Heidi Health Alternatives
Looking for a Heidi Health alternative? Five AI scribes compared with Heidi on published price, dictation, templates, EHR fit and BAA terms. Checked November 2026.
The Short Answer
Heidi Health has a free plan that lists "Unlimited ambient AI documentation". If the free plan does everything you need, there is no cheaper alternative, and you should stay on it. Clinicians who look for an alternative usually have one of three reasons.
- What they need is on the paid plan. Heidi lists custom templates on its Clinician plan, which is $150 a month, or $110 a month billed yearly.
- They dictate a lot. Heidi's plan comparison marks dictation as "Limited usage" on the free plan.
- They want the note in the EHR. Heidi lists EHR integration on its Teams plan, which is priced on request.
The five alternatives on this page are Doximity Scribe, Freed, Sunoh.ai, Twofold Health and VoiceboxMD. Each one is free or publishes its price.
Who wrote this page: VoiceboxMD publishes it, and VoiceboxMD is one of the five alternatives. We do not rank them; they are listed alphabetically. Every fact about Heidi and the other products comes from that vendor's own website, and we link the page we used so you can check it. We also say where Heidi is the better choice.
Every price and quote on this page was checked on the vendor's own website on November 10, 2026.
What Heidi Health Costs
Heidi's pricing page shows three plans.
| Heidi plan | Price | What the pricing page lists |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, "Free for everyone" | "Unlimited ambient AI documentation", "Answers to clinical questions with citations", "HIPAA-compliant security and privacy". One free seat. |
| Clinician | $110 per user per month billed annually, "Saving $480"; $150 monthly | Everything in Free, plus routines for pre-charting and billing code support, "Custom templates for notes and documents", clinical evidence. |
| Teams | Custom | "EHR integration, with optional enterprise-grade governance and SSO", shared templates, unlimited dictation. |
Three more things from the same page. The Clinician price shown is for a Standard seat; Heidi also sells a Max seat with a larger monthly usage limit. The Clinician plan says "Try 14 days free". And "Trainees get Clinician, free" once Heidi verifies your student status. Source: Heidi pricing.
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Try it freeHeidi Alternatives at a Glance
| AI scribe | Published price (per clinician, per month) | Monthly note cap | Dictation (per vendor site) | BAA (per vendor site) | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Health (for reference) | Free plan; Clinician $150 ($110 billed yearly) | "Unlimited" ambient on Free | Yes, limited on Free | Available to covered entities | 14 days on Clinician |
| Doximity Scribe | Free for verified US clinicians | Not stated | "Simple dictation" template | Not stated | Free |
| Freed | Starter $39, Core $79, Premier $119 | 40 on Starter; none on Core up | Premier plan | Listed under Groups | 7 days, no card |
| Sunoh.ai | From $149 ("for a limited time") | Not stated | Voice recognition listed | Yes, included | Offered, length not stated |
| Twofold Health | Personal $69 ($49 billed annually); first month $19 | Not stated | Yes | Yes, every plan | 7 days, no card |
| VoiceboxMD (publisher of this page) | Essential $49, Power $79, Premium $99 | None on any plan | Yes, every plan | Yes, every plan | 7 days (monthly), 14 days (annual) |
Prices in US dollars, per clinician per month, before tax. "Not stated" means we did not find it on the vendor's page; it does not mean the product lacks it.
Why Clinicians Look for a Heidi Alternative
The step from free to paid is large
Heidi's free plan costs nothing and its Clinician plan is $150 a month, or $110 a month billed yearly. There is no plan in between. A clinician who needs one thing from the paid plan, such as custom templates, pays for all of it. Twofold at $69, Freed Core at $79 and VoiceboxMD at $49 sit in that gap.
Dictation is limited on the free plan
Heidi's plan comparison marks dictation as "Limited usage" on Free. If you speak most of your notes yourself instead of recording the visit, check how far the free allowance goes on a normal clinic day.
EHR integration is on Teams
Heidi's pricing page lists "EHR integration" under Teams, with a custom price. On the Free and Clinician plans, ask Heidi how the note reaches your chart.
The Five Alternatives
Listed alphabetically. Each entry says who the product fits and links the page we used.
