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Epic MyChart vs Tana

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Epic MyChart

Software

Patient portal for accessing health records and communicating with providers

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Tana

Software

The everything app for your personal workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Tana has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Epic MyChart myChart is not a direct-to-consumer product; Epic markets it as a tool that healthcare organizations license and configure to engage their own patients, so access depends entirely on a patient's provider having deployed Epic.; Tana the free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • They diverge on capability: Epic MyChart covers View Medical Records, Tana covers Outliner interface.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Epic MyChart and Tana actually diverge.

Attributes where Epic MyChart and Tana differ
AttributeEpic MyChartTana
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb, Desktop
Founded19792020

Identical on both: 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 Epic MyChart

  • View Medical Records
  • Secure Messaging
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Prescription Management
  • Bill Pay
  • Medical History
  • Epic EHR
  • Lab Systems

Only in Tana

  • Outliner interface
  • Supertags
  • Live queries
  • AI integration
  • Graph views
  • Email capture
  • API
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Epic MyChart

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

Tana

  • Structured note taking with a graph based supertag data modelnot Epic MyChart
  • Automatic meeting capture with AI transcripts and summariesnot Epic MyChart
  • Turning notes into queryable structured databasesnot Epic MyChart

Where each one falls short

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

Epic MyChart

  • MyChart is not a direct-to-consumer product; Epic markets it as a tool that healthcare organizations license and configure to engage their own patients, so access depends entirely on a patient's provider having deployed Epic.

Tana

  • The free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • The free plan connects only 1 calendar and allows 50 AI queries
  • Pro is $30 per user per month at standard price, with $20 shown as an early bird rate
  • Max is $120 per user per month at standard price, with $80 shown as an early bird rate
  • Integrations and full MCP require the Pro plan
  • Dedicated support and onboarding, and unlimited agents, skills and types, require the Max plan
  • The Business plan is custom priced, billed yearly and has no published rate
  • The free trial runs 30 days

Pricing, plan by plan

Epic MyChart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Epic MyChart review.

Tana

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Core features
    • Supertags
    • Searches
  • Pro$10/month
    • Advanced AI
    • Priority support
    • Extended history

Which should you pick?

Choose Epic MyChart if

  • You need view medical records.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want secure messaging.
Epic MyChart review

Choose Tana if

  • You need outliner interface.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want supertags.
Tana review

Questions people ask

Is Epic MyChart or Tana better?
Neither clearly leads. Epic MyChart starts at On request and Tana at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Epic MyChart or Tana?
Tana has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Epic MyChart and Free for Tana.
Does Epic MyChart or Tana run on more platforms?
Epic MyChart runs on Web, Mobile. Tana runs on Web, Desktop.
Can I use Tana for free?
Yes. Tana has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Epic MyChart starts at On request.
What is Epic MyChart best used for?
Epic MyChart is most often used for patient care, medical records, practice management, telehealth. Of those, patient care and medical records are not what Tana is typically brought in for.
What can Epic MyChart do that Tana cannot?
Epic MyChart covers View Medical Records, Secure Messaging, Appointment Scheduling, Prescription Management. Tana covers Outliner interface, Supertags, Live queries, AI integration. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support.
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