Charm EHR vs Elation Health (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Charm EHR grades higher than Elation Health: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Charm EHR grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, 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
Elation Health
EHR and billing platform built for primary care practices
Paid
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 Elation Health if
- Fits if you run a primary care practice and want an EHR with an open developer platform
- Works for a practice that wants a mobile app on iPhone
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you run therapy or counseling, as the workflows are built around primary care
- Skip it if you want a price before a form, as a practice must wait for a personalized quote
- Not for you if you use Android, as the only app found was for iOS
- Watch out: no free plan or trial is listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACharm EHRFair | 1.8GPAElation HealthWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). A form and a quote come first. |
| 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 on the page we read. |
| Features | CAI scribe, templates, psychiatry charting, e-prescribing, labs, portal and billing. It is a general medical EHR, so therapy-specific work is thinner. | CEHR, AI notes, billing and claims, telehealth and an API, but it is built for primary care, not therapy. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. An EHR means setting up templates, billing and lab links first. | CNo store rating on record. An EHR needs set-up before use. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web service with LabCorp and Quest links, and no apps listed. | BWeb and iPhone, with Google Calendar and a developer platform. No Android app was confirmed. |
| Best for | medical or psychiatry practices wanting an AI scribe | primary care practices |
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 Elation Health. How we grade
Where they differ
- Charm EHR also covers templates and appointment booking.
In commonWebAI featuresClinical notesInsurance billingTelehealth
At a glance
| Charm EHR | Elation Health | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | MedicalMine Inc. | Elation Health |
| 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.
Elation Health
- No prices are published; a practice must submit a form and wait for a personalized quote.
- It is built around primary care, so a therapy or counseling practice may find it a poor fit for its workflows.
- The only app store link found was for iOS; no Android app was confirmed.
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.
Elation Health
- EHR and charting
- A cloud-based electronic health record for primary care, with documentation, clinical orders and referral management in the same system.
- Native AI documentation
- Elation's Note Assist and Scribe tools draft visit documentation inside the chart. The pricing page says native AI solutions are now included at no extra charge.
- Billing and claims
- Elation Billing covers real-time eligibility checks, claims submission and ERA posting, and Elation has announced AI-assisted billing built into the chart.
- Patient Passport and telehealth
- Patients get a portal for records and messages, and video visits run from inside the EHR.
- Elation Go mobile app
- A physician app for e-prescribing, calendar, patient messaging and starting video visits. Elation says it is free to EHR customers.
- Developer platform and integrations
- A public API plus HL7 and FHIR documentation, and an integrations directory with labs, imaging centers, immunization registries and health information exchanges.
Plans
Charm EHR
Pricing could not be confirmed. See charmhealth.com.
Elation Health
Pricing could not be confirmed. See elationhealth.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Charm EHR or Elation Health?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Charm EHR has no price we could confirm, and Elation Health has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Charm EHR or Elation Health?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Charm EHR has a free plan. Elation Health does not.
Which platforms do Charm EHR and Elation Health run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Elation Health lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.