Healthcare & Medical · head to head
Ginger vs athenaOne
Ginger
Healthcare & Medical
Digital mental health platform with coaching and therapy
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
athenaOne
Healthcare & Medical
Unified cloud platform combining EHR, practice management, and patient engagement
- From
- $250/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: Ginger covers Mental Health Coaching, athenaOne covers Electronic Health Records.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Ginger and athenaOne actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Healthcare & Medical).
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 Ginger
- Mental Health Coaching
- Therapy
- Psychiatry
- Meditation
- Crisis Support
- Wellness Content
- Health Plans
- Employers
Only in athenaOne
- Electronic Health Records
- Practice Management
- Patient Engagement
- Care Coordination
- Analytics
- Mobile App
- Telehealth
- Labs
Both cover
- HIPAA
- SOC2
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Mobile support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Ginger
- Employer-funded mental health coaching for staffnot athenaOne
- Therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefitnot athenaOne
- Self-guided meditation and sleep content alongside clinical carenot athenaOne
- Workplace mental health workshopsnot athenaOne
athenaOne
- Patient Carenot Ginger
- Medical Recordsnot Ginger
- Practice Managementnot Ginger
- Telehealthnot Ginger
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Ginger
- No longer sold as Ginger. It is part of Headspace, and ginger.com redirects to the Headspace organizations site
- Bought by employers, health plans and consultants rather than by individuals
- Pricing is not published
athenaOne
Nothing recorded yet. See the athenaOne review.
Pricing, plan by plan
Ginger
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Ginger review.
athenaOne
$250/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the athenaOne review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Ginger if
- You need mental health coaching.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want therapy.
Choose athenaOne if
- You need electronic health records.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
- You also want practice management.
Questions people ask
- Is Ginger or athenaOne better?
- Neither clearly leads. Ginger starts at On request and athenaOne at $250/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Ginger or athenaOne?
- Ginger starts at On request and athenaOne at $250/month.
- Does Ginger or athenaOne run on more platforms?
- Ginger runs on Web, Mobile. athenaOne runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
- What is Ginger best used for?
- Ginger is most often used for employer-funded mental health coaching for staff, therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefit, self-guided meditation and sleep content alongside clinical care, workplace mental health workshops. Of those, employer-funded mental health coaching for staff and therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefit are not what athenaOne is typically brought in for.
- What can Ginger do that athenaOne cannot?
- Ginger covers Mental Health Coaching, Therapy, Psychiatry, Meditation. athenaOne covers Electronic Health Records, Practice Management, Patient Engagement, Care Coordination. Both handle HIPAA, SOC2, Cloud deployment, Web support.