Abridge vs Knowtex
Knowtex was named a prime awardee on a VA ambient scribe contract, announced in September 2026, with a shared ceiling of $775.72 million, and says it is live at 79 VA medical centers. A federal buyer has a concrete reason to talk to it. Knowtex's disclosed funding is $500,000 per Tracxn, with the rest undisclosed. Abridge's totals $758 million to $830 million, depending on the source, and it was valued at $5.3 billion in June 2025.
Abridge's buyer is a commercial health system or department on Epic. Its named customers include UW Health and Inova, both vendor-presented. Knowtex has no third-party price estimate. Abridge's runs $208 to $600 per clinician per month, and both are quote-only.
Knowtex's results are its own: a University of Rochester orthopedics case study reports note time under a minute and accuracy rising from 75% to 90%. For a 20-physician private cardiology group on Epic, Knowtex loses, because no independent evaluation of it is published.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 1, 2026
When to pick each one
Abridge
- Commercial Epic ambulatory and ED groups
- Venture funding of $758M to $830M
- Best in KLAS 2025 and 2026, per vendor
Knowtex
- VA and federal ambient scribe buyers
- Prime awardee on VA deal, $775.72M shared ceiling
- Lists Epic, Oracle Health, Meditech, Athena
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Abridge
63of 100
Knowtex
40of 100
| Dimension | Abridge | Knowtex | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 13 / 13 | 13 / 13 | 0 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 6.3 / 21 | 6.3 / 21 | 0 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 12 / 12 | 8.4 / 12 | +3.6 |
| Bidirectional write-back | 0 / 5.2 | 0 / 5.2 | 0 |
| Peer-reviewed papers | 4.9 / 7 | 0 / 7 | +4.9 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 12 / 12 | 3 / 12 | +9 |
| Pricing transparency | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 6 / 6 | 3 / 6 | +3 |
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Pricing
Abridge
Quote only, no public price.
Knowtex
Quote only, no public price.
Evidence
Abridge
Peer-reviewed
4 PubMed records name Abridge.
- Enhancing clinical documentation with ambient artificial intelligence: a quality improvement survey assessing clinician perspectives on work burden, burnout, and job satisfaction. (opens in new tab)
- Ambient listening implementation in primary care and changes in electronic health record documentation metrics: Pre-post study of an ambient listening tool. (opens in new tab)
- Crossover Evaluation of Two Ambient AI Scribe Tools in the Emergency Department. (opens in new tab)
Community
22 posts sourced: 4 positive, 16 neutral, 2 negative.
Knowtex
No FDA decision, peer-reviewed study or community post in our record.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Abridge | Knowtex |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Epic, Cerner, Athena | Epic, Athena |
| Founded | 2018 | 2023 |
| HQ | US | US |
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Common questions
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