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Alternatives to Epic Systems
3 software tools sit alongside Epic Systems in this directory. Below is what separates each from Epic Systems 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
- 0
- Epic Systems starts at
- Free
Why people look past Epic Systems
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Epic Systems publishes its pricing. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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.
Health information technology solutions for healthcare organizations
Priced and rated the same as Epic Systems on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Healthcare IT solutions for care coordination
Priced and rated the same as Epic Systems on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Cloud-based medical practice management
- Starts $140 a month dearer, at $140/month.
Every Epic Systems 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Systems (this page) | Free | Quote | - | |
| CernerCompeting EHR platform with similar market coverage among large hospital systems, strong inpatient and integrated delivery capabilities, and comparable implementation scope to Epic. | Free | Quote | - | vs Epic Systems |
| AllscriptsCompeting EHR vendor serving hospitals and health systems with clinical documentation, practice management, and billing solutions, positioned as a primary alternative to Epic for large organizations. | Free | Quote | - | vs Epic Systems |
| AthenahealthCloud-native EHR focused on ambulatory care with athenaOne platform, offering faster deployment and lower operational complexity than Epic for smaller practices and independent organizations. | $140/month | - | - | vs Epic Systems |
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 Epic Systems badges page.
What you would be giving up
Epic Systems 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 Epic Systems is broadly right and the question is cost, the Epic Systems 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.
Epic Systems runs on web, desktop, mobile. 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 Epic Systems alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Epic Systems?
- 3 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Cerner, Allscripts, Athenahealth. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Epic Systems?
- None of the software tools listed alongside Epic Systems publish a free tier on the record we hold.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Epic Systems?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Epic Systems publishes its pricing. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Epic Systems?
- Epic Systems 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 Epic Systems?
- 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 Epic Systems 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 Epic Systems against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Epic Systems 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 Epic Systems. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.