Doximity Scribe
Price: free for "all U.S. physicians, NPs, PAs, and medical students with a verified Doximity account".
Doximity Scribe runs inside the Doximity app on phone and desktop. Its page lists SOAP, H&P, consult and "simple dictation" templates, your own templates, and "HIPAA Compliant". We did not find BAA terms on the page; ask Doximity before you record patients.
Fits: verified US clinicians who want another free ambient scribe to compare with Heidi's free plan. Source: Doximity Scribe.
Freed
Price: Starter $39 a month for up to 40 notes; Core $79 a month with unlimited notes; Premier $119 a month, or $104 billed annually. 7-day free trial with no credit card.
Freed lists dictation, ICD-10 and CPT coding, letters and its EHR push on Premier. The EHR push is for browser-based EHRs.
Fits: clinicians who want a paid plan below Heidi's Clinician price and chart in a browser-based EHR. Source: Freed pricing. More detail: Freed vs VoiceboxMD.
Sunoh.ai
Price: "Starting at $149 per user per month for a limited time." Its pricing page lists "Business Associate Agreement (BAA) included" and "Implementation services included".
Sunoh's website says it integrates with athenahealth, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, Epic, ModMed, Practice Fusion and Tebra, and offers an EHR Sync browser extension for browser-based EHRs.
Fits: practices on one of the EHRs Sunoh names that want an integration at a published price. Sources: Sunoh pricing, sunoh.ai.
Twofold Health
Price: free for 7 days, then $19 for the first month; Personal $69 a month, or $49 a month billed annually.
Twofold's site says "BAA on every plan", lists "Record, dictate, or upload", and says the trial needs no credit card.
Fits: individual clinicians who want a paid plan at about half of Heidi's Clinician price. Source: Twofold pricing.
VoiceboxMD (publisher of this page)
Price: Essential $49 a month, Power $79 a month, Premium $99 a month. 7-day free trial on monthly plans, 14 days on annual plans. A card is collected at checkout and is not charged during the trial. There is no free plan.
VoiceboxMD includes an ambient AI scribe, live dictation and your own note templates on every plan, with no monthly note cap. It runs on Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and the web. A BAA is included on every plan. The Windows and Mac apps type dictation at your cursor in any EHR field, and place a finished note whole or one section at a time into the field you are in. Power adds ICD-10 and CPT code suggestions, letters and pre-recorded audio upload. Premium adds a writing style learned from your own edits.
Limits: there is no free plan. There is no API integration or browser extension for any EHR, so notes are placed at your cursor and the app does not pull your schedule, patient details or prior notes. The ambient scribe works in English only, does not label who is speaking, and records from your microphone, so it does not capture telehealth call audio. It does not answer clinical questions or cite evidence. There is no single sign-on. The web and phone apps copy or share the note. VoiceboxMD is not SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified.
Fits: clinicians who want live dictation, their own templates and the ambient scribe together for $49 a month. Sources: VoiceboxMD pricing, VoiceboxMD AI medical scribe.
When Heidi Is the Better Choice
An alternative is not always better. From Heidi's own pages, Heidi fits better than VoiceboxMD when:
- You want a free scribe. Heidi's free plan lists unlimited ambient documentation. VoiceboxMD has a free trial and no free plan.
- You are a student or trainee. Heidi says "Trainees get Clinician, free".
- You see patients by video. Heidi says its desktop app can "capture telehealth audio straight from the call". VoiceboxMD records your microphone only.
- Your visits are not in English. Heidi's homepage cites a 2026 paper on its transcription "Across 77 languages". VoiceboxMD's ambient scribe is English only.
- You want clinical answers with sources. Heidi lists "Answers to clinical questions with citations", even on Free. VoiceboxMD does not do this.
- Your organization requires a security attestation. Heidi's homepage lists "SOC 2 Type II Attested" and "ISO 27001 Certified". VoiceboxMD has neither.
- You are buying for a group that needs an EHR integration and SSO. Heidi lists both on Teams. VoiceboxMD has neither.
Sources: Heidi pricing, heidihealth.com, Heidi HIPAA page.
How to Test an Alternative in One Week
- Start with Heidi's free plan if you have not. It costs nothing to find out whether it is enough.
