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Clinical Referral Directories vs Healthgrades

Both stand on healthcare provider directories. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Clinical Referral Directories

Paid Web

Clinical Referral Directories brings provider search, conversational AI, flipbook guides, and usage analytics into an enterprise-focused platform. Organizations must request a demo for pricing.

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Healthgrades combines provider discovery, patient ratings, hospital information, and appointment options in a free consumer service. Its paid provider promotion is marked sponsored, and the separate Elevated Profile subscription is listed at $49.95 a month.

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The facts

	Clinical Referral Directories	Healthgrades
Free plan	Not published	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	Android, iPhone, Web
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Elevated Profile: $479.40 a year
Plans published	1	2
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	clinicalreferraldirectories.com	healthgrades.com
On healthcare provider directories	#10 of 16	#3 of 16

Clinical Referral Directories: what it does well

Search filters include specialty, insurance, and availability.
Conversational AI returns provider search results.
Directories are searchable 3D flipbooks.
Usage analytics can help identify provider access gaps.

What to know first

Pricing is available by demo request, not displayed.
The company says implementation can take weeks.
Website safeguards cannot guarantee absolute security.

Healthgrades: what it does well

Doctor search includes insurance and availability filters.
Profiles include more than 10 million patient ratings.
Users can save doctors and request or book appointments.
Available on Android, iOS, and the web.

What to know first

Consumer service is advertiser supported.
Provider profile promotions may be sponsored.
Elevated Profile costs $49.95 a month and renews automatically.

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