Nightingale vs Brevity
Choosing between Nightingale and Brevity for your software comes down to your organisation's size and long-term growth plans. While both platforms serve the Australian care sector, their pricing structures and scalability features create distinct advantages depending on your specific organisational structure and client base.
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What's the difference?
| Feature | Brevity | Nightingale |
|---|---|---|
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Target Users |
Small to medium with < 100 users |
Mid-to-very large organisations (50+ users) |
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Focus |
NDIS, Support Coordination |
NDIS, aged care, mental health, allied health |
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Pricing |
Participant-based pricing |
Custom pricing for scalability |
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Support Location |
Offshore |
Australian-based |
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Implementation Time |
Moderate |
Structured onboarding with dedicated Australian team |
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Usability |
Dated interface, complex navigation |
Modern, intuitive design with built-in automation |
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Compliance & Security |
Meets basic NDIS compliance |
ISO 27001 certified, automated compliance tracking |
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Financial Integrations |
Strong Xero integration, real-time forecasting, multi-funding support |
Strong Xero integration, real-time budget tracking |
|
Future Updates |
Basic system enhancements |
AI-driven automation, compliance updates |
What is Brevity?
Brevity is an organisation wide platform for disability service organisations. As an NDIS Digital Partner, Brevity has been built with the NDIS in mind. It includes in-platform NDIS price guides and integrations. Brevity was founded in 2017 and is part of the Evello group.
Unlike other platforms that charge per user, Brevity’s pricing model is based on the number of participants. This makes it an attractive option for organisations with many staff members but fewer clients. Brevity offers basic functionality for NDIS providers who are just starting out in the sector.
What is Nightingale?
Nightingale Software is a powerful care management platform designed to support providers in the NDIS and aged care sectors. Nightingale was built ‘from the ground up’ in close cooperation with a number of Community Sector organisations, and first launched in in 2015. Since then Nightingale’s functionality has grown rapidly to cover all aspects of Client-directed care including disability care (including Supported Independent Living and Supported Employment), aged care, mental health and allied health services. Nightingale’s breadth of functionality means that the Nightingale software system can meet virtually all the Client, Staff and Resource Management needs of organisations providing a variety of services to their clients and with a variety of funding models.
What's the best fit for your organisation?
When choosing between Nightingale and Brevity, consider:
Your organisation's number of staff and participants
Complexity of your service delivery model
Required depth of financial integration
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Choose Brevity if...
You're a smaller organisation with many staff but fewer clients, looking for a participant-based pricing model.
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Choose Nightingale if...
You're scaling, managing complex workflows and require robust financial integrations with a true all-in-one solution.
This article is intended for informational purposes only and reflects Nightingale’s understanding of the features, capabilities, and positioning of various software platforms based on publicly available information and user feedback. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy at the time of publication, we do not guarantee the completeness or reliability of third-party information. Readers are encouraged to independently verify details and assess their own organisational needs when evaluating software solutions. Nightingale does not make any express or implied claims regarding competitor performance or capabilities.
