Charm EHR vs DrChrono (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Charm EHR grades higher than DrChrono: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Charm EHR grades higher on the free plan. DrChrono grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Charm EHR
Cloud EHR with an AI scribe for medical and psychiatry practices
Free plan
Which one is for you
Pick Charm EHR if
- Fits if you run a psychiatry or medical practice that prescribes and orders labs
- Works for a practice that wants an AI scribe inside the EHR
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need to know the price first, as the pricing page is a request form
- Not for you if you only do talk therapy, as it is a general medical EHR with a psychiatry page
- Watch out: what the free start includes is not stated
- Too light on detail for planning a budget: no per-provider or billing-claim rates are shown
Pick DrChrono if
- Fits if you run a medical practice and want charting and billing in one place
- Makes sense if you want lab links built in
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price, as every tier says to request a quote
- Pricey if you send a lot of texts or faxes: $0.05 a text, $0.07 a faxed page and $0.10 a phone call beyond plan limits
- Watch out: extended lab integration for over 40,000 labs is $30 per provider per month
- Watch out: electronic patient statements are $0.59 each and paper claims $1.00 each
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACharm EHRFair | 2.0GPADrChronoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo prices are published, so we hold it at the middle of the therapy-clinics range ($39 a month). | CNo price is published, so we hold it at the middle of the therapy-clinics range ($39 a month) with extra per-use fees on top. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe vendor says you can start free, but what the free sign-up includes is not stated. | FNo free plan and no trial are listed. Each tier says to request a quote. |
| Features | CAI scribe, templates, psychiatry charting, e-prescribing, labs, portal and billing. It is a general medical EHR, so therapy-specific work is thinner. | BEHR templates, billing, patient engagement, telehealth and AI documentation, with nothing in the listing missing from the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. An EHR means setting up templates, billing and lab links first. | CNo store rating on record. A full EHR and billing system takes set-up before use. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web service with LabCorp and Quest links, and no apps listed. | BA web service with Quest and LabCorp links, and no apps listed. |
| Best for | medical or psychiatry practices wanting an AI scribe | medical practices wanting EHR and billing |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Charm EHR and DrChrono. How we grade
Where they differ
- Charm EHR also covers templates.
- DrChrono also covers dictation.
In commonWebAI featuresClinical notesInsurance billingTelehealthAppointment booking
At a glance
| Charm EHR | DrChrono | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | The vendor says you can start for free; the free version's limits are not published. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | MedicalMine Inc. | EverHealth Solutions Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Charm EHR
- No prices are published: the pricing page is a request form.
- It is a general medical EHR with a psychiatry page, not built only for therapists.
- The site gives no billing-claim or per-provider rates, and what the free sign-up includes is not stated.
DrChrono
- Amounts are not published: each tier on the pricing page says to request a quote.
- The vendor lists fees beyond plan limits: $0.05 per text, $0.07 per faxed page and $0.10 per phone call.
- Extended lab integration covering over 40,000 labs is $30 per provider per month.
- Electronic patient statements are $0.59 each, and paper claims are $1.00 each.
Key features
Charm EHR
- AI scribe and assistant
- CharmAI Scribe helps write visit notes, and CharmAssist is a clinical assistant that can draft referral letters and read lab results.
- Specialty SOAP templates
- Custom SOAP templates tailored to a specialty, with decision trees to drill into chart annotations and a flowsheet for vitals and labs.
- Private charting for psychiatry
- The psychiatry page describes private charting that restricts psychotherapy notes to the treating psychiatrist.
- E-prescribing and labs
- Electronic prescriptions to over 70,000 pharmacies, plus lab interfaces for LabCorp, Quest and others over HL7.
- Patient portal and billing
- A patient portal for appointments, documents and questionnaires, plus practice management and a medical billing platform.
DrChrono
- EHR with specialty templates
- Form and template library by specialty, customization tools, photo and drawing tools, custom vitals, and text-expanding macros.
- Medical billing
- Custom billing codes, real-time eligibility checks and claim management, with revenue cycle tools on Growth and Premium.
- Patient engagement
- A patient portal with an app, check-in kiosk, appointment profiles, email, text and phone reminders, and a scheduling widget for your website.
- Telehealth
- Video visits built into the EHR, with online scheduling and digital check-in.
- AI documentation
- EverHealth Scribe is the vendor's AI clinical documentation tool; the pricing page lists it as an add-on, with advanced AI on Premium.
Plans
Charm EHR
Pricing could not be confirmed. See charmhealth.com.
DrChrono
Pricing could not be confirmed. See drchrono.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Charm EHR or DrChrono?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Charm EHR has no price we could confirm, and DrChrono has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Charm EHR or DrChrono?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Charm EHR has a free plan. DrChrono does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.