OpenEMR

Name

OpenEMR

Legal name

OpenEMR Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://open-emr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Health Records / Medical Practice Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

EHR Extensions, APIs, App Marketplaces & SMART-on-FHIR Apps (HLACAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

EHR/EMR Integration & Interoperability Middleware (HL7/FHIR) (HLALAKAD)

Keywords

• Open-source EHR software
• Medical practice management
• Electronic health records
• Healthcare interoperability
• ONC certified software

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorship: OpenEMR is free software under GNU GPL. The project relies on financial donations from users and organizations to fund critical work including ONC certification compliance ($200,000 campaign), FHIR infrastructure support, and feature development. Sponsors can contribute via one-time donations or recurring monthly GitHub Sponsors.
2. Third-Party Professional Support Services: Independent professional support vendors (Tier 1-3 based on monthly contributions to the project) provide paid implementation, hosting, customization, training, and support services. These vendors pay tiered fees ($20-$100+/month) to be listed as official professional support partners.
3. ONC Certification Compliance Service: While OpenEMR software is free, one mandatory third-party service is required for ONC certification compliance: EMR Direct phimail service at approximately $300 setup fee + $150/year per provider.
4. AWS Cloud Packages: OpenEMR offers AWS Cloud packages with costs ranging from $5 to $100+ per month, providing turn-key cloud deployment solutions managed by the community or partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

OpenEMR is a free, open-source electronic health records (EHR) and medical practice management application distributed under the GNU General Public License. It delivers ONC-certified EHR functionality, patient scheduling, e-prescribing, integrated medical billing (HIPAA ASC X12 5010), a patient portal, telehealth, clinical decision support and multilingual support across 30+ languages. The platform is deployed as a self-hosted solution, via Docker, or through partner-hosted and AWS cloud packages, with implementation and support delivered by an independent network of professional service vendors.

Product overview

OpenEMR is a unified open-source electronic health records and medical practice management platform, ONC-certified for U.S. healthcare providers. The core OpenEMR platform (currently at version 8.0.0) provides electronic health records, patient scheduling, medical billing with X12 5010 support, e-prescribing, lab integration, and multilingual support across 30+ languages. The platform extends through official modules including WENO Exchange ePrescribing, Comlink Telehealth (video conferencing), Fax SMS, ClaimRev Clearinghouse, Sphere Payment Processing, and Prior Authorizations Management. Additional modules include a modern Patient Portal, Clinical Decision Rules Engine, DICOM Medical Image Viewer, and OVForms (AI-assisted documentation). Deployment options include on-premises (Windows, Linux, Mac), Docker containers, and cloud hosting via OpenCoreEMR (free hosted version) or AWS Cloud packages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OpenEMR Core Platform An ONC-certified open-source EHR and medical practice management application that provides patient scheduling, electronic billing, e-prescribing, clinical documentation, reporting and practice administration for ambulatory healthcare providers of all sizes.
• OpenCoreEMR (Free Hosted OpenEMR) Free, fully hosted version of OpenEMR for U.S.-based healthcare providers with no servers, no setup, and no credit-card requirement; offered by partner OpenCoreEMR (backed by Open Core Ventures and the GitLab founder) with optional paid upgrade plans adding SOC 2 compliance and service-level guarantees.
• WENO Exchange ePrescribing Module Official e-prescribing module that integrates the WENO Exchange network into OpenEMR (v7.0.2+) for controlled and non-controlled substance prescribing routed directly to pharmacies.
• Comlink Telehealth Module Official video-conferencing telehealth module embedded in OpenEMR 7.0.0 patch 2 and later, enabling remote patient consultations from within the EHR.
• ClaimRev Clearinghouse Module Official module providing medical billing clearinghouse and eligibility verification, supporting claim submissions and real-time eligibility checks directly within OpenEMR.
• Sphere Payment Processing Module Official module that integrates Sphere credit-card payment processing into OpenEMR (v6.0.0+) for collecting patient payments from within the platform.
• Prior Authorizations Management Module Official module for managing prior authorizations for medical procedures and medications directly within OpenEMR.
• Fax SMS Module Official module that adds fax and SMS telecommunications capabilities to OpenEMR (v7.0.1+).
• Patient Portal A modern web-based patient portal bundled with OpenEMR that supports online scheduling, secure messaging, online payments, CCDA document access and integration via a secure API for third-party portal extensions.
• OVForms Visual form-builder and workflow-enhancement layer for OpenEMR offering AI-assisted documentation (generative SOAP-style notes), automated fee sheet support and CPT/ICD-10 code suggestions.
• OpenEMR Cloud (AWS Marketplace Packages) Turn-key AWS-hosted deployment packages for OpenEMR available in the AWS Marketplace, ranging from $5 to $100+ per month, providing managed cloud infrastructure for the open-source EHR.
• OpenEMR Docker Official Docker images published on Docker Hub that enable plug-and-play containerized deployment of OpenEMR on Windows, Linux and macOS environments.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability2 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Opal Health Informatics GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2025Strategic partnership announced April 13, 2025 between the OpenEMR Foundation and Opal Health Informatics Group, combining双方的 expertise in health informatics and open-source EHR development to advance the OpenEMR platform.
• OpenCoreEMRcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOpenCoreEMR is the first and only provider offering a free, fully hosted version of OpenEMR for U.S.-based healthcare providers. Backed by Open Core Ventures and GitLab founder, they actively contribute to OpenEMR infrastructure and are listed as a Tier 1 professional support vendor.
• EMR DirectcoreTechnology or IntegrationEMR Direct interoperability engine is used as additional software for ONC certification, specifically for criteria 170.315(b)(1) Direct messaging and 170.315(h)(1) transport methods. Required service for certification compliance at approximately $300 setup + $150/year/provider.
• ComlinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationComlink Telehealth module provides video conferencing capabilities integrated into OpenEMR 7.0.0 and later. Comlink, Inc. sponsored the module development and it is included in the main codebase.
• EnSoftek, Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEnSoftek won the Peace Corps global Electronic Medical Records system development and implementation contract in 2013, utilizing OpenEMR for deployment across 77 countries.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GNU Health: Open-source electronic health records and hospital information system under GPL, comparable to OpenEMR in being a free, community-driven EHR/EMR platform targeting healthcare providers globally. Differs in being more hospital-system-focused rather than ambulatory-practice focused.
• Bahmni: Open-source hospital information system and EMR built on OpenMRS, directly comparable to OpenEMR as a free, open-source EHR with deployments in resource-limited settings (e.g., India, Africa). Similar target segments to OpenEMR's international and developing-market practices.
• OpenMRS: Open-source medical record system platform with a global community, highly comparable to OpenEMR's model of free EHR software for healthcare providers in low-resource and international settings. Both target LMIC health systems with multilingual, customizable deployments.

