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Head-to-head · Contact Tracing Software

Sentinel vs Healthy Together EDSS

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Sentinel #3 in Contact Tracing Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Sentinel
Healthy Together EDSS #6 in Contact Tracing Software 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site

Sentinel leads on 0 checks, Healthy Together EDSS on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreSentinel · 8.9/10
  • Free planonly Sentinel

Sentinel scores higher on our rubric for contact tracing software: 8.9 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

On mobile access, Healthy Together EDSS gives you Native_app where Sentinel offers Web.

Sentinel is the better fit for teams managing outbreak cases in a self-hosted system. Healthy Together EDSS is the better fit for programs needing mobile exposure alerts and monitoring.

  • Sentinel fits best

    Teams managing outbreak cases in a self-hosted system

  • Healthy Together EDSS fits best

    Programs needing mobile exposure alerts and monitoring

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Side by side

Feature Sentinel 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Healthy Together EDSS 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.3
Ranking #3 in Contact Tracing Software #6 in Contact Tracing Software
Best for Teams managing outbreak cases in a self-hosted system Programs needing mobile exposure alerts and monitoring
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Free plan Pricing on request
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android
Support Email Email, Docs
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sentinel 3/3 · Healthy Together EDSS 3/3
Case management ✓ ✓
Exposure tracking ✓ ✓
Follow-up workflows ✓ ✓
Specs
Contact notification Not checked yet Automated
Mobile access Web Native_app
Data residency Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Manages patient, case, contact and outbreak records in one platform
  • Automates case definitions from lab results, symptoms and exposures
  • Supports HL7 feeds with LOINC and SNOMED parsing
  • Automated SMS and push alerts notify exposed contacts.
  • Digital interviews pair with active contact monitoring.
  • Native mobile access supports iOS and Android programs.
Cons
  • Current build is identified as an alpha demonstration
  • Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage their own environment
  • Support is listed through email
  • Contact-sales purchasing requires a demo-led procurement process.
  • Its feature set centers on public-health tracing programs.
  • Support channels are limited to email and documentation.
Our verdict

Sentinel is an open-source web platform for communicable-disease surveillance, outbreak management and contact tracing. Its focus is epidemiology teams that need linked patient, case, contact and outbreak records, with workflows for…

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Healthy Together EDSS is a cloud-native epidemic disease surveillance and contact-tracing solution from Twenty Labs, LLC. It is designed for government health departments and other public-health organizations that need validated…

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  1. SentinelContact Tracing Software 8.9Free plan
  2. Healthy Together EDSSContact Tracing Software 8.3Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Sentinel — where it wins

    • Manages patient, case, contact and outbreak records in one platform
    • Automates case definitions from lab results, symptoms and exposures
    • Supports HL7 feeds with LOINC and SNOMED parsing

    Where it doesn't

    • Current build is identified as an alpha demonstration
    • Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage their own environment
    • Support is listed through email

  • Healthy Together EDSS — where it wins

    • Automated SMS and push alerts notify exposed contacts.
    • Digital interviews pair with active contact monitoring.
    • Native mobile access supports iOS and Android programs.

    Where it doesn't

    • Contact-sales purchasing requires a demo-led procurement process.
    • Its feature set centers on public-health tracing programs.
    • Support channels are limited to email and documentation.
  • Sentinel8.9/10 · Free plan

    Sentinel brings case, contact and outbreak workflows together for self-hosted teams.

    Visit SentinelFull verdict →
  • Healthy Together EDSS8.3/10 · Pricing on request

    A public-health platform combining digital tracing, exposure alerts and active monitoring.

    Visit siteFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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