SmartSense by Digi

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. It is sold to restaurant chains, grocers, convenience stores, schools, healthcare and life sciences. It is a business unit of Digi International, which acquired Jolt in 2025; the combined platform is called SmartSense ONE.

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Best for
Multi-site restaurant chains, Grocery and convenience retailers
Pricing
Subscription per asset (quote)
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Multi-site restaurant chains

    Monitors walk-ins, coolers and display cases across sites from one dashboard and replaces paper temperature logs; customers named include Cafe Rio, Sweetgreen and honeygrow.

  • Grocery and convenience retailers

    Covers deli counters, floor cases and walk-ins, plus food safety and task modules.

  • Schools and universities

    The vendor lists K-12 and higher-education dining with real-time HACCP and temperature monitoring.

  • Pharmacies and healthcare providers

    Also sold for pharmacy and vaccine cold-chain monitoring, which suits mixed food and pharmacy retailers.

What it does

  • Wireless temperature and humidity sensors

    Wire-free, battery-powered sensors attached to walk-ins, chillers and refrigerators; the vendor cites up to 5-year battery life, IP-67 rating and store-and-forward data.

  • Food probes for HACCP

    Probes support HACCP workflows such as hot-holding and cooling logs and feed digital checklists.

  • Cellular gateways

    Plug-and-play gateways collect sensor data around the clock and send it to the cloud dashboard.

  • Cloud dashboard

    Multi-site view of sensors, alerts, HACCP compliance and digital tasks in one place.

  • Multi-channel alerts

    Sends temperature-excursion alerts by SMS, email, voice call or push notification with escalation.

  • Digital checklists and tasks

    Converts paper HACCP procedures into digital checklists and tasks with corrective action lists.

  • Automated compliance reporting

    Produces audit-ready PDF summaries with sensor logs, checklist history and calibration records.

  • Data retention

    The vendor says the app keeps three years of data plus four more years through the API.

  • Mobile app

    A mobile app for alerts, asset views, corrective actions and audits.

  • Predictive equipment insights

    AI-based anomaly detection and risk scoring (SmartSense IQ) to spot equipment problems early.

  • SmartSense ONE modules

    Seven modules: Monitor, Operate, Guard, Assure, Service, Label (label printing) and Schedule (shift scheduling and team communication), which can be bought separately.

  • API access

    APIs to connect sensor data to ERP, inventory, compliance and reporting systems.

Pricing

Pricing model
Subscription per asset (quote)
Minimum contract
A term applies (equipment replacements are free "for the life of the term"); its length is not stated

The vendor describes per-asset pricing that includes monitoring equipment, cellular networking, unlimited users, replacements during the term, software updates, support, APIs and onboarding. No prices are published; buyers request a quote or demo.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
United States
Platforms
Web
Hardware
Wireless sensors, food probes and cellular gateways are supplied with the subscription; the vendor describes plug-and-play installation, with no wiring, and says it has deployed 250 sites per day.

The vendor says it has 90,000+ sites globally but lists no countries; offices listed are in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Indiana and Utah, and the phone line is US toll-free.

The company

Headquarters
Boston, United States
Other offices
Hopkins, MN (Digi global HQ), Mishawaka, IN, Lehi, UT
Customers named by the vendor
Cafe Rio, Wegmans, honeygrow, Sweetgreen, Lowes Foods, Kroger Health, Harmons Grocery

Security and support

Security and compliance
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 9001
Support
Phone and email technical support Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm EST, plus a help centre; 24/7 access to the cloud dashboard is included with the subscription.

Listing details

Vendor
Digi International
Built for
Restaurants, Cafés, Catering, Hotel F&B, Food retail
Focus
General-purpose, used in food businesses
Status
Active
Website
smartsense.co

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  • ConnectedFresh

    ConnectedFresh is a wireless monitoring platform for food businesses.

    Listed as best for: Restaurants replacing paper temperature logs; Multi-location operators.

  • Hawk Safety

    Hawk Safety sells wireless temperature and humidity sensors together with a paperless food safety and checklist app.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for SmartSense by Digi.

  • ComplianceMate

    ComplianceMate is a food safety product that pairs wireless temperature sensors with digital HACCP checklists and real-time alerts.

    Listed as best for: Multi-unit restaurant chains; Convenience stores and grocers.

  • Cooper-Atkins

    Cooper-Atkins is a temperature management brand, now part of Copeland, that makes thermometers, timers and wireless monitoring for foodservice, food retail, healthcare and HVAC-R.

    Listed as best for: Restaurants and foodservice kitchens; Food retail, commissaries and cold storage.

What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • 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

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  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