Broad incumbents

• eClinicalWorks: Large proprietary ONC-certified ambulatory EHR vendor serving U.S. small-to-mid-sized practices — OpenEMR's primary U.S. target segment. Comparable in offering ONC-certified ambulatory EHR functionality, but differentiated by proprietary closed-source model versus OpenEMR's GPL open-source model.
• athenahealth: Major U.S. cloud-based ambulatory EHR and practice management platform. Comparable as ONC-certified ambulatory EHR serving small/mid-size practices with integrated billing and patient engagement — the same core use cases OpenEMR addresses via its free platform.
• Practice Fusion (Veradigm): Cloud-based ambulatory EHR originally positioned for small independent practices at low cost — directly competitive with OpenEMR's value proposition for cost-sensitive U.S. practices. ONC-certified and EHR-focused, with overlapping target customer profile.
• Epic Systems: Dominant U.S. EHR vendor for large hospital systems and academic medical centers with ONC-certified ambulatory modules. While typically competing at the enterprise tier where OpenEMR rarely plays, Epic's ambulatory footprint overlaps with OpenEMR's community health center and specialty practice segments.
• Kareo (Tebra): Cloud-based EHR and practice management platform focused on independent practices, comparable to OpenEMR in targeting small U.S. practices with integrated billing and patient portal. Differentiated by paid SaaS model vs. OpenEMR's free GPL model.

Emerging players

• GNUmed: Smaller open-source EHR/EHR project using Python/PostgreSQL, comparable to OpenEMR as a free, open-source clinical practice management tool. Less actively maintained and with smaller community scale than OpenEMR.

Others

• OpenEHR: Open specification and reference implementations for interoperable electronic health records, adjacent to OpenEMR as an open standards community enabling EHR interoperability. Not a direct product competitor but part of the same open-health IT ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/openemr
• GitHubgithub.com/openemr
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/OpenEMR/181315115284266
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/openemr

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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