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Looking for a Catalyst alternative? Compare TallyFlex.

TallyFlex is the ABA data collection app your team will actually use, trusted by 10,000+ practitioners. Catalyst (now Ensora Data Collection) was rebranded in 2025 as part of the broader Ensora ABA Suite. This page is for teams weighing a focused workflow against a broader suite relationship.

Last reviewed: May 1, 2026 Current buyer lens

Research snapshot

This page uses current TallyFlex pricing and docs plus official public Ensora materials. Where Ensora package, pricing, support, or implementation details are not public, the copy tells buyers to verify those details directly with the vendor.

  • Official Ensora and TallyFlex pages reviewed on May 1, 2026
  • Third-party price estimates removed from the public claim set
  • Negative support and reliability claims softened unless directly verifiable from public source material

Source notes

Most teams searching for a Catalyst alternative are trying to answer a practical question: will staff collect data during the session, will supervisors see what changed, and will reports be ready without another spreadsheet rebuild? TallyFlex is a focused workflow you can evaluate before a broader vendor conversation, and it keeps the trade-off visible: focused data collection now, or broader suite alignment later.

At a glance

FactorTallyFlexEnsora Data Collection
Pricing transparencyTeams from $16.99/client/mo for clinics, or $80/student/school-year, billed annually, for districts. Solo is one-person only. Published.No plan-level pricing found in public Ensora materials reviewed May 1, 2026. Verify directly.
Setup timeMinutes. Self-serve, no implementation team.Varies by suite relationship.
Public pricing pageYesNo

The decision factors that usually change the result

If you're moving off Catalyst, these are the rows that matter most.

Pricing transparency

TallyFlex today

Published pricing. Teams $16.99/client/month at 1-25 clients, $13.99 at 26-50, $10.99 at 51+ for clinics; education pricing is $80/student/school-year billed annually for school districts. Unlimited staff on Teams in either billing mode. Solo is $27.99/month for one practitioner working alone. No sales call required.

TallyFlex pricing page
Ensora Data Collection today

Public Ensora materials reviewed on May 1, 2026 did not show plan-level pricing for Ensora Data Collection. Buyers should confirm the current quote, package scope, and implementation terms directly with Ensora.

Ensora public materials reviewed May 1, 2026
Why buyers care

If you want to know what you are paying before a sales call, transparent published pricing is a meaningful difference.

Session Timeline

TallyFlex today

Interactive chart showing exactly when behaviors occurred during a session, built in since v2.7.0. Long-press tracker preview, session notes, and mood flags integrate with the timeline.

Session Timeline feature (v2.7.0)
Ensora Data Collection today

No equivalent session timeline feature was found in official public materials reviewed May 1, 2026.

Ensora official pages reviewed May 1, 2026
Why buyers care

If visual session review matters to your supervisors, test how each workflow shows what happened inside the session.

Mixed-device and Chromebook rollout

TallyFlex today

Explicit support for iOS, Android, web, and Chromebook, with offline mode that syncs when you reconnect.

Schools page + platform pages
Ensora Data Collection today

Public product pages emphasize app-based data collection and suite connectivity, but do not give the same explicit Chromebook guidance in the reviewed materials.

Ensora official site
Why buyers care

If schools or mixed-device teams are in scope, explicit platform clarity can reduce procurement and rollout friction.

Setup time and rollout

TallyFlex today

Self-serve signup. Create an account, set up your first client, and run your first session in minutes. No implementation team or training classes required.

TallyFlex onboarding docs
Ensora Data Collection today

Rollout expectations vary by the broader Ensora relationship. Verify setup, training, and implementation timeline directly with the vendor.

Ensora official site
Why buyers care

If rollout speed matters, self-serve workflows reduce the distance between a purchase decision and staff actually collecting data.

Support response

TallyFlex today

Small-team support from the people building the product. Use the trial to test how quickly support answers workflow questions.

Support docs + product-team support
Ensora Data Collection today

Buyers should verify current support expectations and response times directly with the vendor before committing.

Independent verification recommended
Why buyers care

Support quality becomes load-bearing the moment something breaks mid-session. Test it during the trial.

BCBA review and reports

TallyFlex today

Client Overview surfaces top weekly changes, trend graphs, and upcoming appointments. Generate Report creates PDF with graphs and an executive summary; Excel and CSV exports return the same report as structured data.

Client Overview + Reports docs
Ensora Data Collection today

Ensora advertises automatic progress reports, graphing, printable reports, and syncing information directly into insurance notes.

Ensora official site
Why buyers care

If supervisors need quicker visibility into what changed and easier reporting, this row should have more weight than a raw feature checklist.

How teams actually switch from Catalyst

  1. Start a 14-day Teams trial. One BCBA, 3 to 5 clients your organization has approved for testing, and the programs you are already using. Old reports stay in your archive; new sessions start in TallyFlex.
  2. Run in parallel for a week. Collect the same sessions in both systems. Compare staff adoption, rollout friction, and report quality side by side.
  3. Cut over when the workflow holds up. Export historical data from Ensora Data Collection as CSV or PDF for your records. New sessions live in TallyFlex.
  4. Cancel Ensora on your timeline. TallyFlex does not add setup or cancellation fees, so your team can run both while supervisors get comfortable.

Your TallyFlex data exports anytime in CSV, Excel, or PDF.

When Catalyst (Ensora Data Collection) might still fit

If your organization already runs the broader Ensora ABA Suite or CodeMetro, and the data collection purchase is really a suite alignment decision, Ensora Data Collection keeps that adjacency intact. The same goes for teams whose procurement process is already moving on a bundled platform deal where standalone workflow fit isn't the deciding factor. Both can be valid reasons to stay. The point of this page isn't to push you off Catalyst, it's to make the trade-off visible before the renewal lands.

Quick answers buyers usually need

Common questions from teams searching for a Catalyst alternative

Is TallyFlex a true Catalyst alternative?

Yes for daily ABA data collection, BCBA review, reports, and school rollout. TallyFlex is not a billing or RCM suite. If your urgent problem is the clinical workflow, TallyFlex covers it without a broader suite commitment to Ensora Data Collection.

How long does it take to switch from Catalyst (now Ensora Data Collection)?

Most teams run a 14-day Teams trial in parallel with one BCBA and 3 to 5 clients their organization has approved for testing. New sessions land in TallyFlex from day one. Historical data exports from Ensora as CSV or PDF for the record.

Does TallyFlex publish pricing?

Yes. For clinics and shared workflows, Teams is $16.99/client at 1-25, $13.99 at 26-50, $10.99 at 51+, with unlimited staff. Solo is $27.99/month only for one practitioner working alone, with no shared staff access. For school districts, Teams uses education pricing at $80/student/school-year with unlimited staff. No sales call required to see the number.

What about Chromebook and mixed-device rollout?

TallyFlex runs on iOS, Android, web, and Chromebook with offline mode that syncs when you reconnect. School and mixed-device teams cite this as the difference that makes rollout actually stick.

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