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Epic VS NextGen Healthcare_

As of 4 November 2026, NextGen Healthcare is named by 389 companies and Epic by 1,939; Epic skews to companies under 200 people (34% vs 36%), NextGen Healthcare to companies over 1,000 (27% vs 37%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Epic's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, NextGen Healthcare rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Epic: 2–200 employees
34%
NextGen Healthcare: 2–200 employees
36%
Epic: 1,000+ employees
37%
NextGen Healthcare: 1,000+ employees
27%
Postings per company, 90 days
15.9 · 3.5
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,939companies name Epic
389companies name NextGen Healthcare
0name both
30,847 · 1,378postings in 90 days, Epic · NextGen Healthcare
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentEpicshareNextGen HealthcareshareLeans
Self-employed432%62%even
2-10 employees1297%246%even
11-50 employees1759%287%even
51-200 employees34618%8722%NextGen Healthcare
201-500 employees30216%9725%NextGen Healthcare
501-1000 employees22211%4211%even
1001-5000 employees36719%6015%Epic
5001-10000 employees1156%133%Epic
10,001+ employees24012%328%Epic
By industry
SegmentEpicshareNextGen HealthcareshareLeans
Health care97050%22157%NextGen Healthcare
Business & finance services32117%4211%Epic
Technology & software26914%6116%even
Public, community & associations1297%174%Epic
Consumer services & leisure834%123%even
Media & content472%72%even
Manufacturing & industry462%144%even
Hospitality & travel191%––outside top 12
Property & construction161%51%even
Utilities & infrastructure121%72%even
Commerce & trade111%10%even
Transport, logistics & rental90%21%even
By country
SegmentEpicshareNextGen HealthcareshareLeans
United States1,66386%33987%even
Canada533%10%Epic
United Kingdom352%51%even
France161%51%even
Australia151%10%even
Germany141%72%even
India101%21%even
Netherlands90%31%even
Switzerland60%––outside top 12
Ireland50%––outside top 12
PH50%––outside top 12
Belgium40%10%even
Czechia––21%outside top 12
Denmark––21%outside top 12
Bulgaria––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentEpicshareNextGen HealthcareshareLeans
healthcare clinical19,80049%37621%Epic
healthcare support and caregiving3,7829%21112%NextGen Healthcare
Administration & office3,5669%30217%NextGen Healthcare
IT operations & business systems1,9615%1086%even
Finance & accounting1,4954%1267%NextGen Healthcare
Sales7772%332%even
Product, program & project management6182%352%even
Data & AI5741%261%even
Software engineering5111%674%NextGen Healthcare
social care and community4261%543%even
Education & training3421%201%even
Customer service & success3131%272%even
General management & consulting3021%221%even
research and science2571%80%even
hospitality and food service1590%40%even
Engineering (non-software)1220%563%NextGen Healthcare
facilities cleaning and security1070%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications1040%30%even
Quality, safety & environment950%101%even
logistics warehouse and transport910%50%even
Design & UX700%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy690%50%even
skilled trades and field service670%131%even
Legal, compliance & risk660%30%even
Unclassified660%50%even
Travel, leisure & events610%––outside top 12
Human resources560%30%even
arts media and entertainment510%60%even
Retail & store operations400%20%even
construction and civil320%151%even
manufacturing and production––60%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––30%outside top 12
real estate and property––30%outside top 12
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NextGen Healthcare is named by 389 companies in job postings and Epic by 1,939; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/epic-vs-nextgen-healthcare)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Epic vs NextGen Healthcare: questions

Which is more used, Epic or NextGen Healthcare?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Epic (1,939) over NextGen Healthcare (389). By website-and-DNS footprint, NextGen Healthcare (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Epic?

34% of Epic companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 36% for NextGen Healthcare. 37% of Epic companies have over 1,000 employees, against 27% for NextGen Healthcare.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Epic in marketing and NextGen Healthcare in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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