Cass vs Elomia

Cass is a web-accessible AI mental-health assistant offering wellness chatbot support around the clock. People can use SMS or Facebook Messenger without downloading an app, creating an account, or joining a waitlist. Its knowledge engine covers 800 topics and more than three million variations. Cass offers personalised conversations, recommendations, resources, surveys, guided exercises, follow-ups, goals, referrals, and self-assessments including GAD-7 and PHQ-9. It flags crises, verifies severity, and can engage a crisis professional within 20 seconds. Users may connect on demand with 5,000 coaches across all 50 states, and the service supports seven languages. Cass can be embedded in websites, portals, Google Home, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other channels. It provides an insights dashboard with database or EHR integration. Cass states HIPAA compliance and SOC 2 certification, with encryption and daily server audits, but communications through SMS, Messenger, and WhatsApp are outside HIPAA coverage except Signal.

Elomia provides AI emotional-support chat and wellbeing tools for individuals, organizations, and partner products. Individual features include mindfulness practices, mood tracking, CBT techniques, sleep-improvement strategies, and tracking for emotional patterns, triggers, coping strategies, and progress. Support is described as available 24/7 without appointments or waiting rooms. Employers can use it alongside an existing EAP with a customizable conversation engine. Private-practice features include between-session support, crisis alerts, client progress tracking, and AI-generated session insights. University offerings include native iOS and Android apps, a web application, SMS support, and portal embedding with SSO. The API supports REST, WebSocket connections, secure authentication, white-label branding, and customizable prompts and responses. A safety system flags high-risk messages and directs users to urgent help. Elomia may process sensitive health data, but says it does not sell personal data or share it for third-party advertising. The chatbot does not diagnose conditions or prescribe treatment. A free plan and 3-day trial are listed.