athenahealth
Jane App
| Feature | athenahealth | Jane App |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Contact sales | From $54/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.1 / 5 | 4.7 / 5 |
| Best For | medical-practices, small-clinics, physician-groups, ambulatory-care | physiotherapists, chiropractors, psychologists, multi-practitioner-clinics |
| Founded | 1997 | 2012 |
| Ehr | ✓ | ✗ |
| Medical Billing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Patient Engagement | ✓ | ✗ |
| Telehealth | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reporting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Interoperability | ✓ | ✗ |
| Online Booking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Charting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Insurance Billing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Intake Forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Staff Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ athenahealth Pros
- Cloud-based
- Good revenue cycle
- Automatic updates
- Network intelligence
✗ athenahealth Cons
- Percentage-based pricing
- Interface learning curve
- Customization limits
✓ Jane App Pros
- Beautiful and intuitive interface
- Online booking with custom intake forms
- Insurance billing built in
- Excellent customer support
✗ Jane App Cons
- No free plan or trial without credit card
- Canada-focused (expanding globally)
- Monthly cost adds up for solo practitioners
The Verdict
athenahealth is built for medical practices and small clinics, with a focus on ehr and medical-billing. Jane App targets physiotherapists and chiropractors and leads with online-booking and charting.
athenahealth uses custom enterprise pricing, while Jane App starts at $54/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Neither tool offers a free plan, so factor the subscription cost into your decision from the start.
Jane App edges out on user ratings (4.7 vs 4.1). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Bottom line: Jane App has a slight overall edge — but if cloud-based matters most to you, athenahealth may still be the right call.