Clinical Notes AI vs Heidi Health
Two of the AI therapy scribes we track, compared on the dimensions that actually determine fit: clinical note quality, compliance, EHR integration and pricing.
Key takeaways
- Clinical Notes AI starts at From $49/clinician/mo (verify directly); Heidi Health starts at Free; from $99/mo (Pro).
- HIPAA: Clinical Notes AI — Yes; Heidi Health — Yes.
- Note formats: Clinical Notes AI — SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP, Narrative; Heidi Health — SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP, Narrative, Custom.
- Regions: Clinical Notes AI — US; Heidi Health — ANZ, UK, EU, US, CA.
Side-by-side
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 7.1 / 10 | 8.3 / 10 |
| Status | Provisional | Hands-on tested |
| Starting price | From $49/clinician/mo (verify directly) | Free; from $99/mo (Pro) |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| HIPAA + BAA | Yes | Yes |
| SOC 2 | Partial | Yes |
| GDPR | — | Yes |
| 42 CFR Part 2 | — | — |
| Note formats | SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP, Narrative | SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP, Narrative, Custom |
| Languages | 1 | 6 |
| Regions | US | ANZ, UK, EU, US, CA |
| EHR integrations | 0 | 3 |
| Founded | 2022 | 2021 |
| HQ | Florida, USA | Melbourne, Australia |
Clinical Notes AI
Closer to a structured note generator than an ambient scribe in its base configuration. Useful if your workflow already includes dictation or summary input and you want a clean DAP/BIRP/SOAP output. Provisional pending hands-on testing in a live therapy workflow.
Read the full Clinical Notes AI review →Heidi Health
General medical scribe with a serious therapy template library and an unusually broad compliance posture (HIPAA, GDPR, Australian Privacy Act, ISO 27001). Free tier is generous and the editor handles long, narrative sessions well. Therapy templates are user-customisable and several are community-maintained. Trade-off: it is not therapy-only, so some workflow polish (e.g. recurring-client memory across sessions) lags pure-play therapy tools.
Read the full Heidi Health review →Bottom line
Pick Clinical Notes AI if you need clinicians wanting straightforward dap/birp/girp generation. Pick Heidi Health if you need therapists and psychiatrists outside the us who need a hipaa + gdpr + australian privacy act-aligned scribe. Verify on a live session before committing — both publish trials or free tiers worth using.
FAQ
Which is better, Clinical Notes AI or Heidi Health?
On our editorial rubric, Heidi Health scores higher (8.3 vs 7.1). Best fit depends on your country, EHR, and budget — see the side-by-side table above.
Is Clinical Notes AI cheaper than Heidi Health?
Clinical Notes AI starts at From $49/clinician/mo (verify directly); Heidi Health starts at Free; from $99/mo (Pro).
Are both Clinical Notes AI and Heidi Health HIPAA-compliant?
Clinical Notes AI's HIPAA stance is "yes"; Heidi Health's is "yes" as of our last verification.
Which note formats do Clinical Notes AI and Heidi Health support?
Clinical Notes AI: SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP, Narrative. Heidi Health: SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP, Narrative, Custom.
Do Clinical Notes AI or Heidi Health integrate with SimplePractice or TherapyNotes?
Clinical Notes AI has 0 published EHR integration(s); Heidi Health has 3. Most therapy scribes today use copy-paste rather than native write-back.