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Alternatives to Cerner PowerChart
24 healthcare tools sit alongside Cerner PowerChart in this directory. Below is what separates each from Cerner PowerChart on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Cerner PowerChart starts at
- On request
Why people look past Cerner PowerChart
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Cerner PowerChart entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Cerner PowerChart carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 6 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Telehealth platform connecting patients with providers
- Publishes an entry price of $99/visit, where Cerner PowerChart does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Leading electronic health records system for healthcare organizations
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Cerner PowerChart does not.
Cloud-based medical practice management
- Publishes an entry price of $140/month, where Cerner PowerChart does not.
Health information technology solutions for healthcare organizations
Priced and rated the same as Cerner PowerChart on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Open source hospital information system and EMR for low-resource hospitals, built on OpenMRS
- Can be used without paying; Cerner PowerChart cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than quote.
Period and cycle tracking app that settled with the US FTC in 2021 over sharing health data with third parties despite promising not to
- Can be used without paying; Cerner PowerChart cannot.
- Sold on a Free with a Premium subscription model rather than quote.
Every Cerner PowerChart alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerner PowerChart (this page) | On request | Quote | - | |
| AmwellTelehealth platform connecting patients with providers | $99/visit | Subscription | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Epic SystemsLeading electronic health records system for healthcare organizations | Free | Quote | - | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| AthenahealthCloud-based medical practice management | $140/month | - | - | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| CernerHealth information technology solutions for healthcare organizations | On request | Quote | - | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Bahmni | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Flo | Free | Free with a Premium subscription | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| OpenMRS | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Clue | Free | Free with a Plus subscription | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| GNU Health | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| DHIS2 | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 3 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Annalise.ai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Included Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Ambra Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Lunit | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Ibex Medical Analytics | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Fujifilm Synapse | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Gleamer | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Aidoc | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Lyra Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Koa Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Meru Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| PathAI | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Paige | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
| Beckman Coulter DxONE | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cerner PowerChart |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Cerner PowerChart badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Cerner PowerChart is most often brought in for patient care, medical records, practice management, telehealth. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Cerner PowerChart is broadly right and the question is cost, the Cerner PowerChart pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Healthcare category lists everything the directory holds, and best healthcare tools ranks them.
Cerner PowerChart runs on web, desktop. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Cerner PowerChart alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Cerner PowerChart?
- 24 other healthcare tools are listed in this directory, led by Amwell, Epic Systems, Athenahealth, Cerner. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Cerner PowerChart?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Bahmni, Flo, OpenMRS, Clue, GNU Health.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Cerner PowerChart?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Cerner PowerChart?
- Cerner PowerChart is most often brought in for patient care, medical records, practice management, telehealth. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Cerner PowerChart?
- None of the healthcare tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Cerner PowerChart alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Healthcare, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Cerner PowerChart against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Cerner PowerChart covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every healthcare tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Healthcare category, 24 tools beside Cerner PowerChart. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.