Augmedix vs TORTUS
TORTUS is an NHS product first. It states UKCA Class IIa status and NHS DTAC compliance, reports Epic and Cerner integrations at NHS trusts including Royal Devon, and runs in the London Ambulance Service telephone clinical hub. St George's emergency department reports halved documentation time, a vendor-reported figure. The one public price is an expired UK G-Cloud 14 listing of GBP 30,000 excluding VAT for a three-month unlimited-license pilot.
Augmedix serves US buyers. It lists athenahealth, Epic, Oracle Cerner, Meditech, iKnowMed, eClinicalWorks and NextGen, cites HIPAA and HITRUST, and offers an emergency medicine app and human-assisted tiers under Commure. Pricing is by contract.
Tortus states no HIPAA, SOC 2 or BAA position, which makes it the wrong buy for a US emergency group that needs a HIPAA statement from its vendor.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 1, 2026
Augmedix
by Augmedix, a Commure company · founded 2012
Ambient medical documentation with automated, AI-plus-specialist and full-service options, now part of Commure.
TORTUS
by TORTUS AI · founded 2022
Ambient voice documentation for NHS clinicians: notes, letters, referrals and codes filed into the record after clinician approval.
When to pick each one
Augmedix
- US practices needing a HIPAA statement
- Lists athenahealth, Epic, Meditech, NextGen, eClinicalWorks
- Quote only, no price posted
TORTUS
- NHS trusts and UK ambulance services
- UKCA Class IIa, vendor-stated
- Epic and Cerner integrations at NHS trusts
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Augmedix
47of 100
TORTUS
33of 100
| Dimension | Augmedix | TORTUS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 7.8 / 13 | 0 / 13 | +7.8 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 10.5 / 21 | 6.3 / 21 | +4.2 |
| 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 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 3 / 12 | 6 / 12 | -3 |
| Pricing transparency | 0 / 5 | 2.5 / 5 | -2.5 |
| Years in market | 6 / 6 | 4.2 / 6 | +1.8 |
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Pricing
Augmedix
Quote only, no public price.
TORTUS
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quote only | n/a | n/a | No public price. The pricing page returned a 404. |
Verified October 14, 2026 from tortus.ai (opens in new tab).
Evidence
Augmedix
Community
1 post sourced: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negative.
TORTUS
No FDA decision, peer-reviewed study or community post in our record.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Augmedix | TORTUS |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Epic, Oracle Cerner, Meditech, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, iKnowMed | Epic, Cerner |
| Founded | 2012 | 2022 |
| HQ | US | UK |
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