Comparison

Doximity vs OpenEvidence

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Doximity

This app provides U.S. healthcare professionals with AI-powered clinical tools, secure communication, and news. It offers features like AI-assisted clinical question answering, time-saving administrative tools, patient calling, ambient note-taking, and secure faxing. It aims to simplify daily tasks and improve patient care.

Highlights
  • AI-powered clinical question answering
  • HIPAA-compliant AI for administrative tasks
  • Secure patient calling and messaging
  • Ambient note-taking with AI scribe
  • Secure faxing for medical records
  • Curated healthcare news
  • Clinician directory search
Features
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The Doximity Clinical AI Suite helps clinicians get answers, communicate with patients, and complete documentation—all in one workflow. Ask delivers fast, cited answers. Dialer connects you with patients by voice, video, and text. Scribe automatically generates clinical notes from patient visits. Doximity is the largest network of U.S. clinicians and the AI-powered platform trusted by over 85% of U.S. physicians. Free, HIPAA-compliant, and built for clinicians. "This should be on every physician's phone." – App Review Features - Get fast, cited answers grounded in medical literature - Generate clinical notes automatically with AI - Call, video, and securely message patients - Send and receive HIPAA-compliant faxes - Prescribe medications directly from your phone - Stay current with personalized medical news - Connect with the largest network of U.S. clinicians - Integrate with Epic Haiku and Amion Testimonials "Doximity Ask is a fantastic resource I use every single day when researching complex conditions. The evidence-based responses make it a breeze to increase my understanding of difficult topics in a fraction of the time it used to take." – Dr. Tyler Agnew, MD "With Doximity Ask, I input all the active diagnoses the patient had, what my goal was, and within 15 seconds my letter of clinical necessity was written, describing all the relevant conditions perfectly, speaking to their severity and truly making a good case for the need for resources." – Dr. Shubho Sarkar, MD "Really great app for calling my patients. Can set the number that shows up on caller ID as my office. Also has the option to send a message straight to their voicemail or send text messages without giving out my personal cell number." – App Review "I have used Doximity Scribe now for almost 2 years and it has been amazing!! It allows me to concentrate more on my patient. Saves me so much time!" – Dr. Zarin Nestor, MD "So nice to have a secure fax for medical records and labs. I love getting results on the go and being able to respond in real time to information." – App Review "Concise articles. Quick to read and relevant. Haven’t noticed any editorializing, which I greatly appreciate. Just the facts, ma’am." – App Review

About

OpenEvidence

This app provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based clinical decision support and medical information. It acts as a search engine, sourcing answers from peer-reviewed literature and leading medical organizations to aid in high-stakes medical decisions at the point of care.

Highlights
  • Clinical decision support
  • Medical search engine
  • Sourced from peer-reviewed literature
  • FDA and CDC data integration
  • Partnerships with leading medical journals
  • Verified healthcare professional access
Features
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Clinical Decision Support & Medical Search Engine for Healthcare Professionals (NPI Required) OpenEvidence is the most widely used clinical decision support platform and medical search engine among U.S. clinicians. According to independent studies, more American physicians use OpenEvidence than all other AI platforms combined. OpenEvidence is trusted by millions of verified healthcare professionals to make high-stakes clinical decisions at the point of care with answers that are sourced, cited, and grounded in peer-reviewed medical literature. Founded with the mission to organize and expand the world's collective medical knowledge, OpenEvidence is actively used daily by the majority of physicians in the United States. OpenEvidence is free for all verified U.S. clinicians. AN OFFICIAL AI PARTNER OF: The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and its 11 specialty journals National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Nature Cochrane Library Wiley WHAT YOU GET: • Specific answers to clinical questions, with every claim cited to its source • 35 million+ peer-reviewed papers, 300+ medical journals, plus FDA and CDC sources • Licensed full text from NEJM, JAMA, Nature, Cochrane, and others • EvidenceGrade™: see the strength of the evidence behind every answer • CME and MOC credits, earned by asking questions • Visits for ambient documentation, Dialer for secure patient calls, and Voice Mode for hands-free answers CONTENT AGREEMENTS AND COLLABORATIONS: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) American College of Cardiology (ACC) American Diabetes Association (ADA) American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) ASCO Guidelines American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) American Urological Association (AUA) Plus AAO-HNS, GINA, SNO, SSO, and more. IN USE ACROSS: 10,000+ hospitals and medical centers nationwide, including Mayo Clinic, Mount Sinai, Cedars-Sinai, MSKCC, and Sutter Health. WHY CLINICIANS TRUST US: • HIPAA compliant across the platform • NEJM, JAMA, Nature, and NCCN—official content partners 
 • Tens of millions of clinical consultations per month WHAT CLINICIANS SAY: “OpenEvidence is currently the best AI tool for medical information.” — Dr. Paul Sax, Infectious Disease, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Review in The New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch (now NEJM Clinician) “In a morning report, a resident had a question that I didn’t know the answer to, but we were able to open OpenEvidence and get an answer on the spot.” — Dr. Kyle P. Lehenbauer, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center “I use OpenEvidence multiple times during the day and every day. I am a better doc because of this. I expand my differential diagnoses and verify the science behind choices of treatments.” — Dr. Sharon E. Martin, Southern Huntingdon Medical Center Important note: OpenEvidence is available only to healthcare professionals. Users must verify their healthcare professional status before using OpenEvidence.

