Best picks as of 2026-10-16
By clinician type and use case, from research scores on the scorecard.
Picks come from our scorecard across the 13 ranked vendors, based on public vendor sources, not hands-on testing.
| Clinician type or use case | Best pick | Why | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatient psychiatric prescriber | JotPsych (75/100, #4) | Highest specialty-fit score among prescriber-capable vendors (15/20); e-prescribing including EPCS; coding audit | Mentalyc (75/100, #5) |
| Individual therapist | Blueprint (81/100, #2) | Highest score of the new vendors (81); 20/20 privacy and 15/20 specialty fit; free core EHR and per-session AI | Mentalyc (75/100, #5) |
| Therapy group practice | Blueprint (81/100, #2) | Organization EHR integrations, SSO and measurement-based care; 20/20 privacy | Mentalyc (75/100, #5) |
| Combined psychiatry and therapy | JotPsych (75/100, #4) | Psychiatric and therapy templates plus prescribing in one product | Blueprint (81/100, #2) |
| Low cost | Upheal (71/100, #6) | Only permanent free plan that includes AI notes; AI Notes $39/mo unlimited | Blueprint (81/100, #2) |
| Best overall | Heidi Health (88/100, #1) | Highest research score | Blueprint (81/100, #2) |
| Pricing transparency | Heidi Health (88/100, #1), Blueprint (81/100, #2), JotPsych (75/100, #4), Mentalyc (75/100, #5), Upheal (71/100, #6), Doximity Scribe (60/100, #7) | Highest pricing category score (20/20); tied: 6 vendors, listed by overall rank | Freed (76/100, #3) |
| Deep EHR integration | Heidi Health (88/100, #1), Microsoft Dragon Copilot (formerly DAX) (59/100, #8), Suki (48/100, #11) | Highest EHR integration score (20/20); tied: 3 vendors, listed by overall rank | Abridge (45/100, #12) |
| Privacy documentation | Blueprint (81/100, #2), Mentalyc (75/100, #5) | Highest privacy category score (20/20); tied: 2 vendors, listed by overall rank | Heidi Health (88/100, #1) |
| Mobile and telehealth workflow | Heidi Health (88/100, #1), Freed (76/100, #3), JotPsych (75/100, #4), Mentalyc (75/100, #5), Doximity Scribe (60/100, #7) | Highest workflow category score (20/20); tied: 5 vendors, listed by overall rank | Blueprint (81/100, #2) |
| Epic practices | Heidi Health (88/100, #1) | Epic integration documented; highest-ranked vendor with it | Microsoft Dragon Copilot (formerly DAX) (59/100, #8), Suki (48/100, #11) |
| eClinicalWorks practices | Sunoh.ai (35/100, #13) | Only ranked vendor with documented native eClinicalWorks note import (10/20 EHR) | None |
Heidi Health (88/100) and Freed (76/100) still rank higher overall; see the scorecard and methodology.
Picks come from research scores, which rate public vendor documentation. They are not clinical performance scores and do not measure note accuracy or clinical safety. See the methodology.