Measurement-based care with fast access. Spring's Care Navigation gets self-referrers to the right provider quickly, and its outcome tracking per member is genuinely rigorous.
Spring measures the care it delivers. October measures the change across the org.
Spring Health is precise: measurement-based care, a strong clinical network and fast access through Care Navigation. October Health is the layer above that — clinically effective care the whole workforce uses, prioritised intelligence that tells leaders what to act on next, and embedded experts who execute the change. Spring optimises the individual care journey. October optimises the organisation, with outcomes finance can see.
Whole-organisation systemCare · intelligence · executionSpring Health
Modern point-EAPsIndependent comparisonIt's still a per-engagement clinical benefit built around the people who raise a hand, and it's US-centric. There's no embedded execution layer driving org-wide change beyond the individual.
Software plus embedded experts across the entire organisation — 65% utilisation, prioritised insight on what to act on, and people who execute the change. Clinical care and org-change in one measurable system, globally.
What your people
actually get.
Alongside the care access you are evaluating with Spring Health, look at how October supports the working week: daily live sessions, leadership development and team action plans with owners and follow-up.
Offered See detailsAvailability and session allowances depend on your package and location, for both providers.
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| Feature or service | OctoberWhat you get — and why it matters | Spring Health |
|---|---|---|
| For employeesEveryday tools, personal insight and access to support. | ||
| On-demand content | Build skills people use at workShort courses on focus, leadership and resilience, plus articles, audiobooks and session recordings. Why it mattersGive employees practical steps they can apply the same day. | Self-guided mental health tools |
| Wellbeing assessments | A personal picture that keeps updatingQuarterly ThriveMeter, clinical screening and monthly personal wellbeing insights. Why it mattersEmployees can follow their progress; HR sees aggregate trends without individual answers. | Digital assessment and personalised care plan |
| Live group sessions | 20+ hours of live sessions every dayExpert-led, anonymous audio sessions, with recordings and podcasts to revisit. Why it mattersPeople on different shifts can join, listen or ask a question without going on camera. | Confirm group-session format and schedule |
| One-to-one counselling | Keep your EAP. Make it easier to reach.Connect your existing EAP inside October, or use October’s virtual or in-person EAP services. Why it mattersGive employees one entry point for everyday support and professional care. | Therapy and medication management |
| Coaching and personal support | Support between appointmentsAsh AI coaching with goal check-ins, practical courses and private Clara AI voice support. Why it mattersEmployees can work on goals in the moment; clinical needs route to human care. Clara allowances vary by plan. | Individual coaching |
| For HR teamsTools to understand needs, support managers and engage people. | ||
| Manager development | Turn 360 feedback into a development pathwayLeadership 360 assessments, personalised pathways, coaching content and reassessment. Why it mattersGive each leader a clear next step and a way to measure their development. | Manager resources and enablement |
| Workforce surveys and pulse | A weekly pulse. A quarterly baseline.Weekly check-ins, quarterly ThriveMeter and company surveys in the employee app. Why it mattersTrack how teams are doing between formal reviews and follow up after interventions. | Confirm custom workforce survey options |
| HR dashboard and insights | See where to focus and what to doTeam, tenure and location trends, industry benchmarks and AI-drafted action plans. Why it mattersHR gets proposed interventions and owners, reviewed monthly with a customer success manager. | Spring Insights: aggregated outcomes reporting |
| Employee engagement support | A company hub with a monthly programmeCompany-branded hub, private expert sessions, challenges and a monthly planning cadence. Why it mattersHR has a place to reach employees and support to keep the programme active. | Tailored communications and benefit promotion |
| For the businessEvidence to guide investment and support to act on it. | ||
| Measurement and action plans | Connect each action to a follow-up measureAction plans with named owners, baseline measures and follow-up, reviewed monthly. Why it mattersLeaders can see what was done and whether wellbeing measures moved afterwards. | Clinical and financial outcome reporting |
| Hands-on organisational support | Experts who help carry out the planOctober Advisory can scope and deliver the interventions identified through workforce insights. Why it mattersAdd implementation capacity when your HR team needs help delivering change. Separately scoped. | Confirm scope of organisational consulting |
Based on public provider descriptions reviewed 9 September 2026. “Confirm” means the scope is not established by the linked sources.
US enterprises that want rigorous, measurement-based clinical care and already have the people-ops capacity to act on member-level data themselves.
Leaders who want measured care AND org-wide change in one system — high utilisation, prioritised insight, and experts who drive measurable outcomes across every team, anywhere.
See October in contextQuestions,
answered.
Is October Health an alternative to Spring Health?
Yes. Both deliver clinically effective, measurable mental-health support. The difference is scope: Spring is measurement-based care for members who navigate in, while October pairs that care with org-wide intelligence and embedded experts who drive measurable change across the whole workforce — typically at far higher utilisation.
How does utilisation compare?
Spring's Care Navigation gets self-referrers into care quickly, but it remains a benefit the minority reach for. October sees around 65% utilisation — roughly 10× a traditional EAP — because the platform is built for everyday use across every team, not just for people seeking treatment.
Spring is known for measurement — how is October different?
Spring measures the care it delivers to individuals, which is rigorous. October measures the organisation: prioritised insight on what's driving burnout, flight risk and eNPS, plus embedded experts who execute the change. You get clinical outcomes and measurable org-wide outcomes in one system.
What about pricing?
Spring typically charges a per-employee fee plus cost per engagement, which can be hard to forecast at scale. October uses predictable platform pricing and gives you a costed ROI up front, so finance can model the return before you commit.
We operate outside the US — does that matter?
It can. Spring's network and model are strongest in the US. October runs globally, with clinically effective care, embedded experts and measurable outcomes across multinational and emerging-market workforces.
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