Alternatives · Healthcare admin & AI scribes · Prices checked October 21, 2026 to October 22, 2026
Freed alternatives (2026): 7 compared by price
Freed starts at $39/mo (checked October 21, 2026). Here are 7 alternatives for the same job, each with its pricing as the vendor publishes it, the source and the date we checked it: 2 publish prices, 5 quote only, 2 have a free plan. Ordered by our data, never by payment.
Quick answer
- Freed starts at: $39/mo (checked October 21, 2026, full listing).
- First in our order: Upheal (Free; AI notes $39/mo), Heidi Health (Free seat; paid seats see vendor), Abridge (Contact sales).
- Lowest listed monthly plan: Upheal at $39/mo (0 of 7 list a lower monthly plan than Freed).
- Free plan: Upheal, Heidi Health.
- No public price: Abridge, DeepScribe, Microsoft Dragon Copilot, Nabla, Suki.
- Open source: 2 projects in the Hub for the same job.
Freed pricing, for reference
- Starter: $39/mo
- Core: $79/mo
- Premier: $119/mo
- Front desk AI: from $149/mo
Monthly/annual toggle; prices as displayed.
Source: vendor pricing page, checked October 21, 2026. Freed: full listing.
All 7 Freed alternatives, in our order
Healthcare admin & AI scribes →-
HealthcareFree tier
Upheal
AI progress notes plus scheduling, telehealth and billing for therapists, with a free tier.
SubscriptionFree; AI notes $39/mo
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HealthcareFree tier
Heidi Health
An AI scribe and clinical assistant that writes notes, letters and tasks from consultations, with evidence answers and agents.
Per seatFree seat; paid seats see vendor
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Healthcare
Abridge
Ambient clinical documentation for health systems: turns patient conversations into structured notes inside the EHR.
Quote onlyContact sales
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Healthcare
DeepScribe
An ambient AI medical scribe built for specialty care such as oncology and cardiology.
Quote onlyContact sales
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Healthcare
Microsoft Dragon Copilot
Microsoft's clinical assistant that combines Dragon dictation and ambient note-taking (formerly DAX Copilot) for health systems.
Quote onlyContact sales
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Healthcare
Nabla
Ambient AI for clinicians and health systems that writes notes from patient encounters.
Quote onlyFree trial; then contact sales
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Healthcare
Suki
An AI assistant for clinicians that drafts notes from ambient listening and handles dictation and coding inside the EHR.
Quote onlyContact sales
How we ordered this list: whether the vendor publishes its prices, then the number of verified public use cases we've found, then the lowest listed monthly plan. Only full listings (verified starting price with its source) in the same job category are included. We haven't tested these hands-on. How we rank.
Pricing compared
| Alternative | Starts at | Model | Free plan | Lowest monthly plan vs Freed ($39/mo) | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upheal | Free; AI notes $39/mo | Subscription | Yes | $39/mo (same) | October 22, 2026 | Source |
 Heidi Health | Free seat; paid seats see vendor | Per seat | Yes | no monthly plan listed | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Abridge | Contact sales | Quote only | No | no monthly plan listed | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 DeepScribe | Contact sales | Quote only | No | no monthly plan listed | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Microsoft Dragon Copilot | Contact sales | Quote only | No | no monthly plan listed | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Nabla | Free trial; then contact sales | Quote only | No | no monthly plan listed | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Suki | Contact sales | Quote only | No | no monthly plan listed | October 21, 2026 | Source |
Prices are copied from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown. "not published" or "Contact sales" means the vendor doesn't publish a price; we don't guess. Monthly plans are compared as listed (per seat where the vendor prices per seat); usage-priced plans have no monthly figure. Prices change; confirm with the vendor.
Open-source Freed alternatives from the Hub
Free, open-source agents, skills, MCP servers and recipes for the same job, from the AITeamGuide Hub. You run them yourself.
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Skill
Medical research skills
A library of 550+ agent skills for medical research: evidence review, protocol design, data analysis and academic writing.
Healthcare admin · Research★ 2k
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Agent
OpenScribe
An open-source AI scribe that records a patient visit and writes a structured clinical note, with the option to run transcription locally.
Healthcare admin★ 222
FAQ
What are the best Freed alternatives in 2026?
We list 7 alternatives to Freed for the same job (write clinical notes and cut admin), each with pricing checked on the vendor's own site. Ordered by our data (whether the vendor publishes its prices, then the number of verified public use cases we've found, then the lowest listed monthly plan), the first three are Upheal (Free; AI notes $39/mo), Heidi Health (Free seat; paid seats see vendor) and Abridge (Contact sales). We haven't tested them hands-on, and no vendor can pay to change this order.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Freed?
Freed's lowest listed monthly plan is $39/mo (checked October 21, 2026). None of the 7 alternatives lists a lower monthly plan. Plans are compared as the vendors list them (per seat where they price per seat), so check what each plan includes.
Is there a free alternative to Freed?
Upheal and Heidi Health have a free plan or free tier, according to their public pricing pages (checked October 21, 2026 to October 22, 2026).
Is there an open-source alternative to Freed?
The AITeamGuide Hub lists 2 open-source projects for the same job that you run yourself, for example Medical research skills and OpenScribe. They need setup and hosting, unlike Freed.
Can a vendor pay to rank higher here?
No. The order comes from our data only. Paid placements are always labelled "Sponsored" or "Featured", sit outside the list and never change the order.
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