Compare Athenahealth and Connect - Feb 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Athenahealth or Connect?

Connect is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than Connect (62/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than Connect (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Athenahealth!

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. PPM Information Solutions

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.

PPM Information Solutions: PPM Information Solutions Billing platform was our first, developed in 1996 and quickly capturing a leadership position in the anesthesia billing market. Building on the Plus platform’s market knowledge and client success, we created the sequel, PPM: ConnectSM Application Service, in 2007. Connect was created primarily to seize the benefits of emer...

Who is more expensive? Athenahealth or Connect?

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 Connect.

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. Connect accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Athenahealth is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Medical software.

Bottom line: Connect is more expensive than Athenahealth.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Athenahealth Vs. Connect 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.

Connect: We are still working to collect the list of features for Connect.

Target customer size

Athenahealth's medical software is primarily designed for medical practices, including primary care physicians, specialists, and small to mid-size practices. and Connect's target customer size include: SMBs.