LabArchives vs SciNote

LabArchives8.8Visit SciNote8.4Visit

Higher score LabArchives #4 in Electronic Lab Notebook Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit LabArchives

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SciNote #7 in Electronic Lab Notebook Software 8.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit SciNote

• LabArchives fits best

  Academic and corporate research teams

• SciNote fits best

  Teams wanting a flexible free-start ELN

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Side by side

Feature	LabArchives 8.8/10 Visit ↗	SciNote 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#4 in Electronic Lab Notebook Software	#7 in Electronic Lab Notebook Software
Best for	Academic and corporate research teams	Teams wanting a flexible free-start ELN
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$330/user/yr	Free plan · 14-day trial
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs	Email, Docs, Community
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, 2FA
Integrations	11 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LabArchives 5/5 · SciNote 4/5
Audit trail	✓	✓
Electronic signatures	✓	✓
Approval workflows	✓	✓
Offline access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Search scope	Not checked yet	Full_text_and_metadata
Export formats	PDF and read-only offline HTML in ZIP	spreadsheet; human-readable export with attachments
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 plus a 14-day trial for evaluating core workflows Search, protocols, workflows, inventory, signatures, and audit trails RESTful API, self-hosted options, and laboratory system integrations
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	Premium pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed 21 CFR Part 11 features are tied to an add-on The broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple note-taking
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,… Read the review →	SciNote is a cloud-based electronic laboratory notebook for individual researchers, academic and industry laboratories, regulated R&D teams, and organizations managing electronic records. It organizes work around projects, experiments, and… Read the review →

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

• SciNote — where it wins

  • Free plan plus a 14-day trial for evaluating core workflows
  • Search, protocols, workflows, inventory, signatures, and audit trails
  • RESTful API, self-hosted options, and laboratory system integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Premium pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed
  • 21 CFR Part 11 features are tied to an add-on
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple note-taking

• LabArchives8.8/10 · Free plan

  A flexible ELN with a useful free tier, research integrations, and scalable paid plans.

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• SciNote8.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad ELN with a free starting point, structured workflows, and laboratory integrations.

  Visit SciNoteFull verdict →