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AMicrosoft Dragon Copilot vs Scribenote
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Microsoft Dragon Copilot if…
- you work on iOS, Android, Windows
- you're in its core audience: physicians, nurses
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Choose Scribenote if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: veterinarians, veterinary technicians and care teams
Side by side
Feature Microsoft Dragon Copilot Scribenote
Pricing modelContact for pricingFreemium
Starting price—$79/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes
Data retention—Kept while providing Services; deleted when no longer required or after 6 months inactivity
Security and complianceGDPRSOC 2 Type II, ISO 42001
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, WindowsWeb
CategoryMedical ScribesMedical Scribes
CompanyNuance Communications, Inc.Scribenote Inc.
Based inUnited StatesCanada
Founded—2019
Part ofMicrosoft—
Key features
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
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- Records appointments and calls on phone, tablet or laptop
- Generates structured SOAP notes from speech
- PIMS export through Widget Mode and PIMSPal
- Custom Adaptive Templates and template library
- Callback, dental, multi-pet and ultrasound templates
- Teams Mode for unlimited care team members
- Multi-language mode and advanced name correction
- Companion for questions about any patient
Plans and prices
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Microsoft Dragon Copilot
EnterpriseCustom
Scribenote
Free$0
Pro$79/mo/DVM (yearly toggle); $99/DVM (monthly toggle)
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
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
Scribenote
- Free plan includes unlimited notes
- Billed per DVM, with care team members free through Teams Mode
- 2-week Pro trial with no credit card required
- SOC 2 Type II attestation and ISO/IEC 42001 certification
- Free plan uses standard models and has self-serve support only
- Free plan shares data for model improvement by default
- No special pricing for locum or part-time vets
- Custom templates require the Pro plan
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