The enterprise ambient AI standard for academic medical centers. Evidence-linked notes at premium pricing.
The therapy-specific AI scribe with modality awareness and Alliance Genie tracking.
The only AI therapy scribe with real-time session analytics and pay-per-session pricing.
Enterprise AI operating system for health systems—ambient scribe plus clinical workflow automation.
What It Is
Abridge
The enterprise ambient AI standard for academic medical centers. Evidence-linked notes at premium pricing.
Mentalyc
The therapy-specific AI scribe with modality awareness and Alliance Genie tracking.
Upheal
The only AI therapy scribe with real-time session analytics and pay-per-session pricing.
Ambience Healthcare
Enterprise AI operating system for health systems—ambient scribe plus clinical workflow automation.
Primary Category
AI Scribe & Documentation
AI Scribe & Documentation
AI Scribe & Documentation
AI Scribe & Documentation
Primary Category
Abridge
AI Scribe & Documentation
Mentalyc
AI Scribe & Documentation
Upheal
AI Scribe & Documentation
Ambience Healthcare
AI Scribe & Documentation
Founded
2018
2022
2021
2020
Founded
Abridge
2018
Mentalyc
2022
Upheal
2021
Ambience Healthcare
2020
Best For
Academic medical centers requiring evidence-linked documentation for quality assurance; Health systems already on Epic seeking Best in KLAS ambient AI; Enterprise behavioral health divisions inside hospital systems
Therapists doing psychotherapy who need modality-aware documentation (CBT, DBT, EMDR); Solo practitioners wanting affordable therapy-specific AI notes ($19.99-69.99/mo); Clinicians using TherapyNotes, ICANotes, TheraNest, or Valant
Therapists wanting session analytics (talk-time, sentiment) beyond just notes; Low-volume practitioners preferring $1/session over monthly subscriptions; Clinicians who want to track client progress with Golden Thread
Large health systems wanting ambient scribe + pre-visit + care gap identification in one platform; Organizations focused on quality measure optimization and HCC capture; Epic or Cerner environments with 100+ providers and IT resources
Best For
Abridge
Academic medical centers requiring evidence-linked documentation for quality assurance; Health systems already on Epic seeking Best in KLAS ambient AI; Enterprise behavioral health divisions inside hospital systems
Mentalyc
Therapists doing psychotherapy who need modality-aware documentation (CBT, DBT, EMDR); Solo practitioners wanting affordable therapy-specific AI notes ($19.99-69.99/mo); Clinicians using TherapyNotes, ICANotes, TheraNest, or Valant
Upheal
Therapists wanting session analytics (talk-time, sentiment) beyond just notes; Low-volume practitioners preferring $1/session over monthly subscriptions; Clinicians who want to track client progress with Golden Thread
Ambience Healthcare
Large health systems wanting ambient scribe + pre-visit + care gap identification in one platform; Organizations focused on quality measure optimization and HCC capture; Epic or Cerner environments with 100+ providers and IT resources
Pricing
Starting Price
Custom quote required
$19.99/mo (Mini, 10 notes)
Free tier or $1/session (capped at $69/mo)
Custom quote required
Starting Price
Abridge
Custom quote required
Mentalyc
$19.99/mo (Mini, 10 notes)
Upheal
Free tier or $1/session (capped at $69/mo)
Ambience Healthcare
Custom quote required
Pricing Model
enterprise-custom
Per provider/month
Per provider/month
enterprise-custom
Pricing Model
Abridge
enterprise-custom
Mentalyc
Per provider/month
Upheal
Per provider/month
Ambience Healthcare
enterprise-custom
Free Trial
No free trial
14 days
30 days
No free trial
Free Trial
Abridge
No free trial
Mentalyc
14 days
Upheal
30 days
Ambience Healthcare
No free trial
Pricing Details
No self-serve. No free trial. Pilot programs for health systems (3-6 months). For a 200-physician system, expect $1.4M-$1.9M annually before implementation costs. Annual contracts with volume discounts.
14-day free trial includes 15 notes, no credit card required. Annual billing reduces to $14.99-$99.99/mo. All plans include Alliance Genie therapeutic alliance tracking.
Pay-per-session model works well for low-volume practitioners. Telehealth calls through Upheal count as sessions. Session analytics require paid plan.
No self-serve. No small practice tier. Sales conversation required. Annual per-provider contracts with optional module add-ons. Bronze through Platinum tiers available. Implementation takes weeks to months.
Pricing Details
Abridge
No self-serve. No free trial. Pilot programs for health systems (3-6 months). For a 200-physician system, expect $1.4M-$1.9M annually before implementation costs. Annual contracts with volume discounts.
Mentalyc
14-day free trial includes 15 notes, no credit card required. Annual billing reduces to $14.99-$99.99/mo. All plans include Alliance Genie therapeutic alliance tracking.
Upheal
Pay-per-session model works well for low-volume practitioners. Telehealth calls through Upheal count as sessions. Session analytics require paid plan.
Ambience Healthcare
No self-serve. No small practice tier. Sales conversation required. Annual per-provider contracts with optional module add-ons. Bronze through Platinum tiers available. Implementation takes weeks to months.
