ELabELN comparisons
ELabELN is compared head-to-head with Benchling Notebook, eLabFTW and LabArchives and more: 7 head-to-heads in Electronic Lab Notebook Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
ELabELN head-to-head
- ELabELN vs Benchling Notebook
- ELabELN vs eLabFTW
- ELabELN vs LabArchives
- ELabELN vs CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook
- ELabELN vs Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook
- ELabELN vs SciNote
- ELabELN vs Labfolder
ELabELN vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Audit trail | Electronic signatures | Approval workflows | Offline access | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ELabELN | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 1 | Benchling Notebook | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.4 | ||
| 3 | eLabFTW | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 4 | LabArchives | Yes | $330/user/yr | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 |
| 5 | CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8.6 | |
| 6 | Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook | Yes | Yes | 8.5 | ||||
| 7 | SciNote | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.4 | ||
| 8 | Labfolder | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8.3 |
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