REDCap Cloud vs Harbor

REDCap Cloud8.9Visit Harbor8.6Visit

Higher score REDCap Cloud #4 in Electronic Data Capture Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit REDCap Cloud

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Harbor #7 in Electronic Data Capture Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Harbor

• REDCap Cloud fits best

  Trials needing offline capture and patient engagement

• Harbor fits best

  Academic teams and small studies seeking a free start

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Side by side

Feature	REDCap Cloud 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Harbor 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Electronic Data Capture Software	#7 in Electronic Data Capture Software
Best for	Trials needing offline capture and patient engagement	Academic teams and small studies seeking a free start
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	6 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features REDCap Cloud 4/4 · Harbor 3/4
ePRO support	✓	✓
Audit trail	✓	✓
Data validation checks	✓	✓
Offline data entry	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Regulatory compliance	21 CFR Part 11; ICH GCP E6(R3); EU Annex 11; HIPAA; GDPR; ISO 27001	21 CFR Part 11; HIPAA; ICH E6 (GCP); ISPE GAMP 5; ISO 13485
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Combines validated eCRFs with clinical data management and randomization. Supports offline capture, ePRO/eCOA, eConsent and patient engagement. Includes audit trails, signatures, edit checks and clinical data integrations.	Draft eCRFs and source documents from study protocols Combines ePRO, randomization, queries, SDV, signatures, and audit exports Academic & Non-Profit plan includes unlimited users, patients, and sites
Cons	Project-based pricing requires contacting sales. Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple data-collection studies. Cloud and mobile deployment may not suit teams seeking other deployment models.	Commercial Study is listed at $2,000 per month Cloud deployment and web access may not suit every environment SSO / SAML and CTMS / eTMF integrations are listed on Enterprise / CRO
Our verdict	REDCap Cloud is a managed, validated clinical data platform for clinical research teams, including CROs, academic investigators, health systems and medical-device organizations. It covers electronic data capture and clinical data… Read the review →	Harbor brings clinical-trial data capture and monitoring into a cloud-based platform for research teams, CROs, and study sites. It can generate draft eCRFs and source documents from study protocols, then extract uploaded source-document… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• REDCap Cloud — where it wins

  • Combines validated eCRFs with clinical data management and randomization.
  • Supports offline capture, ePRO/eCOA, eConsent and patient engagement.
  • Includes audit trails, signatures, edit checks and clinical data integrations.

  Where it doesn't

  • Project-based pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple data-collection studies.
  • Cloud and mobile deployment may not suit teams seeking other deployment models.

• Harbor — where it wins

  • Draft eCRFs and source documents from study protocols
  • Combines ePRO, randomization, queries, SDV, signatures, and audit exports
  • Academic & Non-Profit plan includes unlimited users, patients, and sites

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial Study is listed at $2,000 per month
  • Cloud deployment and web access may not suit every environment
  • SSO / SAML and CTMS / eTMF integrations are listed on Enterprise / CRO

• REDCap Cloud8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad clinical data platform for trials that need offline capture and patient workflows.

  Visit REDCap CloudFull verdict →
• Harbor8.6/10 · Free plan

  Clinical-trial teams get eCRF, ePRO, monitoring, and export workflows with a free starting plan.

  Visit HarborFull verdict →