Nabla vs Abridge vs Suki AI vs Nuance DAX Copilot (Microsoft Dragon Copilot)
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Nabla
Ambient AI scribe that turns patient visits into clinical notes.
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Abridge
Ambient AI scribe for clinicians — 200+ health systems, Best in KLAS
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Nuance DAX Copilot (Microsoft Dragon Copilot)
Ambient AI scribe for clinicians, now Microsoft Dragon Copilot
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.2 / 10 | 8.2 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 | 7.9 / 10 |
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| ASEAN readiness | — | |||
| API quality | — | |||
| Pricing | Freemium | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Free tier | Free trial available with core documentation features and limited usage | None — enterprise contracts only, no self-serve or trial tier | No free tier; demo only via sales contact | None; enterprise/health-system contracts only |
| Paid from | Free tier (up to 30 consultations/mo); Pro ~$119/month (unlimited); enterprise via contract | Enterprise quote only; no public self-serve pricing (12-month minimum) | ~$299/clinician/month (Compose); ~$399/clinician/month (Assistant) | — |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Users | 85,000+ clinicians across 150+ health organisations (mid-2025) | 200+ health systems; ~50-80M clinical conversations/year | 350+ health systems; tens of thousands of clinicians | — |
| Founded | 2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2005 |
| Maker | Nabla Technologies | Abridge AI, Inc. (independent) | Suki AI, Inc. (independent; strategic investor: Zoom Ventures) | Microsoft (acquired 2022) |
| Verdict | Nabla has the best clinical evidence in ambient scribing: a NEJM AI randomized trial across 238 physicians and 48,000+ visits found a statistically significant 9.5% cut in documentation time. Real deployments back it up... |
Abridge is the clear market leader in ambient AI documentation for large US health systems, validated by more peer-reviewed research than any competitor, Best in KLAS two consecutive years, and deployments at the most pr... |
Suki AI is among the most capable ambient clinical documentation tools available, with genuinely deep EHR integrations — particularly its Epic "INSIDE" embedding and first-mover status on MEDITECH Expanse's documentation... |
The DAX Copilot brand is now Microsoft Dragon Copilot, folding the old ambient scribe together with Dragon Medical One dictation and a generative clinical assistant. It has the deepest install base in ambient documentati... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.