# Essentials vs athenaOne Comparison

| | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 3.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 42 | 112 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (61.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.1% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Essentials

**Not enough data**

### athenaOne

Pros:
- Ease of Use (5 reviews)
- Features (5 reviews)

Cons:
- Inadequate Reporting (3 reviews)
- Learning Curve (3 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.1 (32 reviews) | 7.8 (87 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.2 (32 reviews) | 7.5 (87 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 6.2 (10 reviews) | 6.2 (28 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.0 (9 reviews) | 7.0 (21 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.6 (27 reviews) | 7.2 (82 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.2 (10 reviews) | 7.3 (21 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.3 (30 reviews) | 6.5 (83 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Essentials

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### athenaOne

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Health Care Credentialing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | 8.1/10 | 9 |
| **athenaOne** | N/A | N/A |

#### Workflow Automation

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Contract Management - Health Care Credentialing** | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Management - Health Care Credentialing** | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Database Management - Health Care Credentialing** | 7.7 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Authorization - Health Care Credentialing** | 8.0 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Compliance

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Facility Management - Health Care Credentialing** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Facility Compliance Management - Health Care Credentialing** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Industry Compliance Management - Health Care Credentialing** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Verification

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Provider Database Collection - Health Care Credentialing** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Privileging - Health Care Credentialing** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Commitee Review - Health Care Credentialing** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Document Management

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Credentialing e-Documentation - Health Care Credentialing** | 7.5 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Document Database - Health Care Credentialing** | 7.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Information Audit - Health Care Credentialing** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Value-Based Performance Management Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | N/A | N/A |
| **athenaOne** | 8.5/10 | 8 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Visualization - Value-Based Performance Management Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
| **Financial Data Analysis - Value-Based Performance Management Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Clinical Data Analysis - Value-Based Performance Management Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 

#### Administrative

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Payer Contract Monitoring - Value-Based Performance Management Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Population Health Analytics - Value-Based Performance Management Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Compliance - Value-Based Performance Management Analytics** | Not enough data | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 

### Population Health Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | N/A | N/A |
| **athenaOne** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Knowledge Share - Population Health Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data aggregator - Population Health Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Predictive Patient Analysis - Population Health Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Care Management

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Patient Engagement - Population Health Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Disease Risk Management - Population Health Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Health Care Planning - Population Health Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Population Health Management

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Healthcare Payer Care Management Workflow Applications

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | N/A | N/A |
| **athenaOne** | 8.0/10 | 16 |

#### Administrative

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Systems Interoperability - Payer Care Management Workflow Applications** | Not enough data | 7.7 (13 reviews) | 
| **Applications Integration - Payer Care Management Workflow Applications** | Not enough data | 8.1 (12 reviews) | 
| **Workflow Optimization - Payer Care Management Workflow Applications** | Not enough data | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 
| **Patient Care Plan Management - Payer Care Management Workflow Applications** | Not enough data | 8.0 (11 reviews) | 
| **Data Ingestion - Payer Care Management Workflow Applications** | Not enough data | 7.4 (12 reviews) | 

#### Processes

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Compliance - Payer Care Management Workflow Applications** | Not enough data | 8.1 (13 reviews) | 
| **Payer Support - Payer Care Management Workflow Applications** | Not enough data | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 
| **Provider Support - Payer Care Management Workflow Applications** | Not enough data | 8.6 (13 reviews) | 

### Revenue Cycle Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | 7.4/10 | 7 |
| **athenaOne** | 8.8/10 | 12 |

#### Clinical

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Compliance - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)** | 7.6 (7 reviews) | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 
| **Software Integrations - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)** | 6.9 (6 reviews) | 8.9 (12 reviews) | 
| **Task Automation - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 

#### Financial

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Billing Automation - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)** | Not enough data | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 
| **Clearinghouse Integration - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 8.5 (12 reviews) | 
| **Claims Management - Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 8.3 (12 reviews) | 

### Healthcare Claims Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | 8.8/10 | 13 |
| **athenaOne** | 8.8/10 | 12 |

#### Efficiency 

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Claims Data Automation - Healthcare Claims Management** | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 8.8 (11 reviews) | 
| **Electronic Submissions - Healthcare Claims Management** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 9.2 (11 reviews) | 
| **Clearinghouse Integration - Healthcare Claims Management** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 9.2 (10 reviews) | 
| **Claims Process Workflow - Healthcare Claims Management** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 

#### Accuracy

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Claims Resubmission - Healthcare Claims Management** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (12 reviews) | 
| **Patient Data Security - Healthcare Claims Management** | 9.3 (9 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 
| **Claims Scrubbing - Healthcare Claims Management** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 8.8 (11 reviews) | 

