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Allscripts Professional EHR vs DHIS2

Allscripts Professional EHR logo

Allscripts Professional EHR

Healthcare

On-premise EHR solution for physician practices and hospitals

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
DHIS2 logo

DHIS2

Healthcare

Open source health information platform run from the University of Oslo and used by national ministries

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only DHIS2 has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Allscripts Professional EHR allscripts moved its products to the Veradigm brand in 2022, so the Allscripts name is retired; DHIS2 the licence is free and the implementation is not; national rollouts routinely cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in configuration, hosting, training and support, and budgets built on the word free fail immediately.
  • They diverge on capability: Allscripts Professional EHR covers Electronic Health Records, DHIS2 covers Aggregate data reporting.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Allscripts Professional EHR and DHIS2 actually diverge.

Attributes where Allscripts Professional EHR and DHIS2 differ
AttributeAllscripts Professional EHRDHIS2
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquoteOpen source, no licence fee
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, DesktopWeb, Android, Self-hosted, Cloud
Founded1986Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Healthcare).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Allscripts Professional EHR

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Order Management
  • Laboratory Integration
  • Patient Management
  • Reporting and Analytics
  • HL7
  • FHIR

Only in DHIS2

  • Aggregate data reporting
  • Tracker
  • Android capture app
  • Dashboards and analytics
  • Metadata packages
  • Data quality tools
  • GIS mapping
  • Interoperability

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Allscripts Professional EHR

  • Patient Carenot DHIS2
  • Medical Recordsnot DHIS2
  • Practice Managementnot DHIS2
  • Telehealthnot DHIS2

DHIS2

  • A ministry of health replacing paper monthly reporting from thousands of facilities with a national routine systemnot Allscripts Professional EHR
  • A donor-funded HIV or tuberculosis programme that must report standard indicators across several districtsnot Allscripts Professional EHR
  • A disease surveillance unit needing weekly case reporting with outbreak alerting and mappingnot Allscripts Professional EHR
  • An NGO running individual patient follow-up in a programme where facilities are frequently offlinenot Allscripts Professional EHR

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Allscripts Professional EHR

  • Allscripts moved its products to the Veradigm brand in 2022, so the Allscripts name is retired
  • Pricing is not published
  • The Veradigm site no longer names Professional EHR as a distinct product, which makes its current status hard to establish from the vendor

DHIS2

  • The licence is free and the implementation is not; national rollouts routinely cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in configuration, hosting, training and support, and budgets built on the word free fail immediately.
  • HISP UiO introduced a Shared Services Fee in 2025, so organisations that depend on DHIS2 are now being asked for an annual contribution that did not previously exist in their plans.
  • Development funding comes from a small set of donors including Norad, the Global Fund and the Gates Foundation, which concentrates the platform's long-term direction in the priorities of those funders.
  • Implementation capability is concentrated in regional HISP groups, so a country whose local HISP group is overstretched has few alternative suppliers with equivalent expertise.
  • Analytics performance depends heavily on how metadata was designed at the outset, and a poorly structured initial configuration produces slow dashboards and bad indicator definitions that are painful to correct years later.

Pricing, plan by plan

Allscripts Professional EHR

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Allscripts Professional EHR review.

DHIS2

Free
  • DHIS2 softwareFree
    • BSD licence
    • All modules including Tracker
    • No user or facility limits
  • Shared Services Fee$undefined/year
    • Voluntary annual contribution introduced by HISP UiO
    • Funds shared global infrastructure and platform sustainability
    • Amount agreed with the HISP Centre
  • Implementation and support$undefined/year
    • Delivered by regional HISP groups or private implementers
    • Configuration, metadata design, hosting, training and support
    • Quoted per programme, commonly the dominant cost

Which should you pick?

Choose Allscripts Professional EHR if

  • You need electronic health records.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want clinical documentation.
Allscripts Professional EHR review

Choose DHIS2 if

  • You need aggregate data reporting.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Android, Self-hosted, Cloud.
  • You also want tracker.
DHIS2 review

Questions people ask

Is Allscripts Professional EHR or DHIS2 better?
Neither clearly leads. Allscripts Professional EHR starts at On request and DHIS2 at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Allscripts Professional EHR or DHIS2?
DHIS2 has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Allscripts Professional EHR and Free for DHIS2.
Does Allscripts Professional EHR or DHIS2 run on more platforms?
Allscripts Professional EHR runs on Web, Desktop. DHIS2 runs on Web, Android, Self-hosted, Cloud.
Can I use DHIS2 for free?
Yes. DHIS2 has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Allscripts Professional EHR starts at On request.
What is Allscripts Professional EHR best used for?
Allscripts Professional EHR is most often used for patient care, medical records, practice management, telehealth. Of those, patient care and medical records are not what DHIS2 is typically brought in for.
What can Allscripts Professional EHR do that DHIS2 cannot?
Allscripts Professional EHR covers Electronic Health Records, Clinical Documentation, Order Management, Laboratory Integration. DHIS2 covers Aggregate data reporting, Tracker, Android capture app, Dashboards and analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Allscripts Professional EHR: What is the cost of Allscripts Professional EHR?

Allscripts Professional EHR uses quote-based pricing. Organizations must contact the vendor directly to receive customized pricing based on their specific requirements and implementation needs.

Source
DHIS2: Who owns and develops DHIS2?

The HISP Centre at the University of Oslo, funded by donors including Norad, the Global Fund, the Gates Foundation and Wellcome.

DHIS2: Is DHIS2 free?

The software is free under a BSD licence. Implementation, hosting, training and support are not, and are the dominant cost.

DHIS2: What is the Shared Services Fee?

A voluntary annual contribution introduced by HISP UiO in 2025 to fund shared global infrastructure and long-term platform sustainability.

DHIS2: Can I buy commercial support?

Yes, from regional HISP groups or private implementers such as Devotta, which is contracted by HISP UiO for core platform development and also works independently.

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