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Epic Systems vs Neon

Enterprise Electronic Health Records · United States

Healthcare Software

Epic Systems

Enterprise Electronic Health Records · United States

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Database & Backend

Neon

SaaS Developers · Global

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Specification Matrix

MetricEpic SystemsNeon
Starting Price$1000000/mo$19/moBetter
API Rate Limit200 req/minN/A
Target CountryUnited StatesGlobal
CategoryHealthcare SoftwareDatabase & Backend
ComplianceHIPAA, ONC, SOC2, HL7-FHIR, FDA-SaMDSOC2, GDPR
Hosting RegionsUS-East, US-WestUS-East, EU-West
Native Integrations5 listed6 listedBetter

Epic Systems — Key Specs

  • Largest EHR market share (35%+ of US hospital beds)
  • MyChart patient portal with 200M+ registered patients
  • Epic AI (Cosmos) — largest real-world clinical dataset for AI training
  • ONC-certified, HIPAA, HL7 FHIR R4 compliant

Neon — Key Specs

  • Serverless Postgres with scale-to-zero — database pauses when idle, zero idle cost
  • Branching creates instant database copies for staging and PR preview environments
  • Autoscaling grows from 0.25 to 8 vCPUs in seconds based on connection load
  • Compatible with all PostgreSQL clients and ORMs — zero migration required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is cheaper, Epic Systems or Neon?+

Neon starts at $19/mo, which is lower than Epic Systems at $1000000/mo.

Which tool is better for compliance — Epic Systems or Neon?+

Both support SOC2. Epic Systems additionally supports HIPAA, ONC, HL7-FHIR, FDA-SaMD. Neon additionally supports GDPR.

Which tool is better suited for United States?+

Epic Systems is evaluated for Enterprise Electronic Health Records in United States with hosting regions: US-East, US-West. Neon has hosting regions: US-East, EU-West. For data residency in United States, check each vendor's data processing agreements.

Data last verified: 26 June 2026

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