Ketryx vs aptEDMS

Ketryx9.4Visit aptEDMS8.5Visit

Higher score Ketryx #1 in Document Control Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Ketryx

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aptEDMS #7 in Document Control Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit aptEDMS

• Ketryx fits best

  Regulated product teams needing traceability

• aptEDMS fits best

  Project-based teams needing formal revision control

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Side by side

Feature	Ketryx 9.4/10 Visit ↗	aptEDMS 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Document Control Software	#7 in Document Control Software
Best for	Regulated product teams needing traceability	Project-based teams needing formal revision control
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	£400/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs	Email
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA	2FA
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Ketryx 4/6 · aptEDMS 5/6
Revision history	✓	✓
Approval workflows	✓	✓
Audit trail	✓	✓
Electronic signatures	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Role-based access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Document expiry controls	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Our review
Pros	Part 11 audit trails and biometric electronic signatures Traceability across requirements, risks, designs, and tests AI-assisted impact analysis plus extensive development integrations	Append-only revisions retain superseded document versions Sealed transmittals include hashed manifests SSO/OIDC, SCIM, two-factor authentication and role-based access
Cons	Paid plan pricing requires contacting sales Free access is limited to eligible pre-market companies Available as a web platform only	Starts at £400 per project per month No free plan Project-based pricing may not suit non-project teams
Our verdict	Ketryx is a cloud document-control platform for medical-device, life-sciences, and other regulated product teams. It brings controlled documents, version comparison, approvals, electronic signatures, audit trails, traceability, design… Read the review →	aptEDMS is a hosted document-control system for engineering, capital-project, manufacturing, life-sciences and regulated organisations. It manages controlled documents in a register with revisions, reviews, approvals, transmittals,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Ketryx — where it wins

  • Part 11 audit trails and biometric electronic signatures
  • Traceability across requirements, risks, designs, and tests
  • AI-assisted impact analysis plus extensive development integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plan pricing requires contacting sales
  • Free access is limited to eligible pre-market companies
  • Available as a web platform only

• aptEDMS — where it wins

  • Append-only revisions retain superseded document versions
  • Sealed transmittals include hashed manifests
  • SSO/OIDC, SCIM, two-factor authentication and role-based access

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at £400 per project per month
  • No free plan
  • Project-based pricing may not suit non-project teams

• Ketryx9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad document-control platform for regulated teams that need auditable traceability.

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• aptEDMS8.5/10 · Paid

  Formal revision control, workflows and auditability for project-based teams.

  Visit aptEDMSFull verdict →