EPIC ALTERNATIVE · PHILIPPINE HOSPITALS
Epic was engineered for US integrated delivery networks. Philippine private hospitals are a different problem.
Where Epic quotes Philippine private hospitals at ₱30M on an 18-month implementation, Orkids built patient feedback and audit-grade attestation at a top-ranked Philippine private hospital for ₱3M, in three weeks — PhilHealth-aligned, owned by the hospital at cutover.
Nine dimensions, side by side
Epic's figures below are visible comparison context, not a quote we issue.
| Dimension | Epic | Orkids |
|---|---|---|
| Typical PH cost | ₱30M+ for comparable scope | ₱3M at a top-ranked Philippine private hospital · see /pricing |
| Time to production | 18–24 months typical | 2–3 weeks |
| Feature ship cycle | Quarterly releases | 24–48 hours for reports, workflows, integrations |
| Customization | Shrink-wrapped, certified-config only | Custom-built per client |
| Code ownership / lock-in | License + deep vendor lock-in | Full source + repo transfers to you at cutover |
| BIR-native | None — built for US payers | Native |
| PH compliance | US-centric (HIPAA, Joint Commission) | BSP 982 + NPC + BIR + DPA + PhilHealth aligned |
| Named PH receipt | None disclosed | Top-ranked PH hospital — ₱3M, 3 weeks |
| Fork / self-host | No | Yes |
WHAT YOU’D OWN INSTEAD
Epic is rented. Orkids is owned.
The table above is a cost story. Underneath it is an ownership story. With Epic a hospital rents the right to keep operating. With Orkids the hospital owns the thing it operates on.
Rented
Epic keeps the source. A hospital licenses access, never the code.Owned
The full source and repo transfer to the hospital at cutover.Rented
Per-bed and per-module licensing that climbs as the hospital grows.Owned
No per-seat fee. Capacity can grow without the cost following it.Rented
Renewals that rise each year, plus cost at every version upgrade.Owned
No annual increase, no upgrade tax. Upgrade on the hospital's schedule.Rented
Multi-year rollouts gated behind a vendor implementation calendar.Owned
Live in three weeks, built to the hospital's actual workflows.Rented
Patient data lives in the vendor's tenancy, on the vendor's terms.Owned
Runs in the hospital's cloud, under its keys. The data stays the hospital's.Rented
Customisations owned by the vendor — a dependency a hospital can't replace.Owned
Source, schema, and deploy keys handed over. No lock-in to walk back from.
Get the Epic 2026 PH peso teardown.
One email. The peso bands behind every Epic proposal we've reviewed, plus the Cost Index 2026 PDF. Nothing else.
WHEN EPIC IS THE RIGHT CHOICE
Epic is the right choice for a specific buyer profile: a Philippine hospital group operating at the scale of a US-style integrated delivery network, with 2,000+ beds across multiple campuses, US-trained physician leadership, and a procurement committee that needs an internationally audited inpatient-outpatient record system. The test is simple — if your hospital has an Epic project sponsor, a signed evaluation agreement, and a capital budget in the tens of millions, this page is not aimed at you. We compete on the Philippine private hospital that needs a working answer to patient feedback, audit-grade attestation, and PhilHealth claims integration this quarter — not in 2028, and not at ₱30M.
₱3M live at a top-ranked Philippine private hospital, in three weeks.
Read the case →Questions buyers ask
Is Orkids an Epic alternative for Philippine hospitals?
Yes, for scoped modules. We delivered comparable Epic-quoted scope at a top-ranked Philippine private hospital for ₱3M in 3 weeks.
Do you support FHIR and HL7 like Epic?
Yes. A top-ranked Philippine private hospital runs on FHIR R4 with US Core 6.1.0 and HL7 v2 ADT mapping in production today.
Who owns the system after launch?
You do. Code, schema, deploy keys, and repository transfer to your hospital at cutover — no license, no lock-in.
Three weeks instead of 18 months — what's the catch?
No catch: three weeks is for a scoped module of comparable surface area, signed-SOW to cutover.
Before you sign that quote, talk to a founder.
30-minute fit call. Free prototype if we agree on scope.
hello@orkids.ph · Cebu City, Philippines