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WellSky is a broad healthcare technology company spanning many care settings. Carelytic is purpose-built for US home health. The decision usually comes down to whether you want an enterprise multi-vertical suite or a focused, transparently-priced home health platform.
Side by side
| Carelytic | WellSky | |
|---|---|---|
| Home health + assisted living in one platform | Both care settings in one tenant, one login | Multiple care settings, as separate products |
| Admin compliance & survey-readiness suite | Built in — grievances, OIG/SAM exclusion screening, emergency-prep drills, QAPI, mock survey, policy attestation, staff training | Not a marketed capability — confirm in your discovery |
| Published pricing | Yes — Starter / Pro / Enterprise listed on the site | Quote-based, not published |
| Product focus | Purpose-built for US home health | Broad multi-vertical healthcare suite |
| Billing & claims | Included in every tier | Available — confirm scope in your quote |
| EVV | Included in every tier | Available — confirm scope in your quote |
| Medicare HH PDGM (Grouper, LUPA, NOA) | Included — 432 HHRGs, CY2026 data | Supported on the platform |
| AI for coding / QA | OIG-safe, evidence-cited Coding Review | Analytics-oriented tooling |
| Interface generation | Built 2025-2026 (Tailwind / Alpine / HTMX) | Established enterprise platform |
| Onboarding | 14-30 days, 20 of 24 tasks auto-detected | Enterprise implementation program |
| Best-fit agency size | Mid-market — 25-100 employees, 50-300 clients | Mid-size through large health systems |
Comparison reflects publicly available product information as of 2026. WellSky updates its offering frequently — verify the current details in your own discovery process.
Where Carelytic wins
Carelytic does one thing: run a US home health agency. Every screen, every default, every data set (432 HHRGs, CY2026 PDGM weights) is built for that. WellSky's breadth across many care settings is powerful at enterprise scale but can feel heavy for a focused home health agency.
Carelytic lists Starter / Professional / Enterprise pricing with active-client caps. WellSky pricing is quote-based. For a mid-market agency that needs to budget before committing to an evaluation, the published model removes the guesswork.
Billing, EVV, PDGM, payroll, eligibility, fax, AI — all included on Starter. No module map to negotiate. Confirm WellSky's scope-by-tier in your quote.
Built on a current web stack with onboarding that auto-detects 20 of 24 setup tasks. Most agencies go live in 14-30 days rather than an enterprise-length implementation.
Why agencies switch
Most agencies don't switch platforms casually — it's a real project. These are the triggers we hear most often from agencies that moved off WellSky.
Book a demoCarelytic vs WellSky — FAQ
Yes, for agencies focused on US home health. Carelytic covers OASIS-E2, CMS-485, Medicare HH PDGM, billing, EVV, scheduling, and payroll export. WellSky is broader — it spans many care settings — so the comparison depends on whether you need that multi-setting breadth or want a focused home health platform.
Carelytic publishes its pricing (Starter $350/mo, Professional $999/mo, Enterprise from $2,499/mo). WellSky pricing is quote-based and not published, so a direct comparison requires a WellSky quote scoped to your agency.
Carelytic is purpose-built for mid-market agencies of roughly 25-100 employees and 50-300 active clients, with published pricing and 14-30 day onboarding. WellSky's scale and analytics are oriented toward larger agencies and health systems. Best-fit depends on your size and whether you operate across multiple care settings.
Carelytic ships the full PDGM pipeline — 432 HHRGs with CY2026 weights, Grouper Preview, LUPA Risk Dashboard, NOA Tracker, and HIPPS-injected episode claims — included in every tier. It's a core part of the platform, not an add-on.
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