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Australian AI scribe comparison

Best AI Scribe Software for Australian Practitioners (2026)

Ten AI scribe tools available to Australian practitioners, put to the same questions: what it costs today, who it is built for, what the provider says about where data lives, what you can try before paying, and what it actually does. We publish this comparison and our own product is in it.

One set of questions, asked of all ten · sources linked per entry · we publish this page

The short answer

There is no single best AI scribe, and any page that says otherwise is selling something. Heidi and Lyrebird are built around general medical work, Mentalyc and Upheal around therapy work, mAIscribe and ANTSA are focused Australian products, NovoPsych is built around psychometric assessment, and Grounded Scribe — ours — covers mental health, allied health and education alongside general practice. Read the row that matches your work.

At a glance

Ten tools, the same five questions.

Every entry answers the same questions from the provider’s own public pages. Where a provider does not state something, this page says so rather than inferring it.

Publisher disclosure: this comparison is ours

Grounded Scribe Pty Ltd publishes this page and Grounded Scribe is one of the ten entries. The order below is alphabetical after our own row. It is not a universal ranking, no score is calculated, and no entry is placed above another on merit. Source check completed 2 August 2026, except ANTSA, NovoPsych and Everbility, which were checked 9 September 2026.

Ten AI scribes available in Australia
ProductPriceBuilt for Where data livesTry before payingStands out for
Grounded Scribe (ours) Publisher product Pricing · Security · Our pricing $0–$99/month + GST Australian health, education and human-service practitioners Australian persistent storage; processing details published Free plan: 10 healthcare-grade sessions and unlimited 5-minute dictations 185 note templates, 33 assessments
Heidi Health Medical documentation Pricing · Data handling · Full Heidi Health comparison Free; paid plans currently from A$30/month Clinicians seeking medical documentation and follow-up workflows Regional-hosting information is published in its security guidance Free plan with unlimited standard notes and limited advanced actions Evidence queries, templates, integrations and Heidi Comms
Lyrebird Health Australian medical workflows Pricing · Integrations · Full Lyrebird Health comparison Free; Pro A$200/month annual or A$300 monthly Clinicians using connected practice software workflows The provider states that data is stored in Australia Free plan with 50 actions per month Best Practice, Gentu and Genie integrations; registrar discount
Freed AI US outpatient documentation Pricing · Front Desk · Full Freed AI comparison Paid plans currently from US$39/month Outpatient clinicians wanting adaptive note templates Region not stated in the official sources reviewed 7-day trial; no permanent free plan listed Template learning, speciality templates and Front Desk
Upheal Mental health workflow Pricing · Free plan · Full Upheal comparison Free; Premium US$1/session, capped at US$69/month Mental health practitioners seeking notes and session insights Region not stated in the official sources reviewed Free notes from text, dictation and manual uploads Session insights, EHR, telehealth and Golden Thread planning
Mentalyc Mental health documentation Pricing · Treatment planner · Full Mentalyc comparison US$19.99–US$119.99/month Mental health practitioners seeking notes and treatment planning Region not stated in the official sources reviewed 14-day trial; no credit card listed Treatment planner, progress tracking and pre-licensed discount
mAIscribe Australian medical workflows Product and pricing · Privacy · Full mAIscribe comparison Basic A$67 annual / A$99 monthly; Pro from A$150 Australian clinicians seeking medical note workflows The provider states that personal information is stored in Australia 14-day trial LiveScribe, MBS Helper, Service Opportunities and EMR Sync
ANTSA Australian mental health workflows Product · Privacy · Full ANTSA comparison Plan prices are not listed publicly in the sources reviewed Australian psychology and mental health clinicians The provider states that it is Sydney-based with Australian data hosting 14-day trial; no continuing free plan found in the reviewed sources Mental health practice workflows built around psychology settings
NovoPsych Australian psychometric assessments Pricing · Product · Full NovoPsych comparison Free tier listed; paid plan prices are published on the provider’s pricing page Psychologists and mental health clinicians using validated assessments The provider states Australian data storage aligned to the APPs Free tier with limited assessments and AI notes Validated psychometric library with scoring and progress tracking
Everbility Australian allied health documentation Pricing · Privacy · Full Everbility comparison Monthly and annual plans are published on the provider’s pricing page Australian allied health practitioners The provider states that data is stored in Australia 7-day trial; no continuing free plan found in the reviewed sources Allied health report and documentation workflows

How to read this

What actually separates them.

A long feature list is easy to publish and hard to use. These are the questions that change the answer for a real practice.

  • Published data handling

    Read the provider’s current storage, processing and security statements separately. A company address or certification is not a data location.

  • Current public price

    Compare currencies, billing periods, usage caps and the difference between a time-limited trial and a continuing free plan.

  • Intended audience

    Start with the workflow the product is designed around, then check whether its terminology, templates and integrations fit your setting.

  • Relevant capabilities

    Look beyond a long feature list to the functions you will use: capture method, templates, integrations, review controls and team workflows.

  • Access before commitment

    Check what can be tested, which features are restricted, and whether student, registrar or organisation pathways have eligibility conditions.

  • Who published the comparison

    This one is ours, and Grounded Scribe is in it. Read our row as the publisher’s own product and check the others against their sources. Each entry links to the provider pages it came from.

Entry by entry

What each provider publishes.

