Healthcare & Medical · head to head
Kareo vs Kareo Clinical
Kareo
Healthcare & Medical
Cloud-based EHR and billing for small practices
- From
- $99/month
- Rated
- -
Kareo Clinical
Healthcare & Medical
Specialized EHR and practice management for independent and small practices
- From
- $89/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Kareo kareo is now part of Tebra and sold under the Tebra brand rather than as a standalone product; Kareo Clinical kareo is now part of Tebra and sold under the Tebra brand rather than as a standalone product
- They diverge on capability: Kareo covers Payment Processing, Kareo Clinical covers ePrescribing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Kareo and Kareo Clinical actually diverge.
| Attribute | Kareo | Kareo Clinical |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $99/month | $89/month |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Mobile), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Healthcare & Medical), founded (2010).
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 Kareo
- Payment Processing
Only in Kareo Clinical
- ePrescribing
- Analytics
Both cover
- Electronic Health Records
- Scheduling
- Patient Portal
- Medical Billing
- Labs
- Pharmacies
- Clearinghouses
- HIPAA
- SOC2
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Mobile support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Kareo
- Practice management, scheduling and billing for independent medical practices
- Electronic health records and e-prescribing for small clinics
- Insurance claim submission and patient payment collection
Kareo Clinical
- Practice management, scheduling and billing for independent medical practices
- Electronic health records and e-prescribing for small clinics
- Insurance claim submission and patient payment collection
Both are used for practice management, scheduling and billing for independent medical practices, electronic health records and e-prescribing for small clinics, insurance claim submission and patient payment collection, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Kareo
- Kareo is now part of Tebra and sold under the Tebra brand rather than as a standalone product
- Tebra publishes no rate: pricing varies with provider count, features and implementation requirements and is quoted during a demo
- Billing counts clinical providers such as MDs, DOs, NPs and PAs, so adding a prescriber raises the bill even though non clinical staff are free
- Electronic prescribing of controlled substances setup costs about $75 per provider as a one time fee
- PDMP integration costs $500 one time per facility plus about $50 per user per year
Kareo Clinical
- Kareo is now part of Tebra and sold under the Tebra brand rather than as a standalone product
- Tebra publishes no rate: pricing varies with provider count, features and implementation requirements and is quoted during a demo
- Billing counts clinical providers such as MDs, DOs, NPs and PAs, so adding a prescriber raises the bill even though non clinical staff are free
- Electronic prescribing of controlled substances setup costs about $75 per provider as a one time fee
- PDMP integration costs $500 one time per facility plus about $50 per user per year
Pricing, plan by plan
Kareo
$99/month- Starter$99/month
- EHR
- Scheduling
- Patient Portal
- Professional$199/month
- Everything in Starter
- Billing
- Reporting
Kareo Clinical
$89/month- Clinical Starter$89/month
- EHR
- Scheduling
- Patient Portal
- Clinical Plus$189/month
- Everything in Starter
- Billing
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Kareo Clinical if
- You need eprescribing.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want analytics.
Questions people ask
- Is Kareo or Kareo Clinical better?
- Neither clearly leads. Kareo starts at $99/month and Kareo Clinical at $89/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Kareo or Kareo Clinical?
- Kareo starts at $99/month and Kareo Clinical at $89/month.
- Does Kareo or Kareo Clinical run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Kareo best used for?
- Kareo is most often used for practice management, scheduling and billing for independent medical practices, electronic health records and e-prescribing for small clinics, insurance claim submission and patient payment collection.
- What can Kareo do that Kareo Clinical cannot?
- Kareo covers Payment Processing. Kareo Clinical covers ePrescribing, Analytics. Both handle Electronic Health Records, Scheduling, Patient Portal, Medical Billing.