Doctors Canvas vs ProtonEMR
Both serve Bangladeshi doctors, but they optimise for different things. Doctors Canvas is AI-first and offline-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 | ✓Offline-first (RxDB) | ✓Offline version |
| Drug Interaction Warnings | ✓Allergy + interaction | ✓Real-time checker |
| Video Consultation | ✗Not offered | ✓HD video (Agora) |
| Patient Queue Display | ✓PQD + SMS alerts | ✗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 | ✓Unlimited prescriptions | ✗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
- ✓Offline-first on RxDB — the patient database lives on the device and syncs when connectivity returns
- ✓BMDC registration number printed on every prescription, with degree display
- ✓ICD-10 compatible diagnosis coding
- ✓Patient Queue Display (PQD) for the waiting-room screen, with SMS alerts
- ✓Multi-chamber scheduling with per-chamber revenue analytics
- ✓Permanent free tier with no cap on prescriptions
- ✓DGHS Health ID integration
✗ Cons
- ✗No built-in video consultation — telemedicine is not part of the platform
- ✗No dedicated billing or accounts module
- ✗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 has no video consultation at all. For a practice built around remote consultation, this alone 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 whether you need telemedicine. Doctors Canvas has a permanent free tier with unlimited prescriptions, a 50,000+ DGDA medicine database and offline-first architecture, which suits a chamber practice writing high volumes of prescriptions. ProtonEMR costs BDT 700/month and includes HD video consultation, which Doctors Canvas does not offer at all. If remote consultation is core to your practice, ProtonEMR covers that; 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 offline-first by design: it uses RxDB so 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?
No. ProtonEMR includes HD video consultation built on Agora with a published 99.9% uptime SLA. Doctors Canvas does not include telemedicine. If video consultation is a requirement, ProtonEMR covers it and Doctors Canvas does not.
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