Benchling Notebook vs OpenClinica
Benchling Notebook
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| Figure | Benchling Notebook | OpenClinica |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $750/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Life Sciences Software | 8.0 (#6) | 8.8 (#1) |
| Compliance | Benchling says its notebook supports 21 CFR Part 11 requirements with audit-ready electronic records and signatures. | The company states its platform is ICH GCP E6 (R2), 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, and GDPR compliant, and SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified. |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Needham, Massachusetts, USA |
| Integrations | Benchling lists ecosystem integrations including AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Jupyter, Snowflake, and Titian Mosaic, along with instrument integrations through Benchling Automation. | The product advertises standards-based EHR connectivity, Apple Health collection and links to common clinical-research systems such as CTMS, labs, payments and IxRS through integrations or APIs. |
| Intended users | Benchling describes its customers as organizations ranging from startups to global enterprises in biopharma, agriculture, materials, and other biology-driven fields. | The company says it focuses on small to midsize sponsors, CROs, and academic research teams. |
Plans
OpenClinica
- Launch$750 a month
- Core$3,000 a month
- Advanced$3,750 a month
- Enterprise & AcademicPriced on request
In their own words
Benchling Notebook
Benchling Notebook is a cloud-based electronic lab notebook for capturing, accessing, and sharing scientific work. It keeps experiments, metadata, collaboration, and analysis together, with search, templates, and schemas for organizing records. Teams can share and co-edit entries using tags, comments, task assignments, and role-based permissions. Entries can link results to samples and experimental data, while the product describes LIMS integration for connecting samples and results. Benchling says the notebook supports 21 CFR Part 11 requirements through audit-ready electronic records and signatures. Listed ecosystem integrations include AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Jupyter, Snowflake, and Titian Mosaic, with instrument connections through Benchling Automation. Developer tools include REST APIs, a Python SDK, webhooks, an application framework, and a Postgres SQL data warehouse. Benchling states that data is encrypted at rest with AES 256-bit encryption and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher, and that it maintains SOC 2 Type 2 attestation and ISO 27001:2022 certification. The free academic plan includes Notebook and Molecular Biology; industry pricing is customized.
OpenClinica
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