Abridge vs Suki
Suki names four EHRs on its homepage: Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth and MEDITECH. Abridge documents Epic, and its Oracle, athenahealth and eClinicalWorks support rests on a third-party review with no official page. For a MEDITECH community hospital, Abridge loses on that alone. Both state SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA. Abridge's Trust Center also lists TX-RAMP and offers the SOC 2 report on request, and it holds Best in KLAS for ambient speech in 2025 and 2026. Suki's KLAS ROI study was commissioned by Suki, and its 41% cut in note time is a homepage figure. Neither publishes a price. Third-party estimates for Suki run about $299 to $399 per user per month, with $500 to $2,000 setup per practice and a one-year minimum, so a solo practice should pass on Suki. A 40-physician Epic department takes Abridge, at a third-party estimate of $208 to $600 per clinician per month. A practice on athenahealth that wants dictation in the same product takes Suki, which announced a $90M Series E in October 2026.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 1, 2026
When to pick each one
Abridge
- Epic, with Linked Evidence note tracing
- Best in KLAS ambient 2025 and 2026
Suki
- Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth and MEDITECH named
- Also sells dictation and assisted revenue cycle
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Abridge
63of 100
Suki
59of 100
| Dimension | Abridge | Suki | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 13 / 13 | 13 / 13 | 0 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 6.3 / 21 | 10.5 / 21 | -4.2 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 | 0 |
| 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 | 8.4 / 12 | +3.6 |
| Pricing transparency | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 6 / 6 | 6 / 6 | 0 |
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Pricing
Abridge
Quote only, no public price.
Suki
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.
Suki
No FDA decision, peer-reviewed study or community post in our record.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Abridge | Suki |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Epic, Cerner, Athena | Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth, MEDITECH |
| Founded | 2018 | 2017 |
| HQ | US | US |
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Common questions
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