Healthcare · head to head
Figure 1 vs Meru Health
Figure 1
Healthcare
Medical photography and knowledge sharing platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Meru Health
Healthcare
Twelve week therapist led mental health programme combining an app, a clinician and HRV biofeedback
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Figure 1 has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Figure 1 covers Case Sharing, Meru Health covers Twelve week structured programme.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Figure 1 and Meru Health actually diverge.
| Attribute | Figure 1 | Meru Health |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | freemium | quote |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Mobile | Web, iOS, Android |
| Founded | 2011 | Unknown |
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 Figure 1
- Case Sharing
- Secure Messaging
- Image Upload
- Knowledge Discovery
- CME Access
- Collaboration
- HIPAA Compliant
- HIPAA
Only in Meru Health
- Twelve week structured programme
- Licensed therapist
- Psychiatric consultation
- HRV biofeedback device
- Daily in app practice
- Meru Health Advanced
- Payer contracting
- Outcome measurement
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Figure 1
- Patient Carenot Meru Health
- Medical Recordsnot Meru Health
- Practice Managementnot Meru Health
- Telehealthnot Meru Health
Meru Health
- A health plan that wants a mental health intervention it can underwrite as a bounded episode rather than an open ended benefitnot Figure 1
- An employer whose staff need treatment rather than wellbeing content, with a therapist and a prescriber in one pathwaynot Figure 1
- A member who needs medication review alongside therapy, which most app based mental health products cannot providenot Figure 1
- A health system seeking to offload moderate depression and anxiety from a psychiatry service with long waitsnot Figure 1
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Figure 1
Nothing recorded yet. See the Figure 1 review.
Meru Health
- The programme is twelve weeks and then it ends, which fits an episode of treatment but not a chronic condition needing maintenance, so relapse after week twelve lands on whatever pathway the buyer has funded next, if any.
- Whether the employer, the health plan or the member pays depends on the contract route, and members frequently do not know which applies to them until they receive a bill or discover they do not.
- A structured programme demands daily engagement, and members who cannot sustain that get much less than the outcome data implies, because the published results reflect members who completed.
- The heart rate variability device is a differentiator but also a logistics and support burden, adding shipping, returns and device support to what would otherwise be a software deployment.
- Meru is small relative to Lyra, Spring Health and the large payer owned behavioural health offerings, so an employer choosing it takes on more vendor concentration risk in a category that has seen frequent consolidation.
Pricing, plan by plan
Figure 1
Free- FreeFree
- Access to cases
- HIPAA-compliant
- Secure sharing
Meru Health
On request- Meru Health$undefined/year
- Contracted per completed programme or per member per month depending on buyer type
- Health plan contracts bill differently from employer contracts
- Member cost sharing depends on whether access comes via insurance or an employer benefit
Which should you pick?
Choose Figure 1 if
- You need case sharing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want secure messaging.
Choose Meru Health if
- You need twelve week structured programme.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want licensed therapist.
Questions people ask
- Is Figure 1 or Meru Health better?
- Neither clearly leads. Figure 1 starts at Free and Meru Health at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Figure 1 or Meru Health?
- Figure 1 has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Figure 1 and On request for Meru Health.
- Does Figure 1 or Meru Health run on more platforms?
- Figure 1 runs on Web, Mobile. Meru Health runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Figure 1 for free?
- Yes. Figure 1 has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Meru Health starts at On request.
- What is Figure 1 best used for?
- Figure 1 is most often used for patient care, medical records, practice management, telehealth. Of those, patient care and medical records are not what Meru Health is typically brought in for.
- What can Figure 1 do that Meru Health cannot?
- Figure 1 covers Case Sharing, Secure Messaging, Image Upload, Knowledge Discovery. Meru Health covers Twelve week structured programme, Licensed therapist, Psychiatric consultation, HRV biofeedback device.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Meru Health: Is Meru Health still operating?
Yes. It launched Meru Health Advanced in May 2026 and expanded its Harvard Pilgrim Health Care collaboration in 2025. It has not wound down.
Meru Health: How long is the programme?
Around twelve weeks. It is a bounded treatment episode rather than open ended therapy, which is why health plans will contract for it.
Meru Health: Who pays?
It depends on the contract. Meru sells to both health plans and employers, and member cost sharing differs between those routes. Confirm which applies before enrolling.
Meru Health: Does it include medication?
Psychiatric consultation is part of the programme where medication is indicated, which distinguishes it from app plus coaching products that cannot prescribe.
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