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Head-to-head · Electronic Lab Notebook Software

LabArchives vs Labfolder

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score LabArchives #4 in Electronic Lab Notebook Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit LabArchives
Labfolder #8 in Electronic Lab Notebook Software 8.3/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Labfolder

LabArchives leads on 1 check, Labfolder on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreLabArchives · 8.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Labfolder
  • Most featuresLabArchives · 5 of 5

LabArchives scores higher on our rubric for electronic lab notebook software: 8.8 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

LabArchives offers offline access; Labfolder doesn't.

LabArchives is the better fit for academic and corporate research teams. Labfolder is the better fit for small teams seeking an affordable collaborative ELN.

  • LabArchives fits best

    Academic and corporate research teams

  • Labfolder fits best

    Small teams seeking an affordable collaborative ELN

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Side by side

Feature LabArchives 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Labfolder 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.3
Ranking #4 in Electronic Lab Notebook Software #8 in Electronic Lab Notebook Software
Best for Academic and corporate research teams Small teams seeking an affordable collaborative ELN
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $330/user/yr —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 14 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs Email, Docs, Tickets
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA
Integrations 11 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LabArchives 5/5 · Labfolder 4/5
Audit trail ✓ ✓
Electronic signatures ✓ ✓
Approval workflows ✓ ✓
Offline access ✓ (best) —
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Search scope Not checked yet Full_text
Export formats PDF and read-only offline HTML in ZIP PDF, XHTML
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan with two owned notebooks and SnapGene and GraphPad Prism integrations
  • Revision history, activity tracking, signing, witnessing, and permanent page locking
  • Research integrations, offline HTML export, templates, widgets, and an enterprise API
  • Free plan with unlimited research documentation
  • Full-text search, audit trails, signatures, and approval workflows
  • Web, iOS, Android, and REST API access
Cons
  • Free plan limits users to two owned notebooks and 1 GB of storage
  • Free files are limited to 25 MB each
  • Inventory, enterprise, and API capabilities require higher-tier offerings
  • No offline access
  • Basic plan supports up to 3 group members
  • Narrower integrations than some larger ELN platforms
Our verdict

LabArchives is a cloud-based electronic lab notebook for academic, nonprofit, commercial, government, and research organizations. Teams can record experimental data, methods, and findings in notebook pages and entries, attach files,…

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Labfolder is a browser-based electronic lab notebook for individual researchers, academic groups, and industry laboratories. It supports experiment records with text, tables, sketches, images, files, and chemical structures, plus reusable…

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  1. LabArchivesElectronic Lab Notebook Software 8.8Free plan
  2. LabfolderElectronic Lab Notebook Software 8.3Free plan · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • LabArchives — where it wins

    • Free plan with two owned notebooks and SnapGene and GraphPad Prism integrations
    • Revision history, activity tracking, signing, witnessing, and permanent page locking
    • Research integrations, offline HTML export, templates, widgets, and an enterprise API

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan limits users to two owned notebooks and 1 GB of storage
    • Free files are limited to 25 MB each
    • Inventory, enterprise, and API capabilities require higher-tier offerings

  • Labfolder — where it wins

    • Free plan with unlimited research documentation
    • Full-text search, audit trails, signatures, and approval workflows
    • Web, iOS, Android, and REST API access

    Where it doesn't

    • No offline access
    • Basic plan supports up to 3 group members
    • Narrower integrations than some larger ELN platforms

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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