MolView vs neoCatalyst Labs
MolView
molview.comneoCatalyst Labs
neocatalystlabs.comSide by side
| Figure | MolView | neoCatalyst Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.75/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 2 |
| Spec score · Chemistry Simulation Software | 8.7 (#4) | 7.5 (#22) |
| Documentation | The help center page says it is under construction, while the site links tutorials, a user manual and API references. | Completed labs produce PDF reports with student data, analysis, conclusions, and an educator signature field; the transcript package includes a course description, hours log, certificate, and transcript guidance. |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says account personal information is stored in a database and anonymized usage data is collected through Google Analytics 4. | The policy says the company does not sell or trade personal information, does not use minors’ academic work or personal information to train AI models, and does not send student work or results to Meta. |
| Purpose | MolView is a web app for sketching and viewing small molecules. | neoCatalyst Labs provides homeschool families and independent study students with a high school virtual chemistry curriculum and transcript documentation. |
| Support | The help center page says it is under construction; the contact page lists [email protected] for questions and ideas. | The FAQ says the company responds to email within 24 hours, and the About page says the founder personally responds to support emails. |
Plans
MolView
- FreeFree
- Student$9 a year
- Academic$49 a year
- Standard$99 a year
- Publisher$250 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
- InstitutionPriced on request
In their own words
MolView
MolView is a web application for sketching and viewing small molecules, with API access and molecular modeling support. Its canvas handles structural formulas, reaction arrows, electron-pushing arrows, configurable styles, and keyboard shortcuts. A 3D viewer updates automatically as you edit a molecule. Chemical searches accept common names, IUPAC names, SMILES, InChI, InChIKey, and molecular formulas. Depending on the plan, you can save and load sketcher or viewer content, create shareable links, export structural data or SVG files, use transparent backgrounds, and set image resolution. Developers can embed the sketcher web component in vanilla JavaScript or React and customize its toolbar and diagram style. The free plan needs no sign-up and supports searching, sketching, and viewing, but cannot save diagrams. Paid plans include Student at $9.00 per year, Publisher at $250.00 per year, Academic at $4919.00 per year, and Standard at $9919.00 per year.
neoCatalyst Labs
neoCatalyst Labs has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.