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Apteryx vs Cerner

A

Apteryx

Software

Digital Dentistry for the Modern Practice

From
$299/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
C

Cerner

Software

Health information technology solutions for healthcare organizations

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Apteryx apteryx is now sold as the cloud imaging product inside the Planet DDS portfolio rather than as a standalone vendor; Cerner pricing is not publicly available; custom quotes required from sales
  • They diverge on capability: Apteryx covers Digital imaging, Cerner covers Electronic Health Records.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Apteryx and Cerner actually diverge.

Attributes where Apteryx and Cerner differ
AttributeApteryxCerner
Starting price$299/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
Founded20081979

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Apteryx

  • Digital imaging
  • Cloud storage
  • Practice management
  • Patient charting
  • Treatment planning
  • Patient portal
  • Messaging tools
  • Business analytics

Only in Cerner

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Revenue Cycle
  • Population Health
  • Patient Engagement
  • HL7
  • FHIR
  • Lab Systems
  • HIPAA

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Apteryx

  • Cloud based storage and viewing of 2D and 3D dental imagesnot Cerner
  • Connecting sensors and imaging hardware from different manufacturers to one viewernot Cerner
  • Sharing radiographs between dental locations and with specialistsnot Cerner

Cerner

  • Hospital and acute care EHR for chart review and clinical documentationnot Apteryx
  • Mobile clinical access for physicians and care teams on point-of-care devicesnot Apteryx

Where each one falls short

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

Apteryx

  • Apteryx is now sold as the cloud imaging product inside the Planet DDS portfolio rather than as a standalone vendor
  • No price is published for Apteryx cloud imaging; Planet DDS routes all pricing enquiries to sales or a demo request
  • Practice management is a separate purchase, Denticon or Cloud 9, so imaging alone does not cover charting and billing

Cerner

  • Pricing is not publicly available; custom quotes required from sales

Pricing, plan by plan

Apteryx

$299/month
  • Imaging$299/month
    • Digital imaging
    • Image storage
    • Basic charting
  • Complete$449/month
    • Advanced imaging
    • Full practice management
    • Treatment planning

Cerner

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Cerner review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Apteryx if

  • You need digital imaging.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want cloud storage.
Apteryx review

Choose Cerner if

  • You need electronic health records.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want revenue cycle.
Cerner review

Questions people ask

Is Apteryx or Cerner better?
Neither clearly leads. Apteryx starts at $299/month and Cerner at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Apteryx or Cerner?
Apteryx starts at $299/month and Cerner at On request.
Does Apteryx or Cerner run on more platforms?
Apteryx runs on Web, Ios, Android. Cerner runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Apteryx best used for?
Apteryx is most often used for cloud based storage and viewing of 2d and 3d dental images, connecting sensors and imaging hardware from different manufacturers to one viewer, sharing radiographs between dental locations and with specialists. Of those, cloud based storage and viewing of 2d and 3d dental images and connecting sensors and imaging hardware from different manufacturers to one viewer are not what Cerner is typically brought in for.
What can Apteryx do that Cerner cannot?
Apteryx covers Digital imaging, Cloud storage, Practice management, Patient charting. Cerner covers Electronic Health Records, Revenue Cycle, Population Health, Patient Engagement. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support.
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