# GoodABA

> The administrative platform for ABA agencies. One branded workspace replaces email chains, spreadsheets, DocuSign, and Google Forms — set up in 10 minutes.

## Product
- [GoodABA home](https://www.goodaba.com/)
- [Pricing](https://www.goodaba.com/pricing): two tiers — Free and Pro $99/mo (or $69/mo billed annually, $828/yr — save 30%); first 25 client records included, then $3.50 per client record/mo; inquiries free until converted into a client record; archive a record and billing stops — filed away free, restore anytime to view it (counts that month); unlimited team members; 30-day free trial, no card required; 60-day money-back guarantee; HIPAA-compliant fax add-on $19/mo (own number + 200 pages/mo); Founding 50: lock $99/mo for life — list price becomes $149 after
- [All resources (searchable index)](https://www.goodaba.com/resources)
- [Editorial process](https://www.goodaba.com/about/editorial)

## ABA software (buyer's guides)
- [ABA software hub](https://www.goodaba.com/aba-software): Category overview across the ABA software ecosystem
- [Best ABA Software in 2026](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-software): The complete buyer's guide to ABA practice management, billing, and clinical software for agencies of every size.
- [Best ABA Practice Management Software](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-practice-management-software): All-in-one platforms for ABA agencies — clinical, billing, and ops in one place.
- [Best ABA Billing Software](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-billing-software): Billing and revenue cycle tools purpose-built for ABA agencies and Medicaid claims.
- [Best ABA Data Collection Software](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-data-collection-software): Clinical data capture, programs, and graphs for BCBAs, RBTs, and supervisors.
- [Best ABA Scheduling Software](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-scheduling-software): Schedulers that handle authorizations, recurring sessions, and multi-staff coverage.
- [Best EHR Software for ABA](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-ehr-software): Charting and clinical record systems suitable for behavioral health and ABA workflows.
- [Best ABA Intake & Onboarding Software](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-intake-software): Forms, signing, and intake workflows that move new clients from inquiry to first session.
- [Best Document Signing Software for ABA Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/best/document-signing-software-for-aba): HIPAA-aware e-signature tools for consents, BAAs, employment paperwork, and parent agreements.
- [Best Telehealth Software for ABA](https://www.goodaba.com/best/telehealth-software-for-aba): Video session and parent training tools that hold up under HIPAA and BCBA workflows.
- [Best Phone Systems for ABA Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/best/phone-systems-for-aba-agencies): VoIP and business phone systems that support multi-line clinical agencies.
- [Best Fax Services for ABA Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/best/fax-services-for-aba-agencies): HIPAA-compliant e-fax options for insurance verifications, referrals, and treatment plans.
- [Best Email Platforms for ABA Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/best/email-for-aba-agencies): HIPAA-eligible email and email marketing tools for clinical agencies.
- [Best HR & Payroll Software for ABA Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/best/hr-software-for-aba): HR, payroll, and onboarding platforms for clinical staff and RBTs.
- [Best ABA Software for Solo BCBAs](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-software-for-solo-bcba): Lightweight, affordable ABA platforms that solo BCBAs and one-clinician practices can run without an admin team.
- [Best ABA Software for In-Home Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-software-for-in-home-aba): Practice management and clinical tools that handle in-home session capture, mileage, and field-staff coordination.
- [Best ABA Software for School-Based Programs](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-software-for-school-based-aba): Tools that handle school district workflows, IEP coordination, and FERPA-aware documentation for school-based ABA.
- [Best ABA Software for Multi-State Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-software-for-multi-state-agencies): Platforms that handle multi-state Medicaid rules, payer enrollment complexity, and cross-state credentialing.
- [Best ABA Software for Medicaid-Heavy Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-software-for-medicaid-billing): Practice management and billing tools that hold up under Medicaid rules, audit risk, and per-state quirks.
- [Best ABA Software for Telehealth Programs](https://www.goodaba.com/best/aba-software-for-telehealth-aba): Platforms that combine HIPAA-eligible video, telehealth-friendly clinical capture, and parent-training workflows.

## Comparisons & alternatives
- [CentralReach alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/centralreach)
- [Rethink alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/rethink)
- [Theralytics alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/theralytics)
- [Hi Rasmus alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/hi-rasmus)
- [Motivity alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/motivity)
- [NPAWorks alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/npaworks)
- [WebABA alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/webaba)
- [ABA Matrix alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/aba-matrix)
- [AB Tutor alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/ab-tutor)
- [Catalyst alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/catalyst)
- [IntakeQ alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/intakeq)
- [DocuSign alternatives](https://www.goodaba.com/alternatives/docusign)
- [GoodABA vs CentralReach](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/centralreach)
- [GoodABA vs Rethink](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/rethink)
- [GoodABA vs Theralytics](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/theralytics)
- [GoodABA vs Hi Rasmus](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/hi-rasmus)
- [GoodABA vs Motivity](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/motivity)
- [GoodABA vs NPAWorks](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/npaworks)
- [GoodABA vs WebABA](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/webaba)
- [GoodABA vs ABA Matrix](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/aba-matrix)
- [GoodABA vs IntakeQ](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/intakeq)
- [GoodABA vs Jotform](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/jotform)
- [GoodABA vs Typeform](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/typeform)
- [GoodABA vs DocuSign](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/docusign)
- [GoodABA vs Dropbox Sign](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/dropbox-sign)
- [GoodABA vs PandaDoc](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/pandadoc)
- [GoodABA vs Catalyst](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/catalyst)
- [GoodABA vs RingCentral](https://www.goodaba.com/goodaba-vs/ringcentral)

