Compare Lightning Bolt and MESH - Aug 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Lightning Bolt or MESH?

MESH is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Lightning Bolt, and Lightning Bolt is rated higher (82/100) than MESH (69/100). Lightning Bolt offers users more features (2) than MESH (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Lightning Bolt!

Looking for the right Medical Scheduling 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:

Lightning Bolt Solutions, Inc. Vs. Mesh Systems LLC

Lightning Bolt Solutions, Inc.: Lightning Bolt Solutions is the leading provider of medical staff scheduling software and solutions. Founded in 2002, our web-based physician scheduling software is used by thousands of physicians across a variety of specialties and practices.

Mesh Systems LLC: Mesh Systems™ delivers custom, turnkey IoT / M2M solutions that include hardware, software and networking frameworks. Our award winning platform, MESHVista® combined with our deep industry expertise enables us to accelerate delivery of products and services that connect devices, data, people and processes to work together in harmony. Mesh Systems h...

Who is more expensive? Lightning Bolt or MESH AI?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Medical Scheduling 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 Lightning Bolt and MESH AI.

Lightning Bolt price starts at $61 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Lightning Bolt is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Medical Scheduling software. MESH AI price starts at $4 per employee/month , When comparing MESH AI to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Medical Scheduling software cost.

Bottom line: Lightning Bolt cost is around the same cost of MESH AI.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Lightning Bolt Vs. MESH based on some of the most important and required Medical Scheduling features.

Lightning Bolt: Scheduling, Medical.

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

Target customer size

The typical customers of lightning bolt are hospitals and health practices. and MESH AI's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



Lightning Bolt

ITQlick rating
(3/5)

starts at $61 per month

Lightning Bolt software is a physician scheduling solution designed for healthcare practices and hospitals. The solution offers a number of solutions that include a request management tool that provides a centr...

Categories: Human Resources, Medical Scheduling, Medical Spa, Staff Permissions.

MESH AI

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $4 per employee/month

Mesh AI is a cloud-based Human Resource software that enables its customers to automatically schedule staff shift time and team roster, as well as managing Vacation requests and other preferences.

Categories: Recurring invoicing, Self-Service Portal, Medical Scheduling, Medical Spa, Staff Permissions.

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Lightning Bolt: 2 Features

Scheduling
Medical

MESH AI: 0 Features

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ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Lightnin...
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$61 per month
Functionality
6
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MESH
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
69/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$4 per employee/month
Functionality
5
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Appointmate
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$100 per user/month
Functionality
4
HALO
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$54.94 per license
Functionality
16
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BeeperMD
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$199 per appointment
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.