Compare Practice Fusion and nextgen on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Healthcare & Wellness tools, Subscription vs Custom quote — not…
At a Glance
Practice Fusion
nextgen
Primary category
Healthcare & Wellness
Healthcare & Wellness
Rating
Not documented
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Pricing model
Subscription
Custom quote — not publicly disclosed; sold via sales contact for NextGen Office (small practices) and NextGen Enterprise (mid-size to large practices)
Starting price
$199/month per provider (annual commitment)
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Free plan
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Free trial
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Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
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Team collaboration
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AI features
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Yes
Public API
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Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Practice Fusion
Standard Subscription — $199/month per provider annual commitment
Enterprise/Custom — Custom custom
nextgen
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
Pros & Cons
Practice Fusion
Pros
Long operating history and large existing user base among independent practices
Simplified, largely single-tier pricing instead of complex feature-gated packages
Unlimited non-signing staff licenses included in the base subscription
Backed by Veradigm's broader health-IT and e-prescribing infrastructure
Full clinical EHR feature set (charting, e-prescribing, billing, reporting) in one platform
Cons
Requires an annual commitment rather than flexible month-to-month billing
Per-provider pricing can be costly for practices with several prescribing physicians
Implementation, data migration, and managed billing add-ons can carry substantial extra one-time costs
Interface and workflows are viewed by some users as dated compared to newer cloud EHR entrants
No longer offers the free ad-supported tier that originally built its customer base
nextgen
Pros
Combines EHR, practice management, and revenue cycle billing in a single integrated platform rather than requiring separate systems
Covers 40+ medical specialties with specialty-specific templates and workflows, useful for practices that don't fit generic EHR software
AI-powered ambient documentation aims to cut clinician charting time, and the platform has separate product tiers for small practices vs. large enterprise groups
Long track record in health IT and repeated industry recognition (e.g., Black Book #1 practice management ranking for nine consecutive years, KLAS and G2 recognition)
Cons
No public pricing is listed anywhere on the site; practices must go through a sales process to get a quote
As a large enterprise health IT platform, implementation and onboarding are likely to be more involved than a lightweight, self-serve SaaS tool
Feature depth is spread across many separate solution pages (EHR, PM, revenue cycle, patient experience), which may require evaluating multiple modules to understand full platform capability
Use Cases
Practice Fusion
Solo physician practice — A solo primary care physician uses Practice Fusion for charting, e-prescribing, and billing without a separate practice management system.
Small multi-provider clinic — A small clinic with a few prescribing providers and support staff manages scheduling, charting, and claims under per-provider licenses.
Value-based care reporting — A practice participating in MIPS uses built-in quality reporting tools to track and submit required clinical measures.