | Pre-written library plus your input | They do | You do | You do | You do |
| Leaving | Cancel anytime with 15 days' notice, full code and content export | No refunds on monthly plans | Fees non-refundable; 12-month minimum if in your agreement | Tied to your SimplePractice subscription | Cancel any time | 14-day money-back guarantee |
| Patient info on the site | None collected, so no BAA needed | HIPAA forms via Hushmail (Flourish or add-on) | "HIPAA-compliant" listed | Inside SimplePractice | Forms not HIPAA compliant | BAA on Business plans and up |
*Eligibility is confirmed on a quick call. The target is at least 5 organic website inquiries or 500 visitors a month, measured over your first 90 days on the plan.
First, pick your path
Most practices choose by time, not features. If you would rather spend your hours with clients, path 3 is built for you.
Every option here can produce a site that looks fine on a phone. The real differences are who writes the words, how fast you launch, whether the site is built to be found, and who carries the risk if it does not bring in clients. For the design side, see our guide to therapist website design.
Each option, reviewed
1. Smart Psych Websites
Smart Psych Websites builds, writes, hosts and maintains websites for therapists and psychiatric practices.
- Starts at $99 a month, with a $0 setup fee when you claim your free website within 72 hours of completing onboarding. See pricing.
- See it before you pay: we build a free website around your practice first.
- Live in 5 days: first draft 3 business days after onboarding, live 5 days after onboarding is complete. No sales call required to sign up.
- Yours from day one: you own the site, content and domain.
- Built to be found: SEO from day one, with pages structured so Google, answer engines and new search tools can understand what you treat and where.
- Growth guarantee: our Organic Growth and Local Domination plans come with a 90-day growth guarantee for eligible practices. If we miss the target, your next month is free.*
- Hosting, monthly traffic reports and a client portal are included. Browse our templates.
Aether and Soma, one of our newest templates, for interventional and mind-body practices. Sample practice, demo content.
Get a free preview of what your practice website could look like, built with your details, free and with no call needed.
2. Brighter Vision
Brighter Vision is a well-known therapist website company with a detailed pricing page. As of November 3, 2026:
- Price: Start $99 a month, or $78 a month billed annually; Grow $179 list; Flourish $349 list ($299 billed annually).
- Setup: a $100 setup fee on the Start and Grow plans. Flourish lists no setup fee.
- Content: a pre-written content library and a homepage content generator tool, plus your own input on the draft.
- Timing: publishing "as short as 2 to 3 weeks", with changes "within 2 business days".
- Ownership: you "fully, 100% own your domain name".
- Refunds: none for monthly subscribers.
- Watch-outs: no growth guarantee on its pricing page, and its terms page showed placeholder text when we checked, so ask for the full contract in writing.
Where Smart Psych Websites wins:
- You go live in 5 days, not 2 to 3 weeks.
- You own the whole site and content, not just the domain.
- Our growth plans carry a 90-day guarantee for eligible practices.
3. TherapySites
TherapySites is operated by MH Sub I, LLC, per its terms. As of November 3, 2026:
- Price: plans from $69 a month (Core) up to $336 (Elite Plus).
- Setup: a $199 one-time design fee.
- Add-ons: SEO content from $99, and Google Ads management from $600 a month.
- Terms: "All fees and charges are nonrefundable," with a "twelve (12) month minimum commitment required if stated in your service agreement." The service renews until you submit its online cancellation form.
- Ownership: per its terms (sec. 11), TherapySites owns the design and the content it provides.
- Not published: no launch time, edit turnaround or growth guarantee on its public pages.
Where Smart Psych Websites wins:
- A $0 setup fee when you claim your free website, against a $199 design fee.
- No 12-month lock-in.
- A 90-day growth guarantee for eligible practices.
- You see your site before you pay anything.
Exit terms as each company publishes them, checked November 3, 2026.
4. SimplePractice Professional Website
If you use SimplePractice, its Professional Website is included on all plans (from $49 a month). Its help center describes it as a one-page site. One page is fine as a placeholder. It cannot hold a page for each specialty and location, which is what brings in search traffic. Many practices keep SimplePractice for intake and put a full Smart Psych Websites site in front of it.
5. Squarespace
Squarespace runs from $19 a month billed annually, with a 14-day trial. It has beautiful templates, but its standard form blocks are not HIPAA compliant. Expect 20 to 40 hours to write, build and test a full practice site. That is a typical range from our experience, not a study.
6. Wix
Wix runs from $17.77 a month billed yearly, with a 14-day money-back guarantee, and offers a BAA on Business plans and up (Wix help). It carries the same 20 to 40 hour time cost as Squarespace, and the updates are on you.
Who is on the hook for your growth?
A guarantee is only worth its fine print, so ours is printed right here.
Most website companies get paid the same whether your phone rings or not. Our Organic Growth and Local Domination plans come with a 90-day growth guarantee for eligible practices. If we miss the target, your next month is free. Eligibility is confirmed on a quick call, and the target is at least 5 organic website inquiries or 500 visitors a month, measured over your first 90 days on the plan. Details are on our pricing page.
How long until you are live?
Launch times as each company states them.
Example dashboard, demo data. Every plan includes the client portal and a monthly traffic report.
Where patient information should (and should not) go
We keep clinical information off the website entirely.
Smart Psych Websites contact forms collect only non-clinical contact details, so no patient health information passes through your site and no BAA with us is needed. Clinical intake happens in your own HIPAA-compliant practice software, and we can recommend a HIPAA-compliant partner if you need one. More in our HIPAA-compliant website builder guide. This is general information, not legal advice.
Why practices choose Smart Psych Websites
- Starts at $99 a month, with a $0 setup fee when you claim your free website within 72 hours of completing onboarding.
- You see it first: your free website is built around your practice before you pay.
- Yours from day one: site, content and domain.
- Live in 5 days after onboarding.
- Built for SEO from day one, structured for Google and answer engines.
- 90-day growth guarantee on Organic Growth and Local Domination for eligible practices.*
- Easy exit: cancel anytime with 15 days' notice, and we export your full site code and content.
- No sales call needed, and no BAA needed, because no patient information passes through your site.
Solstice & Still, one of our newest templates. Demo content.
Honest limits: when we are not the right fit
- You love building it yourself and have the hours. Squarespace or Wix costs less in cash.
- You only need one page for existing clients. Your SimplePractice site may be enough.
- You want intake forms on the website itself. We keep clinical information off the site on purpose.
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