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AHeidi Health vs Microsoft Dragon Copilot
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Heidi Health if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on macOS
- you're in its core audience: general practitioners, hospital clinicians
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Choose Microsoft Dragon Copilot if…
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: physicians, nurses
Side by side
Feature Heidi Health Microsoft Dragon Copilot
Pricing modelFreemiumContact for pricing
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentNo—
Data retentionSensitive health information kept only for duration requested by the Practitioner—
Security and compliance—GDPR
PlatformsWeb, macOS, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android, Windows
CategoryMedical ScribesMedical Scribes
CompanyHeidi Health LtdNuance Communications, Inc.
Based inUnited KingdomUnited States
Founded——
Part of—Microsoft
Key features
H Heidi Health
- AI scribe that generates clinical notes from consultations
- Clinical coding and documentation integrity checks
- Telehealth audio capture
- Desktop-wide dictation
- Clip-on Remote microphone for ward rounds
- Evidence answers with citations and CPD/CME tracking
- Letter and patient communication workflows
- EPR integration
M Microsoft Dragon Copilot
- Ambient capture of multi-party, multilingual clinical conversations
- Specialty-specific clinical note generation
- Cited answers from transcripts, notes and medical references
- Coding suggestions, referral letters and after-visit summaries
- Nursing flowsheet documentation from ambient capture
- Radiology report drafting and prior-report summaries (preview)
- Embedded in EHRs such as Epic
Plans and prices
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Heidi Health
FreeFree
ClinicianNot published
PracticeNot published
EnterpriseCustom
Microsoft Dragon Copilot
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Heidi Health
- Free plan includes unlimited transcription and Evidence answers
- 14-day trial on the Clinician and Practice plans
- Desktop apps for macOS and Windows
- Compliance pages for HIPAA, GDPR, the UK, AU/NZ and Canada
- Prices for paid plans are not published
- EHR integration is a paid add-on
- No mobile app listed on the pricing page
Microsoft Dragon Copilot
- Separate workflows for physicians, nurses and radiologists
- Works inside EHRs such as Epic
- Answers include citations to sources
- Physician version is available in 10 countries
- No public pricing; you have to contact sales
- Nurse version is available only in the US
- Radiology features are still in preview in the US
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