Scribenote Review

The verdict

Scribenote is one of the original veterinary AI scribes, started in 2019 by a software developer and his veterinarian sister and now used by more than 6,000 vets. Record on any device and it writes structured SOAP notes tuned for medication names and clinical jargon. Adaptive Templates copy your own format from a PDF, and client summaries, Scribephone call notes and Companion AI assistants extend it beyond the exam room. Widget Mode exports to any PIMS, with native PIMSPal for Covetrus Pulse and ezyVet, and it holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 42001. The Free plan includes unlimited notes; Pro costs $79 per DVM yearly or $99 monthly, with care team members free. The catches: the best features are Pro-only, Free plan data is shared for model training by default, and there is no part-time pricing. It is the first AI scribe most practices should trial.

Scribenote at a glance

See Scribenote in action

A quick look at the interface, so you know what you are getting before the trial.

What Scribenote does

The areas we lean on most in daily use, and how Scribenote handles each.

How Scribenote works day to day

Scribenote is an AI scribe for veterinarians that turns a recorded appointment into structured medical records. You hit record at the start of an exam on your phone, tablet or laptop, stay focused on the patient, and a SOAP note or another format is ready to review by the time you finish. It is one of the original veterinary AI scribes: CEO and co-founder Ryan, a software developer, started building it in 2019 after watching his sister, Dr. Katie, come home two hours late from work every night because of clinical documentation. Dr. Katie is now the veterinary lead and a co-founder, practicing veterinarians sit on the clinical team, and the company says more than 6,000 veterinarians use Scribenote. It is independently owned, made in Canada, and not tied to any PIMS or veterinary enterprise.

The day-to-day workflow has three steps. First, speak freely on any device; Scribenote records appointments, conversations and phone calls, and an iOS app covers recording on the move. Second, the AI converts speech into clear, structured notes, tuned to pick up medication names, technical jargon and even thick accents. Third, edit the note in a few clicks and export it to your clinic's records. Scribenote says editing should take under two minutes per note, and it frames the savings as one to two hours on day one, ten hours in the first week and more than fifty hours across a team in the first month. Those are vendor figures, so measure your own editing time during the trial.

Adaptive Templates are the standout feature. You upload a PDF of the format you already use, or build one, and Scribenote creates a template that writes in your style, from a quick allergy consult to a complex surgery. A template library covers medical records, callbacks, dental records with a visual chart, multi-pet visits, pack and herd appointments and abdominal ultrasound, and care team members can automate callbacks for client communication, recaps for team rounds and dictations. Adaptive Client Summaries turn any appointment into a client-facing recap of the diagnostics you recommended and costs discussed, sent by email or downloaded as a PDF. Scribephone lets you call clients from Scribenote and writes every call up as a note automatically, and Companion adds AI assistants you can ask anything about any patient, like a trusted colleague.

PIMS integration works two ways. Widget Mode is a floating desktop widget that drops the finished record into any PIMS in seconds, section by section or as a full SOAP note, without switching tabs or windows. PIMSPal, a Pro feature, adds deeper native integration for Covetrus Pulse, including eVetPractice, and ezyVet. Teams Mode lets technicians, RVTs and support staff use Scribenote for free as long as there is an associated paid DVM account, so the whole care team can share templates and transfer records.

Security is a strength. Scribenote holds SOC 2 Type II attestation and its AI management system is certified to ISO/IEC 42001 by Insight Assurance, with documentation at its trust center. One detail matters for practice owners: on the Free plan, non-identifiable appointment data is shared for model improvements by default, while Pro and Enterprise users are opted out by default. Scribenote also publishes a client consent form template for recording appointments, which is worth using in two-party consent states.

Scribenote pricing is published and starts at zero. The Free plan includes unlimited notes on standard AI models with standard transcription quality, self-serve and automated support, unlimited care team members with Teams Mode and PIMS integration through Widget Mode. Pro costs $79 per month per DVM on yearly billing or $99 on monthly billing and adds the most advanced AI models with the highest transcription quality, human support, custom templates and client summaries, Scribephone, multi-language mode, an AI writing assistant and PIMSPal. Enterprise is quoted and adds custom dashboards and insights, single sign-on, multi-team management with role-based access, uptime SLAs, custom data retention and export, a dedicated account manager and clinical training. New accounts get two weeks of Pro free with no credit card, students can get discounted Pro through partner schools, and the Pay It Furward program gives both sides $200 in credits toward patient care when a referred DVM subscribes.

The trade-offs are clear in Scribenote reviews and on its own pricing page. Custom templates, Scribephone, client summaries and human support are Pro features, so the Free plan is best for vets who just need their notes done. Native PIMSPal integration is limited to Covetrus Pulse and ezyVet, there is no special pricing for locums or part-time vets, and Enterprise rates are not published. Reviewers rate it 4.8 out of 5 on VetSoftwareHub, the highest score in the AI scribe category there, though from a smaller base of 22 reviews.

If Scribenote is not the right fit, the closest Scribenote alternatives are ScribbleVet, which adds visual dental charts, Care Cards and Plumb's drug monographs, VetRec with per-vet plans, Talkatoo for dictation-first workflows, HappyDoc with flat clinic pricing, and PIMS with a built-in scribe such as Digitail's Tails AI.

The verdict: Scribenote is the easiest veterinary AI scribe to start with, because the Free plan has unlimited notes and Pro is priced below most rivals, and its Adaptive Templates make notes sound like your own. For most general, emergency and specialty practices it is the first AI scribe to trial.

Scribenote pros and cons

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Scribenote scorecard

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Scribenote pricing and plans

Real starting prices, dated and re-checked each pass. Scribenote pricing is published. Free costs $0 with unlimited notes on standard AI models, Teams Mode and PIMS integration. Pro costs $79 per month per DVM on yearly billing or $99 on monthly billing, with the most advanced AI models, custom templates, client summaries, Scribephone, multi-language mode and human support. Enterprise is quoted. Only full-time DVMs are charged, so care team members are free with a paid DVM account. New accounts get two weeks of Pro free with no credit card, students can get discounted Pro through partner schools, and there is no special pricing for locums or part-time vets.

Scribenote integrations

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Support, training and deployment

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How to test Scribenote before you commit

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Scribenote reviews from real users

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