Alternatives to Indigo ELN

LabArchives

LabArchives suits academic, non-profit, and commercial research organizations that need to document scientific data or manage inventory and lab resources.

LabCollector ELN is aimed at small and large academic institutions, startups and globally operating laboratories that need shared experimental records.

It suits research organizations, data managers, librarians, stewards, research-computing specialists and policymakers needing structured, collaborative electronic records.

SciNote

SciNote suits research teams that need to organize experiments, protocols, and results, including regulated labs that need audit trails and electronic signatures.

Chemotion ELN

Chemotion ELN is aimed initially at chemists and has also attracted interest from other fields, particularly biochemistry.

Benchling Notebook

It suits academic researchers and organizations in biology-driven fields that need shared, structured lab records.

It suits regulated research teams that need structured experiment records, chemistry tools, approvals, audit trails, and enterprise integrations.

Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook

It suits chemists, material scientists, and technical personnel at applied sciences companies needing structured, searchable lab records.

IDBS E-WorkBook

It is aimed at research and development teams needing electronic experiment records, laboratory workflows and LIMS capabilities.

Labfolder

Labfolder suits individual researchers and teams in academia, industry, startups, and public-sector research.

LabID suits scientists and research groups that need to manage inventory, notes, datasets, and workflows.

openBIS suits research groups that need to connect experimental data with notebooks, samples, materials, and protocols.

LabKey ELN is designed for scientific R&D organizations and research teams that need connected experiment records, review workflows and controlled sign-off.

It suits chemistry researchers who need a Windows notebook for structured protocols, reaction searching and document export.