DocControl vs Ketryx

DocControl is a web-based document control and management system for small and medium-sized businesses, with Android and iOS apps. It supports document uploads, approvals, revision control, digital signatures, and automatic PDF conversion. Revision controls keep only the current SOP version viewable while retaining earlier revisions for review or audit. Document groups provide granular permissions, and user groups can inherit shared access settings. At approval, documents convert to PDF, with options for watermarks, headers, footers, encryption, and password protection. DocControl describes workflows for biotechnology and life sciences, including quality records such as CAPAs and SOPs. The maker says its time-stamped audit trail exceeds 21 CFR Part 11 requirements. Its server infrastructure is on Amazon servers, and databases are backed up daily to multiple off-site locations. Plans are billed monthly with no long-term contract and can be canceled at any time. Basic costs $49/Month for 2 users, 1 GB of storage, and unlimited documents; higher listed plans cost $99/Month, $299/Month, $499/Month, and $750/Month. The Giga plan includes 200 users and 50 GB of storage; buyers needing more are directed to contact the company. A 30-day free trial does not require a credit card.

Ketryx is a web-based software product founded in 2021, with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Vienna, Austria. Its listed controls include revision history, approval workflows, audit trails, and electronic signatures. These features provide a record of changes, structured review steps, traceability, and signed actions within the product. Ketryx uses a freemium pricing model with a Free plan listed at free, billed at $0 per year, for organizations that have raised less than $2 million. Startup, Business, and Enterprise plans are also listed, but their prices are not provided. The Startup plan is described for organizations under 200 people. Business is for scaling companies accelerating their software development lifecycle, while Enterprise is for established companies streamlining software development lifecycle processes. Ketryx is listed for web use only, so readers should plan around browser access when evaluating deployment.