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Public health surveillance
6 tools compared: how each is priced, where it runs, and what to consider instead.
| Tool | Pricing model | Free tier | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biobot Analytics Wastewater testing service that analyzes municipal sewage for population-level disease and substance-use signals. | Quote only | No | No |
| Epi Info Free CDC software for building surveys, managing outbreak data, and running epidemiological statistics. | Free | Yes | No |
| GISAID Global data-sharing initiative, not a commercial product, for rapid exchange of pathogen genomic sequences and metadata. | Free | Yes | No |
| HealthMap Free automated system that mines online news and reports to map emerging infectious disease outbreaks in real time. | Free | Yes | No |
| REDCap Secure web application for building surveys and research databases, distributed free to consortium member institutions. | Free | Yes | No |
| WastewaterSCAN Academic wastewater monitoring network and public dashboard tracking a dozen pathogens across U.S. sewersheds. | Free | Yes | No |