Scribeberry

AI scribe built by a physician — SOAP notes, EHR integration, and a free tier for solo practices.

4.2/ 5

A physician-built, SOC 2 certified AI scribe with strong psychiatry depth and a genuine free tier — held back by the highest Pro price in the solo-therapist segment and no adaptive style learning.

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Pros and cons

What Scribeberry does well

SOC 2 Type II certification with regional data residency

Scribeberry's compliance posture is among the strongest in the therapist AI scribe category. It is HIPAA and PIPEDA compliant, SOC 2 Type II certified (the independent third-party audit, not self-declared compliance), and implements regional data residency — Canadian data stays on Canadian servers, US data stays on US servers.

The regional data residency is a specific differentiator. Most AI scribes operate on a unified global infrastructure; data sovereignty is not a feature they advertise or guarantee. For Canadian therapists and psychiatrists operating under PIPEDA and provincial privacy legislation, having an explicit guarantee that client data does not leave Canadian jurisdiction is meaningful. For US practices with compliance officers who ask vendor security questions, the SOC 2 Type II report (available upon request) provides independent documentation rather than self-assessment.

The signed BAA structure is also thorough: Scribeberry has executed data protection agreements with each of its major subprocessors — Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, OpenAI, and Anthropic — creating a documented chain of HIPAA compliance through the full processing stack. PHI cannot be accessed by Scribeberry staff, and clinical data is never used for AI model training.

Permanent free tier with no credit card requirement

Most AI scribes use a time-limited trial — 7 days (AutoNotes), 14 days (Supanote AI, Berries before permanent tier). Scribeberry takes a different approach: after a 3-day unlimited trial, it provides 20 free uses per month indefinitely, with no time limit and no payment information required.

For a therapist who sees 15–20 clients per month, the free tier covers a meaningful share of sessions permanently. For one who wants to evaluate a tool without time pressure — trying it across different session types, note formats, and client populations before deciding — the permanent free tier allows a genuine evaluation rather than a sprint to form an opinion within a trial window.

The free tier includes the same HIPAA/PIPEDA compliance and SOC 2 certification as paid plans. Compliance is not a paid feature gated behind a paywall.

Psychiatry depth that transfers to therapy sessions

Scribeberry was built by Dr. Zaahir Moloo, a family physician, and has particular strength in psychiatric documentation. It is trained on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and psychiatric terminology, generates mental status exam content, handles extended sessions of 45–90 minutes without losing clinical thread, and produces automated ICD code suggestions.

For therapists who work with complex presentations — clients with comorbid psychiatric diagnoses, medication management coordination, or presentations that require DSM-5 diagnostic language in documentation — this depth translates directly into more accurate note generation. Most therapy-specific AI scribes are trained for standard session note formats; Scribeberry's psychiatric training produces output that handles the intersection of therapy and psychiatry documentation without the manual rewriting that generic clinical language often requires.

For therapists who regularly write longer, more clinically detailed notes — trauma-focused treatment, structured assessments, coordination notes with prescribing psychiatrists — the extended session handling is a practical capability, not a theoretical one.

2,000+ templates with upload-your-own-format capability

Scribeberry's template library spans over 2,000 formats, covering a range of clinical contexts beyond the standard SOAP/DAP/BIRP set. Its most practical feature for workflow fit is the upload capability: a therapist can provide a sample note in their preferred format, and Scribeberry replicates the structure, section ordering, and documentation density for future sessions.

This is relevant for therapists whose documentation is shaped by factors outside personal preference — specific EHR form fields, insurance documentation requirements, supervision model expectations, or organizational standards. Rather than editing generated notes to match a required format repeatedly, the upload-and-replicate approach builds the format in once.

The practical consequence is fewer post-generation edits and notes that more consistently meet submission requirements without manual reformatting.

What Scribeberry doesn't do well

$99/month Pro plan is the highest flat rate in the category

Scribeberry's Pro plan at $99/month billed monthly is the most expensive flat-rate unlimited plan in the therapist AI scribe segment. Direct comparisons are unfavourable:

• AutoNotes First Class: $34/month annually, unlimited notes
• Mentalyc Pro: $69.99/month, 160 notes with EHR integration and Alliance Genie
• Berries Pro: $79/month, unlimited notes
• Supanote AI XL: $89.99/month, unlimited notes

For a solo therapist comparing on price per unlimited session, Scribeberry's $99/month requires justification through feature quality or workflow fit. The annual plan at $999/year ($83.25/month effective) closes the gap somewhat but still sits above Mentalyc Pro.

