Is Mentalyc GDPR compliant for UK therapists?

Mentalyc is US-based. Its pricing page lists HIPAA, PHIPA, SOC 2 Type II and Australian privacy compliance, and makes no UK GDPR claim. If you are in the UK, ask Mentalyc about its UK GDPR terms, where data is stored and processed, and which transfer mechanism applies, and update your privacy notice accordingly.

Is NoteSono cheaper than Mentalyc for UK therapists?

NoteSono starts free, with paid plans from £14.99/month, billed in GBP. Mentalyc's plans run from $19.99 to $119.99 a month (USD), with note caps on each tier, so UK therapists are exposed to exchange rates and possibly card foreign transaction fees.

Does Mentalyc require session recording?

No. Mentalyc supports recording live sessions, uploading audio, dictating a recap or typing a description. NoteSono works from a post-session summary and does not record your sessions, a deliberate design choice that keeps consent and data handling simpler.

Which is better for UK therapists — NoteSono or Mentalyc?

NoteSono is designed around UK GDPR: ICO registered, notes stored in the EU, GBP pricing and a free plan. Mentalyc has a broader analytics feature set (alliance reports, symptom trends) and was built for the US market. If UK-focused terms, no recording and simplicity matter most, NoteSono is likely the better fit. If cross-session analytics matter more, Mentalyc is worth a look.

Does NoteSono have progress tracking like Mentalyc?

NoteSono includes treatment plans (Essentials and Pro) and outcome tracking with CORE-10, PHQ-9 and GAD-7. It does not include Mentalyc's alliance reports or symptom trends drawn from session content; Mentalyc has more automation in this area. For core clinical note writing, treatment planning, and UK compliance, NoteSono covers what most UK private practice therapists need.

NoteSono vs Mentalyc: Which AI Notes Tool for UK Therapists?

Mentalyc is one of the best-known AI clinical notes platforms, built for the US market. If you're a UK therapist comparing it with NoteSono, the decision comes down to a few things: data and UK GDPR, pricing currency, and how much of Mentalyc's broader feature set you'll actually use.

We make NoteSono, so weigh our view accordingly. This comparison uses publicly available information from each company, checked in October 2026.

Quick comparison

	NoteSono	Mentalyc
Built for	UK private practice	US market
ICO registered	Yes (ZC045529)	Ask Mentalyc
Data hosting	Notes stored in the EU; some AI processing outside the UK and EU under data processing terms	US company; ask where data is stored
Compliance standard	UK GDPR, DPA included	HIPAA, PHIPA, SOC 2 Type II; no UK GDPR claim on its pricing page
Pricing	Free; Essentials £14.99/month; Pro £24.99/month (GBP)	$19.99 to $119.99/month (USD), with note caps
Free option	Free plan: 5 notes a month, no card; 7-day Pro trial when you want it	14-day Pro trial (15 notes), no card
Session recording	No: post-session summary	Optional: record, upload, dictate or type
Note formats	20 (SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP and modality formats)	SOAP, DAP and more; BIRP, GIRP, PIE and EMDR from Pro
Cross-session analytics	Outcome tracking (CORE-10, PHQ-9, GAD-7)	Alliance reports, symptom trends
Clinic/group practice	Solo practitioners (clinic version not yet generally available)	Team plan

Where NoteSono may be the better fit

Clear answers on data

NoteSono is ICO registered and comes with a Data Processing Agreement written for UK GDPR. Your notes are stored in the EU. Some AI processing uses providers outside the UK and EU under data processing terms that exclude training on your data. Mentalyc is a strong platform, but its published compliance claims are US-led (HIPAA, SOC 2), so a UK therapist needs to ask about UK GDPR terms and the transfer mechanism, and reflect the answers in their privacy notice. You should name any tool you use in your privacy notice, NoteSono included.

No session recording

Mentalyc supports recording live sessions as one of its capture methods. NoteSono does not record your sessions: it works from a short summary you give after the client has left. That removes the consent and storage questions that come with recording clinical sessions, though you still need to tell clients that AI helps write their notes.

Pricing in pounds, with a free plan

NoteSono is billed in GBP, and the free plan gives you 5 notes a month with no time limit. Mentalyc bills in USD, so each payment depends on the exchange rate, and many UK bank cards add a foreign transaction fee. Mentalyc's tiers also cap the number of notes.

Where Mentalyc has genuinely more to offer

Cross-session analytics and treatment continuity

Mentalyc offers alliance reports and symptom trends drawn from session content. This is a more automated, data-rich approach than NoteSono currently offers. If tracking client progress and relationship dynamics across the entire course of therapy — with minimal manual input — is your priority, Mentalyc's feature set is more built out in this specific area.

Flexible capture methods

Mentalyc lets you record live sessions, upload audio, dictate a recap or type a description, whichever fits your workflow. NoteSono only supports the post-session summary approach. If you specifically want the option to capture full session audio (accepting the additional consent and compliance requirements that come with it), Mentalyc offers that; NoteSono does not.

Track record and breadth

Mentalyc has a longer track record in the market and a broad template library, including psychiatry and EMDR templates on its higher tiers, plus supervision notes.

The honest summary

If your main priorities are UK-focused terms, no session recording, and pricing in pounds with a free plan, NoteSono was built for that. If you want automated cross-session analytics and alliance reports, and you're comfortable doing the UK GDPR checks on a US-based tool, Mentalyc is a strong, well-established option.

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