Chartnote vs MedScrub
Chartnote records the visit. A physician founded it, iOS and Android apps do the recording, and more than 1,000 preloaded templates shape the note. MedScrub reads the chart: it summarizes the synced chart overnight, flags open plans, and checks whether plans from earlier visits were carried out. The vendor says it strips the 18 HIPAA Safe Harbor identifiers on the clinician's own machine before any model sees the data. Solo costs $99 a month and the Practice tier $89 per provider per month billed annually, with the currency not stated on the page. The vendor names Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth and eClinicalWorks as marketplaces it is listed on.
The two do different jobs, so no buyer weighs them against each other for the same task. Chartnote's buyer is the clinician who needs the encounter written up. MedScrub's buyer is the practice that wants the chart read and de-identified before the visit, or a clinical AI developer using its credit bundles.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 2, 2026
Chartnote
by Chartnote, Inc. · founded 2019
AI medical scribe that turns a recorded patient encounter into a structured SOAP note, with dictation and templates.
MedScrub
by 1PuttHealth
Chart summarization and pre-visit prep that runs on a local machine and strips HIPAA identifiers before any model sees the data.
When to pick each one
Chartnote
- iOS and Android apps for visit recording
- More than 1,000 preloaded templates
- Physician-founded
MedScrub
- Overnight chart summaries and open-plan flags
- Vendor says it strips 18 HIPAA identifiers locally
- Lists Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Chartnote
36of 100
MedScrub
36of 100
| Dimension | Chartnote | MedScrub | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 13 / 13 | 0 / 13 | +13 |
| 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 | 5 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 4.2 / 6 | 0 / 6 | +4.2 |
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Pricing
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 | $99.99 | per clinician. Unlimited AI Scribe notes (asterisk: reflects typical full-time use, see fair use policy), up to two 1:1 expert support sessions, Free Trial for first-time subscribers. Monthly toggle shown; yearly price not captured |
Verified November 2, 2026 from chartnote.com (opens in new tab).
MedScrub
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | n/a | n/a | For developers: 500 credits at sign-up. The page does not label its currency; USD is assumed from the "$" signs. |
| Solo | $99 | n/a | Annual billing available; the page says it saves $600 a year. Currency not labeled; USD assumed. |
| Practice | $89 | n/a | For 2 to 10 providers. Save $480 a year versus monthly. Example: two providers at $178 a month. Currency not labeled; USD assumed. |
| Credits 3,000 | n/a | n/a | Developer credit bundle of 3,000 credits. Credits never expire. Currency not labeled; USD assumed. |
| Credits 10,000 | n/a | n/a | Developer credit bundle of 10,000 credits. Credits never expire. Currency not labeled; USD assumed. |
| Credits 100,000 | n/a | n/a | Developer credit bundle of 100,000 credits. Credits never expire. Currency not labeled; USD assumed. |
| Nonprofit | n/a | n/a | Free for 501(c)(3) healthcare nonprofits with a determination letter. |
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. Custom pricing. |
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Chartnote | MedScrub |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks |
| Founded | 2019 | n/a |
| HQ | US | n/a |
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Common questions
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