This report outlines the top healthcare software development companies of 2024. We narrowed the pool of firms to nine from an initial sample size of ~40 developers, then rank-ordered them based on a proprietary algorithm developed by our research team, broken down into the following criteria:
- Notable Clients (35%): A selection of their most prominent healthcare/medical industry clients, including non-care-focused fields like medtech and biotech when relevant. Experience with notable clients like these demonstrates
- Leadership Experience Score (35%): A proprietary scoring system designed to evaluate the experience that a firm’s leadership has in their specific industry. For this list, this means experience in healthcare, software development, and/or related industries.
- Average Reviews (20%): An average review rating from all reputable review sites a given firm appears on, on a scale from 1.0-5.0.
- Company Size/Year Founded (5%): The number of employees currently employed by the company as well as its founding year, demonstrating their ability to maintain high project volume over a long period of time as a result of consistent success.
- Headquarters Location (5%): The location of their primary company headquarters. This is a minor factor as it may represent a marginal increase in their talent pool for development staff.
The following list shows our top 9 scoring healthcare software development companies. It also outlines the relevant information regarding each of our primary scoring criteria, as well as the specialty that sets each firm apart within the industry.
The Top Healthcare Software Development Companies: 2024
Rank | Company | Notable Clients | Leadership Experience | Company Size | Year Founded | Headquarters | Average Reviews | Specialties |
1 | 10Pearls | Johnson & Johnson, National Institutes of Health, CVS Health | 5.0 | 1,001-5,000 | 2004 | Vienna, VA | 5.0 | Custom software development, business process automation, machine learning, chatbot development |
2 | 7T | MPOWERHealth, Medibookr, Pepsi | 4.9 | 51-100 | 2012 | Dallas, TX | 4.7 | AI and machine learning-powered custom software development for mid-to-enterprise-level firms |
3 | iTech | N/A | 4.7 | 10-50 | 2008 | Addison, TX | 4.8 | AI-automated data capture automation for enterprise-level healthcare firms |
4 | DataArt | PSI, Anthony Nolan, xCures | 4.5 | 5,000+ | 1997 | New York, NY | 4.8 | Generalist big-ticket medical software development |
5 | Kanda Software | Partners Healthcare, Drumroll Health, Astellas | 4.3 | 201-500 | 1992 | Newton, MA | 4.9 | Custom software development for enterprise healthcare companies |
6 | Sidebench | American Heart Association, PCIHIPAA | 4.2 | 50-249 | 2012 | Santa Monica, CA | 4.9 | HIPAA compliant custom software development for healthcare providers |
7 | Accolade | Brightline, Brightside, Carrot | 4.0 | 5000+ | 2007 | Seattle, WA | 3.5 | Virtual and video software to connect medical professionals and patients |
8 | Matellio | Leman Health, Diabetes Naturally | 4.0 | 201-500 | 2014 | San Jose, CA | 4.6 | Full-stack web and mobile app development |
9 | Voypost | Corti, Silatha, Xircle | 4.1 | 11-50 | 2018 | Berlin, Germany | 4.8 | Big Data & Analytics |
10Pearls
10Pearls has over 20 years of experience working in custom software development and business process automation, and they offer cutting-edge software development services for their medical clients. 10Pearls also provides AI and machine learning capability within their software tools and excels at finding opportunities for these technologies, determining target use cases, designing workflows, and selecting suitable AI models to implement.
Their experience is broad, but some of their most prominent clients are within the healthcare industry, having worked with titans in the industry like Johnson & Johnson.
- Notable Clients: Johnson & Johnson, National Institutes of Health, CVS Health
- Leadership Experience: 5.0
- Company Size: 1,001-5,000
- Year Founded: 2004
- Headquarters: Vienna, Virginia
- Average Reviews: 5.0
- Specialties: Custom software development, business process automation, machine learning, chatbot development
- Contact: 10Pearls website
Summary of Online Reviews |
10 Pearls employs “a very talented and cohesive team” that “brought new ideas and processes” while “staying on budget” resulting in a “better analysis of how to approach development.” |
7T
7T is a custom software development firm specializing in AI and machine learning implementation. Their work emphasizes the creation of bespoke software that is purpose-built for their clients, making them an attractive partner for healthcare firms in specialty niches. This makes them a perfect fit for companies looking to transform their services to adapt to a changing environment, or healthcare facilities looking to modernize operations with faster, more sterile data entry and consent processes.
7T has a solid reputation within the healthcare industry, but a smaller pool of healthcare clients. The solutions they have created in the healthcare industry makeup for this, though, with innovative and feature-rich medical applications that demonstrate a clear understanding of the industry and its unique complexities.
- Notable Clients: MPOWERHealth, Medibookr, Pepsi
- Leadership Experience: 4.9
- Company Size: 51-100
- Year Founded: 2012
- Headquarters: Dallas, TX
- Average Reviews: 4.7
- Specialties: AI and machine learning-powered custom software development for mid-to-enterprise-level medical firms
- Contact: 7T website
Summary of Online Reviews |
7T provides “quality services” that “streamlined [the clients] website over a very short period of time.” Their teams “are very good at setting expectations,” allowing for “effective collaborations.” |
iTech
iTech is another AI and machine-learning specialist, but with a narrower focus on data capture functionality. They are the single best firm on the list for automating data capture, specifically for firms looking to utilize their machine learning-enhanced OCR technology to automatically index and store data from scanned documents like medical records, bills, care reports, and any other document or scanned image with text.
