FISDAP is a capable, well-established name in EMS education, with a large install base and a mature testing and exam-prep suite. CordialChart is the newer, simpler, more affordable option built to cover the whole ladder, EMR included, on one login. If you are weighing the two for clinical and competency tracking, here is the honest breakdown.
| CordialChart | FISDAP | |
|---|---|---|
| Covers EMR | ✓ | — |
| EMT · AEMT · Paramedic | ✓ | ✓ |
| One account across all levels | ✓ | — |
| CoAEMSP / Appendix G tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile app, works offline | ✓ | ✓ |
| Preceptor signs with no login & no student account | ✓ | — |
| De-identified ePCR-style charting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Volume / cohort discounts | ✓ | — |
| One-time per student, no subscription | ✓ | — |
| Secure testing / exam-prep suite | — | ✓ |
Both cover EMT through Paramedic, offer a mobile app that works offline, and support CoAEMSP competency tracking (Appendix G). FISDAP does not currently offer an EMR tracker, and includes a secure testing and exam-prep product that CordialChart does not try to replace. On CordialChart a preceptor signs on their own device without an account and without logging into a student's account, so the signature is tied to the preceptor rather than borrowed from the student. Comparison reflects publicly available information as of 2026; features and pricing change, so confirm current details with FISDAP.
FISDAP and CordialChart share the table stakes. These are the reasons a program chooses CordialChart.
The same account carries a student up every level, keeping all of their history, with EMR included.
Documentation modeled on a true ePCR, so students graduate already fluent in it. More →
Read-back, named-sender, nothing deleted, and the thread exports. Chat built for a program.
Preceptors sign from their phone with nothing to create and nothing to remember.
Buy a seat once, with no annual renewal, plus volume discounts the big trackers do not offer. See pricing →
Appendix G fills from the charting, with a live ready-to-graduate verdict. More →
One-time per student, with volume discounts the others don't offer.
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