For psychiatrists and therapists whose primary need is the psychiatric documentation depth, extended session handling, or the specific EHR integrations (Epic in particular), the premium may be warranted. For solo therapists whose primary need is standard SOAP or DAP notes, the price comparison does not favour Scribeberry.

No adaptive style learning

Scribeberry does not include a mechanism for learning individual clinician documentation preferences over time. Notes are generated in the platform's house style, modified by the selected template — but the AI does not observe how a therapist edits its outputs and adapt future generations accordingly.

Supanote AI's personalization engine, by contrast, learns each therapist's voice from the first session. The consequence of Scribeberry's approach is that therapists who have strong documentation preferences — specific phrasing, structural choices, documentation density — will need to edit every note to the same degree, session after session, rather than seeing the AI converge toward their preferred output.

The upload-your-own-template feature partially addresses this by locking structure, but it does not address tone, phrasing, or clinical interpretation style.

Support responsiveness concerns

Multiple Trustpilot reviews mention support issues — non-functional subscriptions after trial conversion, delayed responses to support requests, and aggressive upsell messaging. For a tool used in clinical documentation where a technical failure creates workflow disruption mid-day, support responsiveness is not a peripheral concern.

These reports do not represent the majority of user experiences — many Trustpilot reviews are positive and specifically mention support quality. But they appear consistently enough to note as a real risk to evaluate during the free trial period.

Pricing breakdown

The permanent free tier of 20 uses per month is the right starting point for most therapists evaluating Scribeberry. It provides enough volume to test across a realistic range of session types without time pressure.

The annual Pro plan at $999/year ($83.25/month effective) is the most cost-efficient path to unlimited notes if the platform fits the workflow — the 16% annual discount reduces the monthly cost meaningfully, though it still sits above most competitors at the unlimited tier.

Canadian therapists should note the PIPEDA compliance and regional data residency as genuine differentiators; for practices operating under provincial privacy frameworks, these are meaningful reasons to pay a premium.

Who it's for

Scribeberry is the right choice for therapists and psychiatrists who:

• Work with complex psychiatric presentations requiring DSM-5-grounded documentation
• Conduct extended 45–90 minute psychiatric or comprehensive assessment sessions
• Practice in Canada and need PIPEDA compliance with regional data residency
• Use Epic, Jane App, Accuro, Oscar Pro, or TELUS Health as their EHR
• Have a caseload of 20 or fewer sessions per month and want to stay on the free tier permanently

Who it's not for

Solo therapists whose primary need is standard therapy documentation at the lowest cost will find AutoNotes ($34/month annually) or Berries ($79/month) substantially cheaper for the same core function. Therapists who prioritize adaptive style learning should look at Supanote AI. Practices specifically requiring EHR integration with SimplePractice or TherapyNotes should look at Mentalyc or Supanote AI.

Alternatives

Mentalyc offers native SimplePractice and TherapyNotes integration, SOC 2 Type II certification, and Alliance Genie therapeutic alliance scoring at $69.99/month — cheaper than Scribeberry Pro with richer therapy-specific features. See our review of Mentalyc for therapists.

AutoNotes offers unlimited notes at $14/month annually for therapists who primarily need cost-effective documentation without EHR integration. See our review of AutoNotes for therapists.

Berries offers unlimited notes at $79/month with a permanent 10-session free tier and session prep features built specifically for mental health workflows. See our review of Berries for therapists.

For a full comparison of AI tools for therapists including compliance guidance and a buyer's guide, see our best AI tools for therapists page.

The verdict

Scribeberry earns a 4.1 rating — a physician-built, SOC 2 certified AI scribe with genuine strengths in psychiatry documentation, a permanent free tier, and the best regional data residency story for Canadian practices. The Epic integration is rare in the therapy-specific segment and opens the door for therapists working in hospital-affiliated or institutional settings.

The $99/month Pro price is the main constraint. In a market where AutoNotes offers unlimited notes at $14/month annually and Mentalyc offers a richer therapy-specific feature set at $69.99/month, Scribeberry needs to earn its premium through psychiatric depth, extended session handling, or specific EHR integration — not general documentation quality alone.

For therapists and psychiatrists with Canadian data residency requirements, complex psychiatric caseloads, or Epic integration needs, the free tier is a low-friction entry point to evaluate whether those differentiators justify the Pro price.

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