This makes iTech uniquely useful to larger firms that handle a high volume of patient data, as their expertise gives them an edge when it comes to automating the capture, organization, and secure storage of that data to make it easier to search, audit, and create reports from.
- Notable Clients:
- Leadership Experience: 4.7
- Company Size: 10-50
- Year Founded: 2008
- Headquarters: Addison, TX
- Average Reviews: 4.8
- Specialties: AI-automated data capture automation for enterprise-level healthcare firms
- Contact: iTech website
Summary of Online Reviews |
N/A — Insufficient Publicly Available Reviews |
DataArt
DataArt is a more general custom software developer with a massive variety of software specialties. Healthcare is one of many industries they service, and their wide array of services make them an attractive–but expensive– choice. As a result of their size and versatility, they are one of the most expensive options on the list, but have a workforce and level of expertise that makes them worth the spend for firms looking for multiple software solutions from one provider.
- Notable Clients: PSI, Anthony Nolan, xCures
- Leadership Experience: 4.5
- Company Size: 5,000+
- Year Founded: 1997
- Headquarters: New York, NY
- Average Reviews: 4.8
- Specialties: Generalist big-ticket medical software development
- Contact: DataArt website
Summary of Online Reviews |
Clients working with DataArt appreciate the “guaranteed quality” they seem to provide, and “their professionalism and ability to deliver.” |
Kanda Software
Kanda Software is a software development firm specializing in patient/customer-facing applications. For healthcare clients, this has historically taken the form of telehealth and digital health management applications, with a focus on clean UI and user-friendly features. Their clientele are usually smaller, independent care providers and medical firms, making them a great fit for clients like these.
- Notable Clients: Partners Healthcare, Drumroll Health, Astellas
- Leadership Experience: 4.0
- Company Size: 201-500
- Year Founded: 1992
- Headquarters: Newton, MA
- Average Reviews: 4.9
- Specialties: Custom software development for enterprise healthcare companies
- Contact: Kanda Software website
Summary of Online Reviews |
Kanda Software’s team has been described as “diligent outside thinkers that [perform] great work.” Clients note their ability to “work with [clients] and support changing needs.” |
Sidebench
Sidebench is a custom software company that specializes in HIPAA-compliant data software for internal operations. Any firm that handles patient data can benefit from their reliable data platforms that comply with all relevant regulations. They also offer system integrations services to ensure that their platforms integrate with existing software used by the medical firm, ensuring that a complete data management overhaul is not necessary if a client is just looking to adopt one new tool from Sidebench.
- Notable Clients: American Heart Association, PCIHIPAA
- Leadership Experience: 4.2
- Company Size: 50-249
- Year Founded: 2012
- Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
- Average Reviews: 4.9
- Specialties: HIPAA-compliant custom software development for healthcare providers
- Contact: Sidebench website
Summary of Online Reviews |
Sidebench has been commended for their “communication and transparency.” Clients are “impressed by their professionalism and competence” as well. |
Accolade
Accolade isn’t a custom software developer like others on the list, but rather a software provider with a list of platforms that provide telemedicine, appointment booking, and prescription management for doctors and other healthcare providers. Clinicians are able to use tools like Accolade Expert MD to connect with patients and provide high-quality care virtually. For firms looking to leverage third-party software instead of getting one developed for them specifically, Accolade could be a solid choice.
- Notable Clients: Brightline, Brightside, Carrot
- Leadership Experience: 4.0
- Company Size: 5000+
- Year Founded: 2007
- Headquarters: Seattle, WA
- Average Reviews: 3.5
- Specialties: Virtual and video software to connect medical professionals and patients
- Contact: Accolade website
Summary of Online Reviews |
Accolade has been noted as “a great partner that provides excellent clinician-patient connection.” Their software is “user-friendly for both the patient and provider.” |
Matellio
Matellio is a software developer specializing in web and mobile apps for both internal and patient-facing use cases. Their apps are generally catered to simpler functionality, like telehealth, healthcare CRMs, and patient data management. They do offer AI and machine learning solutions, but don’t have the same leadership expertise as firms listed above that specialize specifically in AI & ML. They also have a narrower pool of smaller healthcare firms. As a result, they are a good fit for newer, smaller healthcare firms looking for cheaper, simpler software applications.
- Notable Clients: Leman Health, Diabetes Naturally
- Leadership Experience: 4.0
- Company Size: 201-500
- Year Founded: 2014
- Headquarters: San Jose, CA
- Average Reviews: 4.6
- Specialties: Full-stack web and mobile app development
- Contact: Matellio website
Summary of Online Reviews |
Matellio has several reviews describing their services as “on time and within budget” and their staff as “impressive and talented.” |
Voypost
Voypost is a healthcare software development company that specializes in data and analytics tools. They also leverage AI & ML, but typically focus this technology on analyzing and generating reports based on data to improve business operations. This makes them a more internal, enterprise-focused firm creating solutions meant to assist in making big-picture decisions. They also offer software platforms to improve staffing and recruitment procedures, which offers a unique focus compared to others on this list., For firms looking for more generalist analytics and staffing tools, Voypost could be a good partner.
- Notable Clients: Corti, Silatha, Xircle
- Leadership Experience: 4.1
- Company Size: 11-50
- Year Founded: 2018
- Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
- Average Reviews: 4.8
- Specialties: Big Data & Analytics
- Contact: Voypost website
Summary of Online Reviews |
Voypost clients say “they put a lot of emphasis on upskilling their team” and “they really care about delivering high-quality work.” |