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Epocrates pricing
Epocrates publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Epocrates pricing is free across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Epocrates plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Premium | $99/year | 2 | +$99/year, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers drug references, calculators, interactions.
Premium
$99/yearOver Free, this tier adds:
- Enhanced content
- Offline access
Where Epocrates stops being free
Free, Free
- Drug references
- Calculators
- Interactions
Premium, $99/year
The first thing you pay for:
- Enhanced content
- Offline access
What the product covers
The full Epocrates feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Drug Reference
- Interactions
- Dosing Calculators
- Disease Information
- Medical Procedures
- Patient Education
Integrations
- EHR Systems
Security
- HIPAA
Deployment
- Cloud deployment
Platform
- Mobile support
People bring Epocrates in for patient care, medical records, practice management, telehealth. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Epocrates are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Healthcare
Too few healthcare tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epocrates (this page) | Free | freemium | - | |
| Aidoc | On request | quote | - | vs Epocrates |
| Flo | Free | Free with a Premium subscription | - | vs Epocrates |
| Meru Health | On request | quote | - | vs Epocrates |
| Bahmni | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Epocrates |
| Ibex Medical Analytics | On request | quote | - | vs Epocrates |
| Annalise.ai | On request | quote | - | vs Epocrates |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Epocrates badges page.
Before you pay for Epocrates
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and $99/year, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Epocrates runs on mobile, and is published by Epocrates Inc of San Mateo, CA. The full record is on the Epocrates review, and the rest of the category is under best healthcare tools.
Epocrates pricing questions
- How much does Epocrates cost?
- Epocrates publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Free up to $99/year for Premium. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Epocrates have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers drug references, calculators, interactions. Paying starts at $99/year for Premium.
- What is the difference between Free and Premium on Epocrates?
- Premium costs $99/year against Free, and adds enhanced content, offline access.
- Which healthcare tools can I use without paying?
- 3 of the 8 healthcare tools listed alongside Epocrates have a free tier: Flo, Bahmni, OpenMRS.
- What am I actually paying for with Epocrates?
- The record lists 10 features across 5 areas: other, integrations, security, deployment, platform. In practice it is brought in for patient care, medical records, practice management.
- Does Epocrates charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Epocrates prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Epocrates against before paying?
- The closest healthcare tools in this directory are Aidoc, Flo, Meru Health, Bahmni. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Epocrates covering price, platforms and features.