Install
WastewaterSCAN alternatives
3 tools to consider instead of WastewaterSCAN, shown against it.
| WastewaterSCAN | Biobot Analytics | HealthMap | Epi Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Stanford University and Emory University (WastewaterSCAN) | Biobot Analytics | Boston Children's Hospital | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| Pricing model | Free | Quote only | Free | Free |
| Free tier | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Open source | No | No | No | No |
| Best for | Health officials, researchers, and journalists wanting free, public, multi-pathogen wastewater trend data. | Health departments and public agencies wanting population-level, anonymous early-warning signals without individual clinical testing. | Public health agencies and travelers wanting free, early, text-based situational awareness of emerging outbreaks. | Health departments and field epidemiologists needing free outbreak data collection and statistics without a commercial license. |
| Pricing | Dashboard and published sewershed data are free and public; the program is philanthropically funded rather than sold commercially. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Sampling and analysis services are quoted per contract directly with Biobot; no public price list. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Freely accessible website and mobile app; not a paid product. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free public-domain software published directly by the CDC; no license fee or paid tier. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. |
| Features |
|
|
|
|