LabKey ELN vs OpenClinica
LabKey ELN
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| Figure | LabKey ELN | OpenClinica |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $750/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 4 |
| Spec score · Life Sciences Software | 7.5 (#11) | 8.8 (#1) |
| Company history | LabKey says it has provided scientific data management solutions to research organizations worldwide for over 20 years. | The company says it has spent 20 years building eClinical software and that its EDC began for academic institutions. |
| Compliance | LabKey says its security and compliance features support handling PHI under HIPAA and electronic records under 21 CFR Part 11. | 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 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Needham, Massachusetts, USA |
| Integrations | LabKey says its ELN integrates with Sample Manager, Biologics LIMS, LabKey LIMS, and SDMS. | 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 | LabKey describes its ELN as designed for scientific R&D organizations. | The company says it focuses on small to midsize sponsors, CROs, and academic research teams. |
| Support | LabKey directs Premium Edition subscribers to a private support portal and says Community Edition has no development or technical support from LabKey. | Commercial support is advertised as available 24 hours a day, five days a week on weekdays, with ticketing and telephone access. |
Plans
OpenClinica
- Launch$750 a month
- Core$3,000 a month
- Advanced$3,750 a month
- Enterprise & AcademicPriced on request
In their own words
LabKey ELN
LabKey ELN helps scientific R&D organizations document experiments and share research through notebooks connected to samples, assay data and other registered information. Entries support templates, rich text, data links, inline attachments, comments, project tags and notebook status. Teams can request reviews, receive notifications, comment and sign off notebooks. Sign-off creates an encrypted snapshot of notebook text and linked data, preserving the original state. Entries can link to bioregistry entities, samples, assays, workflows and other notebooks. Access is available through web, API and self-hosted deployments, with PDF export. Security features include role-based permissions, single sign-on, two-factor authentication, audit logs and electronic signatures. LabKey describes support for HIPAA PHI handling and 21 CFR Part 11 records. Cloud hosting lists encryption, monitoring and managed backups retained up to seven years. A free plan and free trial are listed.
OpenClinica
OpenClinica has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.