Nabla
Ambient clinical documentation assistant used across hospitals and private practice.
why this verdict
Keep paying — Microsoft has not replaced it
Microsoft's version overlaps, but does not finish the health job, so this one still earns its $119/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Microsoft Dragon Copilot and EHR-native scribes bundled into systems hospitals already own. Microsoft, May 6, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 1 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Heidi.
- What the call is worth $1,428/yr
- $119/mo at the entry paid tier — $1,428 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- Microsoft
- Since
- May 6, 2025
- List price
- $119/mo
- Per year
- $1,428
The backstory
Nabla generates clinical notes from ambient conversation and made itself unusually accessible, serving individual clinicians as well as large health systems, with strong multilingual support that matters far more outside the US than American competitors acknowledge. The incumbent threat is real and bundled. Nabla's counterweight is that European and multilingual healthcare markets have data residency and language requirements the US-centric platforms serve poorly, and it built for those from the start.
Escape hatches
Deeper Epic integration for large US health systems
abridge.com open_in_newVery popular with independent clinicians
heidihealth.com open_in_newAffordable scribe aimed at small practices
getfreed.ai open_in_new1 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.