Catina vs Function Health

Catina vs Function Health: bring your data or buy the testing membership?

By Catina EditorialPublished August 20, 2026Updated August 20, 2026Fact-checked August 20, 2026

Function Health is strongest when you want 160+ tests arranged across the year, clinician review, and an integrated US testing workflow. Catina is strongest when you want to privately organize and analyze lab reports from any provider or country, combine them with supported genetics and lifestyle context, and generate personalized insights from records you already own.

Catina is a privacy-oriented health intelligence platform for organizing lab results, genetics, lifestyle, supplements, notes, and goals; tracking biomarkers over time; and generating personalized insights from a unified health record. It imports lab reports from any lab or country with multi-language support and accepts supported raw 23andMe and Ancestry files. For sensitive AI features, Catina separates encrypted local vault storage from end-to-end encrypted AI transport to an attested enclave. Function Health processes membership data and ai features through function's service providers and systems.

Verdict

Choose Function Health when you want 160+ tests arranged across the year, clinician review, and an integrated US testing workflow. Choose Catina when you want to privately organize and analyze lab reports from any provider or country, combine them with supported genetics and lifestyle context, and generate personalized insights from records you already own.

Choose by fit

Choose Function Health if…

you want 160+ tests arranged across the year, clinician review, and an integrated US testing workflow

Choose Catina if…

you want to privately organize and analyze lab reports from any provider or country, combine them with supported genetics and lifestyle context, and generate personalized insights from records you already own. You want one private platform to organize your health data, follow changes over time, and generate personalized insights.

At a glance

FeatureCatinaFunction Health
PriceFree Explorer; Optimizer $15/month billed annually or $25 monthly; Biohacker $30/month billed annually or $50 monthly$365/year for the current standard membership; add-ons cost extra
Input modelLab PDFs from any lab or country with multi-language import support; raw 23andMe or Ancestry files; lifestyle, supplement, note, and goal context; wearables are forthcomingFunction-arranged testing plus supported connected or uploaded data
PlatformWeb app; global accessWeb and iOS; testing access is location-dependent
Data storageEncrypted local Health Vault; optional Extra Local Protection adds a user passphraseProvider-hosted account and health record under Function's privacy policy
AI-processing pathSensitive AI request bodies use browser-to-enclave E2EE after enclave verification; secure sessions may be reused for up to 30 minutesProcesses membership data and AI features through Function's service providers and systems
PortabilityEncrypted export and re-importDownload and sharing options depend on Function's current product controls
Primary usePrivate analysis of data you already haveComprehensive recurring blood testing and clinician-reviewed insights

Pricing, availability, limits, privacy controls, and provider architecture were last verified August 20, 2026.

Methodology

Catina Editorial compares category fit, input model, current platform availability, portability, cost, and feature-specific data paths using official product, pricing, privacy, and help documentation. Pricing and availability were verified on August 20, 2026.

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Strengths

  • Catina: imports lab reports from any lab or country with multi-language support and combines them with supported genetics, lifestyle, supplements, notes, and goals.
  • Catina: tracks biomarkers over time and generates personalized insights from an encrypted local Health Vault with an attested sensitive AI path.
  • Function Health: Function arranges a broad testing program, reviews results, and keeps the longitudinal experience in one membership.

Limitations

  • Blood draws, clinical care, and diagnosis remain with qualified healthcare services.
  • Catina wearable connections are forthcoming.
  • Function Health: it uses a testing-membership model with a provider-hosted record.

Function Health: capabilities and fit

Function arranges a broad testing program, reviews results, and keeps the longitudinal experience in one membership. Choose it when those services define the main use case.

Data architecture

For Function Health, the relevant feature path is: provider-hosted account and health record under function's privacy policy; processes membership data and ai features through function's service providers and systems. Read the provider's current policy for retention, sharing, and account controls.

For Catina, imported health records are stored in an encrypted local Health Vault. Standard protection uses backend-assisted unlock and includes Catina's account service in the access path. Extra Local Protection separately adds passphrase-gated local encryption.

On current sensitive AI paths, the browser verifies an attested enclave before establishing a secure session. A verification failure stops the sensitive request. Request and response bodies are encrypted end to end to that enclave. Headers and operational metadata needed for authentication, routing, rate limits, and billing can remain visible to the relay. A verified secure session may be reused for up to 30 minutes, with attestation occurring when the session is established or refreshed.

Recommendation by use case

  • Best for Function Health: you want 160+ tests arranged across the year, clinician review, and an integrated US testing workflow.
  • Best for Catina: you want to privately organize and analyze lab reports from any provider or country, combine them with supported genetics and lifestyle context, and generate personalized insights from records you already own.
  • For health decisions: use both products as informational tools and involve a qualified healthcare professional in diagnosis and treatment.

FAQ

Is Function Health better than Catina?

Function Health is the better fit when you want 160+ tests arranged across the year, clinician review, and an integrated US testing workflow. Catina is the better fit when you want to privately organize and analyze lab reports from any provider or country, combine them with supported genetics and lifestyle context, and generate personalized insights from records you already own, with private organization, longitudinal tracking, and personalized insight across your health data.

Where does Catina process health data?

Vault records stay in encrypted local storage. Sensitive AI features send end-to-end encrypted request bodies to a verified Tinfoil enclave for processing. The relay handles the headers and metadata needed to operate the service.

Are wearables available in Catina now?

Wearable connections are forthcoming. Catina currently supports lab reports, supported raw genetics files, lifestyle, supplements, notes, and goals.

How should I use this comparison?

Use this comparison for product research. A qualified healthcare professional should interpret concerning results and make diagnostic or treatment decisions.

Sources

  1. Catina privacy architectureCatina · verified August 20, 2026Supports: Catina storage, Catina AI processing, Catina limitations
  2. Authoritative Catina product informationCatina · verified August 20, 2026Supports: Catina features, Catina availability, Catina platform
  3. Catina plans and pricingCatina · verified August 20, 2026Supports: Catina pricing, Catina plan limits
  4. Proxy encrypted requests through your backendTinfoil · verified August 20, 2026Supports: Encrypted request bodies, Proxy-visible headers, Client verification
  5. Backend infrastructure and attestationTinfoil · verified August 20, 2026Supports: Secure enclave attestation, Client-side verification
  6. Function membershipFunction Health · verified August 20, 2026Supports: Function price, Function tests, Function availability
  7. Privacy policyFunction Health · verified August 20, 2026Supports: Function data handling

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