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CaseLight
CaseLight · Los Osos, California, United States
What it is
CaseLight is an open-source case management system for organizations doing frontline human-services work. It records clients and families, program enrollment, assessments, case notes, and case history. Reporting and monitoring tools turn frontline records into information funders request. CaseLight can be self-hosted on Linux using Docker and Docker Compose, or organizations can ask Lighthouse about managed hosting, deployment, and customization. Lighthouse says managed hosting includes secure infrastructure, patching, backups, and an in-kind service-level agreement, with pricing based on organization size. The system is a modernized fork of OSCaR and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license. The maker says each organization has an isolated database, sensitive fields are encrypted at rest, traffic uses HTTPS, and staff use multi-factor authentication, including passkeys. An append-only audit log records who viewed or changed information. The current pilot does not include the Khmer locale, the Thredded community forum, or the v1 mobile API. Lighthouse describes its audience as 501(c)(3) nonprofits and equivalent mission-driven organizations.
For and against
For
- Open-source AGPL-3.0 license
- Tracks clients, families, and case history
- Managed hosting and customization available
- Multi-factor authentication with passkeys
- Append-only audit log
Against
- Self-hosting requires Linux, Docker, and Docker Compose
- Pricing is based on organization size
- Pilot lacks Khmer locale
- Pilot lacks v1 mobile API
The verdict
CaseLight combines human-services case records, reporting, security controls, and audit history with flexible deployment options. Organizations should confirm pilot-scope omissions and request organization-specific pricing.
Who it suits
CaseLight suits mission-driven human-services organizations, including 501(c)(3) nonprofits and equivalent groups. It fits teams needing case records, reporting, and either self-hosted or managed deployment.
Plans and prices
Deployment and customization
Custom build, fields, and workflows; priced to organization size
Read 11 Oct 2026 · lighthousent.org
Managed hosting
Priced to organization size
Read 11 Oct 2026 · lighthousent.org
On the record
- Access controls
- Staff sign in with multi-factor authentication, including passkeys; accounts lock after repeated failed attempts and idle sessions time out.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Lighthouse says it works with 501(c)(3) nonprofits and equivalent mission-driven organizations.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Audit log
- An append-only audit log records who viewed or changed information.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Audit trail
- CaseLight keeps an append-only audit log of who viewed or changed records.lighthousent.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Lighthouse offers deployment and customization for an organization's own build, fields, and workflows.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Foundation
- CaseLight is a fork of OSCaR, a case-management system designed by social workers and used in child-protection and social-services work.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting and customization
- Lighthouse offers managed hosting and deployment and customization, with pricing based on organization size.lighthousent.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Hosting and support
- Lighthouse says managed hosting includes secure infrastructure, patching, backups, and an in-kind service-level agreement.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product page does not list third-party integrations.lighthousent.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Notable scope limit
- The project documentation says the current pilot does not include the Khmer locale, the Thredded community forum, or the v1 mobile API.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Open source
- CaseLight is released under the AGPL-3.0 license, and the maker says its code is public and contributions are welcome.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Origin and license
- CaseLight is a modernized fork of OSCaR and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license.lighthousent.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- People and casework
- It tracks clients and families, program enrollment, assessments, case notes, and case history.lighthousent.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Pricing limits
- The maker says hosting and customization are priced to organization size and does not publish fixed prices on the CaseLight page.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CaseLight is an open-source case management system for organizations doing frontline human-services work.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Records
- It tracks clients and families, program enrollment, assessments, case notes, and an audit history of changes.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Its reporting and monitoring and evaluation features turn frontline records into data funders request.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The hosted service gives each organization an isolated database, encrypts sensitive fields at rest, and forces traffic over HTTPS.lighthousent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
