Software:Homeless Management Information System Software

This article provides a listing of applications that include Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) functionality. Although the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that Continuums of Care (CoCs) receiving HUD funds for homeless services implement an HMIS for data collection and reporting purposes, they do not require the use of any one application. Rather, they require that the data be collected in a manner consistent with the HMIS Data Standards and that they generate key reports such as the HUD Annual Performance Report (APR) and the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR). The APR is a program-level report that includes information about data quality, demographic data related to clients served, and performance indicators of a program's success in working with clients. The AHAR is a broader report which is submitted at the CoC level and aggregated at a national level. Any application that collects data consistent with HUD's published data standards and generates the required reports may be considered an HMIS. Although HUD has released data standards and programming specifications for some reports, HUD does not endorse or explicitly approve any HMIS application. HUD provides certification for related CMS products for Housing Counseling Agencies, information can be found below.

General

Application	Vendor	Application Type	License
501CaseManager	501Partners	Web-based	Multiple license options available
Adaptive Enterprise Solutions (AES©)	Adsystech, Inc	Web-based	Software as a Service (SaaS)
NPS Housing	Northgate Public Services	Web-based	Multiple license options available
Efforts to Outcomes (ETO)	Social Solutions	Web-based	Unknown
Clarity Human Services	Bitfocus	Web-based	Software as a Service (SaaS)
CARES	Coelho Consulting, Inc.	Unknown	Unknown
Apricot	Community Tech Knowledge	Unknown	Unknown
AWARDS	Foothold Technology	Web-based	Unknown
CharityTracker HMIS	Simon Solutions, Inc	Web-based	Software as a Service (SaaS)
ClientTrack	Eccovia Solutions	Web-based	Subscription
CommunityOS	VisionLink	Unknown	Unknown
TheraNest	Zertis Software	Web-based	Subscription
CaseWorthy	CaseWorthy	Web-based	Unknown
Outreach Grid	Outreach Grid	Web-based	Unknown
HMISLive!	Dyteks Consulting Group	Web-based	Unknown
HSLynk	ServingLynk, Inc.	Web-based Platform as a Service (PaaS)	Subscription and Mozilla Public License v2
Efforts to Outcomes (ETO)	Social Solutions	Web-based	Unknown
MAACLink	Mid America Assistance Coalition	Web-based	Multiple license options available
PATHWAYS COMPASS	Pathways Community Network	Web-based	Unknown
ROSIE	MISI	Web-based	Unknown
ServicePoint	WellSky	Web-based	Software as a Service (SaaS)
VESTA	Partnership Center, Ltd.	Web-based	Not for sale
CSTAR (Client Services Tracking & Reporting)	Father Joe's Villages	Unknown	Not for sale
Penelope	Athena Software	Web-based	Unknown
H.E.A.R.T. Family Software	Software Application Services	Application	Multiple license options available
Pieces Iris	Pieces Technologies	Web-Based	Multiple license options available

References

(1) https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/hmis/
(2) https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/3826/hmis-data-standards-manual/
(3) https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/4696/hmis-programming-specifications/