## Guides for ABA operators
- [Intake & Onboarding](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/intake): Move new clients from inquiry to first session.
- [Credentialing](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/credentialing): Provider credentialing, supervision, and renewals.
- [Marketing](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/marketing): Grow referrals and the agency caseload.
- [Insurance & Billing](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/insurance): Insurance verification, claims, and revenue cycle.
- [Hiring & HR](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/hiring): Recruiting, onboarding, and retaining clinical staff.
- [Audits & Compliance](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/audits): Audit prep, payer reviews, and HIPAA.
- [Operations](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/operations): Running, scaling, and structuring an ABA agency.
- [The ABA Intake Process Checklist](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/intake/aba-intake-process-checklist): Step-by-step intake workflow from first call to first session, with payer-ready paperwork.
- [Insurance Verification for ABA: A Practical Guide](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/intake/insurance-verification-for-aba): How to verify benefits, run a VOB, and document coverage so claims pay.
- [ABA Onboarding Paperwork: What to Send and When](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/intake/aba-onboarding-paperwork): Consents, BAAs, intake forms, and parent agreements — what every new client needs to sign.
- [BCBA Credentialing Guide for Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/credentialing/bcba-credentialing-guide): Credential, re-credential, and track BCBA, BCaBA, and RBT certifications.
- [RBT Onboarding Checklist](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/credentialing/rbt-onboarding-checklist): Hire, train, and supervise an RBT through their first 90 days.
- [ABA Supervision Requirements by State](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/credentialing/aba-supervision-requirements-by-state): Hour, ratio, and documentation rules for supervised fieldwork in every U.S. state.
- [How to Start an ABA Clinic](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/operations/how-to-start-an-aba-clinic): End-to-end: business setup, credentialing, payer enrollment, and first hires.
- [ABA Audit Preparation Guide](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/audits/aba-audit-preparation-guide): Documentation, session notes, and operational hygiene for payer and accreditation audits.
- [HIPAA Compliance for ABA Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/audits/hipaa-compliance-for-aba-agencies): Practical HIPAA: BAAs, training, security risk assessments, and breach response.
- [ABA Clinic Marketing Strategies That Work](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/marketing/aba-clinic-marketing-strategies): Channels, partnerships, and copy that bring referrals to small ABA agencies.
- [The ABA Referral Source Playbook](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/marketing/aba-referral-source-playbook): Find, build, and steward referral relationships with pediatricians, schools, and SLPs.
- [ABA Insurance Billing Guide](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/insurance/aba-insurance-billing-guide): CPT codes, modifiers, claim submission, and getting paid as an ABA agency.
- [ABA Business Insurance: A Buyer's Guide](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/insurance/aba-business-insurance-buyers-guide): Liability, malpractice, and cyber coverage for ABA agencies — what to buy and skip.
- [How to Hire RBTs](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/hiring/how-to-hire-rbts): Job descriptions, interview rubrics, and onboarding plans for hiring RBTs at scale.
- [BCBA Compensation Benchmarks (2026)](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/hiring/bcba-compensation-benchmarks-2026): Salary, bonus, and benefit benchmarks for BCBAs across regions and agency sizes.
- [ABA Clinic Cash Flow Guide](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/operations/aba-clinic-cash-flow-guide): How to manage cash flow in an ABA clinic — billing cycles, payer lag, payroll timing, and the reserves that prevent cash crises.
- [Setting ABA Fee Schedules: Practical Guide](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/operations/setting-aba-fee-schedules): How to set defensible fee schedules for ABA services — payer benchmarks, code-by-code logic, and the rationale that survives contract negotiation.
- [ABA Clinic Cancellation Policy: Practical Guidance](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/intake/aba-clinic-cancellation-policy): How to write, communicate, and enforce a fair cancellation and missed-session policy that protects RBT income without driving families away.
- [ABA Prior Authorization Process: A Working Playbook](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/insurance/aba-prior-authorization-process): How to run ABA prior authorizations — what's required, how to package the assessment for approval, common denial reasons, and renewal cadence.
- [ABA Claim Denial Appeals: Operational Playbook](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/insurance/aba-claim-denial-appeals): How to triage, appeal, and prevent ABA claim denials — the workflow that turns a denial pile into recovered revenue.
- [ABA Medicaid Audit Preparation Checklist](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/audits/aba-medicaid-audit-prep): What Medicaid auditors look for in ABA, the documentation standards that hold up, and the operational habits that prevent panic when the audit letter arrives.
- [ABA Clinic Website Guide: What to Build, What to Skip](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/marketing/aba-clinic-website-guide): What an ABA clinic website needs in 2026 — pages that convert families, content that supports referral sources, and the basics that prevent your site from being a liability.
- [RBT Retention Strategies: What Actually Works](https://www.goodaba.com/guides/hiring/rbt-retention-strategies): Why ABA clinics lose RBTs and what the agencies with low turnover do differently — pay structure, scheduling discipline, supervision, and operational habits.