Screenshots

Doximity4 screens
OpenEvidence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Doximity at 199K against OpenEvidence's 12K. OpenEvidence's advantage is chart position (#31 vs #99) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Doximity against 4.9 for OpenEvidence. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doximity has 199K ratings behind it against 12K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Doximity's written reviews are positive against 80% of OpenEvidence's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Doximity versus OpenEvidence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoximityOpenEvidence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (199K ratings)4.9 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews80.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings199K — better12K
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#99#31 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size335 MB95 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDoximityOpenEvidence Inc.

Customer experience

Doximity

All ratings198,525 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews296 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative19.6%

OpenEvidence

All ratings11,905 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews287 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative16.7%

User reviews

Doximity

From 199K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Game changer for medical practice
  • 🔒 HIPAA-compliant communication
  • 👍 Convenient and user-friendly
  • 🚀 Reliable video/audio calls
  • 👍 Helpful for rural/underserved clinics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent call display on patient phones
  • 🐛 Issues with touch responsiveness during calls
  • 🐛 Limited search and sorting functionality
  • 🐛 Verification challenges for some providers
  • 🐛 Unreliable fax delivery and tracking

OpenEvidence

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate and concise answers
  • 💡 Provides references and sources
  • 👍 Helpful for clinical practice
  • 🚀 Efficient search and retrieval
  • 👍 Invaluable quick reference tool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App not working in latest update
  • ⚠️ Requires specific prompts for complete information

Bugs and requests

Doximity

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezing when reading article abstracts
  • Inability to cancel or exit dialer feature
  • Disappearing features after app updates
  • Connectivity issues for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand verification to include veterinarians
  • Improve search and sorting for articles
  • Add time stamps and delivery confirmation for faxes
  • Enable multi-user access for the same office number
  • Provide more customization options for the app

OpenEvidence

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • App not working in latest update

Requested features

2 requests
  • Availability on MacBook
  • Integration with clinical workflows and EMRs

In-app purchases

None

Doximity

No in-app purchases

None

OpenEvidence

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doximity free?
Doximity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenEvidence free?
OpenEvidence is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doximity or OpenEvidence?
OpenEvidence is rated higher. Doximity averages 4.8 out of 5 from 199K ratings, while OpenEvidence averages 4.9 from 12K ratings.
Do Doximity or OpenEvidence have ads?
Neither Doximity nor OpenEvidence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doximity or OpenEvidence?
Doximity ships an update weekly, and OpenEvidence weekly. Most recently, Doximity was updated on September 24, 2026 and OpenEvidence on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, Doximity or OpenEvidence?
Doximity currently peaks at #99 in the App Store charts, and OpenEvidence at #31. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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