# DrChrono vs Waystar

**Leader by Vioscale score:** DrChrono

| Attribute | DrChrono | Waystar |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.6 (56% (medium)) | 34.9 (21% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An integrated platform for medical practices that consolidates scheduling, clinical documentation, patient engagement, billing, and revenue cycle management in a single cloud-based system with AI-driven features like automated charting and eligibility verification. | A cloud-based platform that simplifies healthcare revenue cycle management for providers and billing services. The software automates claim processing, eligibility verification, denial management, and patient payments while using AI and data analytics to reduce costs, accelerate reimbursement, and improve financial performance. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"flat_monthly_saas","direct_edi_clearinghouse_connections":true,"era_electronic_remittance_advice_auto_posting":true,"patient_statement_generation_and_portal_payments":true,"real_time_patient_insurance_eligibility_verification":true}` | `{"iso_27001":false,"soc2_type_ii":false,"automated_claim_scrubbing_rules":true,"icd_10_and_cpt_coding_assistance":true,"direct_edi_clearinghouse_connections":true,"medicare_medicaid_macra_mips_reporting":false,"hipaa_baas_business_associate_agreement":false,"era_electronic_remittance_advice_auto_posting":true,"automated_denial_management_and_appeal_workflows":true,"patient_statement_generation_and_portal_payments":true,"real_time_patient_insurance_eligibility_verification":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Quest"},{"name":"LabCorp"},{"name":"eProvider Solutions"},{"name":"iHCFA"}]` | `[{"name":"Epic EHR"},{"name":"Epic MyChart"},{"name":"Elavon Payments"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Foundation","summary":"$30/provider/month","features":["EHR","Patient Engagement","Billing","Medication Management","Patient Check-in & Kiosk","Patient Portal","Direct Messaging","Task Assignment & Management","Email Reminders","Practice Group User Profiles","Custom Billing Codes","Billing Profiles","Real-Time Insurance Eligibility Checks","Integrated Payments","Autogenerated Superbills","Autogenerated CMS 1500 forms","Online Help Center & Phone Support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"provider","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Essential EHR, patient engagement, practice management, and billing tools","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$30/provider/month plus usage fees","features":["All Foundation features","Revenue Cycle Software","Fully Integrated Claim Management","Extended Lab Integration (40K+ Labs & Imaging)","Telehealth","Electronic Remittance Advice & ERA Auto Posting"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"provider","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced features and comprehensive automated revenue cycle workflows","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$30/provider/month plus usage and add-on fees","features":["All Growth features","Advanced AI","Medical Speech-to-Text","No Show Predictor","EverHealth Scribe","Premium add-ons"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"provider","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced AI features, premium add-ons, and enhanced tools","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Lab Integration: Quest & LabCorp"},{"name":"Extended Lab Integration"},{"name":"Specialty-Specific Form/Template Library"},{"name":"Medical Form/Template Customization"},{"name":"Integrated Photo and Drawing Tools"},{"name":"Custom Vitals"},{"name":"Text-Expanding Macros"},{"name":"Medical Speech-to-Text"},{"name":"Patient Education"},{"name":"EHR Mobile Apps"},{"name":"EverHealth Scribe"},{"name":"No Show Predictor"}],"summary":"Three tiers at $30/provider/month with overage charges ($0.05–$1.50 per transaction/claim/statement) and premium add-ons","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.drchrono.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T21:43:56.677Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"provider","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | - |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":30,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Medical Billing Rcm)

| Capability | DrChrono | Waystar |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Automated claim scrubbing rules | - | ✓ |
| Direct edi clearinghouse connections | ✓ | ✓ |
| Icd 10 and cpt coding assistance | - | ✓ |
| Real time patient insurance eligibility verification | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated denial management and appeal workflows | - | ✓ |
| Patient statement generation and portal payments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Medicare medicaid macra mips reporting | - | ✗ |
| Era electronic remittance advice auto posting | ✓ | ✓ |
| HIPAA baas business associate agreement | - | ✗ |
| SOC2 type ii | - | ✗ |
| ISO 27001 | - | ✗ |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly saas | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:57:39.468Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*