Ambience Healthcare vs Augmedix
Augmedix is a wholly owned Commure subsidiary, bought for about $139M with the deal closing on October 2, 2024. Its Go tier is automated, Assist adds a specialist layer, and Live puts human documentation support in the visit. An emergency medicine app and oncology tuning round it out. No human tier is listed for Ambience. It sells documentation, documentation-gap checks and coding to health systems, with Epic built into Hyperspace and Haiku, and its fees are tied to outcomes. Cleveland Clinic chose it for an exclusive five-year contract after a five-vendor pilot, by the company's own account. Third-party estimates run $233 to $417 per provider per month for Ambience on an annual contract and $300 to $700 or more for Augmedix. One 2024 r/medicine poster called Augmedix's human scribes weak with non-native English speakers, before the merger. A health system that wants coding and CDI buys Ambience. An ED group that wants a human behind the note buys Augmedix, and a solo clinician should skip it, since it sells by contract.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 1, 2026
Ambience Healthcare
by Ambience Healthcare · founded 2020
Ambient clinical documentation, documentation-gap checks and coding for health systems.
Augmedix
by Augmedix, a Commure company · founded 2012
Ambient medical documentation with automated, AI-plus-specialist and full-service options, now part of Commure.
When to pick each one
Ambience Healthcare
- Deployed through Epic Toolbox, plus coding and CDI
- Exclusive Cleveland Clinic contract, company claim
Augmedix
- Optional human documentation specialists
- Emergency medicine app, oncology tuning
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Ambience Healthcare
30of 100
Augmedix
47of 100
| Dimension | Ambience Healthcare | Augmedix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 13 / 13 | 7.8 / 13 | +5.2 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 0 / 21 | 10.5 / 21 | -10.5 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 0 / 12 | 12 / 12 | -12 |
| Bidirectional write-back | 0 / 5.2 | 0 / 5.2 | 0 |
| Peer-reviewed papers | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 8.4 / 12 | 3 / 12 | +5.4 |
| Pricing transparency | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 4.2 / 6 | 6 / 6 | -1.8 |
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Pricing
Ambience Healthcare
Quote only, no public price.
Augmedix
Quote only, no public price.
Evidence
Ambience Healthcare
Community
1 post sourced: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negative.
Augmedix
Community
1 post sourced: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negative.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Ambience Healthcare | Augmedix |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Epic, Oracle Cerner, Meditech, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, iKnowMed |
| Founded | 2020 | 2012 |
| HQ | US | US |
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Common questions
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