Software · head to head
Ginger vs Cerner
Ginger
Software
Digital mental health platform with coaching and therapy
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
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Cerner
Software
Health information technology solutions for healthcare organizations
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Ginger no longer sold as Ginger. It is part of Headspace, and ginger.com redirects to the Headspace organizations site; Cerner pricing is not publicly available; custom quotes required from sales
- They diverge on capability: Ginger covers Mental Health Coaching, Cerner covers Electronic Health Records.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Ginger and Cerner actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 Ginger
- Mental Health Coaching
- Therapy
- Psychiatry
- Meditation
- Crisis Support
- Wellness Content
- Health Plans
- Employers
Only in Cerner
- Electronic Health Records
- Revenue Cycle
- Population Health
- Patient Engagement
- HL7
- FHIR
- Lab Systems
- On-premise deployment
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 Cerner
- Therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefitnot Cerner
- Self-guided meditation and sleep content alongside clinical carenot Cerner
- Workplace mental health workshopsnot Cerner
Cerner
- Hospital and acute care EHR for chart review and clinical documentationnot Ginger
- Mobile clinical access for physicians and care teams on point-of-care devicesnot 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
Cerner
- Pricing is not publicly available; custom quotes required from sales
Pricing, plan by plan
Ginger
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Ginger review.
Cerner
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Cerner review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Ginger if
- You need mental health coaching.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want therapy.
Choose Cerner if
- You need electronic health records.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want revenue cycle.
Questions people ask
- Is Ginger or Cerner better?
- Neither clearly leads. Ginger starts at On request and Cerner at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Ginger or Cerner?
- Ginger starts at On request and Cerner at On request.
- Does Ginger or Cerner run on more platforms?
- Ginger runs on Web, Mobile. Cerner runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- 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 Cerner is typically brought in for.
- What can Ginger do that Cerner cannot?
- Ginger covers Mental Health Coaching, Therapy, Psychiatry, Meditation. Cerner covers Electronic Health Records, Revenue Cycle, Population Health, Patient Engagement. Both handle HIPAA, SOC2, Cloud deployment, Web support.