Head-to-head
Corti vs Tortus
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
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Tortus
ProvisionalBest for nhs trusts and uk gp practices that need a governance-ready scribe with explicit no-retention and no-training policies
UK NHS-native ambient scribe registered as a Class I medical device and DTAC-compliant — explicit "no model trained, no data retained" position and a published clinical-validation platform (CREOLA).
From Contact sales
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| Dimension | Corti | Tortus |
|---|---|---|
| Score type | Provisional | Provisional |
| Editorial score | 5.7 | 3.8 |
| Starting price | Free credits / usage-based | Contact sales |
| Free tier | Yes | Not disclosed |
| Free trial | $50 free credits | NHS pilots |
| HIPAA | Yes | Not disclosed |
| SOC 2 | Yes | Not disclosed |
| 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) | United Kingdom |
| Named EHR integrations | 4 | 1 |
| Ambient notes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-language | Yes (10+) | Not disclosed |
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
- Editorial score: Corti (5.7) vs Tortus (3.8)
- Starting price: Corti (Free credits / usage-based) vs Tortus (Contact sales)
- Free tier: Corti (Yes) vs Tortus (Not disclosed)
- HIPAA: Corti (Yes) vs Tortus (Not disclosed)
- SOC 2: Corti (Yes) vs Tortus (Not disclosed)
- Named EHR integrations: Corti (4) vs Tortus (1)
- Multi-language: Corti (Yes (10+)) vs Tortus (Not disclosed)
Pick Tortus when…
- Built for nhs trusts and uk gp practices that need a governance-ready scribe with explicit no-retention and no-training policies
- Avoids training on your data: Tortus (Yes (states it does not)) vs Corti (Not disclosed)
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
Tortus
Pros
- Class I medical device + DTAC-compliant — NHS procurement-ready
- Explicit "no model trained, no data retained" position
- CREOLA clinical-validation platform with 100+ clinicians
- Named NHS customers: St George's, Royal Devon NHS Trust, London Ambulance Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Watch-outs
- UK-only — no public EU / Swiss / Danish availability
- Pricing not publicly disclosed
- EHR integration described as "EHR-integrated" — specific systems not publicly named
FAQ
Which is better, Corti or Tortus?
Corti edges it on our editorial score (5.7 vs 3.8), 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 Tortus HIPAA compliant?
Tortus does not publicly disclose HIPAA compliance — confirm directly before relying on it.
What's the price difference between Corti and Tortus?
Corti starts at Free credits / usage-based; Tortus starts at Contact sales. Pricing is as of 2026-05-20 — always confirm current figures with the vendor.
