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Abridge vs Bola AI
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Abridge if…
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: health systems, physicians and clinicians
B
Choose Bola AI if…
- you're in its core audience: dentists, dental hygienists
Side by side
Feature Abridge Bola AI
Pricing modelContact for pricingContact for pricing
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionCustomer Data retained as described in the customer's agreement with AbridgeKept as long as reasonably necessary; varies by information type and agreements
Security and compliance—HIPAA
PlatformsWeb—
CategoryMedical ScribesMedical Scribes
CompanyAbridge AI, Inc.Bola Technologies, Inc.
Based inUnited States—
Founded—2017
Part of——
Key features
A Abridge
- Real-time capture of clinician-patient conversations
- Draft clinical notes generated from visit conversations
- Pre-visit summaries of patient history and prior visits
- Clinical decision support and care gap identification
- Coding specificity and billable documentation for revenue cycle
- Nursing documentation from natural conversations
- Patient summaries and order support after visits
- Supports conversations in 28 languages
B Bola AI
- Hands-free voice periodontal charting
- Voice restorative charting covering history, treatment plans and procedures
- AI Scribe that turns spoken exams into structured clinical notes
- Integrations with Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve and Fuse
- Recognizes different speakers and accents without voice training
- HIPAA-oriented design with Business Associate Agreements
- Onboarding packages with setup and staff training
Plans and prices
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Abridge
Contact for pricing. Plan details aren't published.
Bola AI
Contact for pricing. Plan details aren't published.
Strengths and limitations
Abridge
- Used by 300+ health systems, including Kaiser Permanente and Johns Hopkins
- Named Best in KLAS for ambient AI in 2025 and 2026
- Covers pre-visit, encounter and post-visit work
- Publishes whitepapers on AI evaluation and hallucination reduction
- No public pricing; access is through sales
- Built for enterprise health systems rather than individual practitioners
- No free plan or trial listed
Bola AI
- Built specifically for dental terminology and workflows
- Integrates with major dental practice management systems
- No individual voice training or special computer hardware required
- Offers BAAs for HIPAA compliance
- No public pricing; a demo is required
- Available features vary by practice management system
- Needs a quality microphone for the best recognition
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