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# CredentialStream vs Essentials Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**CredentialStream** [

3.9/5(89)

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**Essentials** [

4/5(42)

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Pricing

**CredentialStream**
No pricing available

**Essentials**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**CredentialStream**
8 months

Based on 7 responses

**Essentials**
5 monthsFaster

Based on 8 responses

Return on Investment

**CredentialStream**
16 months

Based on 6 responses

**Essentials**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**CredentialStream**
$$$$$

**Essentials**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**CredentialStream**
6%

**Essentials**
Not enough reviews yet

 ![CredentialStream](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/08e917e09480d7e9b2226d625689f5a5/credentialstream.svg "CredentialStream")

 ![Essentials](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_773fb50b84e8cad7e5b8148b0cf03334/essentials.png "Essentials")

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Pros & Cons

**CredentialStream**
Not enough data

**Essentials**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**CredentialStream**
 ![CredentialStream screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1472742/CredentialStream-Composition-1.png)

**Essentials**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**CredentialStream**

7.9

7.978

**Essentials**

8.1

8.132

Ease of Use

**CredentialStream**

7.4

7.481

**Essentials**

8.2

8.232

Ease of Setup

**CredentialStream**

6.1

6.159

**Essentials**

6.2

6.210

Ease of Admin

**CredentialStream**

7.2

7.246

**Essentials**

7.0

7.09

Quality of Support

**CredentialStream**

7.6

7.678

**Essentials**

7.6

7.627

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**CredentialStream**

7.9

7.946

**Essentials**

7.2

7.210

Product Direction (% positive)

**CredentialStream**

7.7

7.777

**Essentials**

7.3

7.330

Features

Health Care Credentialing[Hide 46 FeaturesShow 46 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.4

65

8.1

9

Workflow Automation

Workflow Management - Health Care Credentialing

7.1

61

7.9(won by 0.8)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Database Management - Health Care Credentialing

7.9(won by 0.2)

61

7.7

8

User Authorization - Health Care Credentialing

7.8

56

8.0(won by 0.2)

9

Contract Management - Health Care Credentialing

Feature Not Available

7.9(won by default)

7

Enrollments/Onboarding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Training Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forms Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Committee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expiration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Appointment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credential Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance

Facility Management - Health Care Credentialing

7.2

54

8.6(won by 1.4)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Facility Compliance Management - Health Care Credentialing

7.1

47

8.6(won by 1.5)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Industry Compliance Management - Health Care Credentialing

7.4

48

8.6(won by 1.2)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Verification

Provider Database Collection - Health Care Credentialing

7.5

57

8.5(won by 1.0)

9

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Privileging - Health Care Credentialing

7.0

53

8.1(won by 1.1)

8

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Commitee Review - Health Care Credentialing

6.5

48

7.8(won by 1.3)

6

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Document Management

Credentialing e-Documentation - Health Care Credentialing

7.7(won by 0.2)

56

7.5

6

Document Database - Health Care Credentialing

7.7(won by 0.2)

59

7.5

8

Information Audit - Health Care Credentialing

7.4

55

8.3(won by 0.9)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Additional Functionality

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

License Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Privileging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Applications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Revenue Cycle Management[Hide 55 FeaturesShow 55 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.4

7

Clinical

Compliance - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

7

Software Integrations - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)

Not enough data

6.9(won by default)

6

Task Automation - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

5

ICD-10 Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Denial Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Flow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Claims Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial

Clearinghouse Integration - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

5

Claims Management - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

Billing Automation - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Medical Billing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recurring/Subscription Billing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reimbursement Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Insurance Eligibility Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

EHR/EMR Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Claims Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Revenue Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remittance Advice

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounts Receivable

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Healthcare

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Collection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transaction History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Claims Scrubbing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Revenue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patient Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pre-Registration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patient Intake

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Batch Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patient Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Healthcare Claims Management[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.8

13

Efficiency 

Claims Data Automation - Healthcare Claims Management

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

11

Electronic Submissions - Healthcare Claims Management

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

9

Clearinghouse Integration - Healthcare Claims Management

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

8

Claims Process Workflow - Healthcare Claims Management

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

Accuracy

Claims Resubmission - Healthcare Claims Management

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

8

Patient Data Security - Healthcare Claims Management

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

9

Claims Scrubbing - Healthcare Claims Management

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

8

Provider Data Management (PDM)[Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.8

33

Not enough data

Network Management

Credentialing

8.5(won by default)

32

Not enough data

Claims Management

6.6(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Notifications

8.4(won by default)

29

Not enough data

Inter-Systems Communication

7.3(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Data Management

Insights

7.8(won by default)

28

Not enough data

Data Reconciliation

7.5(won by default)

31

Not enough data

Master Data Management

7.9(won by default)

29

Not enough data

System of Record

8.4(won by default)

31

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![CredentialStream](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/08e917e09480d7e9b2226d625689f5a5/credentialstream.svg "CredentialStream")](https://www.g2.com/products/credentialstream/reviews)

CredentialStream

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

28.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

54.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

17.0%

[![Essentials](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_773fb50b84e8cad7e5b8148b0cf03334/essentials.png "Essentials")](https://www.g2.com/products/essentials/reviews)

Essentials

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

61.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

23.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

14.3%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

28.4%

61.9%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

54.5%

23.8%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

17.0%

14.3%

Reviewers' Industry

[![CredentialStream](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/08e917e09480d7e9b2226d625689f5a5/credentialstream.svg "CredentialStream")](https://www.g2.com/products/credentialstream/reviews)
CredentialStream

Hospital & Health Care

54.0%

Medical Practice

19.5%

Health, Wellness and Fitness

12.6%

Information Technology and Services

3.4%

Mental Health Care

2.3%

Other

8.0%

[![Essentials](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_773fb50b84e8cad7e5b8148b0cf03334/essentials.png "Essentials")](https://www.g2.com/products/essentials/reviews)
Essentials

Medical Practice

45.2%

Hospital & Health Care

35.7%

Mental Health Care

7.1%

Health, Wellness and Fitness

7.1%

Marketing and Advertising

2.4%

Other

2.4%

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## CredentialStream vs Essentials

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Essentials easier to use and set up. However, CredentialStream is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with CredentialStream overall.

- Reviewers felt that Essentials meets the needs of their business better than CredentialStream.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, CredentialStream and Essentials provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CredentialStream over Essentials.