Tebra vs athenahealth

October 08, 2025

Tebra ($387M)

Tebra and athenahealth are both American companies that provide cloud-based medical information systems that automate clinic administration, patient accounting, electronic health records (EHR), billing and online payments. They support integrations with external systems (laboratories, insurance networks, payment processing providers) and enable patient interaction through online portals.

But Tebra (founded 2021), formerly Kareo, combines EHR, scheduling management, medical billing and marketing tools (SEO, website management, patient review monitoring). The system uses artificial intelligence to automatically create notes in medical records, respond to reviews and generate queries into analytics system. The system includes telemedicine module that enables group video consultations with HIPAA compliance.

athenahealth (1997) is developing its integrated athenaOne suite - more mature, reliable and scalable solution used by large medical groups and networks. The system is strong in financial flow management and report production. athenahealth has a robust partner ecosystem for system implementation and also promotes "More Disruption Please" program, which encourages startups to develop add-ons for the platform.

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Fernando Lopez is a senior editor for SaaStartups. He joined the company after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to his work as a reporter, Fernando worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. Fernando graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (Computer Science). He is more-than-averagely interested in photography and can often be found with a camera slung over his shoulder. He wrote a book about pitching startups to investors. You can contact Fernando at fernandolopez(at)saastartups(dot)com