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Alternatives to Epic Systems
23 healthcare 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
- 23
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Epic Systems starts at
- Free
Why people look past Epic Systems
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Epic Systems entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Epic Systems carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 6 of the 23 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.
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.
Open source hospital information system and EMR for low-resource hospitals, built on OpenMRS
- Can be used without paying; Epic Systems 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; Epic Systems cannot.
- Sold on a Free with a Premium subscription model rather than quote.
Open source electronic medical record platform for low-resource settings, with no vendor and paid implementers instead
- Can be used without paying; Epic Systems cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than quote.
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. | On request | 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 |
| Bahmni | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Flo | Free | Free with a Premium subscription | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| OpenMRS | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Clue | Free | Free with a Plus subscription | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| GNU Health | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Epic Systems |
| DHIS2 | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 3 | vs Epic Systems |
| Annalise.ai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Included Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Ambra Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Lunit | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Ibex Medical Analytics | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Fujifilm Synapse | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Gleamer | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Aidoc | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Lyra Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Koa Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Meru Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| PathAI | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Paige | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epic Systems |
| Beckman Coulter DxONE | On request | Quote | 1 | 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.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
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 Healthcare category lists everything the directory holds, and best healthcare tools ranks them.
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?
- 23 other healthcare tools are listed in this directory, led by Cerner, Allscripts, Athenahealth, Bahmni. 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?
- 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 Epic Systems?
- 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 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 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 Epic Systems 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 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 healthcare tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Healthcare category, 23 tools beside Epic Systems. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.