Headway
free
$0/month
Billing & Insurance · Comparison
Headway
Waystar
Headway vs Waystar for therapists
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At a glance
The differences that matter
Side-by-side facts. Rows where the two tools differ meaningfully are highlighted.
| Feature | | Waystar |
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| Pricing from | $0 / mo | Not listed |
| Pricing model | free | paid |
| HIPAASame | Yes | Yes |
| Free trialSame | No | No |
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Headway
- Pricing from
- $0 / mo
- Pricing model
- free
- HIPAA
- Yes
- Free trial
- No
- Target users
- solo practice
- Key features
- Insurance credentialing
- Claims filing
- Fixed pay schedule
- Built-in EHR-lite
- Integrations
- SimplePractice
- Stripe
Waystar
- Pricing from
- Not listed
- Pricing model
- paid
- HIPAA
- Yes
- Free trial
- No
- Target users
- Growing practices and larger groups
- Behavioral-health organizations wanting automation
- Practices with higher denial rates
- Key features
- AI denial prediction and prevention
- Claim submission and scrubbing
- ERA and remittance
- Eligibility verification
- Integrations
- 200+ EHR/PM systems
- Wide payer network
Pricing
What you actually pay
Starting prices and what they include. The cheaper tool is not always the better value.
Waystar
paid
Vendor does not publish a starting price.
Contact the vendor for a quote. Hidden pricing is a yellow flag for smaller practices.
Honest assessment
Where each tool wins and loses
Based on hands-on testing. Both tools have real weaknesses worth knowing before you commit.
Headway
What works well
- Free to therapists
- Removes credentialing friction
- Predictable pay schedule
Where it falls short
- Takes a percentage of insurance reimbursement
- Limited to in-network payors
Waystar
What works well
- AI-driven denial prevention
- Best in KLAS recognition
- Strong automation and analytics
- Broad integrations
Where it falls short
- More expensive than free clearinghouses
- Overkill for very small practices
- Subscription/per-claim costs add up
- Sales-led for larger deals
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