Hawk Safety vs SmartSense by Digi

Hawk Safety sells wireless temperature and humidity sensors together with a paperless food safety and checklist app. SmartSense by Digi is an IoT monitoring service that combines wireless temperature sensors, food probes, cellular gateways, a cloud dashboard and digital checklists to automate HACCP logging and equipment monitoring. Both are listed under Temperature Monitoring & Sensors. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is Hawk Safety's: GBP 130 one-off per device. SmartSense by Digi does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Hawk Safety: Restaurants and takeaways going paperless; SmartSense by Digi: Multi-site restaurant chains.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Hawk Safety: Web, iOS, Android; SmartSense by Digi: Web.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Hawk Safety names 2 countries and SmartSense by Digi names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • security and compliance

    The security and compliance details they list differ. Hawk Safety: Cyber Essentials Plus, ISMS certification, ISO 27001; SmartSense by Digi: ISO 9001, SOC 2 Type 2.

  • company background

    Headquarters: Hawk Safety, Beckenham, Kent, United Kingdom; SmartSense by Digi, Boston, United States. Parent companies: Hawk Safety, Sense Applications Limited group; SmartSense by Digi, Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII).

Side by side

Hawk Safety vs SmartSense by Digi: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHawk SafetySmartSense by Digi
What it isHawk Safety sells wireless temperature and humidity sensors together with a paperless food safety and checklist app.SmartSense by Digi is an IoT monitoring service that combines wireless temperature sensors, food probes, cellular gateways, a cloud dashboard and digital checklists to automate HACCP logging and equipment monitoring.
Best forRestaurants and takeaways going paperless; Multi-site operators; Care homes, hospitals and other regulated kitchensMulti-site restaurant chains; Grocery and convenience retailers; Schools and universities; Pharmacies and healthcare providers
Pricing modelHardware plus licenceSubscription per asset (quote)
Starting priceGBP 130 one-off per deviceNot published
Free planYesNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
Contract12-month Workflows licenceA term applies (equipment replacements are free "for the life of the term"); its length is not stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesIreland, United KingdomUnited States
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations1Not published
CertificationsCyber Essentials Plus, ISMS certification, ISO 27001ISO 9001, SOC 2 Type 2
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersBeckenham, Kent, United KingdomBoston, United States
OwnerSense Applications Limited groupDigi International (NASDAQ: DGII)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Hawk Safety

  • Milesight sensors

Named only by SmartSense by Digi

SmartSense by Digi does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Which to choose

Hawk Safety

Choose Hawk Safety if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants and takeaways going paperless; Multi-site operators; Care homes, hospitals and other regulated kitchens.

SmartSense by Digi

Choose SmartSense by Digi if you are in one of these groups: Multi-site restaurant chains; Grocery and convenience retailers; Schools and universities.

What we could not confirm

Hawk Safety

  • Any subscription price for the monitoring platform or licence renewal cost after the first year
  • Which two modules are free forever (the vendor does not name them beyond the free Allergen and Sense Lite items)
  • Whether a free trial exists (the header offers 'Start free')
  • Founding year, headcount and funding
  • Named POS, accounting or other software integrations
  • Interface languages
  • Full list of countries served

SmartSense by Digi

  • Any price, per-asset rate or term length
  • Named integrations
  • Founding year and team size
  • Which countries it is sold in
  • Whether the mobile app is on iOS and Android and its store listings
  • Product-level sensor specifications beyond the vendor claims
  • Migration path for existing Jolt customers into SmartSense ONE

Go further

Hawk Safety profileSmartSense by Digi profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Hawk Safety, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: modules, free and premium tiers, monitoringhttps://hawksafety.com/
  2. Monitoring features and how it workshttps://hawksafety.com/hawk-monitor/
  3. Checklists, audits, licence and appshttps://hawksafety.com/hawk-checks/
  4. Modules, free tools, Sense Litehttps://hawksafety.com/digital-food-safety/
  5. Restaurant fithttps://hawksafety.com/restaurants/
  6. Company story and sectorshttps://hawksafety.com/about
  7. Certifications, registered office, Irish partnerhttps://hawksafety.com/accreditations
  8. Sensor pricehttps://hawksafety.com/shop/temperature-sensor/
  9. Hub price and specificationhttps://hawksafety.com/shop/micro-hub/
  10. Workflows Lite pricehttps://hawksafety.com/shop/workflows-lite-with-tablet/
  11. Workflows Standard pricehttps://hawksafety.com/shop/workflows-standard/
  12. Supporthttps://hawksafety.com/customer-service/
  13. Customer case studyhttps://hawksafety.com/hawk-safety-case-study-kaviari/

SmartSense by Digi, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Home: modules, industries, customershttps://www.smartsense.co/
  2. Food service solutions and customershttps://www.smartsense.co/food-service
  3. Food safety monitoring: how it workshttps://www.smartsense.co/solutions/food-safety-monitoring
  4. Alerts, data retention, API, mobile apphttps://www.smartsense.co/faqs
  5. Per-asset pricinghttps://www.smartsense.co/how-to-buy
  6. SmartSense ONE moduleshttps://www.smartsense.co/press/smartsense-one
  7. Digi acquisition of Jolthttps://www.smartsense.co/jolt-acquisition
  8. SOC 2, ISO 9001https://www.smartsense.co/press/soc2-type2
  9. Company profilehttps://www.smartsense.co/about-us
  10. Offices and support hourshttps://www.smartsense.co/contact
  11. Cloud dashboardhttps://www.smartsense.co/system-overview/cloud-dashboard