MedStack vs CloudWave Healthcare Cloud

MedStack9.2Visit CloudWave Healthcare Cloud8.6Visit

Higher score MedStack #2 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit MedStack

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CloudWave Healthcare Cloud #6 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit CloudWave

• MedStack fits best

  Healthcare developers needing compliance automation

• CloudWave Healthcare Cloud fits best

  Healthcare organizations needing private-cloud hosting

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Side by side

Feature	MedStack 9.2/10 Visit ↗	CloudWave Healthcare Cloud 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#2 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting	#6 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting
Best for	Healthcare developers needing compliance automation	Healthcare organizations needing private-cloud hosting
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$499/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Support	Email, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, 2FA	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	7 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features MedStack 2/2 · CloudWave Healthcare Cloud 2/2
BAA available	✓	✓
Audit logging	✓	✓
Specs
Environment type	Dedicated	Private_cloud
Backup retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Support coverage	24_7	24_7
Data residency	Multi_region	Multi_region
Our review
Pros	One-click AWS or Azure provisioning with Docker deployment Compliance-as-code mapped to HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 Audit logging, SIEM monitoring, intrusion detection, and encrypted backups	Private-cloud hosting for EHRs and healthcare applications Backups, replication, disaster recovery, and archiving 24/7 support with MFA, encryption, monitoring, and intrusion detection
Cons	Starts at $499 per month with annual billing Infrastructure and active security management are charged separately Best suited to healthcare teams rather than general-purpose hosting needs	Pricing is handled through customer proposals Managed hosting may not suit teams seeking self-service control No open-source deployment model is offered
Our verdict	MedStack combines managed cloud infrastructure, security controls, compliance tooling, and deployment capabilities for digital health companies handling protected health information. MedStack Control provisions and maintains compliant… Read the review →	CloudWave Healthcare Cloud is a managed hosting service for hospitals, health systems, and healthcare software providers. It supports private-cloud infrastructure for EHRs, clinical applications, and enterprise workloads, with managed… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• MedStack — where it wins

  • One-click AWS or Azure provisioning with Docker deployment
  • Compliance-as-code mapped to HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001
  • Audit logging, SIEM monitoring, intrusion detection, and encrypted backups

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $499 per month with annual billing
  • Infrastructure and active security management are charged separately
  • Best suited to healthcare teams rather than general-purpose hosting needs

• CloudWave Healthcare Cloud — where it wins

  • Private-cloud hosting for EHRs and healthcare applications
  • Backups, replication, disaster recovery, and archiving
  • 24/7 support with MFA, encryption, monitoring, and intrusion detection

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through customer proposals
  • Managed hosting may not suit teams seeking self-service control
  • No open-source deployment model is offered

• MedStack9.2/10 · Paid

  A compliance-focused hosting stack for healthcare teams deploying on AWS or Azure.

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• CloudWave Healthcare Cloud8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A managed private-cloud option for healthcare workloads with proposal-based pricing.

  Visit CloudWaveFull verdict →