Compare Athenahealth and Basecamp - Feb 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Athenahealth or Basecamp?

Basecamp is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Basecamp is rated higher (98/100) than Athenahealth (96/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than Basecamp (5).

Looking for the right Medical solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Athenahealth Vs. Basecamp

Athenahealth: athenahealth delivers cloud-based services for EHR, practice management and care coordination. Our mission is to be caregivers' most trusted service, helping them do well doing the right thing.

Basecamp: Basecamp is a company spread out across 26 different cities around the world. Started the business back in 1999 (used to be called 37signals, but recently changed the name of the business to Basecamp, to match the name of their most popular product).

Who is more expensive? Athenahealth or Basecamp?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Medical software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Athenahealth and Basecamp.

Athenahealth price starts at $140 per provider/month + 4% to 7% , On a scale between 1 to 10 Athenahealth is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Medical software. Basecamp price starts at $11 per user/month , When comparing Basecamp to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Medical software cost.

Bottom line: Athenahealth cost is around the same cost of Basecamp.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Athenahealth Vs. Basecamp based on some of the most important and required Medical features.

Athenahealth: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Security, Accounting & Finance, Billing & Invoicing, Email, Task Management, Backup, Remote Access, Billing & Invoicing.

Basecamp: Document Management, Project Management, Resource Management, Scheduling, Task Management.

Target customer size

Athenahealth's medical software is primarily designed for medical practices, including primary care physicians, specialists, and small to mid-size practices.

Basecamp Project Management software serves a wide range of customers from various industries.