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Spring Health vs Unmind

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Spring Health

HR

Employer mental health benefit that puts a share of its own fee at risk against measured symptom improvement

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On request
Rated
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Unmind logo

Unmind

HR

UK built workplace mental health platform combining therapy, coaching, manager training and a 24/7 helpline in one contract

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On request
Rated
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The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Spring Health per employee per month cost is several times a conventional employee assistance programme, reported publicly at roughly one hundred to one hundred and fifty dollars per employee per year, so the business case has to rest on measured outcomes rather than price.; Unmind psychiatry and medication management are not core, so populations needing prescribing care are routed into the health system and the employer sees no continuity of care for the most acute cases.
  • They diverge on capability: Spring Health covers Precision matching, Unmind covers Therapy and coaching.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Spring Health and Unmind actually diverge.

Attributes where Spring Health and Unmind differ
AttributeSpring HealthUnmind

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Spring Health

  • Precision matching
  • Sponsored session model
  • Psychiatry and medication management
  • Coaching tier
  • Repeated outcome measurement
  • Outcomes-based fee
  • Manager and workforce reporting
  • Care navigation

Only in Unmind

  • Therapy and coaching
  • Nova AI support
  • Content and courses
  • Accredited manager training
  • Anonymised insights
  • 24/7 global helpline
  • Critical incident response
  • Work-life practical support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Spring Health

  • An employer replacing an EAP with two percent utilisation that cannot demonstrate any clinical effect to its boardnot Unmind
  • A benefits team facing long external waiting lists for therapy that are showing up in absence and disability claimsnot Unmind
  • A distributed workforce where the incumbent EAP provider network is thin outside major metropolitan areasnot Unmind
  • A health plan wanting to add a behavioural health layer without building a provider network itselfnot Unmind

Unmind

  • A UK or EU headquartered employer consolidating a wellbeing app, a therapy provider and a legacy EAP into one contract and one insights viewnot Spring Health
  • A multinational needing a helpline that answers in local hours across European and Asian sites rather than a US-centric servicenot Spring Health
  • An HR team that needs accredited manager training framed for UK and EU employment law rather than American normsnot Spring Health
  • An organisation that has had a serious workplace incident and wants critical incident response inside the same contract as ongoing carenot Spring Health

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Spring Health

  • Per employee per month cost is several times a conventional employee assistance programme, reported publicly at roughly one hundred to one hundred and fifty dollars per employee per year, so the business case has to rest on measured outcomes rather than price.
  • Outcomes-based pricing only puts a portion of the fee at risk, and the measured cohort is people who engaged, which flatters the reported improvement relative to any effect across the whole workforce.
  • Sponsored sessions run out, and members who need longer treatment are handed to their health plan benefit where network adequacy and cost sharing may be exactly the problem they came to avoid.
  • The eligibility file integration is a real HR IT project, and employers with messy dependent and contractor data spend meaningful effort before launch.
  • Coverage and provider depth outside the United States is thinner than the domestic network, so multinational employers usually end up running a second vendor for other regions.

Unmind

  • Psychiatry and medication management are not core, so populations needing prescribing care are routed into the health system and the employer sees no continuity of care for the most acute cases.
  • Pricing is per employee per year across the whole eligible population, so an employer with low engagement pays for a large denominator regardless of how many people use anything.
  • Bundling therapy, helpline, content and training into one price makes benchmarking against point solutions genuinely difficult, and consultants often cannot produce a like-for-like comparison.
  • United States provider depth and health plan integration are weaker than European coverage, so a US-heavy employer will find the network and the benefits integration less mature.
  • The anonymised insights layer requires minimum group sizes before reporting, so smaller teams and country sites, precisely where an HR team suspects a problem, return no data.

Pricing, plan by plan

Spring Health

On request
  • Spring Health employer programme$undefined/year
    • Per employee per month, invoiced to the employer, with an eligibility file feed
    • Portion of fee available at risk against measured symptom outcomes
    • Sponsored session count negotiated per contract

Unmind

On request
  • Unmind workplace mental health platform$undefined/year
    • Per employee per year, invoiced to the employer
    • Modules including helpline, critical incident cover and manager training bundled or added
    • Minimum eligible population applies, oriented to large mid-market and enterprise

Which should you pick?

Choose Spring Health if

  • You need precision matching.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want sponsored session model.

Choose Unmind if

  • You need therapy and coaching.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want nova ai support.

Questions people ask

Is Spring Health or Unmind better?
Neither clearly leads. Spring Health starts at On request and Unmind at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Spring Health or Unmind?
Spring Health starts at On request and Unmind at On request.
Does Spring Health or Unmind run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Spring Health best used for?
Spring Health is most often used for an employer replacing an eap with two percent utilisation that cannot demonstrate any clinical effect to its board, a benefits team facing long external waiting lists for therapy that are showing up in absence and disability claims, a distributed workforce where the incumbent eap provider network is thin outside major metropolitan areas, a health plan wanting to add a behavioural health layer without building a provider network itself. Of those, an employer replacing an eap with two percent utilisation that cannot demonstrate any clinical effect to its board and a benefits team facing long external waiting lists for therapy that are showing up in absence and disability claims are not what Unmind is typically brought in for.
What can Spring Health do that Unmind cannot?
Spring Health covers Precision matching, Sponsored session model, Psychiatry and medication management, Coaching tier. Unmind covers Therapy and coaching, Nova AI support, Content and courses, Accredited manager training.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Spring Health: How is it priced?

Per employee per month, billed to the employer, with a portion available at risk against measured outcomes. Rates are not published; public statements from the company suggest roughly one hundred to one hundred and fifty dollars per employee per year.

Unmind: Does Unmind replace our EAP?

It is designed to, including the 24/7 helpline and critical incident response. Confirm the specific helpline coverage hours and languages for each country you operate in.

Spring Health: Who pays, the employer or the health plan?

Usually the employer, for the sponsored session block. After those sessions the member typically continues under their health plan benefit with normal cost sharing.

Unmind: How is it priced?

Per employee per year across the eligible population, invoiced to the employer. Rates are not published.

Spring Health: What does outcomes-based pricing actually guarantee?

That a defined portion of the vendor fee is contingent on measured change in assessment scores among engaged members. It is not a guarantee of workforce-level improvement.

Unmind: Does it offer psychiatry?

No, prescribing care is not the core offer. Therapy, coaching and helpline support are, with escalation into local health systems for medication management.

Spring Health: Is there a minimum headcount?

Yes in practice. Spring Health sells to mid-market and enterprise employers and health plans; very small employers are not the target and usually cannot get a quote.

Unmind: Is there a minimum headcount?

Yes in practice. Unmind targets large mid-market and enterprise employers, and small organisations are not the commercial focus.

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