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The CostReportData.com alternative

The same cost reports — as an analysis tool, at a quarter the price.

CostReportData does one thing well: it hands you the raw CMS-2552 worksheets as Excel/PDF replicas, one hospital at a time, for $90 each or $2,000/yr. HCRIS turns the same cost-report figures into an interactive profile — multi-year P&L, peer benchmarks, MS-DRG mix, patient-origin ZIPs, quality, 990 community benefit, hospital-vs-hospital compare, plus an AI query builder and API — at a quarter the unlimited price ($499 vs $2,000). The honest trade: for an auditor who needs the exact filed figure on a specific worksheet line going back to 1996, their worksheet-replica fidelity is hard to beat.

5 / 8
head-to-head rounds to HCRIS
$499/yr
HCRIS price
3
rounds we call even or theirs
Self-serve
no sales call, no demo gate

Who CostReportData.com is: A worksheet-retrieval service — CMS-format cost-report replicas (Excel/PDF) for 6,000+ hospitals back to FY1996. $90 per report or $2,000/yr.

Transparent pricing

One published price. No quote-gate.

HCRISPublished
$499/yr, all-in
Everything bundled, self-serve, on this page — sign up and start in minutes.
CostReportData.com
$90/report · $2,000/yr
A worksheet-retrieval service — CMS-format cost-report replicas (Excel/PDF) for 6,000+ hospitals back to FY1996. $90 per report or $2,000/yr.
Head to head

HCRIS wins 5 of 8 rounds

A green check is a round we win outright. We mark them honestly — no manufactured wins.

 
HCRIS
CostReportData.com
Unlimited price
$499/yr, all-in (free tier)
$2,000/yr single-user
Single report
Free profile; $99 export report
$90 (30-day access)
Format
Interactive analysis tool
Static Excel/PDF worksheet replicas
Multi-year analysis + charts
Multi-year P&L + balance sheet
Raw worksheets, no analysis
Peer + system roll-ups
Hospital-vs-hospital compare included
Single-hospital only
MS-DRG, patient-origin, quality, 990
All included
Out of scope — cost reports only
AI query builder + API
AI query builder + CSV/API
No API; per-report retrieval
Worksheet fidelity + history
Worksheets S-3–S-10 (Solo)
Every worksheet, settled/reopened, back to FY1996
An honest take

We're not for everyone

CostReportData.com is the better pick if you need:

  • Full CMS worksheet fidelity — exact replicas of every worksheet, including settled and reopened versions, back to FY1996.
  • À-la-carte $90/report beats any subscription for a one-time, single-hospital need.

Bottom line: HCRIS for analysis, breadth, and unlimited access at $499/yr; CostReportData for exact worksheet replicas with deep filing history, or a single $90 one-off report.

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No demo gate, no quote, no sales cycle. $499/yr, all-in — see for yourself.

Comparison based on publicly available information and each product's published materials as of 2026; CostReportData.com is a trademark of its owner and is not affiliated with HCRIS. Figures for CostReportData.com reflect commonly-reported ranges where pricing is not public.