# UpToDate Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is UpToDate the right Decision Support solution for you? Explore 92 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/176042/UpToDate/reviews --- UpToDate 4.8 (92) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/176042/UpToDate/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 21st, 2026 # Reviews of UpToDate Ease of use 4.8 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews MA Mustapha A StudentHospital & Health Care, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It's a valuable tool for me as a learner to keep abreast and improve my knowledge.“ April 3, 2025 MA Mustapha A StudentHospital & Health Care, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I can only get it when connected to my hospital's Wi-Fi network, which might be inconvenient if I require it at home or far from the hospital.“ April 3, 2025 MA Mustapha A StudentHospital & Health Care, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The material is clear, thorough, and dependable.“ April 3, 2025 SG Steven G Staff PhysicianHospital & Health Care, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The process for reviewing and submitting continuing medical education credits is onerous and time consuming.“ December 27, 2023 Binay D Medical DoctorHospital & Health Care, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I use it during my clinical practice and many of time it has helped me changing decision for patient care management.“ July 2, 2021 AS Andrew S ProfessorEducation Management, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I use this app occasionally, perhaps every 2-3 months, but EACH time is so difficult that I give up.“ May 29, 2024 MA Melhick Asrat A ConsultantHealth, Wellness and Fitness, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I found the offline accessibility feature to be the best part especially for healthcare proffessionals without access to the internet“ September 22, 2021 AS Andrew S ProfessorEducation Management, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Access to content is made unnecessarily difficult.“ May 29, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 92 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Jonathan R. Second year medical student Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Fantastic resource that every doctor/med student should have." October 7, 2019 5.0 Overall this has been a fantastic tool to use and has changed the way that medical professionals can look at the health of their patients. This app truly lets patients receive the best possible care for each of them Pros UpToDate is one of the, if not the best resource for current medical information. Everything is available in one convenient location. Always has the most recent recommendations and allows you to truly personalize medicine for each patient. Cons The only con that I have about this is the price can be a little daunting for some. But other than the price I have no complaints about this software Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Medical Doctor Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Get Updated wit the Uptodate" July 2, 2021 5.0 Its been more than three yeasr I have been using UpTodate regularly. I use it during my clinical practice and many of time it has helped me changing decision for patient care management. I often use it for my academic purpose. Had there been no uptodate I would have been a step back in my medical knowledge from where I am at present. Pros This is my best app in the medical practice. The information given in the app is very high yield and the most trusted one. The information are continuously updated. The most recent treatment protocol and the criteria are always included. The information given regarding any disease is enough for any medical practitioner. The app includes details of any disease beginning from pathophysiology to the management. This is the most trusted medical app globally. Cons When making a search it gives you a list of topics and you cant get the specific one you are looking for. So you need to be vigilant enough to select the specific one from the list given. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Manager Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Quite expensive for what it is" January 4, 2019 3.0 Great quality but a steep price to pay. Probably not needed in a primary care setting, but nice to have. Pros The best thing about UpToDate is that it keeps your practice and medical doctors (who are long out of med-school) "Up To Date" on current guidelines for specific diagnoses. The library of diagnoses and conditions to treat is thorough. And each diagnosis contains information on how to diagnose it and treat it. It is no doubt a great tool to have for a medical practice. Cons As a primary care medical group we do not need to use UpToDate quite often since most of what we diagnose and see is routine. In addition, most of the information we need can easily be found in much cheaper resources such as AAP or Pediatric Journals, OCMA, and dare I say even Google. That said, this makes UpToDate quite pricy for the few times we actually use it. However, we do occasionally use it and feel more comfortable using it because it is the most current up to date guideline that is trusted in the medical community. One other con is that we thought we would use UpToDate to fight with insurance companies to get paid for referrals or such they felt were unneeded. However, this takes way too much work and insurance companies have their own set of guidelines they stick by. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Physician Assistant Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The single most useful resource for clinicians today" June 3, 2022 5.0 I could not do my job at the level I do without UpToDate. Pros I am able to access the most relevant evidence-based medicine there is. For treatments and conditions, I have been treating for years that I'd like to see what is new to that symptom that doesn't fit into a nice neat box. Many of my patients have obscure diseases I have never heard of or conditions I do not treat on a regular basis in primary care. UpToDate allows me to see the relevant details to better care for them. Cons I wish there was a simplified view for the tx and duration of therapy for conditions that could then be expanded if you want to know more. Sometimes it feels like you are wading through a swamp of details to learn that the newest guideline is 5 days instead of 7. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer PA-C Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "UpToDate Review " April 12, 2019 5.0 Pros I like that UpToDate delivers peer-reviewed, up to date information about a variety of different topics. You can easily search, learn about a topic including symptoms, dosing of drugs, interactions, side effects of medications, signs, lab tests, treatments, and prognoses of different disease processes and medications. You also earn CMEs every time you search a topic. Cons The only thing that I do not like about UpToDate is the cost if you have to pay out of pocket for it. You could easily make this worth it if you were able to submit the CMEs you earn. