Ask Brigid vs Semble · for Irish consultants
Semble alternative for Irish consultants
Semble (formerly Heydoc) is a UK and French platform that cites 17k healthcare professionals and more than 1,700 healthcare organisations. Ask Brigid is EUR-priced practice management built for Irish private consultants.
Facts about Semble checked 23 September 2026Primary records in AWS Dublin (eu-west-1)From €129/month + VAT, every seat included
Practice management, records, dictation, an inbox and card payments, priced and billed in euro for the Irish market.
Ask Brigid vs Semble for Irish private consultants
Semble (formerly Heydoc) is a capable, well-established platform — its own site cites 17k healthcare professionals and more than 1,700 healthcare organisations across the UK and France, and in June 2026 it raised a £30m Series C led by Revaia, bringing its total funding to £50m (both checked 23 Sep 2026). It publishes no prices. Ask Brigid is EUR-priced from the ground up for Irish private consultants: EUR billing, AWS Dublin (eu-west-1) hosting, and consult dictation built in.
EUR billing, Irish hosting
Invoices and card payments in euro, with primary records hosted in AWS Dublin (eu-west-1).
Dictation in the record, on both plans
Recording and transcript on both plans, in the record itself, and letters come out on your own letterhead from the same record, so there is nothing to copy across. Nothing is filed or sent until the clinician has signed it.
Clinic-approved migration
Import scope, representative records, permissions and rollback are agreed with the practice before it accepts production cutover from Semble.
Side by side
What each one is, in their words and ours.
Every Semble fact names the page it came from and the day it was read.
| Capability | Ask Brigid | Semble |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare professionals using it Semble’s homepage cites 17k healthcare professionals across 80+ specialities, and its June 2026 Series C article says more than 1,700 healthcare organisations in the UK and France trust it. Sources: semble.io and semble.io/articles/sembles-ps30m-series-c-funding-explained, checked 23 Sep 2026. | Early access | 17k healthcare professionals; 1,700+ organisations in the UK and France |
| Published price semble.io/pricing returns a “page not found” (HTTP 404) and Semble’s site shows no prices; ask Semble for a quote. Source: semble.io/pricing, checked 23 Sep 2026. | €129/month (Essential) or €299/month (Professional), plus VAT, flat per practice, every seat included | Not published |
| Data hosting Semble says it hosts data in UK and EU data centres. Source: semble.io/platform/uncompromising-security, checked 23 Sep 2026. | AWS Dublin (eu-west-1) | UK and EU data centres |
| Practice management and the electronic record Several consultants in one calendar, every seat included, and one record per patient. Forms go by email, by link or in the patient’s app. Your team works the waiting list, and no patient gets an offer it has not approved. | Included | Documented: Practice Management and Electronic Health Record are core Semble features (semble.io) |
| Dictation Recording and transcript on both plans, in the record itself. On Professional, dictation works in every field of the practice system, not only in a note. | Included | Documented: browser dictation, plus a Heidi AI-scribe integration (help.semble.io, semble.io) |
| Patient card payments Billing starts from the consultation itself, so there is no second system to key it into, and the patient pays by card through a link. The card fee is published on the pricing page, all in. | Included | Documented: Semble Pay covers card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and in-clinic terminal payments (semble.io) |
How a move works
Three steps, and you can check each one.
- Open the sample practiceThe real app on invented patients: open a chart, dictate a line, prepare an invoice. No sign-up.
- Request early accessTwo questions; we reply by email. Founding practices get the published founding price.
- The ChangeoverYour records moved and checked by you before go-live. Export terms are published: five working days, no fee.
Switching from Semble, the common questions
Answered from Semble's own pages and ours.
Semble used to be called Heydoc — is it the same company?
Yes. The old heydoc.co.uk address now redirects to semble.io (checked 23 Sep 2026). Semble’s homepage cites 17k healthcare professionals, and it says more than 1,700 healthcare organisations in the UK and France trust it.
How do I move my patient records from Semble to Ask Brigid?
Import scope and mappings are agreed with the practice. Representative demographics, consultations, documents and permissions are tested before the practice accepts production cutover.
What does Ask Brigid cost compared to Semble?
Ask Brigid publishes two flat, EUR prices per practice: €129/month (Essential) and €299/month (Professional), plus VAT. Semble publishes no prices: semble.io/pricing returns a “page not found” (checked 23 Sep 2026), so ask Semble for a quote.
Does Ask Brigid handle VHI, Laya and Irish Life billing?
Staff can prepare and review EUR invoices in Ask Brigid. Automated insurer eligibility checks and claim submission are not in the launch release; staff use each insurer's normal channel.
From the notes
Read before you move.
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Ask Brigid. Stay a doctor.
Open the sample practice and run a clinic day on invented patients: the chart, a dictated line, an invoice. Nothing is sent, booked or filed until you say so.
Ready to talk? Request early access or write to david@askbrigid.com.
Facts about Semble on this page were checked on 23 September 2026 against the sources named beside them. Features and pricing change, so check the vendor’s own site before you decide. Semble is a trademark of its respective owner.