DeepScribe vs Knowtex
Knowtex says in a September 2026 press release that it is prime awardee on a VA ambient scribe contract with a shared ceiling of $775.72M and live at 79 VA medical centers. A large health system on Epic, Oracle Health or Meditech buying at that scale is its buyer. Neither company publishes a price, and Knowtex has no third-party estimate at all, only "Request a Demo."
DeepScribe is the oncology-specific option, built around pre-charting and coding for OncoEMR and iKnowMed users, with a KLAS Spotlight score of 98.8 that the vendor displays. Knowtex's University of Rochester orthopedics pilot is vendor-published, and Knowtex's funding is reported inconsistently, with Tracxn listing $500K and press naming Jeff Dean as a backer without an amount. DeepScribe's Reddit mentions mostly predate the current product.
A six-oncologist community practice gets nothing from Knowtex: it targets the largest systems and lists neither oncology EHR.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 1, 2026
DeepScribe
by DeepScribe Inc. · founded 2017
Ambient AI scribe made for oncology, with pre-charting and coding support.
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
DeepScribe
- Oncology group on OncoEMR or iKnowMed
- KLAS Spotlight score 98.8, displayed by the vendor
- Estimated $350 to $500 per provider monthly
Knowtex
- Large health system buying at VA scale
- Lists Epic, Oracle Health, Meditech and nine more EHRs
- Prime awardee on a VA ambient scribe contract
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
DeepScribe
35of 100
Knowtex
40of 100
| Dimension | DeepScribe | Knowtex | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 13 / 13 | 13 / 13 | 0 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 0 / 21 | 6.3 / 21 | -6.3 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 0 / 12 | 8.4 / 12 | -8.4 |
| 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 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 6 / 6 | 3 / 6 | +3 |
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Pricing
DeepScribe
Quote only, no public price.
Knowtex
Quote only, no public price.
Evidence
DeepScribe
Community
5 posts sourced: 3 positive, 0 neutral, 2 negative.
Knowtex
No FDA decision, peer-reviewed study or community post in our record.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | DeepScribe | Knowtex |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Epic, Athena |
| Founded | 2017 | 2023 |
| HQ | US | US |
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Common questions
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