## Features
- [Branded Client Portal for ABA Agencies](https://www.goodaba.com/features/client-portal): Give every family a private, branded portal for documents, forms, billing, and messages — no extra tools.
- [ABA Intake Forms That Auto-Route](https://www.goodaba.com/features/intake-forms): Build, send, and track intake forms with conditional logic, e-sign, and automatic case creation.
- [Family & Team Communications, Logged](https://www.goodaba.com/features/communications): Email and SMS workflows tied to the client record — every message timestamped and exportable.
- [Document Signing Built for ABA](https://www.goodaba.com/features/document-signing): Consents, BAAs, and parent agreements signed inside the portal with no DocuSign add-on.
- [Task Automation for Recurring Operations](https://www.goodaba.com/features/task-automation): Auto-create tasks for credential renewals, supervision hours, audits, and recurring family touchpoints.
- [Credential Tracking for BCBAs and RBTs](https://www.goodaba.com/features/credential-tracking): One source of truth for clinician certifications, expirations, supervision hours, and training.

## Glossary
- [Full glossary](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary)
- [ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/aba): Evidence-based science of behavior change applied clinically.
- [BCBA](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/bcba): Board Certified Behavior Analyst — graduate-level ABA clinician.
- [BCaBA](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/bcaba): Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst — bachelor's level under BCBA supervision.
- [RBT](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/rbt): Registered Behavior Technician — paraprofessional who delivers ABA under supervision.
- [OT](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/ot): Occupational therapy — sometimes coordinated with ABA.
- [SLP](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/slp): Speech-language pathologist — frequent ABA referral source.
- [ABC (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence)](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/abc): Functional analysis framework central to ABA assessment.
- [FBA (Functional Behavior Assessment)](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/fba): Structured assessment to identify behavior function before treatment.
- [Behavior Support Plan (BSP / BIP)](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/bsp): Written plan defining function-based interventions and replacement skills.
- [VB-MAPP](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/vbmapp): Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment & Placement Program.
- [ABLLS-R](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/ablls-r): Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills — Revised.
- [AFLS](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/afls): Assessment of Functional Living Skills.
- [Discrete Trial Training (DTT)](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/discrete-trial-training): Structured teaching method using clear antecedent–response–consequence trials.
- [Natural Environment Teaching (NET)](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/natural-environment-teaching): Teaching skills in everyday contexts and routines.
- [PECS](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/pecs): Picture Exchange Communication System.
- [Shaping](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/shaping): Reinforcing successive approximations toward a target behavior.
- [Prompting](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/prompting): Cues that increase the likelihood of a correct response.
- [Fading](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/fading): Gradually removing prompts so behavior is independent.
- [Extinction](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/extinction): Discontinuing reinforcement of a previously reinforced behavior.
- [Reinforcement](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/reinforcement): Consequence that increases the future probability of a behavior.
- [CPT Code](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/cpt-code): Procedure code used for medical billing (e.g. 97153, 97155).
- [CPT 97151](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/97151): Behavior identification assessment by physician or other qualified healthcare professional.
- [CPT 97153](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/97153): Adaptive behavior treatment by protocol — direct technician service.
- [CPT 97155](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/97155): Adaptive behavior treatment with protocol modification by physician/QHCP.
- [CPT 97156](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/97156): Family adaptive behavior treatment guidance — caregiver training.
- [VOB (Verification of Benefits)](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/vob): Confirmation of insurance coverage and patient cost-share before service.
- [Prior Authorization](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/prior-auth): Payer approval required before delivering covered services.
- [SOAP Note](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/soap-note): Subjective–Objective–Assessment–Plan clinical note format.
- [HIPAA](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/hipaa): U.S. health information privacy and security law.
- [BAA (Business Associate Agreement)](https://www.goodaba.com/glossary/baa): HIPAA contract required when a vendor handles PHI.

## Machine-readable content
- Tool facts: `https://www.goodaba.com/api/content/tools/{slug}` (returns JSON)
- Guide facts: `https://www.goodaba.com/api/content/guides/{slug}` (returns JSON)
- Sitemap: https://www.goodaba.com/sitemap.xml