Clarus vs Keona Health
Clarus and Keona each put an AI agent on a practice's phones, and they part at the clinical call. Keona's pages describe a nurse triage queue on licensed Schmitt-Thompson content, 600+ adult and pediatric topics, with calls ordered by acuity and documented into the chart in one click. The same pages call the protocols licensed content, not a cleared device, and say 1 in 8 calls to Kara are escalated to a human. Clarus says its agent follows practice-approved scripts, does not diagnose or give medical advice, and tells callers describing an emergency to hang up and call 911. Urgent calls go to the on-call provider or staff, and the OnCall app masks providers' numbers. A practice with its own on-call schedule suits Clarus. An orthopedic group staffing nurses on an after-hours line goes to Keona, which names its protocol content where Clarus describes practice-approved scripts.
Patient triage · Reviewed November 2, 2026

Clarus
by Clarus Care, LLC · founded 2013
AI agent and call handling for medical practices and home health: scheduling, refills, records requests and on-call routing.

Keona Health
by Keona Health
Kara AI call agent answers and books patient calls. Nurse Triage software supports nurses with protocol-based call routing.
When to pick each one
Clarus
- Agent follows practice-approved scripts, per vendor
- OnCall app masks providers' numbers
- Works with athenaOne, eClinicalWorks, NextGen and Epic
Keona Health
- Schmitt-Thompson content, 600+ adult and pediatric topics
- Calls queued by acuity, charted in one click
- Epic, athena and ModMed among the EHRs named
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Clarus
43of 100
Keona Health
32of 100
| Dimension | Clarus | Keona Health | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDA clearance | 0 / 15.6 | 0 / 15.6 | 0 |
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 13 / 13 | 7.8 / 13 | +5.2 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 9.8 / 14 | 9.8 / 14 | 0 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 | 0 |
| Bidirectional write-back | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 |
| Peer-reviewed papers | 0 / 14 | 0 / 14 | 0 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 3 / 12 | 3 / 12 | 0 |
| Pricing transparency | 2.5 / 5 | 2.5 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 6 / 6 | 0 / 6 | +6 |
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Pricing
Clarus
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. Vendor page: "book a demo". |
Keona Health
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. Kara is priced on call volume rather than per-seat licenses. |
Evidence
Clarus
FDA decisions
No FDA decision cited in our research as of November 2, 2026.
Keona Health
FDA decisions
No FDA decision cited in our research as of November 2, 2026.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Clarus | Keona Health |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | athenaOne, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, Greenway, Veradigm, Meditech, Epic, Oracle Health | Epic, Allscripts, athena Practice, athenaNext, ClinicalWorks, Greenway, Cerner, Meditech, Veradigm, Altera, ModMed |
| Founded | 2013 | n/a |
| HQ | US | US |
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Common questions
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Symptom checkers, voice agents, intake automation, post-discharge messaging. Tools that reduce front-desk load, improve access, and route patients to the right care setting.
