OpenMRS vs MatrixCare EHR

OpenMRS7.9Visit MEMatrixCare EHR7.5Visit

Higher score OpenMRS #4 in EHR and EMR Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit OpenMRS

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ME MatrixCare EHR #6 in EHR and EMR Software 7.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Contact MatrixCare

• OpenMRS fits best

  Organizations needing a flexible, no-license-cost EHR

• MatrixCare EHR fits best

  Long-term care teams needing mobile clinical workflows

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Side by side

Feature	OpenMRS 7.9/10 Visit ↗	MEMatrixCare EHR 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.5
Ranking	#4 in EHR and EMR Software	#6 in EHR and EMR Software
Best for	Organizations needing a flexible, no-license-cost EHR	Long-term care teams needing mobile clinical workflows
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenMRS 0/4 · MatrixCare EHR 4/4
Specialty templates	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
E-prescribing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Patient portal	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Mobile access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Cloud
Included users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports inpatient and outpatient clinical documentation and orders Offers configurable forms, medication workflows, and patient queues Provides REST and FHIR APIs plus cloud or self-hosted deployment	Combines clinical documentation, care planning, and resident assessments. Supports prescribing, medication management, and compliance reporting. Offers mobile access and patient and family engagement tools.
Cons	Requires organizations to configure and operate an open-source system Offers broad workflows that may exceed the needs of a narrow clinic No paid plans or published commercial pricing are shown	Pricing requires contacting sales. Designed for post-acute and long-term care rather than broad clinical use. No standard plan quotas are published.
Our verdict	OpenMRS is an open-source electronic medical record platform for healthcare facilities, including primary-care clinics, specialty centers, and hospital-based inpatient programs. Its scope includes clinical documentation, diagnosis… Read the review →	MatrixCare EHR is a cloud-based electronic health record platform for post-acute and long-term care organizations, including skilled nursing, senior living, and home-based care providers. Its focus is teams managing residents or patients… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OpenMRS — where it wins

  • Supports inpatient and outpatient clinical documentation and orders
  • Offers configurable forms, medication workflows, and patient queues
  • Provides REST and FHIR APIs plus cloud or self-hosted deployment

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires organizations to configure and operate an open-source system
  • Offers broad workflows that may exceed the needs of a narrow clinic
  • No paid plans or published commercial pricing are shown

• MatrixCare EHR — where it wins

  • Combines clinical documentation, care planning, and resident assessments.
  • Supports prescribing, medication management, and compliance reporting.
  • Offers mobile access and patient and family engagement tools.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Designed for post-acute and long-term care rather than broad clinical use.
  • No standard plan quotas are published.

• OpenMRS7.9/10 · Free plan

  A configurable, no-license-cost EHR with clinical workflows and FHIR APIs.

  Visit OpenMRSFull verdict →
• MEMatrixCare EHR7.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A cloud EHR for long-term care teams coordinating clinical and mobile workflows.

  Contact MatrixCareFull verdict →