CaseLight
CaseLight is an open-source case management system for organizations doing frontline human-services work.
What CaseLight is
CaseLight is an open-source case management system for organizations doing frontline human-services work. It tracks clients and families, program enrollment, assessments, case notes, and case history. Its reporting and monitoring and evaluation features help turn frontline records into information funders request. CaseLight is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and is a modernized fork of OSCaR. Organizations can self-host on Linux; the project's quickstart requires Docker and Docker Compose. Lighthouse also offers managed hosting, deployment, and customization, with costs based on organization size and pricing available on request. 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 records. Managed hosting includes patching, backups, and an in-kind service-level agreement. The current pilot excludes the Khmer locale, the Thredded community forum, and the v1 mobile API. The listing identifies a free plan alongside paid managed hosting and customization.
Good
- Tracks client, family, and program records.
- Includes reporting and monitoring and evaluation features.
- Released under the AGPL-3.0 license.
- Append-only audit log records views and changes.
- Managed hosting includes patching and backups.
Watch out
- Self-hosting requires Docker and Docker Compose on Linux.
- Current pilot omits the Khmer locale.
- Current pilot omits the v1 mobile API.
- Pricing depends on organization size and is not published.
Who it suits
CaseLight may suit nonprofits and other mission-driven organizations managing human-services casework. It is aimed at teams that need case records and reporting, with self-hosting or managed service options.
Verdict
CaseLight combines case records and funder-oriented reporting with an open-source license and managed service options. Check the pilot's documented exclusions and hosting requirements against your organization's needs.
Plans and prices
From CaseLight's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment and customization | Priced on request | Custom build, fields, and workflows; priced to organization size |
| Managed hosting | Priced on request | Priced to organization size |
The facts
Each one read from CaseLight's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- Staff sign in with multi-factor authentication, including passkeys; accounts lock after repeated failed attempts and idle sessions time out.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Lighthouse says it works with 501(c)(3) nonprofits and equivalent mission-driven organizations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audit log
- An append-only audit log records who viewed or changed information.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audit trail
- CaseLight keeps an append-only audit log of who viewed or changed records.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Lighthouse offers deployment and customization for an organization's own build, fields, and workflows.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting and customization
- Lighthouse offers managed hosting and deployment and customization, with pricing based on organization size.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Hosting and support
- Lighthouse says managed hosting includes secure infrastructure, patching, backups, and an in-kind service-level agreement.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product page does not list third-party integrations.checked 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.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Origin and license
- CaseLight is a modernized fork of OSCaR and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license.checked 4 Oct 2026
- People and casework
- It tracks clients and families, program enrollment, assessments, case notes, and case history.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CaseLight is an open-source case management system for organizations doing frontline human-services work.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Records
- It tracks clients and families, program enrollment, assessments, case notes, and an audit history of changes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Its reporting and monitoring and evaluation features turn frontline records into data funders request.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The hosted service gives each organization an isolated database, encrypts sensitive fields at rest, and forces traffic over HTTPS.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The project’s quickstart requires Docker and Docker Compose on a Linux host.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Lighthouse offers managed hosting with patching, backups, and an in-kind service-level agreement.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Los Osos, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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