ComplyMD vs Clearwater HIPAA Compliance

ComplyMD8.3Visit Clearwater HIPAA Compliance7.5Visit

Higher score ComplyMD #2 in HIPAA Compliance Software 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit ComplyMD

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Clearwater HIPAA Compliance #6 in HIPAA Compliance Software 7.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Clearwater

• ComplyMD fits best

  Small practices seeking guided compliance

• Clearwater HIPAA Compliance fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise risk assessment programs

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Side by side

Feature	ComplyMD 8.3/10 Visit ↗	Clearwater HIPAA Compliance 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.3	7.5
Ranking	#2 in HIPAA Compliance Software	#6 in HIPAA Compliance Software
Best for	Small practices seeking guided compliance	Mid-market and enterprise risk assessment programs
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$99/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Small business	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ComplyMD 5/5 · Clearwater HIPAA Compliance 4/5
Risk analysis	✓	✓
Policy management	✓	✓
Workforce training	✓	✓
BAA management	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Audit evidence	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Generates practice-specific policies from a 75-question risk assessment Tracks vendors and BAAs with renewal alerts Adds training, evidence capture, and audit packages	Analyzes ePHI systems and medical devices across the enterprise Tracks compliance gaps, remediation, and assessment evidence Supports HIPAA Security Rule, Privacy, and Breach Notification assessments
Cons	Ongoing monitoring starts at $99/month; there is no free plan Staff training and evidence capture are in the $149/month Professional plan Available as a web platform with email support	Pricing is available by contacting sales Software is presented alongside expert consulting and services Workforce training and policy templates are not established as software features
Our verdict	ComplyMD guides small healthcare practices through HIPAA risk assessment and ongoing compliance work. Its workflow combines a 75-question assessment and gap analysis with practice-specific policy generation, remediation tracking, vendor… Read the review →	Clearwater HIPAA Compliance is the IRM|Pro suite for healthcare compliance and cyber risk management. Its intended users include providers, payers, business associates, and other healthcare organizations running risk assessment programs… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ComplyMD — where it wins

  • Generates practice-specific policies from a 75-question risk assessment
  • Tracks vendors and BAAs with renewal alerts
  • Adds training, evidence capture, and audit packages

  Where it doesn't

  • Ongoing monitoring starts at $99/month; there is no free plan
  • Staff training and evidence capture are in the $149/month Professional plan
  • Available as a web platform with email support

• Clearwater HIPAA Compliance — where it wins

  • Analyzes ePHI systems and medical devices across the enterprise
  • Tracks compliance gaps, remediation, and assessment evidence
  • Supports HIPAA Security Rule, Privacy, and Breach Notification assessments

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is available by contacting sales
  • Software is presented alongside expert consulting and services
  • Workforce training and policy templates are not established as software features

• ComplyMD8.3/10 · Paid

  Guided risk assessments, policies, and ongoing compliance tools from $99/month.

  Visit ComplyMDFull verdict →
• Clearwater HIPAA Compliance7.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused platform for healthcare risk analysis, HIPAA assessments, remediation, and evidence.

  Visit ClearwaterFull verdict →