Pricing
One fair price. You pay your vendors directly.
DirectScribe is a flat software fee. Transcription and intelligence are billed to you by the vendors you choose — so your all-in cost stays well below the all-inclusive incumbents, and you are never marked up on someone else's API.
Monthly
$39 CAD / month
Billed monthly. Cancel by simply not renewing.
- Every feature, no tiers
- Unlimited notes and templates
- Offline license — no account
Annual
$399 CAD / year
That is $33.25/month — roughly two months free versus monthly.
- Everything in Monthly
- Best value for a full-time clinic
- Renewal keys delivered by email
Prices in Canadian dollars. A licence key is delivered by email; there is no account to create and no server that can lock you out mid-clinic.
The honest all-in number
Software fee plus your own API spend
Incumbent scribes bundle the AI cost into one monthly price. DirectScribe separates them, so you see exactly what you pay and can pick a cheaper vendor. On a sensible stack, most solo physicians spend about CAD $10–15/month in API usage on top of the software fee.
| Option | Software | Your API spend | All-in / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| DirectScribe + Deepgram + a mid-tier model | $39 | ~$10–16 | ~$49–55 |
| DirectScribe + LM Studio (local note-shaping) | $39 | ~$8 (STT only) | ~$47 |
| Heidi Health | — | included | $150 USD |
| Scribeberry | — | included | $99 USD |
| Tali AI | — | included | $135–150 CAD |
| Dragon Medical One | — | included | $109 CAD + setup (Windows) |
Your API spend rises and falls with your patient volume and the vendors you pick. The cost page breaks it down by vendor and volume so you can estimate your own number before you commit.
Why separate the costs? Because bundling hides the markup. When the AI bill is yours, you can switch to a cheaper transcription vendor, run note-shaping locally, or scale down in a quiet month — and DirectScribe's price never changes.
Seven days to decide
Set up your vendor keys first so trial days aren't spent during signup, then start the trial. If it fits your clinic, buy a licence. If not, do nothing — it simply stops unlocking dictation, and your notes stay readable and exportable.