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Resident Physician Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great tool for medical providers! " July 27, 2021 5.0 My overall experience with UpToDate has been a positive one and it has been a very helpful tool in my medical training. Pros I like most easiness of using the program and the vast amount of information provided by UpToDate. You can find almost anything you need about research of many medical diagnoses and how to properly treat diseases. Cons I like least that it is not provided for free for all providers and students. It can be expensive for medical students and residents but it’s nice they do have the option of group rates. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Resident Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Gold standard in medical literature review" January 3, 2020 5.0 The best medical research website/app for current medical recommendations and literature that I use daily to answer clinical questions. Pros UpToDate is the easiest to use, most comprehensive medical literature review. Its search function is excellent and allowed rapid identification of the sought-after information. Cons Uptodate is incredibly expensive. Although there are discounted options for students and residents, unless this software is purchased by your organization, a full membership can be hundreds to thousands of dollars a year. Review Source AA ADNAN A. student Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Must have app for medical practitioners! " October 11, 2019 5.0 This app is one of the essentials in our daily practice as medical practitioners. We all tend to use it in our phones! Pros This software provides a full access to the database of the most famous medical website (Uptodate.com). You can use you web account to log in and view all the content. There is no time or location restriction, you can access it anywhere! And most importantly, it is always updated!! Cons If you don't have an account, you can't use this app (even for summary viewing as in the website!). So, it is a must to have account. Review Source EA Eduardo A. Sales manager Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A must to keep up with the lastest info" October 15, 2019 5.0 Love it, love it, love it. So much information updated, on the palm of your hand. Pros Concise, always updated, always handy information to make medical decisions. The articles are well written and easy to understand for students and physicians alike. Cons The cost. It may not seem like a lot but for students and physicians in third-world countries. It adds up. Specially if you're working for a non-profit. Review Source Hernando N. Medical Student Medical Practice Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Maybe the most trustworthy and updated medical databasis" September 5, 2019 5.0 Pros I use this software in weekly basis to search the most trustworthy information and the best practices about medicine. I really enjoy the experience and the quality of information. The UpToDate are very updated and the majority of my professors recommend it to search about pacient care and diseases management. Cons The price is very expensive for students and sometimes they can't afford with it. Moreover the platform could offer more features. Review Source KR Katie R. Physician Assistant Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An invaluable, trusted resource" May 8, 2020 5.0 Overall I have found this resource to be very useful, both as a student and now as a medical professional in my first position. The PA school I attended paid for this for each student, and my current employer pays for it as well for all of the employees to be able to access. It's a trusted resource used by many, many doctors, midlevels, and students. It's so nice to know that there is one place you can go to get most of the information you would need to treat patients. I use it so much that I have it saved as a pinned tab on my browser. Pros I love that you can find any topic on here and can read as much or as little as you want about it, including some of the clinical trials that have been done on the subject. I have been able to find almost everything I need to read up on here. I also really love that you can get CME credits for reading the different topics on the site. It makes getting the credits a lot easier than taking time off work and going to a conference. I also really like the feature of being able to click on the 'summary and recommendations' tab if you're in a hurry and just want to read the highlights on a subject. Cons There are some things that I've searched for that are a bit harder to find the answers to on the database. Sometimes I'll just need a simple question answered and it's not always easy to find the answer right away, I'll have to hunt around for it. Review Source NS Nicole S. Nurse Practitioner Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great program for medical practices" December 8, 2023 5.0 Great program that I use daily to check on current medical guidelines or use to refresh myself on any medical topic. Pros Has all the most current info on thousands of topics. Info supported by current research. It is like an entire medical encyclopedia at the click of my mouse or on my phone app. Virtually eliminates the need for textbooks. Cons Expensive for single users, but my organization purchased this program for our entire staff. Review Source EH Emily H. Hospitalist Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Essential" December 4, 2018 5.0 Pros UpToDate has changed the medical field and the way that physicians learn and practice medicine. It is pretty much impossible to keep up with medicine in the current day given the infinite amounts of knowledge that is constantly changing. Although it is always good to look up primary sources and journals on your own, it's incredibly helpful to be able to quickly look things up first on UpToDate, and can always do further reading later if needed. The information is current with relevant key articles as citations, and written by a lot of key specialists in the field. Couldn't imagine practicing without it. Cons The only idea for improvement is it could include more pictures and radiology images in the system for reference and learning. Review Source cG chrys G. physician Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "UpToDate -stay at the frontier of medical knowledge and advancement" June 29, 2022 5.0 I have been using UpToDate for years! It is my first Go-To when I have a medical question. References and recommendation are truly kept up to date. It is well trusted and extensively used throughout my medical system. Thank you! Pros UpToDate is exactly that! So Up To Date, with references and recommendations, that