Side-by-side
Nabla vs Stenoly vs Tali AI
Independent three-way comparison. Editorial scores, compliance, pricing, EHR integrations and language coverage — sourced facts and hands-on testing only, no vendor marketing.
Nabla
TestedOur 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.
Stenoly
TestedEuropean ambient scribe with 53-language consultation support, a broad clinical-note and correspondence template library, and two-tier AI models (Stenoly Essential and Stenoly Precision) — HIPAA + GDPR + EU MDR Class I compliance.
Tali AI
TestedCanada's most-deployed AI scribe and the only Canadian-built one — full PHIPA + PIPEDA + HIPAA + SOC 2 Type II posture, all data processed and stored in Canada.
Side-by-side
Cells marked with a check are the best on that dimension across the three. Data points come from each vendor’s own published materials and our hands-on testing.
| Dimension | Nabla | Stenoly | Tali AI |
|---|---|---|---|
Score type Tested tools have been scored by reviewers after real use; provisional scores come from sourced data only. | Hands-on tested | Hands-on tested | Hands-on tested |
Editorial score | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.2 |
Starting price Public pricing lets you budget without a sales call. | Free up to 30 consults/mo | From €159/mo (or €1,548/yr) | Free / from CA$60/mo |
Free tier | Yes | No | Yes |
HIPAA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SOC 2 | Yes | Not disclosed | Yes |
GDPR | Yes | Yes | Not disclosed |
Avoids training on your data | Yes (states it does not) | Yes (states it does not) | Yes (states it does not) |
Data residency | Google Cloud regional — databases in the region of your choice | EEA hosting | Canada (in-country processing and storage) |
Named EHR integrations | 7 | 1 | 10 |
Languages supported | 35 | 53 | 1 |
When to pick which
Nabla
Best for clinicians who want a real free entry point without compliance trade-offs.
Wins on: editorial score.
Stenoly
Best for clinicians who want broad consultation-language coverage with a deep template library covering both clinical notes and correspondence.
Wins on: languages supported.
Tali AI
Best for canadian clinicians who need phipa + pipeda compliance with in-canada data residency.
Wins on: named ehr integrations.
Pairwise comparisons
Same data, narrower scope — the head-to-head version of each pair from the three above.