Healthcare & Medical · head to head
Allscripts vs Bear

Allscripts
Healthcare & Medical
Healthcare IT solutions for care coordination
- From
- On request
- Rated
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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.
| Attribute | Allscripts | Bear |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
| Category | Healthcare & Medical | Productivity |
| Founded | 1986 | Unknown |
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 requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Allscripts review.
Bear
On requestNo 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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