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Top tools in 2026 · Prompt 3 of 8 · September 2026

A real buyer question from the September 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“What are the top behavioral health EHR platforms in 2026?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

“Top” depends on whether you mean market share, specialty fit, feature depth, or ease of use. For behavioral health EHRs in 2026, the platforms most commonly considered leading are: Leading behavioral health EHR platforms Netsmart myAvatar / myUnity Strong in community mental health, substance use treatment, and larger organizations Good enterprise workflows, billing, care coordination, and state reporting…

Named across its answers: 1. Valant2. Qualifacts3. Netsmart4. TherapyNotes5. athenahealth

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

TherapyNotes and SimplePractice each appear in 8 of 9 answers but neither earns a first recommendation, and both average position 7, signaling broad recognition without authority. With 31 brands splitting attention across 9 answers, no single vendor dominates this question in a way that converts visibility into buyer preference.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Contested Consensus

All three models name TherapyNotes on this question.

ChatGPT

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Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

TherapyNotes 211989548 8/9 · never first · #7

SimplePractice 108878457 8/9 · never first · #7.1

Qualifacts 3215212 7/9 · 2× first · #2.3

Netsmart 6133121 7/9 · 3× first · #2.4

Oracle Health 34233 5/9 · never first · #3

Epic 45213 5/9 · 1× first · #3

Valant 16775 5/9 · 1× first · #5.2

AdvancedMD 871186 5/9 · never first · #8

NextGen Healthcare 1281274 5/9 · never first · #8.6

ICANotes 9121067 5/9 · never first · #8.8

athenahealth 7568 4/9 · never first · #6.5

Tebra 9669 4/9 · never first · #7.5

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 31 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Sessions Health, Alma, Headway, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta.