Ambience Healthcare vs Suki
Suki names four EHRs for real-time integration: Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth and MEDITECH. Ambience builds its pitch around one, Epic, and lists athenahealth through that vendor's marketplace and Cerner Millennium over FHIR. A multi-site group with Epic at the hospital and MEDITECH or athenahealth at its clinics gets one contract from Suki, and Ambience does not fit that group. Third parties put Suki at about $299 to $399 per user per month, with a one-year minimum commonly reported, and Suki's terms put pricing in an order form. Ambience's estimates of $233 to $417 per provider per month come from third parties and predate fees tied to outcomes. Ambience's draw is scope inside Epic. The CMIO of an Epic health system who wants documentation, gap checks and coding on one contract is its buyer, and Cleveland Clinic picked it for a five-year contract after a five-vendor pilot, a company claim. Suki's KLAS ROI study was commissioned by Suki. Neither has a peer-reviewed study of its own. A solo clinician facing roughly $300 a month per user from Suki, or an enterprise sales process from Ambience, has no good option here.
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.
Suki
by Suki AI · founded 2017
Ambient documentation, dictation, assisted revenue cycle and clinical reasoning for clinicians.
When to pick each one
Ambience Healthcare
- Epic health system wanting coding on one contract
- Cleveland Clinic five-year contract, company-reported
Suki
- Groups mixing Epic, athenahealth, MEDITECH, Oracle Health
- About $299 to $399 per user monthly (third-party)
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Ambience Healthcare
30of 100
Suki
59of 100
| Dimension | Ambience Healthcare | Suki | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 13 / 13 | 13 / 13 | 0 |
| 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 | 8.4 / 12 | 0 |
| 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.
Suki
Quote only, no public price.
Evidence
Ambience Healthcare
Community
1 post sourced: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 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 | Ambience Healthcare | Suki |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth, MEDITECH |
| Founded | 2020 | 2017 |
| HQ | US | US |
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