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Best Medical Transcription Software in 2026

Medical transcription software helps turn clinical conversations or recordings into text for healthcare work. This list is for people comparing tools by cost, platform and transcription features.

21 apps
Research read 10 Oct 2026
How the order is worked out

1

Chartnote AI Scribe

Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+1

7.6 Free plan Visit site
2

Amazon Transcribe

Free plan APIWeb

Amazon Transcribe covers live and batch speech transcription, with language, speaker, and privacy features.

7.4 From $0.01 Visit site
3

Heidi

Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+3

Heidi combines consultation transcription and note creation with templates, clinical answers, and EHR integrations.

7.4 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
4

Lyrebird Health

Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

Lyrebird Health combines documentation, customization and telehealth functions for clinical workflows. Compare the free-plan limits with the Pro allowance, and note that Pro is billed annually.

7.2 Free plan · paid from 160/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
5

Scribeberry

Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4

Scribeberry combines encounter transcription, form completion, templates, and multiple EMR connection methods for clinical documentation.

7.1 Free plan · paid from $79/user/mo · 3-day trial Visit site
6

Tali AI Scribe

Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+4

Tali AI Scribe combines conversation-based note generation, templates, dictation, and listed EMR integrations.

7.0 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
7

Tandem Health AI Scribe

Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

Tandem Health AI Scribe combines consultation capture with note and document generation, review, and transfer.

6.9 Free plan · paid from €125/user/mo (annual) Visit site
8

Freed

Free trial AndroidExtensioniPhone+1

Freed combines documentation, coding, clinical references, and call handling for independent practices.

6.3 From $39/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
9

Nabla Copilot

Free trial AndroidExtensioniPhone+1

Nabla Copilot combines encounter documentation, dictation, and coding suggestions with several EHR workflow options.

6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
10

Philips SpeechLive
by Philips SpeechLive
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3

SpeechLive combines dictation capture and transcription workflows with AI-assisted document drafting. A 14-day trial is available, while ongoing access is paid, starting at $12.90/user/mo (annual).

6.0 From $12.90/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
11

Abridge

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

Abridge combines visit documentation with nursing, revenue cycle, and chart-context tools in healthcare workflows.

5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
12

DeepScribe

Paid iPhoneWeb

Choose DeepScribe if your specialty-care workflow needs ambient note creation, chart preparation, and EHR integration, especially in community oncology.

5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
13

Suki

Paid AndroidAPIExtension+2

Choose Suki if your clinical workflow could benefit from specialty-specific notes, pre-visit support, coding, or multilingual patient instructions.

5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
14

Ambience Ambient Scribe

Paid Web

Consider Ambience Ambient Scribe if your organization wants conversation-based notes across multiple care settings, with specialty coverage and coding support.

5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
15

Microsoft Dragon Copilot

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

Microsoft Dragon Copilot offers ambient capture and specialty templates across browser and mobile platforms.

4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
16

Fluency for Transcription

Paid WebWindows

4.5 Pricing on request Visit site
17

Mentalyc

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

4.5 From $14.99/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
18

Philips SpeechExec Enterprise

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

4.5 Pricing on request Visit site
19

Fluency Direct

Paid Windows

4.4 Pricing on request Visit site
20

T-Pro

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

4.3 Pricing on request Visit site
21

S10.AI

Paid

3.8 Pricing on request Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

Check whether a tool has a free plan or trial, what its paid price covers, and whether its licence permits code access or changes when that matters. Before choosing, review EHR links, transcription approach, speech recognition, language coverage, mobile apps and audio uploads.

Questions

Are free plans available for medical transcription software?

Yes. Amazon Transcribe, Chartnote AI Scribe, Heidi and Lyrebird Health show free-plan options in this list. Other tools use paid pricing or trial offers.

Which platforms do these tools support?

Across the list, supported options include web, iOS, Android, Windows, browser extension and macOS. Check the platform field for the tool you plan to use.

Which tools list free trials?

Freed shows a 7-day trial, while Heidi, Lyrebird Health and Mentalyc show 14-day trials.

What paid prices are listed?

Listed starting prices are $0.01 for Amazon Transcribe, $39 per month for Freed, $160 per user per month annually for Lyrebird Health, and $14.99 per user per month annually for Mentalyc. Several tools show pricing on request.

Is any listed tool open source?

DeepScribe is marked not open source. Check licence details directly when source-code access or modification is important.

What should I compare before choosing?

Review free-plan availability, starting paid price, EHR integration, transcription mode, speech recognition, supported languages, mobile apps and audio-file upload.

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