Aura AI Scribe vs Knowtex
Knowtex shows a demo request where a price should be, and it positions itself as ambient AI for large health systems. Its case is scale. The vendor says it is prime awardee on a VA ambient scribe contract with 79 VA medical centers live, reports 70,000 clinicians (a vendor figure), lists twelve EHRs including Meditech, and adds coding and order entry to the note. It also lists FedRAMP, though no certification document is linked. Aura posts prices, with EHR integration arriving on the Team tier at $79.99 per clinician per month, and carries an Epic Toolbox listing announced in October 2025 alongside an athenahealth Marketplace listing. Its named customers include oncology, neurosurgery and spine practices. A small oncology or spine practice that wants a posted price does not get one from Knowtex. Meditech is not among Aura's named EHRs, which makes Aura the weaker candidate for a regional hospital on that system, where Knowtex lists it.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 2, 2026
Aura AI Scribe
by Insight Health AI
Ambient AI scribe that drafts specialty-aware clinical notes in real time, with ICD-10 and CPT coding suggestions on paid tiers.
Knowtex
by Knowtex · founded 2023
Calls itself "The Frontier AI Lab for Healthcare": ambient documentation, coding and billing, and order entry. Prime awardee on a VA ambient scribe contract.
When to pick each one
Aura AI Scribe
- Team at $79.99 per clinician monthly lists EHR integration
- Epic Toolbox listing, per the vendor's announcement
- Oncology and spine practices among named customers
Knowtex
- Prime awardee on a VA ambient scribe contract
- Lists Meditech and eleven other EHRs
- Coding, order entry and chart summarization
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Aura AI Scribe
42of 100
Knowtex
40of 100
| Dimension | Aura AI Scribe | 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) | 8.4 / 12 | 8.4 / 12 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 / 12 | 0 |
| Pricing transparency | 5 / 5 | 0 / 5 | +5 |
| Years in market | 0 / 6 | 3 / 6 | -3 |
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Pricing
Aura AI Scribe
| Tier | Billing period | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Forever | per month | Free | per clinician, no card. Templates, pre-charting, after-visit documents, Magic Edit and standard BAA. Free notes are deleted after 21 days. |
| Pro, monthly billing | per month, billed monthly | $39.99 | per clinician, billed monthly. Adds auto-templates, ICD-10 and CPT coding and chat support. Struck-through list price $49.99 per month. No sale end date shown. |
| Pro, annual billing | per year, billed annually | $480 | per clinician, billed annually, $480 per year. Struck-through list price $600 per year. No sale end date shown. |
| Team, monthly billing | per month, billed monthly | $79.99 | per clinician, billed monthly. Adds seat management, enhanced onboarding and EHR integration. Struck-through list price $99.99 per month. No sale end date shown. |
| Team, annual billing | per year, billed annually | $960 | per clinician, billed annually, $960 per year. Struck-through list price $1,200 per year. No sale end date shown. |
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. Custom quote, custom BAA and volume discounts with the AI suite. |
Verified November 2, 2026 from insighthealth.ai (opens in new tab).
Knowtex
Quote only, no public price.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Aura AI Scribe | Knowtex |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Epic, athenahealth | Epic, Athena |
| Founded | n/a | 2023 |
| HQ | US | US |
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Common questions
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