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Head-to-head · Hospice Software

AlayaCare vs Hospice Tools

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
AlayaCare #1 in Hospice Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AlayaCare
Higher score Hospice Tools #4 in Hospice Software 9.0/10 From $85/user/mo · 14-day trial ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Hospice Tools

AlayaCare leads on 0 checks, Hospice Tools on 4, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreHospice Tools · 9.0/10
  • Most featuresHospice Tools · 4 of 4

Our editors rank AlayaCare at #1 and Hospice Tools at #4 for hospice software; AlayaCare has no rubric score yet (facts researched, not yet scored), so the checks below decide.

Hospice Tools offers medicare billing; AlayaCare doesn't publish it. Hospice Tools offers mobile clinical app; AlayaCare doesn't publish it. Hospice Tools offers interdisciplinary care plans; AlayaCare doesn't publish it. Hospice Tools offers claims submission; AlayaCare doesn't publish it.

AlayaCare is the better fit for agencies needing workforce, EVV, and care coordination. Hospice Tools is the better fit for small hospice teams needing EMR and billing.

  • AlayaCare fits best

    Agencies needing workforce, EVV, and care coordination

  • Hospice Tools fits best

    Small hospice teams needing EMR and billing

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Side by side

Feature AlayaCare —/10 Visit ↗ Hospice Tools 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score — 9.0
Ranking #1 in Hospice Software #4 in Hospice Software
Best for Agencies needing workforce, EVV, and care coordination Small hospice teams needing EMR and billing
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published $85/user/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations 9 integrations 1 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market
Features AlayaCare 0/4 · Hospice Tools 4/4
Medicare billing Not published ✓ (best)
Mobile clinical app Not published ✓ (best)
Interdisciplinary care plans Not published ✓ (best)
Claims submission Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
EHR integrations Not published Not published
Deployment Not published Cloud
Our review
Pros
  • Combines scheduling, workforce management, EVV, and route optimization
  • Mobile tools give caregivers access to visits, care plans, and records
  • Connects clinical documentation with billing, payroll, and family engagement
  • eDocs charting, patient management and customizable forms
  • TimeKeeper includes timesheets, mileage and payroll reporting
  • Mobile apps sync in real time and support scanning and uploads
Cons
  • Capabilities emphasize home-care operations rather than hospice-specific workflows
  • Custom pricing depends on organizational needs and selected scope
  • Advanced mobile capabilities and custom integrations may be scoped separately
  • The $85 per-user monthly plan does not include clearinghouse services
  • Clearinghouse costs $235 per NPI/site monthly, plus setup and overages
  • Only Ability Network is named as an integration
Our verdict

AlayaCare brings operational and clinical tools together for home and community care organizations. Its scope includes intake, scheduling, workforce management, electronic visit verification, documentation, billing, reporting, mobile…

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Hospice Tools is a cloud-based hospice and palliative-care suite for independent agencies. Its eDocs module covers clinical charting and patient management, while TimeKeeper handles timesheets, mileage and payroll reporting. Teams can also…

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  1. AlayaCareHospice Software —Pricing on request
  2. Hospice ToolsHospice Software 9.0From $85/user/mo · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • AlayaCare — where it wins

    • Combines scheduling, workforce management, EVV, and route optimization
    • Mobile tools give caregivers access to visits, care plans, and records
    • Connects clinical documentation with billing, payroll, and family engagement

    Where it doesn't

    • Capabilities emphasize home-care operations rather than hospice-specific workflows
    • Custom pricing depends on organizational needs and selected scope
    • Advanced mobile capabilities and custom integrations may be scoped separately

  • Hospice Tools — where it wins

    • eDocs charting, patient management and customizable forms
    • TimeKeeper includes timesheets, mileage and payroll reporting
    • Mobile apps sync in real time and support scanning and uploads

    Where it doesn't

    • The $85 per-user monthly plan does not include clearinghouse services
    • Clearinghouse costs $235 per NPI/site monthly, plus setup and overages
    • Only Ability Network is named as an integration
  • AlayaCare—/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad home-care operations suite, though hospice-specific workflows are not its focus.

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  • Hospice Tools9.0/10 · From $85/user/mo · 14-day trial

    A priced hospice EMR with mobile charting, timesheets and separately priced billing.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026