- Write down what you ran out of. Dictation, your own templates, codes, or a way into the EHR.
- Compare the plan that includes it at each vendor. The prices are in the table above.
- Ask for the BAA before you record a real patient. Ask which plans include one and whether the trial does.
- Run the same five visits through each product you are testing. Judge the notes you would actually sign.
For health-system products such as Abridge, Microsoft Dragon Copilot and Suki, see the AI medical scribe buyer's guide. If your question is which scribe fits one EHR, see the guides for Epic, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, Practice Fusion and NextGen.
Looking at a different scribe? See Freed alternatives, Sunoh.ai alternatives, DeepScribe alternatives and Dragon Copilot alternatives.
How We Built This Page
- One source per fact. Every Heidi statement and every competitor price comes from that vendor's own website, linked next to it. We did not use review sites, press coverage or sales calls.
- Listed, not ranked. The five alternatives are in alphabetical order. VoiceboxMD is one of them and is labelled as the publisher wherever it appears.
- What we did not test. We did not run the same patient visits through all six products, so this page does not score note accuracy.
- Dated. Prices change often, so the date of the check is at the top of the page. If you find something out of date, write to support@voiceboxmd.com and we will correct it.
Frequently Asked Questions About Heidi Health Alternatives
What is the best alternative to Heidi Health?
It depends on why you are looking. If you want another free scribe, Doximity Scribe is free for verified US clinicians. If you need your own templates and dictation without paying $150 a month, VoiceboxMD is $49 a month and Twofold is $69. If you want an EHR integration at a published price, Sunoh.ai lists seven EHRs. If Heidi's free plan does what you need, stay on it. VoiceboxMD publishes this page and is one of the five alternatives on it.
Is Heidi Health really free?
Heidi's pricing page lists a Free plan at $0, "Free for everyone", with "Unlimited ambient AI documentation" for one seat. The same page marks dictation as "Limited usage" on Free and lists custom templates on the paid Clinician plan. We checked the page on November 10, 2026.
How much does Heidi Health cost?
Heidi's Free plan is $0. The Clinician plan is $110 per user per month billed annually, which the page says saves $480 a year against monthly billing, so the monthly price is $150. Teams pricing is custom. The Clinician plan has a 14-day free trial, and Heidi says trainees get Clinician free.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Heidi's paid plan?
Yes. Against Heidi Clinician at $150 a month, Freed Starter is $39 (up to 40 notes), VoiceboxMD Essential is $49, Twofold Personal is $69 and Freed Core is $79. They do not include the same things as Heidi Clinician, so compare the features you need, not only the price.
Does Heidi Health include a BAA?
Heidi's HIPAA page says "We make a BAA available to every covered entity we work with". Ask Heidi how to get it on your plan before you record patients. VoiceboxMD and Twofold include a BAA on every plan, and Sunoh's pricing page lists a BAA as included.
Which Heidi alternatives include dictation?
On their own websites, VoiceboxMD lists live dictation on every plan, Twofold lists "Record, dictate, or upload", Doximity Scribe lists a "simple dictation" template, Sunoh lists a voice recognition system, and Freed lists "Dictation and saved phrases" on its Premier plan.
Does VoiceboxMD have a free plan like Heidi?
No. VoiceboxMD has a 7-day free trial on monthly plans and 14 days on annual plans, and a card is collected at checkout. After the trial it is $49, $79 or $99 a month. If you need a scribe that stays free, Heidi's free plan or Doximity Scribe is the better fit.
Try VoiceboxMD on Your Own Visits
The fastest way to compare scribes is a week of your own visits. VoiceboxMD includes the ambient AI scribe, live dictation and your own templates on every plan, with a BAA and no monthly note cap.
Monthly plans start with a 7-day free trial and annual plans with 14 days, on the plan you choose. A card is collected at checkout and is not charged during the trial. No setup fees.
This page was last updated November 10, 2026. VoiceboxMD is the publisher of this page and one of the products compared. Competitor prices and features come from each vendor's own website on the date above and can change; check the linked page before you buy. VoiceboxMD is not affiliated with Heidi Health. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Doximity® is a trademark of Doximity, Inc. Heidi Health™, Freed™, Sunoh™ and Twofold™ are trademarks of their respective companies.
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