Doctors Canvas vs ProtonEMR
Both serve Bangladeshi doctors, but they optimise for different things. Doctors Canvas is AI-first and cloud-first around prescription speed; ProtonEMR is an EMR built around telemedicine and chamber administration. This page compares them on published facts only.
Feature-by-feature
| Feature | Doctors Canvas | ProtonEMR |
|---|---|---|
| AI Clinical Copilot | ✓Shifa AI drafts full Rx | Auto-suggest onlySmart Medicine AI (suggest) |
| DGDA Medicine Database | ✓50,000+ | Not publishedSize not stated |
| Offline Mode | ✓Cloud-first + full offline | ✓Offline version |
| Drug Interaction Warnings | ✓Allergy + interaction | ✓Real-time checker |
| Video Consultation | PartialVia Meet, Zoom or WhatsApp | ✓Built-in HD video (Agora) |
| Patient Queue Display | ✓PQD, real-time + doctor-monetizable | ✗Not offered |
| Multi-Chamber Support | ✓With revenue analytics | ✓With assistant accounts |
| BMDC on Prescription | ✓On every Rx | Not statedNot documented |
| DGHS Health ID | ✓Integrated | ✗Not advertised |
| Free Tier | ✓Free: 50 prescriptions a month | ✗Paid from BDT 700/mo |
Competitor details reflect what ProtonEMR publishes on its own website. Where a fact is not published, this table says so rather than assuming absence.
Doctors Canvas
✓ Pros
- ✓Shifa AI clinical copilot drafts a complete prescription from the diagnosis, not just autocomplete
- ✓50,000+ DGDA-approved medicines with smart shorthand (1+0+1, 5d) for ~30-second prescriptions
- ✓Cloud-first across every device, with the patient database held on the device as well, so it keeps working when connectivity drops
- ✓BMDC registration number printed on every prescription, with degree display
- ✓ICD-10 compatible diagnosis coding
- ✓Patient Queue Display (PQD) for the waiting-room screen, real-time and doctor-monetizable
- ✓Multi-chamber scheduling with per-chamber revenue analytics
- ✓Online consultations on the doctor's own Google Meet, Zoom or WhatsApp, booked from the public profile
- ✓Permanent free plan: 50 prescriptions a month
- ✓DGHS Health ID integration
✗ Cons
- ✗No built-in video call yet — online consultations run on Google Meet, Zoom or WhatsApp
- ✗No invoicing or accounts module (visit payments and chamber income are tracked)
- ✗No barcode-scanner hardware integration
ProtonEMR
✓ Pros
- ✓Built-in HD video consultation (Agora), with a published 99.9% uptime SLA
- ✓Offline version available, with local and cloud backup and restore
- ✓Real-time drug-drug interaction checker that also works offline
- ✓Multi-chamber support with separate assistant accounts
- ✓Barcode-scanner hardware integration (Sunlux XL-9010)
- ✓Google 2FA and end-to-end encryption on AWS infrastructure
- ✓Transparent pricing at BDT 700/month, with one free month on annual billing
✗ Cons
- ✗Medicine database size is not published, so drug coverage cannot be verified
- ✗BMDC compliance is not stated on the product site
- ✗Smart Medicine AI is auto-suggest rather than a full prescription-drafting copilot
- ✗No Patient Queue Display for the waiting room
- ✗No DGHS Health ID integration advertised
- ✗No permanent free tier — paid from the start
Where ProtonEMR has an edge
A comparison is only useful if it is honest about the other side.
Telemedicine
ProtonEMR includes HD video consultation built on Agora, with a published 99.9% uptime SLA. Doctors Canvas books online consultations on the doctor's own Google Meet, Zoom or WhatsApp and sends the join link to the patient; its built-in video call is coming soon. For a practice that needs video inside the software, this may decide it.
Hardware integration
ProtonEMR documents integration with a Sunlux XL-9010 wireless barcode scanner. Doctors Canvas does not offer barcode hardware integration.
Published adoption numbers
ProtonEMR states 250+ doctors and 45,000+ patients served in Bangladesh on its site.
Frequently asked questions
Is Doctors Canvas or ProtonEMR better for a solo doctor in Bangladesh?
It depends on how you run remote consultations. Doctors Canvas has a permanent free plan (50 prescriptions a month), a 50,000+ DGDA medicine database and cloud-first architecture, which suits a chamber practice writing high volumes of prescriptions; its online consultations run on the doctor's own Google Meet, Zoom or WhatsApp. ProtonEMR costs BDT 700/month and hosts HD video itself. If a built-in video room is essential, ProtonEMR covers that today; if prescription speed and offline reliability matter most, Doctors Canvas is the stronger fit.
Do both platforms work offline?
Yes, both offer offline capability, but they are architected differently. ProtonEMR provides an offline version with local and cloud backup and restore. Doctors Canvas is cloud-first by design and works fully offline: the server holds the practice so one account reaches every device, while a local copy means the patient database and medicine list live on the device continuously and sync automatically when connectivity returns, rather than being a separate offline mode you switch into.
How large is each medicine database?
Doctors Canvas publishes a database of 50,000+ DGDA-approved medicines. ProtonEMR does not publish the size of its medicine database on its website, so a direct numerical comparison is not possible from public information. ProtonEMR does document auto-suggest and a real-time drug-drug interaction checker.
Which one has better AI?
The two use AI differently. ProtonEMR documents Smart Medicine AI for medicine auto-suggest plus a drug-interaction checker. Shifa AI in Doctors Canvas is a clinical copilot that drafts a complete prescription from the diagnosis, interprets smart shorthand such as 1+0+1 and 5d, learns your prescribing patterns, and flags allergies and interactions before saving. Auto-suggest speeds up typing; a copilot removes most of it.
Does Doctors Canvas offer video consultation like ProtonEMR?
Not built in. Doctors Canvas lets a doctor offer bookable online consultations on their own Google Meet, Zoom or WhatsApp, with the join link sent only to the booked patient; its own video call is coming soon. ProtonEMR hosts HD video itself, built on Agora with a published 99.9% uptime SLA. If the video must run inside the software, ProtonEMR covers that today.
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