Freed vs Stream
River Records' Stream copies notes to the clipboard. Its FAQ says there is no EHR write-back, with none planned this year. Freed pushes notes into browser-based EHRs through a Chrome extension on the Premier tier and names Athena, Elation, Tebra and DrChrono among the targets.
River Records files each visit under the patient's medical problems, with a Subjective, Objective, and Assessment and Plan block per problem, and aims at practices of one to twenty clinicians. Stream Pro costs $149 per clinician monthly or $99 billed annually, with a 30-day trial and a BAA on every plan, trials included. Freed is the pick when notes should be pushed into the chart of a browser-based EHR. River is the pick for a group that wants a problem-oriented chart.
River is out for a practice whose compliance lead requires SOC 2: the vendor says it is not SOC 2 certified, and Freed states Type 1 and Type 2 on its privacy page.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 2, 2026
When to pick each one
Freed
- Chrome extension pushes notes to browser-based EHRs
- EHR push targets include Athena, Elation, Tebra
- States SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2
Stream
- Visits filed under the patient's medical problems
- Pro $99 per clinician monthly, billed annually
- BAA on every plan, trials included
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Freed
33of 100
Stream
19of 100
| Dimension | Freed | Stream | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 7.8 / 13 | 7.8 / 13 | 0 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 0 / 21 | 0 / 21 | 0 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 0 / 12 | 0 / 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 | 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
Freed
| Tier | Billing period | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | per month | $39 | 1 clinician, up to 40 notes per month. The page shows $59 and $39, and third parties say $39 is the sale price |
| Core | per month | $79 | unlimited notes. The page shows $59 and $79, and third parties read $79 as the price |
| Premier, monthly billing | per month, billed monthly | $119 | the page has a Monthly/Annually toggle. Third parties read $119 as monthly. EHR push sits on the top tier |
| Premier, annual billing | per month, billed annually | $104 | annual reading of the toggle, per third parties |
| Front Desk | per month, starting at | $149 | Freed's front-desk product, not the scribe. $149 per month per block of 250 calls on its own page, and the pricing page navigation lists it as starting at $149/mo |
Verified October 14, 2026 from getfreed.ai (opens in new tab).
Stream
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stream Lite | $59 | n/a | Scribe only. Audio, transcript and note are deleted after 48 hours. |
| Stream Pro, monthly billing | $149 | n/a | Per clinician. Unlimited visits, 30 day free trial with no card, BAA included. First non-clinician seat free, extra staff $25 per month. No contract or minimum term. |
| Stream Pro, annual billing | $99 | n/a | Per clinician, billed annually at $1,188 a year. Same tier as Stream Pro on monthly billing. |
| Stream Inlet Starter | $89 | n/a | Optional fax intake add-on. 500 pages per month, extra pages $0.14 each, one-time $299 fax number setup. |
| Stream Inlet Practice | $199 | n/a | Optional fax intake add-on. 1,500 pages per month. |
| Stream Inlet Practice+ | $349 | n/a | Optional fax intake add-on. 3,000 pages per month. |
| Clinic | n/a | n/a | No public price. Clinic plan for 3 or more clinicians, quoted with volume discounts. |
Evidence
Freed
Community
11 posts sourced: 3 positive, 8 neutral, 0 negative.
Stream
No FDA decision, peer-reviewed study or community post in our record.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Freed | Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Not specified |
| Founded | 2022 | n/a |
| HQ | US | n/a |
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Common questions
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