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Best Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from electronic lab notebook software ranked against Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    LabArchives Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $8.25/mo8.3
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabArchives
  2. 2
    LabCollector ELN Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted €25/mo7.9
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabCollector ELN
  3. 3
    Labfolder Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.6
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Labfolder
  4. 4
    eLabFTW Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €250/mo7.5
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs eLabFTW
  5. 5
    SciNote Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs SciNote
  6. 6
    Chemotion ELN Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 7.4
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Chemotion ELN
  7. 7
    NETVIBES Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWeb 7.4
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs NETVIBES
  8. 8
    Signals Notebook Free trial apiMacWebWin 7.1
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Signals Notebook
  9. 9
    Benchling Notebook Free plan apiWeb Free6.8
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Benchling Notebook
  10. 10
    LabKey ELN Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabKey ELN
  11. 11
    CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook Free trial apiWeb 6.7
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook
  12. 12
    ELabELN AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.7
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs ELabELN
  13. 13
    Sapio ELN Web 6.4
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Sapio ELN
  14. 14
    IDBS E-WorkBook apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.3
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs IDBS E-WorkBook
  15. 15
    BIOVIA Workbook Win 5.9
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs BIOVIA Workbook
  16. 17
    LabID Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free5.8
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabID
  17. 18
    LabWare ELN Web 5.8
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabWare ELN
  18. 19
    Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook Web 5.7
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook
  19. 20
    IGOR AndroidiOSWeb $30/mo5.7
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs IGOR
  20. 21
    RSpace Web 5.7
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs RSpace

Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1LabArchives8.3Free plan$8.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2LabCollector ELN7.9Free plan€25/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Labfolder7.6No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4eLabFTW7.5Free plan€250/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5SciNote7.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
6Chemotion ELN7.4No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7NETVIBES7.4No—Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web
8Signals Notebook7.1No—API, Mac, Web, Windows
9Benchling Notebook6.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
10LabKey ELN6.8No—API, self-hosted, Web
11CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook6.7No—API, Web
12ELabELN6.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Sapio ELN6.4No—Web
14IDBS E-WorkBook6.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15BIOVIA Workbook5.9No—Windows
17LabID5.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
18LabWare ELN5.8No—Web
19Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook5.7No—Web
20IGOR5.7No$30/moAndroid, iOS, Web
21RSpace5.7No—Web
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Questions about Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook alternatives

What is the best alternative to Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook?

LabArchives, number 1 in electronic lab notebook software with a score of 8.3 out of 10. The others here: LabCollector ELN, Labfolder, eLabFTW and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook?

LabArchives is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.