Catenix vs Roche navify POC Operations Compared

Quick answer

Short version. navify POC Operations is Roche's data management software for professional point-of-care testing. Roche describes it as providing governance and connectivity to POC devices: device workflow configuration, operator and training management, QC review, order-to-result matching and results sent on to hospital systems, with integration to more than 100 Roche and non-Roche devices and to hospital, laboratory, HR and learning systems. It suits a hospital POCT service that wants one enterprise data manager. Catenix covers the same connectivity and QC layer as a modular platform for a wider range of settings, from NHS trusts and community diagnostic centres to private clinics and multi-site networks, with quality management, inventory, reporting and billing in one per-site subscription. You can keep navify POC Operations or your EPR where they work and run Catenix alongside for the sites and analysers they do not cover.

Side by side

Dimension	navify POC Operations	Catenix
Core focus	Enterprise data management for a professional point-of-care testing service: device governance, operator management, QC and results routed to hospital systems. Formerly cobas infinity POC.	A modular POCT platform: analyser connectivity, QC and quality management, results delivery, reporting, inventory and billing, switched on per site as needed.
Device coverage	Roche states integration with more than 100 point-of-care devices, Roche and non-Roche, and describes the product as an integrated web-based application with open connectivity. Confirm coverage for your specific models and firmware versions.	Analysers that speak HL7 v2, POCT1-A2, ASTM E1394, FHIR or REST, with support confirmed model by model during implementation, through an on-site edge gateway that stores and forwards if the network drops, or a staff phone in Pocket Gateway mode. Not tied to one manufacturer.
Quality control	Quality control management with enhanced QC review, documentation of QC corrective and preventive actions, QC device reports and an audit trail. A separate navify Analytics for Point of Care product adds QC and operational dashboards, including measurement uncertainty and linearity views.	QC captured as it happens, Levey-Jennings charts, Westgard multi-rule, lockouts, an EQA module and a statistics workbench for verification (CLSI EP15, EP09, EP06, EP17). Extends to ISO 15189:2022-aligned quality management: audits, non-conformances, CAPA, risks and management review.
Operator management	Automated operator management and training management, integrating with the hospital's learning management system (LMS) and staff systems to keep recertification current, with user certification reports.	Operator competency recorded against the person who ran each test, with certification tracking and lockouts for lapsed operators.
Multi-site administration	Built for a hospital service. Roche's materials refer to identifying the needs of the hospital service, device status checks, and device replacement and relocation. Confirm multi-hospital or network licensing with the vendor.	Multi-site administration built in: sites, users, devices and policies managed centrally, with regional data residency.
LIS or EPR delivery	Results are received, stored, evaluated against user-configurable criteria and sent to the customer's health information systems. Roche lists HIS, LIS, HR, LMS and EMR integrations (EMR being the US term for an electronic patient record). Confirm the interface for your EPR.	Designed and ready to connect over open standards (HL7 v2 or FHIR) to any LIMS, LIS or EPR that accepts them, including primary care systems such as EMIS Web and SystmOne, with a tamper-evident audit trail.
Deployment and hosting	Described as an integrated web-based application. Roche's public pages do not state whether it is installed on site or hosted; a related cobas infinity edge product is described as cloud hosted. Confirm with the vendor.	Cloud platform with UK hosting available and regional data residency, plus a small on-site edge gateway. Cyber Essentials certified, GDPR-aligned.
Commercial model	Licensed software: Roche's UK ordering information lists a core licence. Pricing is not published; confirm with the vendor.	Subscription per site plus optional modules. No per-test fees.
Best fit	A hospital or laboratory POCT service wanting one enterprise data manager across a mixed device fleet, particularly where Roche devices are already in use.	Organisations that need connectivity and quality across mixed settings, or want reporting, inventory and billing in the same system as QC.
Region	Marketed internationally, with a product page for UK and Ireland healthcare professionals.	UK and international, with regional data residency and UK hosting available.

Already have systems in place?

Running navify POC Operations, or an EPR that already takes point-of-care results, is not a reason to rule Catenix out. Catenix is modular, so the usual first step is the connectivity and quality control layer: connect the analysers and sites that sit outside your current data manager, capture their QC with Levey-Jennings and Westgard evaluation, and deliver results over HL7 v2 or FHIR into the record you already run. Nothing has to be replaced. Quality management, inventory, reporting or billing can be switched on later if they earn their place. What you already have decides which modules you use, not whether Catenix fits.

Questions clinics ask

Paraphrased from the questions POCT coordinators, laboratory managers and clinic owners raise in buyer forums and on calls.

What is Roche navify POC Operations?

navify POC Operations is Roche's data management software for point-of-care testing. Roche describes it as providing governance and connectivity to point-of-care devices and centralising the management of a professional POCT service: device workflow configuration, device data, operators, test orders, patient demographics and results. Results are received, evaluated against user-configurable criteria and sent to the hospital's information systems. Roche states the product is not intended for diagnosis, screening, monitoring or treatment of patients; it is management software.

Is navify POC Operations the same as cobas infinity POC?

Yes. Roche's navify Analytics page refers to navify POC Operations, formerly cobas infinity POC, and the UK product page still lists cobas infinity POC licences in its ordering information. The rename brought the product under Roche's navify digital brand alongside navify Analytics for Point of Care and navify Integrator. Existing cobas infinity POC customers should ask Roche how the rename affects version, support and contract terms.

Does navify POC Operations support non-Roche devices?

Roche's materials describe an open solution that integrates with more than 100 point-of-care devices, Roche and non-Roche, alongside hospital and laboratory information systems, HR and learning management systems. As with any data manager, what each device connection supports varies, so ask for the current device list and check your exact models and firmware versions before assuming full functionality such as operator lockout or configuration push.

Is navify POC Operations cloud-based?

Roche describes navify POC Operations as an integrated web-based application, but its public pages do not state whether it runs on hospital servers or is hosted by Roche. The related navify Analytics product reviews data aggregated on the navify Analytics platform, and cobas infinity edge is described as cloud hosted. Ask Roche where data is held and which hosting option applies to you. Catenix is a cloud platform with UK hosting and regional data residency available.

How is Catenix different from navify POC Operations?

navify POC Operations is an enterprise data manager built for a hospital POCT service. Catenix covers the same layer, connectivity, QC, operator competency and audit trail, as a modular platform that also runs ISO 15189:2022-aligned quality management, EQA, inventory by lot and expiry, reporting and billing, priced per site with no per-test fees and with UK hosting available. An existing data manager can stay in place, with Catenix covering the sites and analysers it does not reach, subject to interface validation.

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Sources

Comparisons are compiled from vendors' own public materials as of September 2026 and describe product categories in good faith. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners and are used for identification only. Details change; confirm specifics with each vendor. Catenix does not interpret clinical results and provides no clinical decision support.