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title: "Athenahealth vs Cerner: Which is searched more in United States?"
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 in United States. 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 in United States?

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 in United States. 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**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Athenahealth Share of Search**: 72.3%
- **Cerner Share of Search**: 8%

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

- In September 2026, Athenahealth had more branded searches than Cerner among electronic health records in United States. Athenahealth was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Cerner’s 22.2K, and held a 72.3% Share of Search versus Cerner’s 8%.
- Athenahealth was ahead of Cerner in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Athenahealth’s estimated Share of Search among electronic health records in United States moved from 78.3% to 72.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 201K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cerner’s estimated Share of Search among electronic health records in United States moved from 4.7% to 8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 22.2K.

## How did search popularity change for United States electronic health records in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Cerner overtook eClinicalWorks to rank 3rd among electronic health records in United States, with 8% estimated Share of Search.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Athenahealth in United States fell 33.2% over 12 measured months, from 301K to 201K in September 2026.

## 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 | 78.3% | 1 | 18.1K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 72.7% | 1 | 18.1K | 6.5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 201K | 73.8% | 1 | 18.1K | 6.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 201K | 68.5% | 1 | 22.2K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 201K | 72.7% | 1 | 18.1K | 6.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 246K | 74.2% | 1 | 22.2K | 6.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 201K | 71.2% | 1 | 18.1K | 6.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 201K | 74% | 1 | 14.8K | 5.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 201K | 73.1% | 1 | 18.1K | 6.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 201K | 72.1% | 1 | 18.1K | 6.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 72.1% | 1 | 18.1K | 5.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 201K | 72.3% | 1 | 22.2K | 8% | 3 |

## 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/us/brands/athenahealth)
- [Cerner profile](/demand/us/brands/cerner)
- [All electronic health records in United States](/demand/us/categories/us-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 September 2026, Athenahealth had more branded searches than Cerner among electronic health records in United States. Athenahealth was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Cerner’s 22.2K, and held a 72.3% Share of Search versus Cerner’s 8%.

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