eProtocol vs Web of Science
eProtocol
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Web of Science
clarivate.comSide by side
| Figure | eProtocol | Web of Science |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 7 |
| Spec score · Research Administration Software | 7.3 (#11) | 8.2 (#2) |
| Founded | 1991 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Fremont, California, United States | London, United Kingdom |
| Integrations | Key Solutions lists integrations with Banner, PeopleSoft, Oracle, grants.gov submission, and institutional HR and finance systems. | Registered users can connect ORCID and send references directly to EndNote online from Web of Science. |
| Pricing | The opened product pages direct prospective customers to request a demo or consultation and do not state a price. | The product page directs interested organizations to contact sales and does not display a platform subscription price. |
| Purpose | Key Solutions describes eProtocol as a web-based platform for research administration and compliance. | Web of Science is a research discovery platform built around scholarly literature and citation links. |
| Security | The company says its products are hosted in a SOC 2-compliant data center and that Key Solutions is ISO 27001:2022 certified. | Clarivate describes its security program as aligned with ISO 27001 and SOC 2, but says not all products are individually certified. |
| Support | Key Solutions describes providing customer support and lists maintenance, support, training, and implementation services. | Clarivate provides Web of Science product and technical support through its Support Center. |
Plans
Web of Science
- Web of Science My Research Assistant free versionFree
- Web of Science API Expanded — AdvancedPriced on request
- Web of Science API Expanded — BasicPriced on request
- Web of Science API Expanded — IntermediatePriced on request
- Web of Science API Expanded — PremiumPriced on request
- Web of Science institutional subscriptionPriced on request
- Web of Science platformPriced on request
In their own words
eProtocol
eProtocol is web-based software for research compliance and administration in Life Sciences. It brings workflows for committees such as IRB, IACUC, IBC, SCRO, CSC, and RSC into one system, supporting protocol submissions, reviews, renewals, amendments, and approval routing. Animal research tools link protocols with ordering, animal health records, billing, and cage tracking. Research administration covers grant proposals, pre-award and post-award management, conflict-of-interest disclosures, and S2S submission to grants.gov. Listed integrations include Banner, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and other institutional ERP systems. Deployment is available on premises or as SaaS. Key Solutions describes encryption, secure cloud storage, and role-based access controls, and says the IRB platform meets 21 CFR Part 11 requirements. The company lists maintenance, support, training, and implementation services, and offers demos and consultations. Intended users include universities, research institutions, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and federal agencies. Pricing is available on request.
Web of Science
Web of Science is a paid research discovery platform built around scholarly literature and citation links. Its stated coverage includes more than 34,000 journals, 288 million metadata records, and 3.4 billion citation links. One search can span journal content, conference papers, grants, preprints, dissertations, books, datasets, and patents. The platform supports finding new research, potential partners, trending topics, and commercial opportunities. It offers multidisciplinary coverage, advanced search, full-text access, conference proceedings, and theses and dissertations. The Web of Science Research Assistant adds multilingual natural-language search, concise overviews, task guidance, and visualizations, with institutional subscription access required. Registered users can export records to EndNote, and researcher profiles can sync publications with ORCID. API Expanded provides REST access with JSON or XML output through a paid licence and registered application. Listed API plans allow 50,000 to 3,000,000 full records yearly, with request rates of two to five per second.