Compare DentalWriter and Athenahealth - Feb 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - DentalWriter or Athenahealth?

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

Looking for the right Dental 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:

Nierman Practice Management Vs. Athenahealth

Nierman Practice Management: For over 25 Years, Nierman Practice Management has led medical billing in dentistry by continuously developing innovative products and providing exceptional training and seminars for dentists looking to grow their practices with Dental Sleep Medicine, TMD, oral surgeries and other services. Our comprehensive suite of products and software soluti...

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.

Who is more expensive? DentalWriter or Athenahealth?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Dental 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 DentalWriter and Athenahealth.

DentalWriter price starts at $315 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 DentalWriter is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Dental software. Athenahealth price starts at $140 per provider/month + 4% to 7% , When comparing Athenahealth to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Dental software cost.

Bottom line: DentalWriter is more expensive than Athenahealth.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

Athenahealth: Security, Accounting & Finance, Billing & Invoicing, Email, Task Management.

Target customer size

DentalWriter's typical customers include: SMBs,

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