### Patient Case Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | N/A | N/A |
| **athenaOne** | 7.4/10 | 6 |

#### Data Collection

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Patient Data Aggregation - Patient Case Management** | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Patient Data Management - Patient Case Management** | Not enough data | 6.7 (6 reviews) | 
| **Clinical Communication and Collaboration - Patient Case Management** | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Utilization Management - Patient Case Management** | Not enough data | 7.2 (6 reviews) | 

### EHR

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | N/A | N/A |
| **athenaOne** | 8.1/10 | 23 |

#### Clinical Workflow Management

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multiple Medical Provider Access** | Not enough data | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 
| **Ancillary Care Provider Access** | Not enough data | 7.9 (19 reviews) | 
| **Meaningful Use Reporting** | Not enough data | 7.7 (20 reviews) | 
| **Clinical Documentation** | Not enough data | 8.0 (22 reviews) | 

#### Patient Health Information Management

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **ePHI Storage** | Not enough data | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 
| **Interoperability** | Not enough data | 7.8 (20 reviews) | 
| **Patient Workflow Management** | Not enough data | 8.1 (21 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - EHR

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Provider Data Management (PDM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | N/A | N/A |
| **athenaOne** | N/A | N/A |

#### Network Management

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Credentialing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Claims Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Inter-Systems Communication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Reconciliation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Master Data Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **System of Record** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Patient Engagement

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | N/A | N/A |
| **athenaOne** | N/A | N/A |

#### Patient-Centered Functions

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Online Presence Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Patient Feedback Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Patient Portal** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Patient Communications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration with Wearables** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Operations

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Interoperability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Digital Intake Forms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Engagement Measuring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Patient Satisfaction Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **EHR Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **IPC Systems Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Telemedicine

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | N/A | N/A |
| **athenaOne** | N/A | N/A |

#### Technology

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Telecommunications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Low Bandwidth Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **EHR Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Practice Branding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Practice Specific** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Charting And Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Compliance

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **HIPAA Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **State Regulation Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Medical Billing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essentials** | N/A | N/A |
| **athenaOne** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Medical Billing

| Feature | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Revenue Cycle Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/revenue-cycle-management), [Healthcare Claims Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/healthcare-claims-management)

**Unique to Essentials (2):** [Health Care Credentialing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/health-care-credentialing), [Provider Data Management (PDM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/provider-data-management-pdm)

**Unique to athenaOne (8):** [Value-Based Performance Management Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/value-based-performance-management-analytics), [Healthcare Payer Care Management Workflow Applications Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/healthcare-payer-care-management-workflow-applications), [Patient Engagement Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/patient-engagement), [Medical Billing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/medical-billing), [EHR Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ehr), [Patient Case Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/patient-case-management), [Population Health Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/population-health-management), [Telemedicine Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/telemedicine)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Essentials | athenaOne | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 61.9% | 44.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 23.8% | 36.0% | 
| **Enterprise** | 14.3% | 19.8% | 

### By Industry

#### 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%
- **Human Resources:** 2.4%

#### athenaOne

- **Hospital & Health Care:** 54.1%
- **Medical Practice:** 28.8%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 5.4%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 1.8%
- **Individual & Family Services:** 1.8%
- **Alternative Medicine:** 1.8%
- **Research:** 0.9%
- **Public Safety:** 0.9%
- **Public Relations and Communications:** 0.9%
- **Management Consulting:** 0.9%
- **Other:** 2.7%

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## Alternatives

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## Top Discussions

### Essentials

- Title: [What insurances use availity?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-insurances-use-availity) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Anthem, Ambetter, Amerigroup, Humana, Florida Blue, BCBS, BEacon, Blue Medicare Advantage, Asuris, Bright Healthcare, Peachstate, Primera, healthscope, Magellan"
- Title: [Is availity free for providers?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-availity-free-for-providers) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Availity Essentials is free for providers to use. 

With Essentials, you can check eligibility, submit and receive auths and referrals, submit claims, get..."
- Title: [How much does it cost to use availity?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-it-cost-to-use-availity) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Availity Essentials is free for providers to use. 

With Essentials, you can check eligibility, submit and receive auths and referrals, submit claims, get..."
- Title: [What is availity used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-availity-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "With Essentials, you can check eligibility, submit and receive auths and referrals, submit claims, get claim status and receive electronic remittances for..."

### athenaOne

- Title: [Is Athena a clearinghouse?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-athena-a-clearinghouse) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Athena is not a clearing house. Athena is a billing software. "

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/essentials-vs-athenaone)