Head-to-head
Corti vs Nabla
A side-by-side, source-cited comparison. Clinical precision and note quality come from our hands-on testing; pricing, integrations and compliance from sourced facts. See how we score.
Corti
ProvisionalBest for developers, ehr vendors and european health systems that want clinical-grade ai apis rather than an end-user app
Healthcare AI infrastructure — frontier-lab clinical-grade APIs (speech-to-text, text generation, medical coding, agentic framework) with the broadest enumerated regulatory stack in the catalog.
From Free credits / usage-based
Read the full review
Nabla
Editor's pickTestedBest for clinicians who want a real free entry point without compliance trade-offs
Our 2026 Editor's Pick — the only ambient scribe shipping the full HIPAA + SOC 2 Type II + GDPR + ISO 27001 quartet with no audio stored by default and a real free tier.
From Free up to 30 consults/mo
Read the full reviewSide by side
| Dimension | Corti | Nabla |
|---|---|---|
| Score type | Provisional | Hands-on tested |
| Editorial score | 5.7 | 9.0 |
| Starting price | Free credits / usage-based | Free up to 30 consults/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | $50 free credits | Free tier (30 consults/mo cap) |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| SOC 2 | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| Avoids training on your data | Not disclosed | Yes (states it does not) |
| Data residency | European Sovereign Cloud (on-prem / regional deployment available) | Google Cloud regional — databases in the region of your choice |
| Named EHR integrations | 4 | 7 |
| Ambient notes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-language | Yes (10+) | Yes (35+) |
Bold values flag where one tool has a public advantage in our sourced data. “Not disclosed” never counts as a no.
When to pick which
Pick Corti when…
- Built for developers, ehr vendors and european health systems that want clinical-grade ai apis rather than an end-user app
Pick Nabla when…
- Built for clinicians who want a real free entry point without compliance trade-offs
- Score type: Nabla (Hands-on tested) vs Corti (Provisional)
- Editorial score: Nabla (9.0) vs Corti (5.7)
- Avoids training on your data: Nabla (Yes (states it does not)) vs Corti (Not disclosed)
- Named EHR integrations: Nabla (7) vs Corti (4)
Pros & cons
Corti
Pros
- Broadest enumerated regulatory stack of any tool in the catalog: EU MDR + 6 ISO standards + GDPR + HIPAA + FedRAMP + NHS DSPT/DTAC/DCB0129 + NIS2 + DORA + SOC 2 + ISAE 3000 + Cyber Essentials Plus + BSI C5
- Clinical-grade APIs across speech-to-text, text generation, medical coding and agentic frameworks
- Specifically-named European/Nordic infrastructure customers (Medatixx, Dedalus, Philips SpeechLive)
- Emergency-dispatch depth: NHS Grampian, Boston EMS, Seattle Fire, SOS Alarm
Watch-outs
- Not an end-user scribe — requires partner product or in-house engineering to deploy
- Training-on-customer-data position not explicitly stated on the public site
- Public data residency specifics live in the commercial Sovereign Cloud path
Nabla
Pros
- HIPAA + SOC 2 Type II + GDPR + ISO 27001 — the full compliance quartet
- No audio stored by default; explicit no-training-on-customer-data position
- Real free tier — no credit card required
- Scale: 85,000+ clinicians, 130+ health organizations, 20M+ annual encounters
Watch-outs
- Polishes dense specialist consultations more aggressively than precision-focused alternatives
- Public pricing page isn't currently live — Pro and enterprise both sales-led today
- Published US health-system case studies remain thinner than Abridge for the largest IDNs
FAQ
Which is better, Corti or Nabla?
Nabla edges it on our editorial score (9.0 vs 5.7), but "better" depends on your jurisdiction, EHR and budget — see the side-by-side below.
Is Corti HIPAA compliant?
Yes — Corti states HIPAA compliance.
Is Nabla HIPAA compliant?
Yes — Nabla states HIPAA compliance.
What's the price difference between Corti and Nabla?
Corti starts at Free credits / usage-based; Nabla starts at Free up to 30 consults/mo. Pricing is as of 2026-05-20 — always confirm current figures with the vendor.
