See why Sunwave belongs on your shortlist
Your EMR decision affects admissions, clinical care, and the financial health of your program. At Sunwave, we bring those teams together with software built for behavioral health. Explore how our platform compares with Kipu, Sigmund, Alleva, and BestNotes, and where our connected approach can support your work.
Why choose Sunwave for connected behavioral health operations?
Choose Sunwave when you want admissions, clinical documentation, and revenue-cycle work connected within your software platform. Our CRM, EMR, and revenue-cycle tools address the work around the patient record as well as the record itself: inquiries and beds, assessments and treatment plans, claims and payments.
An EMR decision reaches beyond the clinical chart
Consider a residential program admitting a new patient. Admissions needs coverage and bed information. Clinicians need the assessment and treatment plan. Billing needs the documented services. A decision made around note templates alone leaves much of that work out of the discussion. Your software selection should account for the people who use the record before and after a clinical session.
That is the case for Sunwave. Our behavioral health EMR connects clinical, administrative, and financial workflows, bringing admissions records, assessments, treatment plans, and billing into a patient file. You can evaluate the work of the whole program with our team, then define the products and configuration that fit your organization.
Compare Sunwave with the platforms on your shortlist
Each guide explains what Sunwave brings to a different buying decision, alongside relevant capabilities of the alternative. Start with the platform you are considering, then use the workflow details to shape a focused conversation with our team.
For more on the Kipu comparison, read our guide to Sunwave and Kipu.
Three details that turn a feature list into a useful decision
One client, one path
Use the same hypothetical case, starting data, and expected result for both vendors. Record where the client identity is created, which module is authoritative at each stage, how changes move downstream, and whether staff can see the status of each handoff.
What is in the package
Separate the proposal into the base subscription, priced add-ons, required third-party products, implementation and migration services, support, and usage-based charges. Map admissions, clinical documentation, billing, reporting, and follow-up capabilities to those categories so a feature demonstration is not mistaken for an included feature.
What staff will still re-type
List every field staff must enter more than once, every export or spreadsheet used to move work forward, and every manual reconciliation between systems. For each one, identify its purpose and source of truth; some separate tools may be intentional, while others may create avoidable handoffs.
Frequently asked questions
Should we compare EMRs with a public feature list?
Use a public feature list as an inventory, not as the final comparison. A check mark alone does not show whether a capability is included in the quoted package, requires another product, has usage limits, or needs implementation work. Classify each relevant item as included, add-on, third-party, or unavailable in the proposed package.
Where are the Sunwave vs. Kipu, Sigmund, Alleva, and BestNotes comparisons?
Use the comparison links above to open the Sunwave vs. Kipu, Sigmund, Alleva, or BestNotes page.
How do I get Sunwave pricing?
We do not publish pricing. Contact our team to discuss your organization’s needs and request a proposal covering the products, implementation work, and any required interfaces or services.
Sources and current product pages
Product capabilities and packaging can change. Confirm the products, interfaces, and services included in your proposal.
See your program’s work in Sunwave
Bring us the operational problem you want to solve: admissions visibility, connected documentation and billing, or coordination across teams. We will walk through the relevant Sunwave products with you and help define the scope of your proposal.
This page provides general information about software and operational considerations. It is not legal, clinical, billing, accreditation, or compliance advice. Requirements and product capabilities vary by organization, payer, program, configuration, contract, and jurisdiction.