Abridge vs Nabla

Abridge

Abridge is the enterprise ambient scribe with the longest customer list in US hospitals, and the thing that sets it apart is that every sentence in the draft note can be traced back to the moment in the recording it came from — which is what makes clinicians trust it enough to sign. It is bought by health systems, not clinicians: a solo practice cannot sign up, see a price or try it without an organisation behind it.

Pros

• +Each note element links back to the transcript and audio, so verification is built into the review step
• +Deployed at more than 300 health systems, including the largest US academic and integrated networks
• +Covers 14-plus languages and 50-plus specialties, with revenue-cycle, nursing and chart-assistant modules on the same platform
• +Free clinician apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android alongside the EHR-embedded experience

Cons

• −No public pricing, trial or individual sign-up; procurement goes through the health system
• −App-store reviews report dropped findings and occasional record-button failures, so notes still need a careful read
• −Value depends on a deep EHR integration project, not on installing an app

Nabla

A credible ambient scribe for clinics that want the note, the codes and dictation from one vendor and already live in Epic or athenahealth. The trial is self-serve, which is rare in this category, but the price is not: anything beyond a solo trial means a sales conversation, and the real evaluation is how much editing the drafts need in your specialty.

Pros

• +Note, E/M and ICD-10 coding suggestions and dictation in one workflow
• +Named EHR integrations including Epic, athenahealth, Oracle and NextGen
• +Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension and API, so it fits several clinic setups
• +Free trial through the app rather than demo-only access

Cons

• −No published pricing; the pricing page returns 404
• −Coding suggestions still need clinician review, so time savings depend on specialty and note style
• −Company fields such as legal entity are not stated on the site, only office addresses in Paris and Brooklyn

Which has a public API, Abridge or Nabla?

Nabla ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Abridge is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.