it makes it the first and most trusted source for medical information. THANK YOU to the UpToDate team! Cons I really have no complaints, UpToDate is easy to search and easy to use Review Source OG Olyaad G. Pharmacist Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Pharma" May 18, 2023 5.0 Pros All contents in uptodate have reference and updated. And also easy to use. Cons It needs payment and not work offline. Difficult in remote. Review Source AA Austin A. Physician Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Indispensible" December 4, 2019 5.0 Overall, anyone in healthcare that has access to UTD should be using it everyday to keep browsing the research that guides best practices. Pros This software is a fantastic, easy-to-browse conglomeration of current medical treatments. I love how the articles are riddled with articles to provide evidence to their recommendations. Makes complicated learning much simpler and quicker. Cons This software appears to be fairly pricey, so you have to be associated with a subscribed institution, or you have to pay what appears to be a fairly hefty subscription cost. Review Source JS Jennifer S. Physician Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Quick, easy to reference" May 30, 2019 5.0 Has made some processes in the clinic more standard and manageable (i.e. testosterone replacement labs and frequency of labs- nursing staff has the protocol in the lab and sets up all appointments and the process is streamlined) Pros As easy to use through the app as on the computer. Great to have a quick reference guide when on call or needing to look up info quickly. The news updates on what's new in up-to-date is also very helpful. Cons Sometimes hard to toggle through the different sections on the cell phone, but ultimately manageable. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Pharmacist Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Quick Reference" June 6, 2019 4.0 The interface of Uptodate works great and provides quick information when needed. Pros Uptodate provides a lot of information in a condensed format allowing quick reference of disease states, drugs and recommendations for treatment. It can also be used as a starting place to further investigate a topic, particularly for treatment agents. I also appreciate the inclusion of Lexicomp drug monographs and the phone app works great. Cons Uptodate is sometimes viewed as a information clearinghouse or a one stop shop for all things information but this is not the design of the program (and maybe not even a fault of the program itself). Most sections are great but the review process isn't as robust for some topics and may lead readers toward an answer that isn't always the best answer. Review Source TK Tahseen K. Resident Physician Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Life Saver" November 14, 2019 5.0 UpToDate is literally a life saver when info is needed for patient care and medical knowledge. Pros This program is literally the most important resource for a Resident Physician. There are many times when critical information is required in a pinch. UpToDate allows for quick searches and answers. Cons The search function is a little finicky, but it works well enough to find what you are looking for. Review Source EI Emoniel I. Physician Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "UpToDate review" March 26, 2021 5.0 Fantastic. Use it all the time on clinical duty. Pros Vast wealth of information and easily searchable. Has both depth for detail and quick easy-to-follow algorithms. Great for self-education and fast patient care for treatment/diagnostic purposes. Cons Sometimes the searches auto-populate results that I don't want, but there is usually a huge list of options. Review Source MO Megan O. doctor Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "my go to study & reference tool" May 30, 2020 5.0 this is the perfect tool to have on hand easily on the day to day in the hospital. its a wealth of knowledge that is regularly updating so I feel confident about the data it provides Pros i love this app and would happily pay for access if my institution didn't already provide it for me. it's my first go to for whenever I have something I need to look up quickly when on the job and I am constantly discovering new aspects of the app. my favorite aspects are the "content" sections which you can search by medical field which comes in handy for just general review. the "drug interactions" and just general pharm information and the fact that I can save not just articles but individual figures and tables to my bookmarks. the perfect healthcare tool Cons i really have no issues with this app. to be nit-picky when searching typically only the first 5-10 results are actually specific to what I'm looking for, but nevertheless they always end up giving me the answer so I don't have to worry about the remaining results being non-contributory Review Source VR Verified Reviewer physician Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Convenient and easy to use" October 22, 2019 4.0 Pros The search feature is convenient, I am able to quickly search a topic and review with time efficiency. Cons The formatting sometimes can be difficult read. I would prefer a layout that was easier to read. Review Source RL Rachael L. PA Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "UpToDate for medical Providers" September 11, 2019 5.0 Very helpful as a provider. It has the most recent up to date medical guidelines and is also helpful for doses of medications. Pros This app is very easy to use and matches the uptodate website online. The organization of the app makes it easy to read the different sections for what you are researching. Cons This goes for the online website also, but UpToDate sometimes has so much information it is hard to interpret. Review Source LG Lauren G. Family Nurse Practitioner Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best way I've found to access both continuing education as well as pertinent clinical questions" May 27, 2021 5.0 Easy to use both at home when I have time delve into information as well as when I am seeking answers to clinical questions that I have minimal time for. Pros This is my first go to for clinical questions about assessment, diagnosis and management of clinical conditions. Cons No pharmacology continuing education which would help me with the pharmacology requirements for my APRN certification. Not a deal breaker though because there are so many other ways to get these requirements. Just would be nice. Review Source MB Marisa B. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Superb Summary of Information" January 8, 2020 5.0 Pros Easy to use and easy to read about an expansive list medical topics and medications. I appreciate that it provides background information, assessment, as well as treatment directions. Cons Expensive cost as an individual provider. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Decision Support](https://www.capterra.com/decision-support-software/)