Compare Athenahealth and SBS Financials - Feb 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Athenahealth or SBS Financials?

SBS Financials is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than SBS Financials (79/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than SBS Financials (8). 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. Software Business Systems (SBS)

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.

Software Business Systems (SBS): We provide financial accounting software for companies that want complete visibility of, and more control over, their financial operations. Our SBS Financials Suite offers enterprise accounting functionality whether you need on-premises or cloud accounting software. It's easy to learn and use. The built-in reporting tools generate real-time financ...

Who is more expensive? Athenahealth or SBS Financials Software?

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 SBS Financials Software.

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. SBS Financials Software 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: Athenahealth cost is around the same cost of SBS Financials Software.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Athenahealth Vs. SBS Financials 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.

SBS Financials Software: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Project-Accounting, Purchase Orders.

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 SBS Financials Software's target customer size include: SMBs.