VRET vs Psious / Amelia / XRHealth · 2026

When Psious stopped being independent, a gap opened. We fill it.

Psious was founded in Bilbao in 2014 and is now run by XRHealth. VRET is clinician-led VR exposure software with a clinical advisor in active practice, responsive human support, and per-practice pricing. Switch in 14 days with the first month free.

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The essentials in 60 seconds

If you only read this, here’s what matters in four lines.

  • 1Psious was founded in Bilbao in 2014, acquired by Amelia (Boston) in 2021, and by XRHealth (US/Israel) in 2024. The independent brand no longer exists.
  • 2The product is still active under XRHealth. Support and future scenarios are handled by the corporate parent, and hosting moved to the US.
  • 3Psious beats us on one thing: a broad historical catalog (PTSD, addictions, eating disorders) and a track record of thousands of installed clinics.
  • 4VRET is the clinician-led alternative: per-practice pricing ($289/mo with 4 headsets), EU-hosted infrastructure, and a 30-day money-back guarantee on every plan.
Side-by-side comparison

VRET vs Psious / XRHealth 8 points: we win 7, we lose 1.

Violet where VRET wins, amber where legacy Psious beats us. Their one clear advantage today is the inherited PTSD/addictions catalog from before the acquisition.

Ownership & current direction

VRET
Independent, clinician-led
Psious / XRHealth
Bilbao 2014 → Amelia (Boston) 2021 → XRHealth (US/Israel) 2024

Pricing model

VRET
Per practice · all-in · predictable as you scale
Psious / XRHealth
Per active headset, about $220/headset/mo

Cost with 2 headsets

VRET
$289/mo (Clinic, 4 headsets included)
Psious / XRHealth
About $440/mo

Data hosting

VRET
EU-hosted (GDPR-grade)
Psious / XRHealth
US-hosted since the XRHealth acquisition

Who decides the next scenarios

VRET
Our clinical advisor, from an active caseload
Psious / XRHealth
Decided at the corporate parent

Historical scenario catalog

VRET
5 active + 4 more due by late 2026
Psious / XRHealth
20+ validated scenarios (incl. PTSD, addictions, eating disorders)

Support

VRET
From clinicians · under 8 business hours
Psious / XRHealth
Distant time zone · 24–48h average reply

Contractual guarantee

VRET
30 days, every plan, no conditions
Psious / XRHealth
Varies by inherited contract

Third-party prices checked on against the vendors’ own websites and commercial materials. Rates published in euros are shown converted to US dollars at 1.10; the original figure is the one the vendor publishes. Prices vary by country, volume and negotiation — always confirm with the vendor before deciding.

Clear criterion: if your work is specific phobias, anxiety, or relaxation, switching to VRET is a sound move. If you depend on PTSD, addictions, or eating disorders, we’ll recommend staying on XRHealth or waiting until 2027 — no commission involved.

Switch plan

14 days from signing to your first patient session.

No setup cost, no double-paying. You self-serve in 24 hours, onboard your team in 5 days, and see your first real patient in 14 days.

  1. 1
    Day 1–2

    Call and a review of your Psious / Amelia / XRHealth contract

    30 minutes with our clinical advisor. We review your current contract, the scenarios you use, and what’s blocking you today. Within 48 hours you get a written side-by-side proposal with your annual savings in black and white.

  2. 2
    Day 3–5

    Sign up + team onboarding

    You self-serve in under 24 hours. A 90-minute onboarding by video for each clinician, with a quick-start guide per person. Your dashboard is ready before you move a single patient.

  3. 3
    Day 6–10

    Free migration of your prior protocols

    We map your hierarchies and historical anxiety data to the VRET format. If you export your data from XRHealth (your right under GDPR), we read it in and make it available. Your clinical data stays yours.

  4. 4
    Day 11–14

    First real patient session + cancel Psious

    We’re with you on the first real patient session (video or chat). Once you confirm the flow works, you give notice to XRHealth. Your first month of VRET is free so the two overlap without double-paying.

Honest questions from switchers

What clinicians coming from Psious ask

What if VRET shuts down the way Psious disappeared overnight?

The most legitimate question on this page, so we answer it without spin. (1) The lesson from Psious: nobody gave clinicians enough notice and the protocols stayed put. That’s why the VRET contract includes the right to export all your data under GDPR, plus 90 days of transition support if we shut down or get acquired. (2) Your data is yours in an open format — protocols, sessions, anxiety levels, notes — and you export it whenever you want, no permission required. (3) VRET is funded by its customers, not outside investors, so there’s no clock running to raise the next round.

Will you ever have Psious’s historical catalog (PTSD, addictions, eating disorders)?

Straight answer: not in 2026. The published roadmap puts PTSD in Q1 2027 and addictions in Q2 2027, subject to a quarterly vote by our first customers. Legacy Psious clearly beats us on breadth. If your clinical work depends on those areas, the right call is to stay on XRHealth or wait — and we’ll tell you that on the call, with no commission involved.

What actually happened to Psious, and why does it matter for my practice today?

Psious was founded in Bilbao in 2014 and was a reference platform for clinical VR for years. Amelia (Boston) acquired it in 2021 and the XRHealth group (US/Israel) in 2024. The independent brand no longer exists. The product is still active under XRHealth, but decisions, support, and direction are handled by the corporate parent rather than the clinic-facing team.

My patients are used to the Psious interface. How long does VRET take to learn?

Patients never touch the interface — they put on the headset and enter the scenario. The learning curve is on the clinician, and our interface is deliberately simpler than legacy Psious. A clinician with prior Psious experience is fully operational in VRET in about a week with the quick-start guide from onboarding.

Do I lose historical patient data when I switch?

No. GDPR requires XRHealth/Amelia to give you an export of your data. We help you load it into VRET at no cost on Clinic. Patients, historical anxiety data, and clinical notes stay yours. If XRHealth stalls the export, we help you draft the formal GDPR request.

Other comparisons

Still evaluating vendors? Here’s the honest set.

The other alternative pages, each with the same honest side-by-side structure — including the rows they win.

VRET vs Amelia
Per headset vs per practice

About $440–880/mo with Amelia vs $289/mo with VRET Clinic. Amelia’s catalog is broader.

VRET vs XRHealth
The group that absorbed Psious

If you care about the corporate parent, not the historical brand.

VRET vs C2Care
A broader European catalog

When C2Care fits better than VRET (PTSD, addictions, eating disorders).

VRET vs oVRcome
Self-help vs clinical software

oVRcome is patient self-help. VRET is for the clinician in session.

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