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CHARMS vs Primero

CHARMS

socialcarenetwork.com

Primero

primero.org

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FigureCHARMSPrimero
Price from$150/mo$687.50/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published16
Spec score · Social Work Case Management7.7 (#7)8.5 (#3)
Spec score · Nonprofit Case Management Software7.5 (#19)8.6 (#4)
Spec score · Case Management Software7.2 (#136)8.8 (#9)
Founded19962013
PurposeCHARMS is a case management platform for children's and adults' social care.Primero is an open-source information management platform for protection-related data, including child protection and gender-based violence case management, incident monitoring, and family tracing and reunification.
SecurityThe maker says CHARMS is regularly independently penetration tested, security tested for every release, Cyber Essentials Plus certified, and designed to meet UK GDPR requirements.The maker says role-based permissions restrict access to sensitive data according to users’ need to know.

Plans

CHARMS

  • All Social Care Agencies$150 a month

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Primero

  • Tier 1: DIYFree
  • Tier 3: Full Service SaaS$8,250 a year
  • Tier 4: Hybrid deployment$25,000 a year
  • Tier 1: DIYFree
  • Tier 2: Single organizationPriced on request
  • Tier 5: Custom packagePriced on request

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In their own words

CHARMS

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Primero

Primero is an open-source information management platform for protection-related data. Its use cases include child protection and gender-based violence case management, incident monitoring, and family tracing and reunification. Case workflows span identification, registration, assessment, planning, referrals and transfers, and closure, with supervision, notifications and tasking tools. The platform lists CPIMS+, GBVIMS+ and MRMIMS+ modules, along with intake forms, custom fields, audit trails and reporting dashboards. Teams can configure forms, roles, lookups, reports, languages, logos and locations through a self-service interface. Primero is available in more than 40 languages. Its v2 progressive web app works online and offline in modern browsers on mobile devices, tablets and laptops, though offline use is limited to creating cases and editing records already accessed in the session; changes submit after reconnection. A free DIY tier requires implementers to manage infrastructure and support. Full Service SaaS costs $8,250 a year, while Hybrid deployment costs $25,000 a year for the first year and decreases to the Tier 3 cost in year two and thereafter.

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