MedStack
5.7/10MedStack runs a compliant container hosting platform with compliance tooling for digital health companies that must meet HIPAA, PIPEDA, PHIPA, GDPR and SOC 2.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
MedStack is a Toronto company founded in 2015 that makes hosting and compliance tooling for digital health apps. Launchit Solutions has owned it since November 2024. It sells two products. MedStack Control deploys Docker containers into isolated clusters on Microsoft Azure, with AWS support added in 2023. Docker Swarm runs the containers. Each cluster gets an encrypted virtual network, a managed load balancer and optional managed PostgreSQL or MySQL servers. Security controls are mapped to healthcare frameworks so customers can inherit them. Exos by MedStack, an acquired brand, adds HIPAA and cybersecurity training for staff, plus policy and procedure templates and evidence tracking. Clusters can run in Central Canada, East US, South UK, West Europe, Central France and North UAE. That range suits companies that must keep patient data in Canada, the UK or the EU. MedStack publishes its pricing. Exos costs 499 USD a month on annual billing or 599 USD month to month. Control costs 1,199 or 1,499 USD a month, and the bundle costs 1,599 or 1,899 USD a month. Infrastructure is passed through at cost, and the Active Security Layer adds 20 percent of the monthly infrastructure bill. For integrations, MedStack offers a REST API and webhooks for CI/CD pipelines and pulls images from container registries using credentials you supply. G2 reviewers praise the support team and onboarding, and say the platform shortens the path to a production app that passes audits. The main limitation is control. Several reviewers say the platform hides the Docker layer, which makes many containerized tools hard to add. The platform fee is also high for very early-stage teams.
Our Rating
Who MedStack is best for
Best software for HealthcareGood fit
The platform is built only for digital health apps that handle patient data under HIPAA, PIPEDA, PHIPA and GDPR.
It suits healthtech SaaS vendors who need to pass security questionnaires and audits from hospital buyers.
MedStack runs a startup program, and reviewers say it suits teams without a security or DevOps specialist, but the platform fee starts at about 1,199 USD a month.
Less suited
Developers can deploy through the API and Docker images, but reviewers say the hidden Docker layer limits how much they can customize.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Security controls are mapped to HIPAA, SOC 2 and other frameworks so customers can inherit them, and reviewers say this cuts the work of audits and security questionnaires.
- Clusters can run in Canada, the US, the UK, the EU and the UAE, which helps with patient data residency rules such as PIPEDA, PHIPA and GDPR.
- Pricing is published, and infrastructure is passed through at cost rather than marked up inside opaque bundles.
- G2 reviewers often praise onboarding and responsive, technically capable support, and every plan includes a dedicated customer success manager.
- Managed PostgreSQL and MySQL include daily backups and point-in-time restore for 35 days.
Cons
- Reviewers say the platform hides control of the Docker layer, which makes many containerized tools hard to integrate.
- Containers run on Docker Swarm, not Kubernetes, which limits compatibility with the wider container tooling ecosystem.
- The platform fee of 1,199 USD a month or more, plus 20 percent on infrastructure, is expensive compared with general-purpose clouds for small apps.
- It is not a general-purpose host, so system administrators cannot control some parts of the underlying Azure or AWS infrastructure.
- It is a small company, owned by Launchit Solutions since late 2024, and competitors such as Aptible publish migration guides aimed at MedStack customers.
Key Features
MedStack Pricing
Exos by MedStack
or $5,988/year (save 17%)
- Policy and procedure templates
- One compliance jurisdiction included
- HIPAA and cybersecurity training for employees
- Evidence tracking and policies kept audit-ready
- Help with security assessments and questionnaires
- Monthly billing only available when bundled with MedStack Control
MedStack Control
or $14,388/year (save 20%)
- SSL certificate management
- Encryption at rest and in transit
- Compliant Docker app hosting on a managed virtual network
- Dedicated customer success manager and 24/7 emergency support
- Resource monitoring and logging, with logs kept 30 days or more
- Infrastructure billed at cost, plus 20 percent for infrastructure and security
- Automated encrypted backups: daily for a week, weekly for a month, then monthly
Exos + MedStack Control
or $19,188/year (save 16%)
- Technical review calls
- Sales and marketing support materials
- Everything in Exos and MedStack Control
- Infrastructure billed at cost, plus 20 percent for infrastructure and security
Frequently Asked Questions
MedStack does not advertise a free trial or free plan. Prospects are directed to sales, and startups can apply to the startup program.
Balaji Gopalan and Simon Woodside co-founded MedStack in Toronto in 2015. It joined Launchit Solutions in November 2024 and still operates as a brand under that company.
MedStack covers HIPAA, PIPEDA, PHIPA, GDPR and SOC 2. It completed a SOC 2 Type 2 audit in 2020 and earned Cyber Essentials Plus in 2022.
MedStack Control runs mainly on Microsoft Azure, and AWS support was added in 2023. Clusters can be created in Central Canada, East US, South UK, West Europe, Central France and North UAE.
There is a platform fee: 499 USD a month for Exos and 1,199 USD a month for Control on annual billing, or 599 and 1,499 USD month to month. Infrastructure is billed separately at cost, plus 20 percent for the security layer. A startup program may offer discounts.
MedStack offers managed Azure flexible servers for PostgreSQL 12 to 15 and MySQL 8. They are backed up daily, can be restored to any point in the past 35 days, and can enforce SSL connections.
Yes. MedStack Control has a REST API, launched in 2021, and webhooks. It pulls Docker images from your container registry using credentials you provide.
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