The detail behind each row, in the provider’s own terms.

Publisher product

Grounded Scribe

Grounded Scribe is the product published by the company responsible for this comparison. Its public Scribe range runs from a continuing free plan to $99/month + GST, with 185 note templates and 33 validated assessments represented by shared catalogue counts.

The free plan includes 10 healthcare-grade sessions a month and unlimited standard-grade dictations of up to five minutes. Paid tiers add different session allowances and platform capabilities, so the plan details matter more than the headline price alone.

Grounded Scribe also publishes separate workflows for organisations. Australian persistent storage and relevant processing details are described on the Security and Privacy pages. Readers should review those facts against their own privacy and governance obligations.

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Medical documentation

Heidi Health

Heidi publishes a continuing free plan with unlimited standard notes and limited use of advanced actions, alongside paid plans currently starting at A$30/month on its Australian pricing page.

Its current product material covers templates, evidence queries, integrations and Heidi Comms. Practitioners should compare the precise allowance and feature differences between the free and paid plans rather than relying on retired “Pro actions” wording.

Heidi publishes regional-hosting and security information separately. This comparison does not treat a certification as evidence of a particular hosting location.

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Australian medical workflows

Lyrebird Health

Lyrebird publicly lists a free plan with 50 monthly actions, Pro at A$200/month when billed annually or A$300 monthly, and custom Teams pricing.

Its published integrations include Best Practice, Gentu and Genie, making connected practice software workflows a useful point to investigate. The provider also publishes an 80% registrar discount.

Lyrebird states that data is stored in Australia. Organisations should still review the provider’s full handling terms and integration behaviour against their own obligations.

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US outpatient documentation

Freed AI

Freed’s current public pricing lists Starter, Core, Premier and Groups options, with paid individual plans currently starting at US$39/month.

Published product material highlights template learning and speciality templates, while Freed Front Desk is offered as a related patient-communication product. A seven-day trial is listed, but no continuing free plan was found in the reviewed pricing source.

The reviewed official pricing and product sources did not state a clinical-data storage region. This comparison therefore leaves the region unstated instead of inferring it from the company’s location.

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Mental health workflow

Upheal

Upheal is designed around mental health workflows and publishes session insights, EHR functions, telehealth and Golden Thread treatment planning alongside documentation.

Its free plan supports unlimited notes created from text, dictation and manual uploads. Premium is currently listed at US$1 per session, capped at US$69/month, and covers automated notes from live or in-app capture.

The reviewed official sources did not state an Australian storage region. Infrastructure provider and company headquarters are not used here as substitutes for a regional data statement.

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Mental health documentation

Mentalyc

Mentalyc focuses on mental health documentation, treatment planning and progress tracking. Its pricing page currently lists plans from US$19.99 to US$119.99/month.

A 14-day trial without a credit card and a pre-licensed practitioner discount are publicly listed. Its plan page also publishes HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II and Australian Privacy Principles claims, which readers should assess in their original context.

The reviewed pricing and treatment-planner sources did not state a clinical-data storage region, so no location is inferred here.

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Australian medical workflows

mAIscribe

mAIscribe publishes Basic pricing at A$67/month billed annually or A$99 monthly, and Pro at A$150/month billed annually or A$188 monthly. A 14-day trial and custom Enterprise route are also listed.

Its current product material includes LiveScribe, MBS Helper, Service Opportunities and EMR Sync. Those capabilities are more useful for comparison than unsupported statements about features the product may not include.

The provider’s privacy policy states that personal information is stored in Australia and describes Australia-only access and storage for patient data. Readers should review the policy directly for its precise scope and conditions.

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Australian mental health workflows

ANTSA

ANTSA is an Australian platform built around psychology and mental health practice. Its public material describes the company as Sydney-based and states that data is hosted in Australia.

A 14-day trial is listed. No continuing free plan, and no plan prices, were found in the sources reviewed, so none are stated here — check the provider directly for current commercial terms.

Its focus on mental health settings is the main axis of comparison rather than breadth of profession coverage. Readers working outside psychology should confirm that its terminology and templates fit their setting.

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Australian psychometric assessments

NovoPsych

NovoPsych is an Australian platform whose centre of gravity is validated psychometric assessment, with scoring and progress tracking, rather than ambient session documentation alone.

A free tier is publicly listed, with limited assessments and AI notes; current paid plan prices are published on the provider’s pricing page and should be read there rather than reproduced here.

The provider states Australian data storage aligned to the Australian Privacy Principles. Readers should review that statement directly for its precise scope.

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Australian allied health documentation

Everbility

Everbility is an Australian platform aimed at allied health documentation and report writing, which is a different workload from consultation note capture.

Monthly and annual plans are published on the provider’s pricing page. A 7-day trial is listed, and no continuing free plan was found in the sources reviewed.

The provider states that data is stored in Australia. As with every entry here, that statement should be read in its original context alongside your own privacy obligations.

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Sources

Information about each platform is based on its publicly accessible website as of 2 August 2026, or 9 September 2026 for ANTSA, NovoPsych and Everbility. Where a capability is not mentioned in those sources this page says so, rather than asserting the product does not have it. Features and pricing change frequently — verify current details directly with each provider. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Grounded Scribe Pty Ltd is the publisher of this comparison and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any listed competitor.

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