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GrowPractice vs Phreesia
A Phreesia alternative built for independent practices. Here’s how the two compare, based on public information as of October 14, 2026.
The short answer
Phreesia is an intake, payments and engagement platform for medical practices, health systems and hospitals. GrowPractice is patient engagement software for independent medical and dental practices. We rebuild your forms, connect to your EHR/PM, and price by the size of your practice.
Side by side
| GrowPractice | Phreesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Independent medical and dental practices, from solo offices to multi-site and multi-location groups. | Medical practices of all sizes and specialties, health systems and hospitals. |
| Pricing | Quoted per practice, based on practice size. No feature tiers. Online scheduling, payments and visit readiness are add-ons. | Advertises its intake platform as free until spring 2027, then quote-based subscription pricing. |
| Commitment | One year, then month to month. | Mostly annual, auto-renewing agreements, according to its annual report. |
| Getting started | We rebuild your forms for you and train your team. Your current system stays on until you decide to turn it off. You get a go-live date before you commit. | Says most practices go live in as little as six weeks, with a dedicated team. |
| EHR/PM connections | ModMed, AdvancedMD, athenahealth, OpenPM, Elation, ClearpathMD, Open Dental and more. Also works with no integration. | Says it connects natively with 16+ PM/EHR systems, including Epic, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, ModMed and NextGen. |
| Features | ||
| Online intake forms and consents | Yes | Yes |
| ID and insurance card capture | Yes | Not stated publicly |
| Check-in from the patient’s phone | Yes | Yes |
| Appointment reminders | Yes | Yes |
| Two-way texting | Yes, from a shared inbox | Yes (Patient Chat) |
| Online scheduling | Yes (add-on) | Yes |
| Text-to-pay or card on file | Yes, both (add-on) | Card on file. Text-to-pay not stated publicly. |
| Surveys and review requests | Yes, both | Surveys yes. Review requests not stated publicly. |
| Front-desk visit readiness view | Yes (add-on) | Not stated publicly |
Based on each company’s public website and filings, checked October 14, 2026. “Not stated publicly” means we couldn’t find it on their public site, not that it isn’t offered. Product names are trademarks of their owners. Spot something out of date? Email info@growpractice.com and we’ll fix it.
When Phreesia may be the better fit
Larger groups and health systems that want in-office kiosks, AI voice tools and an enterprise vendor.
When GrowPractice is the better fit
Independent medical and dental practices that want forms rebuilt for them, connected to their EHR/PM, with one price based on practice size. A smaller team that knows your practice handles setup and support.
Good to know about Phreesia
- Public company (NYSE: PHR).
- Offers an in-office check-in kiosk, a waitlist, and AI voice and scheduling tools.
- Also earns revenue from life sciences companies that pay to deliver health messages to patients who consent, according to its annual report.
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