CalmCompliance vs Lytom

Compared on facilities, compliance and health & safety, usability and pricing.

Lytom is a risk assessment & compliance software (consultants/smes), while CalmCompliance is a compliance operations platform bringing facilities, compliance and health & safety into one connected, audit-ready system across sectors. Lytom is built for independent H&S consultants and the smaller clients they serve, pairing a consultant assessment app with a client compliance portal. CalmCompliance is a direct platform for organisations running their own compliance: one connected system for facilities, compliance and H&S across sectors, rather than a consultant-and-client workflow. For a team that wants that breadth without a heavy rollout, CalmCompliance is the stronger fit; Lytom leads when you specifically need you're an independent h&s consultant serving many small clients..

One connected platform: Lytom is a risk assessment & compliance software (consultants/smes). CalmCompliance brings facilities, compliance and health & safety into one audit-ready system, used across care, construction, manufacturing, leisure, facilities, charities and education, and is far lighter to adopt than enterprise FM.

At a glance

CalmCompliance vs Lytom

CalmCompliance

CalmCompliance is a compliance operations platform that brings facilities, compliance and health & safety into one connected system. Premises and assets, planned and reactive work, policies, risk, training and incidents live across three layers: Operate, Govern and Manage, with a Standards capstone that proves you are meeting the bar, site by site.

Best for

Any organisation that has to operate safe premises and prove it across care, construction, manufacturing, leisure, facilities management, charities and education that wants statutory compliance, premises/estates, H&S, training and incidents in one system.

One connected system for facilities, compliance and health & safety: not a single-purpose toolAudit-ready evidence trail by default, assembled as the work happensWorks across sectors: care, construction, manufacturing, leisure, facilities, charities and education

Lytom

Risk-assessment and compliance software for independent H&S consultants and their clients: PPM, fire doors, incidents, permits, water logs and risk assessments.

Known for

Consultant-led (Lytom Assess)Client portal (Lytom Comply)Risk assessmentsSmaller teams/SMEs

Feature comparison

How CalmCompliance and Lytom compare

CalmCompliance confirms 4 capabilities Lytomdoesn’t.

FeatureCalmComplianceLytom
Compliance & statutory
Statutory checks & scheduled tasksPre-built statutory check schedules with reminders and escalation.YesYes
RAG compliance dashboardsRed/amber/green status across a school or trust.YesNot confirmed
Risk register & assessmentsRisk register, heatmaps and review-date tracking.YesYes
Incident & accident reportingLog incidents/accidents with RIDDOR flagging.YesYes
Policy managementStore, version and acknowledge policies.YesNot confirmed
Audit-ready evidence trailTime-stamped, exportable evidence for inspections.YesYes
Estates & premises (PPM)
Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)Schedule and track PPM tasks and contractor servicing.YesYes
Asset managementAsset register, lifecycle, depreciation and renewals.YesNot confirmed
Helpdesk / reactive ticketsLog, assign and track reactive maintenance jobs.YesNo
Contract managementContract register with renewal alerts.YesNo
DfE GEMS alignedAligned to Good Estate Management for Schools.YesNo
Capital / project planningCondition surveys, costings and capital planning.Partial / add-onNo
Platform & usability
Multi-academy trust oversightTrust-wide rollups and per-school drill-down.YesNo
Mobile app / on-the-go recordingRecord checks and jobs from a phone or tablet.YesYes
QR code requestsQR codes for quick fault/issue reporting.YesNot confirmed
Document managementCentral document store with certificates.YesYes
Designed for non-specialist staffLow-training interface for busy school staff.YesNot confirmed
Training, support & commercials
Built-in eLearning / CPDAccredited training courses inside the platform.Partial / add-onNo
Hands-on onboarding & migrationSupported data migration and setup.YesNot confirmed
No per-staff training feesStaff training included, not charged per head.YesNot confirmed
Transparent / published pricingPricing available without a sales call.YesYes
UK-based supportUK support team.YesYes

Comparison based on each provider’s public information, last reviewed 10 August 2026. Features marked “Not confirmed” could not be verified from public sources. Lytom is a trademark of its respective owner.

Weighing it up

CalmCompliance vs Lytom: the verdict

Why teams choose CalmCompliance

  • A direct platform you run yourself, not a consultant-and-client model.
  • One connected system for facilities, compliance and H&S across sectors.
  • Audit-ready evidence trail by default, assembled as the work happens.

When Lytom may be better

  • You're an independent H&S consultant serving many small clients.
  • You're a small organisation working through a consultant.

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