Head-to-head
Nabla vs Videa Voice Notes
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.
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 review
Videa Voice Notes
ProvisionalBest for us dental groups and dsos that want an ambient scribe purpose-built for the operatory rather than adapted from a general medical scribe
Dentistry-purpose-built ambient scribe from VideaHealth — launched October 2025, built on a platform trained on 1B+ dental images, with Smart Ambient and Quick Dictation modes.
From Contact sales
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| Dimension | Nabla | Videa Voice Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Score type | Hands-on tested | Provisional |
| Editorial score | 9.0 | 3.0 |
| Starting price | Free up to 30 consults/mo | Contact sales |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Free tier (30 consults/mo cap) | No |
| HIPAA | Yes | Not disclosed |
| SOC 2 | Yes | Not disclosed |
| GDPR | Yes | Not disclosed |
| Avoids training on your data | Yes (states it does not) | Not disclosed |
| Data residency | Google Cloud regional — databases in the region of your choice | Not publicly specified |
| Named EHR integrations | 7 | 0 |
| Ambient notes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-language | Yes (35+) | 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 Nabla when…
- Built for clinicians who want a real free entry point without compliance trade-offs
- Score type: Nabla (Hands-on tested) vs Videa Voice Notes (Provisional)
- Editorial score: Nabla (9.0) vs Videa Voice Notes (3.0)
- Starting price: Nabla (Free up to 30 consults/mo) vs Videa Voice Notes (Contact sales)
- Free tier: Nabla (Yes) vs Videa Voice Notes (No)
- Free trial: Nabla (Free tier (30 consults/mo cap)) vs Videa Voice Notes (No)
- HIPAA: Nabla (Yes) vs Videa Voice Notes (Not disclosed)
- SOC 2: Nabla (Yes) vs Videa Voice Notes (Not disclosed)
- GDPR: Nabla (Yes) vs Videa Voice Notes (Not disclosed)
- Avoids training on your data: Nabla (Yes (states it does not)) vs Videa Voice Notes (Not disclosed)
- Named EHR integrations: Nabla (7) vs Videa Voice Notes (0)
- Multi-language: Nabla (Yes (35+)) vs Videa Voice Notes (Not disclosed)
Pick Videa Voice Notes when…
- Built for us dental groups and dsos that want an ambient scribe purpose-built for the operatory rather than adapted from a general medical scribe
Pros & cons
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
Videa Voice Notes
Pros
- First ambient AI scribe purpose-built for dentistry — not a general scribe adapted for the operatory
- Built on the VideaAI platform (1B+ dental images of training data)
- Two modes: Smart Ambient (multi-speaker) + Quick Dictation (provider-only)
- Output structured by complaint / findings / assessment / treatment plan — dental-specific schema
Watch-outs
- Newly launched (October 2025) — short production track record
- US-only — no public EU / international availability
- Compliance certifications not enumerated on the public marketing page
FAQ
Which is better, Nabla or Videa Voice Notes?
Nabla edges it on our editorial score (9.0 vs 3.0), but "better" depends on your jurisdiction, EHR and budget — see the side-by-side below.
Is Nabla HIPAA compliant?
Yes — Nabla states HIPAA compliance.
Is Videa Voice Notes HIPAA compliant?
Videa Voice Notes does not publicly disclose HIPAA compliance — confirm directly before relying on it.
What's the price difference between Nabla and Videa Voice Notes?
Nabla starts at Free up to 30 consults/mo; Videa Voice Notes starts at Contact sales. Pricing is as of 2026-05-20 — always confirm current figures with the vendor.
