Comparison
Cerebric and Semble: an honest comparison
Semble is a general-purpose practice management system serving 80-plus specialities. Cerebric is different by design: a platform built exclusively for ADHD and autism assessment services. This page sets out where each fits, and when you don't have to choose at all.
Broad practice management, billing and integrations
Built for ADHD & autism assessment pathways
Run both side by side via the Cerebric extension
Where breadth helps, and where it doesn't
Semble covers a lot of ground: practice management, billing and a large integration ecosystem, across 80-plus specialities. If your service is general-purpose, that breadth is the point.
But neurodevelopmental assessment is not a general-purpose workflow. Screening rules, patient and informant questionnaires, ADOS and ADIR bundles, evidence-cited reports, titration and Right to Choose payer reporting are the daily work, and they're exactly the parts a generalist system leaves manual.
The neurodevelopmental workflow, side by side
| Capability | Semble | Cerebric |
|---|---|---|
| Practice management, billing and general scheduling | Broad and mature, built for general practice | Focused: scheduling, payments and accounting integrations for assessment pathways |
| Screening rules | Not included | Built in: guided screening that applies your own rules and flags cases for staff sign-off |
| Patient and informant questionnaires (self / parent / teacher / GP) | Generic forms | Sent, chased and scored automatically, with reminders |
| AI-drafted reports with citations | Not included | Up to 40 page reports; every sentence traceable to its source and verified in Split View |
| ADOS + ADIR bundle scheduling across clinicians | Manual | Built in |
| Right to Choose payer reporting | Manual export and rework | Payer-aware activity and outcome reporting for ICB commissioners |
| Titration follow-ups and shared care agreements | Manual | Automated documentation with monthly patient monitoring via the portal |
| Clinical safety file (DCB0129) | General compliance posture | DCB0129 clinical safety process maintained per release, as a registered UKCA Class I medical device |
Practice management, billing and general scheduling
Broad and mature, built for general practice
Focused: scheduling, payments and accounting integrations for assessment pathways
Screening rules
Not included
Built in: guided screening that applies your own rules and flags cases for staff sign-off
Patient and informant questionnaires (self / parent / teacher / GP)
Generic forms
Sent, chased and scored automatically, with reminders
AI-drafted reports with citations
Not included
Up to 40 page reports; every sentence traceable to its source and verified in Split View
ADOS + ADIR bundle scheduling across clinicians
Manual
Built in
Right to Choose payer reporting
Manual export and rework
Payer-aware activity and outcome reporting for ICB commissioners
Titration follow-ups and shared care agreements
Manual
Automated documentation with monthly patient monitoring via the portal
Clinical safety file (DCB0129)
General compliance posture
DCB0129 clinical safety process maintained per release, as a registered UKCA Class I medical device
Semble capabilities described as at July 2026, based on publicly available product information. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
You don't have to switch on day one
Most clinics start by running Cerebric alongside Semble via our extension, usually for AI report generation, the biggest single time sink. Screening, questionnaires, scheduling and payer reporting move across module by module, when you're ready.
One Right to Choose provider that made the move cut screening from 20 minutes to 2 and report writing from 2 hours to under 30 minutes. For a closer look at how the two compare, read Semble for ADHD and autism clinics.
ADHD report
Drafting…Sam Martin, an 8-year-old boy, was referred for a comprehensive diagnostic assessment by his parents, Nora and Peter Martin.1 The referral was prompted by longstanding concerns regarding Sam’s attention, impulsivity, and difficulty sitting still at home and in school.2 His parents are seeking to understand the nature of his challenges to better advocate for his needs at home and in school, and to provide him with appropriate support for his emotional well-being.3
“He won’t stay in his seat. He talks out of turn. He distracts all the other children.”
Common questions
Is Cerebric a replacement for Semble?
For a neurodevelopmental service, yes. Cerebric covers intake, screening, scheduling, payments, assessment, reporting and aftercare end to end. It doesn't have to be, though: clinics that want to keep a generalist system for the rest of the practice run Cerebric alongside it for the assessment pathway.
Can we just stay on Semble?
If neurodevelopmental assessment is a small slice of a broad multi-specialty caseload, probably, and the disruption of moving may not be worth it. If ADHD and autism assessment is your core workload, staying put means the pathway stays manual: screening, informant questionnaires, ADOS and ADIR coordination, report writing and payer reporting all fall back on your staff.
Can we migrate from Semble to Cerebric gradually?
Yes. The usual path is to run Cerebric alongside Semble via the extension (starting with report generation), then move screening, questionnaires and scheduling across when you're ready. No big-bang migration.
Does Cerebric handle billing?
Cerebric handles payments for assessment pathways (payment processing, a public booking page, and accounting integrations) plus payer-aware reporting for mixed RTC and private caseloads, which a general billing module doesn't produce. It doesn't replicate every general billing feature of a full practice management system, which is one reason some clinics keep both.