Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.
Lower starting price
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Not comparable: Abridge does not list a price
Free plan
Tie
Neither has one
Higher rating
Abridge
4.5 against 4.1
Same job?
Yes
Both are Healthcare AI tools
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Abridge
Regard
Our rating
4.5Better
4.1
Starts at
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Free plan
No
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Category
Healthcare AI
Healthcare AI
Plans
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Key features
Ambient listening that turns patient-clinician conversations into structured notes
Deployed at Mayo Clinic, Duke Health, Johns Hopkins, and 300+ health systems
#1 Best in KLAS for Ambient AI in Revenue Cycle Management, two years running
Expanding beyond documentation into billing and clinical decision support
Roughly $830M raised, $5.3B valuation as of its Series E extension
Reviews the entire patient chart, not just a single conversation, for missed diagnoses
Combines EHR chart data with physician-patient conversation data
Surfaces conditions like malnutrition, sepsis risk, and undiagnosed hypertension
$61M Series B led by Oak HC/FT, with Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures participating
Over $100M raised total as of 2026
Pros
Exceptional enterprise validation at some of the most prominent health systems
Strong, sustained KLAS recognition specifically for ambient AI quality
Expanding scope beyond documentation adds value without switching platforms
Full-chart review catches diagnostic gaps a single conversation-based tool would miss
Backed by Cedars-Sinai, a health system with direct clinical validation credibility
Combines documentation generation with genuine diagnostic-insight surfacing
Cons
Enterprise pricing requires a sales conversation, no published self-serve rate
Built for large health system deployments, less suited to a solo practitioner
Broadening scope into billing and trial screening adds platform complexity to evaluate
Enterprise quote-based pricing requires a sales conversation, no published rates
Requires deep EHR integration across a health system to deliver full value
Smaller company scale than the largest ambient documentation competitors
Company
Abridge, founded 2018
Regard, founded 2016
Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 20260715. Check the vendor before you buy.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is Abridge better than Regard?
In our reviews Abridge scores 4.5 and Regard scores 4.1. The better pick depends on the job. Abridge: Deployed at 300+ health systems, now backed by a strategic investment from Eli Lilly. Regard: Reviews the entire patient chart to surface diagnoses clinicians might otherwise miss.
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