Compare Patient and FreshBooks - Aug 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Patient or FreshBooks?

Patient is more expensive to implement (TCO) than FreshBooks, and FreshBooks is rated higher (95/100) than Patient (84/100). FreshBooks offers users more features (12) than Patient (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is FreshBooks!

Looking for the right Patient Portal 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:

Micro-Office Systems Vs. FRESHBOOKS

Micro-Office Systems: PCG is a comprehensive patient relationship system that can help your practice manage all of your patient communications, notifications, and interactions.

FRESHBOOKS: FreshBooks is the #1 cloud accounting specialist for small business owners.If you are a service-based business, FreshBooks is designed for you. If you are a lawyer, a marketing agency, a plumber, an interior decorator, an IT professional, a therapist, an architect, a web professional – if you create value for your customers by applying your time an...

Who is more expensive? Patient Communications Gateway or FreshBooks?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Patient Portal 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 Patient Communications Gateway and FreshBooks.

Patient Communications Gateway price starts at $79 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Patient Communications Gateway is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Patient Portal software. FreshBooks price starts at $6 per month , When comparing FreshBooks to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Patient Portal software cost.

Bottom line: Patient Communications Gateway is more expensive than FreshBooks.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Patient Vs. FreshBooks based on some of the most important and required Patient Portal features.

Patient Communications Gateway: Mobile Access, Collaboration, Project Billing.

FreshBooks: Mobile Access, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Billing & Invoicing.

Target customer size

Patient Communications Gateway's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, From day one, FreshBooks was intended for Freelancers and small businesses who just do not want to waste their time using Excel or Microsoft Word when invoicing their client.



Patient Communications Gateway

ITQlick rating
(3.6/5)

starts at $79 per month

PCG is a comprehensive patient relationship system that can help your practice manage all of your patient communications, notifications, and interactions.

Categories: Medical laboratory (LIMS), Patient Portal, Appointment Scheduling, Project Billing.

FreshBooks

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $6 per month

FreshBooks is built for small business owners to get organized and get paid. You'll spend less time billing, and more time getting down to business.FreshBooks is simple and intuitive, so accounting isn't intim...

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Recurring Billing, Billing & Invoicing, Core Accounting, Financial reporting.

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Patient Communications Gateway: 3 Features

Mobile Access
Collaboration
Project Billing

FreshBooks: 12 Features

Mobile Access
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Balance Sheet
Billing & Invoicing
Budgeting & Forecasting
Cash Flow
Depreciation
Multi-Currency
Payment Management
Time and Expense Tracking
Time Tracking
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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
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Patient
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$79 per month
Functionality
8
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FreshBooks
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6 per month
Functionality
28
Push
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$0.01 per license
Functionality
5
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CarePassport
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6
Housecal...
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4

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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.