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Allscripts vs Bear

Allscripts logo

Allscripts

Healthcare & Medical

Healthcare IT solutions for care coordination

From
On request
Rated
-
Bear logo

Bear

Productivity

Markdown notes for Apple devices

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Allscripts pricing is not publicly available; all quotes require direct contact with sales; Bear built for Apple hardware only, with no Windows, Android or web client

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Allscripts and Bear actually diverge.

Attributes where Allscripts and Bear differ
AttributeAllscriptsBear
Pricing modelquotesubscription
CategoryHealthcare & MedicalProductivity
Founded1986Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

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

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Practice Management
  • Population Health
  • Care Coordination
  • Analytics
  • HL7
  • FHIR
  • Labs

Only in Bear

Nothing recorded that Allscripts does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Allscripts

  • Electronic health records and practice management for healthcare providersnot Bear
  • Healthcare IT solutions for revenue cycle management and patient engagement (now Veradigm)not Bear

Bear

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bear review.

Where each one falls short

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

Allscripts

  • Pricing is not publicly available; all quotes require direct contact with sales
  • Transitioned to Veradigm brand in 2022; legacy Allscripts product line integrated into Veradigm suite

Bear

  • Built for Apple hardware only, with no Windows, Android or web client
  • Free tier is limited to 3 themes, 1 app icon and restricted export formats; iCloud sync requires Bear Pro
  • Bear Pro is $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year after a 7 day free trial

Pricing, plan by plan

Allscripts

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Allscripts review.

Bear

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bear review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Allscripts if

  • You need electronic health records.
  • You also want practice management.

Choose Bear if

Nothing in the data separates Bear from Allscripts on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is Allscripts or Bear better?
Neither clearly leads. Allscripts starts at On request and Bear at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Allscripts or Bear?
Allscripts starts at On request and Bear at On request.
Does Allscripts or Bear run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Allscripts best used for?
Allscripts is most often used for electronic health records and practice management for healthcare providers, healthcare it solutions for revenue cycle management and patient engagement (now veradigm). Of those, electronic health records and practice management for healthcare providers and healthcare it solutions for revenue cycle management and patient engagement (now veradigm) are not what Bear is typically brought in for.
What can Allscripts do that Bear cannot?
Allscripts covers Electronic Health Records, Practice Management, Population Health, Care Coordination.

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