The BAA question

Free vs paid HIPAA AI: does it include a BAA?

It is the fastest way to tell whether a free plan is real. If the BAA is paid-only, the free tier cannot touch patient data. Here is why that line matters and who sits on which side of it.

  • BAA on the free trial
  • 7-day free trial
  • SOC 2 Type II
Why it matters

No BAA means no PHI, free or not

HIPAA requires a signed Business Associate Agreement between a covered entity and any vendor that handles protected health information. It is not optional and not a formality: without it, running patient data through an AI tool is a compliance violation.

Vendors know this, which is why the BAA is the most common thing gated behind a paid or enterprise plan. A free plan without a BAA can demo on fake data, but it cannot legally make a single real patient call.

Rivvi includes the signed BAA on the free trial itself. It is e-signed inside the signup flow, before any patient data moves, so the trial is usable for a real program on day one, not just a scripted demo.

Where the BAA lives

Free trial vs paid plan, on the things that gate PHI

Rivvi free trial
Typical free plan
Typical paid plan
Signed BAA included
Can process real PHI
Charged during the trial
Varies
Conversation credits
10,000
Limited
Metered
Seats
5
1
Per seat
Branded phone number
Add-on

Competitor details are drawn from each vendor's public pricing and product pages as of July 2026 and may change. "Not stated" means the vendor does not publish that detail. Rivvi's free-trial details reflect the current published offer at rivvi.ai/pricing and rivvi.ai/sign-up.

Run a real program before you pay a cent

Questions

The BAA question, answered

Yes. Rivvi's free trial includes a signed Business Associate Agreement, so you can run AI voice and web-chat agents on protected health information from day one. Most free tools gate HIPAA coverage behind a paid or enterprise plan; Rivvi's is HIPAA-ready on day one, and you can cancel anytime before the trial ends.

Usually no. A Business Associate Agreement is the legal prerequisite for any tool that handles PHI, and most vendors gate it to paid or enterprise plans, or offer no self-serve signup at all. Rivvi includes the signed BAA on its free trial, e-signed during signup before any patient data moves.

Yes. Rivvi is SOC 2 Type II and runs on HIPAA-eligible infrastructure, signing a BAA with every organization before patient data moves. Patient information is never used to train third-party models, and TCPA opt-out is honored on every outreach path.

A conversation credit covers one completed AI voice call or web-chat session. Rivvi's free trial includes 10,000 credits, enough to run real appointment reminders, refill reminders, and recall calls end to end before you decide whether to move to a paid plan.

See it on your own patients, free

Start a free 7-day trial: 5 seats, 10,000 conversation credits, a signed HIPAA BAA, and a branded number in your area code. A card starts the trial; cancel anytime before it ends.

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  • 7-day free trial
  • HIPAA BAA included
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