Oregon & Washington & Florida · Comparison
Almost Licensed vs License Trail — for Oregon, Washington & Florida Clinicians
Last updated August 5, 2026
Both tools replace the licensure-hours spreadsheet. License Trail is a flexible any-state tracker ($89/yr) where you set up categories to match your board. Almost Licensed ($29/yr) is built specifically for Oregon, Washington, and Florida — the board's own categories, reporting windows, and the boards' own PDF forms are already in the product. If you are an associate in OR, WA, or FL: that's us. If you are anywhere else, or a psychologist: that's them. (Prices and claims verified July 2026; check their site before subscribing.)
At a glance
| Feature | Almost Licensed | License Trail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29/yr (~$73 over a 2.5-yr track) | $9.99/mo or $89/yr (~$223 over 2.5 yrs) |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 30-day money-back guarantee |
| States | Oregon, Washington, Florida — rules built in | Any state — you customize categories to match your board |
| Names your board? | BLSW, OBLPCT, WA DOH, FL 491 — by name, with citations | Named throughout their OR/WA requirement guides; no board-form fill or reporting-window automation advertised |
| Reporting windows | Computed automatically (six-month, annual, final-only per board) | No reporting-window automation advertised |
| Board form | The boards' own PDFs, filled from your log — OR BLSW & OBLPCT reports, WA DOH 670-011/670-128/670-005, FL DH-MQA 1181 | A board-ready PDF of their own, with an audit hash — not your board's form |
| Disciplines | Social work, counseling, MFT | Counseling, MFT, social work, psychology |
| Supervisor side | Live caseload dashboard, triage queue, review timeline, report drafting (no charge today) | Supervisor review/approval access (free) |
| Import | CSV import with column mapping + preview | Bulk import, 20 rows per batch |
Where License Trail is genuinely better
- You're outside OR/WA/FL. Their customize-your-own-categories model works in any state; our built-in rules only cover three.
- You're a psychologist. They support psychology tracks; we don't.
- Monthly billing ($9.99/mo) if you're months from finishing; and a $29 student lifetime plan (note its 1,500-hour cap sits below every OR/WA/FL full-track requirement).
- Their Oregon and Washington requirement guides are good. They publish a detailed page per credential — the Oregon LCSW one cites OAR chapter 877 and ORS 675.510 and walks the CSWA stage; the Washington LICSW one cites WAC 246-809 (checked August 2026). They even walk the board's paperwork — Oregon's evaluations "on Board-provided forms," Washington's "DOH verification forms." If you want a free read on your state's rules, they are a fair place to start. What nothing they advertise does is fill that form for you.
Where Almost Licensed is built differently
- The board's rules are the product, not your setup task. Their FAQ: "customize categories and tracking to match your specific board requirements." Ours: BLSW/OBLPCT/DOH/491 categories, milestones, and supervision rules ship in the app — you log hours, nothing to configure against the regs.
- Reporting windows are automatic. Oregon six-month windows from your birth month, OBLPCT annual, WA cumulative, FL final-only — computed, not remembered.
- The board forms are the boards' actual PDFs — the Oregon BLSW and OBLPCT reports, the WA DOH 670-011, 670-128, and 670-005 verification forms, and Florida's DH-MQA 1181 — filled from your log.
- A supervisor product, not just access: your supervisor sees a live caseload view and drafts the supervision report from your logged numbers.
- Price: $29/yr vs $89/yr — about a third, over a track that runs years.
Honest limitations (ours)
- Three states. Elsewhere, License Trail or a spreadsheet serves you better today.
- No psychology tracks.
- Florida: supervisee tracking is live; the supervisor side doesn't cover FL yet.
- The in-app report sign-off is an internal record, not a board signature — you still file through the board's own process.
Common questions
Is Almost Licensed cheaper than License Trail?▾
Yes. Almost Licensed is $29 per year; License Trail is $9.99 per month or $89 per year. Over a typical 2.5-year licensure track that is roughly $73 versus about $223 (prices verified July 2026). License Trail also sells a $29 Student Lifetime plan, but it is capped at 1,500 hours — below every Oregon, Washington, and Florida full-track requirement — so finishing a track on it requires an upgrade.
Does License Trail support Oregon or Washington?▾
Partly, and it is worth being precise about where the line falls. License Trail publishes a detailed requirement guide per Oregon and Washington credential — the Oregon LCSW page cites OAR chapter 877 and ORS 675.510 and names CSWA throughout; the Washington LICSW page cites WAC 246-809 and names LSWAIC (both checked August 2026). Those pages walk the board paperwork too: Oregon's six-month supervisor evaluations "on Board-provided forms," Washington's "DOH verification forms." Its broader coverage claim is generic — "flexible enough to meet requirements across all 50 states," with users invited to "customize categories and tracking to match your specific board requirements." What we found no evidence of, on any page outside their login, is the form itself: nothing they advertise generates your board's actual form, and their export is a board-ready PDF of their own. Almost Licensed computes the reporting windows and fills the boards' actual PDFs — the BLSW and OBLPCT reports and WA DOH 670-011, 670-128, and 670-005.
Which tool supports supervisors better?▾
They are different things. License Trail offers free supervisor-side review and approval access. Almost Licensed's supervisor side is a product of its own — a live caseload dashboard, a triage view of who needs attention, a review timeline, and supervision report drafting from the supervisee's logged hours, with no charge for the supervisor tools today. One honest caveat: the Almost Licensed supervisor side does not cover Florida yet.
Who should choose License Trail instead of Almost Licensed?▾
Clinicians outside Oregon, Washington, and Florida — License Trail's customize-your-own-categories model works in any state, while Almost Licensed's built-in rules only cover three. Psychologists — License Trail supports psychology tracks and Almost Licensed does not. And anyone who wants monthly billing, which License Trail offers at $9.99 per month.
Official sources
This guide is informational, not legal advice. Licensure rules change — always verify current requirements with your board before making decisions about your supervision plan, and flag any discrepancies to support@almostlicensed.com so we can fix them.