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Alternatives to DrChrono
3 software tools sit alongside DrChrono in this directory. Below is what separates each from DrChrono on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 3
- With a free tier
- 0
- Cheaper to start
- -
- DrChrono starts at
- On request
Why people look past DrChrono
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the DrChrono entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
DrChrono publishes 4 tiers, from On request up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the DrChrono pricing page breaks each one down.
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.
Cloud-based EHR and billing for small practices
- Publishes an entry price of $99/month, where DrChrono does not.
- 2 tiers to DrChrono's 4.
Cloud-based medical practice management
- Publishes an entry price of $140/month, where DrChrono does not.
Leading electronic health records system for healthcare organizations
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where DrChrono does not.
Every DrChrono 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DrChrono (this page) | On request | - | 4 | |
| KareoNow part of Tebra, serves small clinics with flat-fee subscription model and integrated practice management and patient engagement. | $99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs DrChrono |
| AthenahealthEnterprise-grade EHR with integrated medical billing and practice management for startups to large health systems. | $140/month | - | - | vs DrChrono |
| Epic SystemsLeading EHR system for larger healthcare organizations with advanced features and specialty-specific packages. | Free | Quote | - | vs DrChrono |
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 DrChrono badges page.
What you would be giving up
DrChrono 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 DrChrono is broadly right and the question is cost, the DrChrono pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the full directory lists everything.
DrChrono runs on ios, ipad, web. 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 DrChrono alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to DrChrono?
- 3 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Kareo, Athenahealth, Epic Systems. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to DrChrono?
- None of the software tools listed alongside DrChrono publish a free tier on the record we hold.
- Why do people look for an alternative to DrChrono?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from DrChrono?
- DrChrono 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 DrChrono?
- None of the software 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 DrChrono alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare DrChrono against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against DrChrono 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 software tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 3 tools beside DrChrono. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.