Abridge vs Dragon Copilot
Checked Oct 24, 2026As of October 2026, neither Abridge nor Dragon Copilot publishes a monthly price per clinician. Neither lists a free plan. Abridge fits large health systems on Epic that want an enterprise-contracted scribe, not independent practices buying on their own. Dragon Copilot fits physician practices that buy through a Microsoft CSP partner and use Epic, or want pay-as-you-go sessions.
Abridge
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Abridge is an enterprise generative-AI platform that turns clinical conversations into billable notes inside EHR workflows. It is sold to health systems and enterprises, and no self-serve plan for small practices was found.
Dragon Copilot
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Microsoft Dragon Copilot is an AI clinical assistant for documentation, information retrieval and task automation. It suits physicians, nurses and radiologists, and since 2026 small and mid-size physician practices through Microsoft CSP partners.
EHR integrations
Feature by feature
| Abridge | Dragon Copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | Health systems and enterprises such as payers and life sciences. No self-serve plan for small practices found.3 | Physicians, nurses, radiologists and health systems; small and mid-size practices since 2026 via Microsoft CSP partners.4 |
| Specialties | Multi-specialty. One customer story cites 40+ specialties and 9,400+ clinicians.5 | Specialty-specific, customizable notes; the specialty list is not published.6 |
| Platforms | iOS app (Abridge for Clinicians), and embedded in Epic via Haiku mobile and Hyperspace desktop.7 | Web browser, mobile app, desktop application, and embedded in Epic (Epic Rover for nurses).2 |
| BAA (HIPAA) | Acts as a HIPAA Business Associate to provider customers, with contracts arranged through the health system.8 | Not documented |
| Coding help | Coding specificity and billing-code-aligned problem lists, plus pre-bill review for CDI and coding teams.9 | Coding suggestions, clinical evidence summaries, referral letters and after-visit summaries.10 |
| App Store rating | 4.22 out of 5 from 49 ratings for Abridge for Clinicians.11 | 3.5 average from only 17 ratings on the App Store, too few to read much into.12 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Abridge if
Large health systems on Epic that want an enterprise-contracted scribe, not independent practices buying on their own.
- Native Epic integration through Abridge Inside Epic, with capture in Haiku and review in Hyperspace.
- Supports coding specificity, billing-code-aligned problem lists and pre-bill review for CDI and coding teams.
- Abridge says it is trusted by 300+ health systems and powers 100M+ conversations each year.
Watch for: No price is published. Pricing is custom and goes through enterprise sales. No self-serve plan or small-practice purchase path found. Sold through health-system sales.
Pick Dragon Copilot if
Physician practices that buy through a Microsoft CSP partner and use Epic, or want pay-as-you-go sessions.
- Pay-as-you-go option at $0.25 per AI-Assisted Session for Flex licenses, with an Azure subscription.
- Embedded in Epic; Microsoft also names athenahealth and MEDITECH as partners.
- Runs on web browser, mobile app and desktop application.
Watch for: Per-user licence prices come from resellers, with Physician Per User reported at $1,512 per month. HIPAA/BAA, SOC 2, HITRUST and audio retention details were not found on the Microsoft pages read.
Last checked Oct 24, 2026. Every figure links to the page it came from (see Sources). Found something out of date? Tell us. How we pick and rank: methodology.
Sources 12 sources from 4 sites, including abridge.com, microsoft.com, myabt.comShow
Every fact on this page comes from one of these.
Abridge Inside Epic
abridge.com/productavailable via web browser, mobile app, desktop application, and embedded within supported EHRs such as Epic.
microsoft.com/en-us/health-solutions/clinical-workflow/dragon-copilottrusted by 300+ health systems
abridge.comThe Physician Practice offer is sold through the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) channel only.
myabt.com/blog/dragon-copilot-physician-practices-deployment-guideProvides clinically accurate summaries and medical terms across specialties.
abridge.com/productAutomatically convert them into specialty-specific, customizable notes
microsoft.com/en-us/health-solutions/clinical-workflow/dragon-copilotCapture patient conversations in Haiku. Trust and verify AI note drafts in Hyperspace using Linked Evidence.
abridge.com/productWe are a “Business Associate” to your provider and process your data solely on their instruction.
abridge.com/privacyFinalized notes, coding specificity, orders, and patient summaries
abridge.comaccurate coding suggestions, clinical evidence summaries, referral letters, and after-visit summaries
microsoft.com/en-us/health-solutions/clinical-workflow/dragon-copilotAbridge for Clinicians | 4.22449 | 49
itunes.apple.com/searchMicrosoft Dragon Copilot | 3.52941 | 17
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