Blueprint alternative
A Blueprint alternative: flat-rate, on-device, no per-session fee
Blueprint charges roughly $0.99 per session drafted. TherapyDraft charges $39/mo flat for unlimited sessions. At the typical private-practice caseload the flat rate is cheaper. At very low session volume, Blueprint is cheaper. This page walks through the honest math — and the non-pricing differences that matter more than the dollars.
TL;DR
Blueprint's pay-per-session model is clever: no subscription, no commitment, you only pay when you actually produce a note. That's attractive for part-time clinicians, supervisors who use a scribe rarely, and anyone testing AI notes for the first time. But the break-even against TherapyDraft's $39 flat tier is ~40 sessions per month. Any clinician billing 10+ sessions per week saves money on TherapyDraft. More importantly, Blueprint runs in the cloud and TherapyDraft runs on your Mac — the privacy architecture is the bigger switch reason for most clinicians who compare these two.
The break-even math
Blueprint's headline pricing at 2026 rates is approximately $0.99 per drafted session. TherapyDraft is $39/mo flat. The break-even point:
| Sessions / month | Blueprint cost | TherapyDraft cost | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (~2–3/week) | $9.90 | $39 | Blueprint |
| 20 (~5/week) | $19.80 | $39 | Blueprint |
| 30 (~7/week) | $29.70 | $39 | Blueprint |
| 40 (~10/week) | $39.60 | $39 | Break-even |
| 60 (~15/week, full caseload) | $59.40 | $39 | TherapyDraft |
| 100 (high-volume practice) | $99.00 | $39 | TherapyDraft |
| 100 (annual plan, $349/yr) | $99.00 | $29.08 | TherapyDraft |
Below ~40 sessions/month, Blueprint's metered pricing wins on cost. Above that, TherapyDraft does. The typical full-time private-practice caseload is 20–30 clients/week, or 80–120 sessions/month, which is well above break-even. For a part-time clinician doing 8–12 sessions/week, the two are roughly equivalent on price.
Why therapists still switch to TherapyDraft at any caseload
Pricing is the visible reason; architecture is the real reason. Blueprint's drafting pipeline requires uploading the session audio to their cloud for transcription and drafting. TherapyDraft does not. The full list:
- No audio upload. macOS network entitlements confine the TherapyDraft app to two hosts (Stripe, our update server); it can't reach a transcription or LLM cloud because the OS blocks it. Session audio stays in your Applications Support folder.
- No BAA to negotiate. Blueprint is a covered-entity subprocessor and signs a BAA. TherapyDraft doesn't need one — nothing reaches us that would require it. You skip the intake-forms step entirely.
- No per-session ledger exposure. Blueprint's server-side logs show which of your clients had drafts generated on which days. TherapyDraft's inference log is a hash-chained JSONL on your disk, visible only to you.
- No dependency on your internet. TherapyDraft drafts with wifi off; Blueprint needs an online cloud connection throughout. For telehealth days already burning bandwidth this is a minor quality-of-life win.
- Predictable monthly bill. Flat $39 is easier to budget against than metered per-session charges — especially for clinicians on income-based sliding scales.
Feature comparison
| Blueprint | TherapyDraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Where inference runs | Blueprint cloud | Your Mac |
| Pricing model | ~$0.99 per session (metered) | $39/mo or $349/yr flat (unlimited) |
| Break-even vs TherapyDraft | — | ~40 sessions/mo |
| Session audio leaves your device | Yes | No |
| HIPAA posture | Signed BAA | Architectural (no transmission) |
| Note formats | SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP | SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP |
| Works offline | No | Yes |
| Audit receipt | Server-side log | On-device hash-chained JSONL |
| Platform | Web | macOS on Apple Silicon |
| Free to try | Varies (limited sessions) | 10 sessions, no credit card |
When Blueprint is the right choice
- You're an occasional user. If you're a supervisor who reviews drafts for the team but only personally drafts 2–3 sessions/week, the per-session model is genuinely cheaper.
- You're not on a Mac. Blueprint's web product runs on Windows, iPad, Chromebook, anywhere with a browser. TherapyDraft is Apple-Silicon-only for now.
- You split work across devices. If you draft from different computers depending on the day, a cloud product is easier. A device-locked desktop app creates friction.
- You actively prefer metered billing. Some practices just like the "no subscription creep" feeling of paying only when they use a thing.
A one-week test plan
If you're on Blueprint today and curious about switching, the lowest-friction way to evaluate TherapyDraft is a one-week parallel test. Install the private beta on your Mac, use it for 8–10 sessions over the week, keep Blueprint running for the rest. Compare: the draft quality, the edit minutes, and the sense of where the audio went after each session. At the end of the week the right choice is usually obvious.