The best AI scribe for a solo or small practice
I build a tool in this category, so take the recommendation with that in mind. But the advice below holds whichever you pick.
What a solo practice actually needs
- Self-serve signup — no sales call, no procurement, start today.
- A flat, predictable price — not per-minute billing or a quote.
- Copy-and-paste into your EHR — whatever you use, no integration project.
- HIPAA handled — a BAA you can sign yourself, without a compliance team.
What you don’t need
Deep EHR write-back, enterprise specialty models, and sales-led onboarding are what the big platforms sell to hospitals. For one doctor, they’re cost and complexity you won’t use. Don’t pay for the health-system tier.
An honest shortlist
Doximity Scribe — free
If budget is the whole question, free is hard to beat for basic notes, and many US doctors are already on Doximity.
Twofold — cheapest paid
Around $49 a month for unlimited notes, template-rich. The value pick if you want more than free but the lowest paid price.
Freed — simple paid scribe
Built by physicians, clean and popular; a capped starter tier and EHR push higher up.
Doctor Notes — evidence-checked, doctors only
What I build. $99 a month for up to 300 notes (or $199 for up to 600 on Pro), and the only one here with a cited clinical second-read on every note. It also reads an attached x-ray or lab and drafts and double-checks your Assessment & Plan. I’m not the cheapest, and for a solo doctor that trade-off only makes sense if the second read earns its keep.
Frequently asked
What’s the best AI scribe for a solo practice?
The one that’s self-serve, flat-priced and quick to set up — you don’t need enterprise EHR integration. Doximity (free) and Twofold (~$49/mo) win on price; Freed is a simple paid scribe; Doctor Notes adds a cited clinical second-read from $99/mo (up to 300 notes; $199 Pro for 600).
Do I need EHR integration as a solo doctor?
Usually not. For most solo and small practices, clean copy-and-paste into your EHR is enough. Deep write-back integration is what the enterprise tools (DeepScribe, Abridge) sell to health systems, and it’s rarely worth the cost or setup for one doctor.
What’s the cheapest option for a small practice?
Doximity Scribe is free for basic use, and Twofold is around $49 a month for unlimited notes. Heidi has a free tier capped at 10 actions a month.
More detail: the best AI medical scribes for 2026 · the cited clinical second-read.