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title: "Athenahealth vs Cerner: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Athenahealth or Cerner? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Electronic health records set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Athenahealth vs Cerner: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Athenahealth or Cerner? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Electronic health records set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Athenahealth and Cerner
- **Competitive set**: Electronic health records
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Athenahealth Share of Search**: 63.4%
- **Cerner Share of Search**: 8.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Athenahealth or Cerner?

- In August 2026, Athenahealth had more branded searches than Cerner among electronic health records worldwide. Athenahealth was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Cerner’s 33.1K, and held a 63.4% Share of Search versus Cerner’s 8.5%.
- Athenahealth was ahead of Cerner in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Athenahealth’s estimated Share of Search among electronic health records worldwide moved from 70% to 63.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cerner’s estimated Share of Search among electronic health records worldwide moved from 7.7% to 8.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K.

## How did search popularity change for electronic health records worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Athenahealth gained estimated Share of Search among electronic health records worldwide, from 61.8% to 63.4%.
- In August 2026, Cerner lost estimated Share of Search among electronic health records worldwide, from 10.2% to 8.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Athenahealth estimated searches | Athenahealth Share of Search | Athenahealth rank | Cerner estimated searches | Cerner Share of Search | Cerner rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 301K | 70% | 1 | 33.1K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 64.3% | 1 | 33.1K | 10.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 201K | 64.3% | 1 | 33.1K | 10.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 64.8% | 1 | 40.5K | 10.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 201K | 60.1% | 1 | 40.5K | 12.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 246K | 64.8% | 1 | 40.5K | 10.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 246K | 66.1% | 1 | 33.1K | 8.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 201K | 64.5% | 1 | 27.1K | 8.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 201K | 61.8% | 1 | 33.1K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 201K | 61.8% | 1 | 33.1K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 63.4% | 1 | 33.1K | 8.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Athenahealth’s and Cerner’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Athenahealth**: Measured on the search term “athenahealth”.
- **Cerner**: Measured on the search term “cerner”.

- [Athenahealth profile](/demand/global-en/brands/athenahealth)
- [Cerner profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cerner)
- [All electronic health records worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/electronic-health-records): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Athenahealth or Cerner?

In August 2026, Athenahealth had more branded searches than Cerner among electronic health records worldwide. Athenahealth was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Cerner’s 33.1K, and held a 63.4% Share of Search versus Cerner’s 8.5%.

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