Labfolder review
An affordable collaborative ELN with strong documentation, workflows, and audit controls.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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 protocol and entry templates. Shared projects, comments, messages, and tasks support collaboration, while inventory references connect research documentation with Labregister. The free plan makes Labfolder a practical starting point for small teams that need shared research documentation without immediately committing to a paid tier.
Pricing is structured around a free plan, a 14-day free trial, and paid plans named Basic and Advanced. Basic includes unlimited research documentation, up to 3 group members, 3 GB of cloud storage, and integrated Labregister inventory management. Advanced adds adjustable group size, 300 GB of cloud storage, FDA 21 CFR Part 11-compliant digital signatures, the Labfolder Go mobile app, and the same Labregister integration. The published plans also include PDF and XHTML export, while the platform provides electronic signatures, witness workflows, configurable review and approval workflows, edit history, and audit trails. These features make the paid tier more relevant for teams with formal review or documentation requirements.
Labfolder’s platform fit is broad enough for teams working across web, iOS, and Android, with integrations for Labregister, Dropbox, Figshare, Laboperator, and a REST API for querying and exchanging records. Public-cloud, on-premises, and private-cloud deployment options are available for eligible customers. However, the lack of offline access may matter to researchers working away from reliable connectivity, and the integration set is narrower than some alternatives. Choose Labfolder for collaborative documentation, structured workflows, and inventory-linked research records; consider another ELN when offline work or a broader ecosystem is central.
Labfolder pros and cons
- 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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