BetterHelp vs Grouport
How BetterHelp and Grouport differ on cost, insurance, medication and how you get a therapist, from each service's own pages.
- Updated monthly · checked Nov 4, 2026
Without insurance, BetterHelp costs $70 to $100/week and Grouport costs $35/week ($140/month), averaging $23-$32 per session. Grouport's plan costs less per month, as each service states its price; compare what each plan includes. Only BetterHelp bills insurance in network. Only BetterHelp offers psychiatry and medication management. Only Grouport lets you pick your therapist yourself.
- BetterHelp:
- Direct-to-consumer subscription therapy (messaging + weekly live sessions) (also ReGain, Teen Counseling, Pride Counseling and Faithful Counseling).
- Grouport:
- Flat monthly online therapy (group, individual, couples, family, teen and intensive outpatient), self-pay, therapy only.
In common: both serve adults.
What BetterHelp and Grouport cost
Each price as the service's own page states it. Only two recurring plans are ranked against each other; a per-session price and an insurance copay never are.
Without insurance
Every self-pay price, side by sideGrouport's plan costs less per month, as each service states its price; compare what each plan includes.
Recurring plan: Self-pay membership; live sessions and therapist messaging. Final quote varies by location, preferences and availability.
Recurring plan: weekly plan billed monthly
With insurance
Online therapy by insurance planOnly BetterHelp bills insurance in network.
Average for insurance-eligible members, not a guaranteed individual price
What else differs
Only where their own pages give different answers, each linked to the page that states it.
Medication
Online psychiatry, by prescribing policyOnly BetterHelp offers psychiatry and medication management.
Getting a therapist
Only Grouport lets you pick your therapist yourself.
Who it serves
Session formats
Only BetterHelp offers phone, live chat and messaging.
Income-based pricing
Every sliding-scale optionOnly BetterHelp lists a sliding scale or income-based aid.
Free consultation
Only Grouport lists a free consultation.
Side by side
Plans named: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare. Not accepted: Medicaid, TRICARE
Blue marks the lower monthly price where every service compared sells a recurring plan; a per-session price and an insurance copay (set by your plan) are never ranked. Attributes (matching, session types, ages, coverage, insurance, financial aid) are from each service's own pages or, where a service does not publish them, a recent independent review, last verified 2026-11-04; open a service for its source. Reported improvement is from that service's OWN published study (different populations, durations, and formats), shown with its study as a guide and never crowned a cross-study winner. These are facts, not a recommendation: the right choice depends on your goal, your insurance, and your therapist.