CareBeam vs Chartnote
Chartnote posts per-clinician plans in USD. Basic is $0 for 15 AI scribe notes a month, Pro is $39.99 per month for up to 100 notes, and Max is $99.99 per month for unlimited notes under a fair-use policy. CareBeam sells by demo with no public price. Basic costs a two- or three-clinician practice on a web-based EMR nothing to try, and a Chrome extension inserts the notes into those EMRs. The company is physician-founded, describes an annual SOC 2 Type II examination and offers a BAA. One 2024 Reddit reviewer called $100 per month double what equally capable competitors charge. A six-clinician practice that wants to compare per-clinician costs before any sales call has no CareBeam figure to compare, because its price arrives only after a demo. CareBeam pitches itself at independent and multispecialty practices that want chart auditing and coding suggestions bundled with documentation.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 2, 2026
When to pick each one
CareBeam
- Chart auditing and coding alongside notes
- Aimed at independent and multispecialty practices
Chartnote
- Free Basic plan with 15 notes monthly
- Pro at $39.99 per clinician monthly
- Chrome extension for web-based EMRs
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
CareBeam
34of 100
Chartnote
36of 100
| Dimension | CareBeam | Chartnote | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 7.8 / 13 | 13 / 13 | -5.2 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 10.5 / 21 | 0 / 21 | +10.5 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 4.8 / 12 | 0 / 12 | +4.8 |
| 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 | 8.4 / 12 | -5.4 |
| Pricing transparency | 2.5 / 5 | 5 / 5 | -2.5 |
| Years in market | 0 / 6 | 4.2 / 6 | -4.2 |
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Pricing
CareBeam
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. |
Verified November 2, 2026 from trycarebeam.com (opens in new tab).
Chartnote
| Tier | Billing period | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | per month | Free | per clinician. 15 AI Scribe notes per month, no credit card required |
| Pro | per month | $39.99 | per clinician. Up to 100 AI Scribe notes per month, unlimited Copilot tools, priority support, Free Trial. Monthly toggle shown; yearly price not captured |
| Max | per month | $99.99 | per clinician. Unlimited AI Scribe notes (asterisk: reflects typical full-time use, see fair use policy), up to two 1:1 expert support sessions, Free Trial for first-time subscribers. Monthly toggle shown; yearly price not captured |
Verified November 2, 2026 from chartnote.com (opens in new tab).
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | CareBeam | Chartnote |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | athenahealth, ModMed, Healthie, eClinicalWorks, Veradigm, Greenway | Not specified |
| Founded | n/a | 2019 |
| HQ | US | US |
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