Shortlists
Best medical software by practice type
Category pages compare everything. These shortlists answer a narrower question: which products fit a specific kind of practice, and why. Each one links to our full reviews and lists the sources we used.
Billing & Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)
Compliance, Security & IT
Electronic Health Records (EHR) & EMR
- Best EHR Software for Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment Programs (2026)EHRs for substance use and behavioral health programs compared on 42 CFR Part 2, MAT, group notes and billing: Kipu, Benji, ICANotes, Valant and Cantata.
- Best EHR Software for Mental Health Practices (2026)The best EHRs for therapists, psychiatrists and group mental health practices: TherapyNotes, SimplePractice, Valant and ICANotes, with November 2026 prices.
Medical Dictation & Transcription
- Best Ambient AI Scribe for Small Practices and Groups (2026)Self-serve ambient AI scribes with published prices for practices with 1 to 20 clinicians: Freed, VoiceboxMD, Heidi and Sunoh, compared on group cost and BAAs.
- Best AI Scribe and Note-Taking Software for Therapists (2026)AI scribes for therapy notes compared on consent, audio retention, group sessions and price: SimplePractice Note Taker, TherapyFuel, ICANotes and Freed.