Composition of certain financial statement captions - Schedule of Prepaids and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020
Composition Of Certain Financial Statement [Abstract]
Prepaid software and business systems	$ 1,994	$ 1,611
Prepaid PhreesiaPads	394	645
Prepaid data center expenses	350	751
Prepaid insurance	1,969	1,259
Other prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,118	891
Total prepaid and other current assets	$ 6,825	$ 5,157

Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for insurance that provides economic benefits within a future period of one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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