MolView vs Virtual ChemLab
MolView
molview.comVirtual ChemLab
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| Figure | MolView | Virtual ChemLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.75/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 2 |
| Spec score · Chemistry Simulation Software | 8.7 (#4) | 7.1 (#25) |
| Audience | The maker presents MolView for students, teachers, authors, and developers. | Savvas describes Chemistry © 2017 as a program for chemistry classrooms and the guide identifies a high school version of Virtual ChemLab. |
| Integrations | The legacy service retrieves data from PubChem, RCSB Protein Data Bank, NIST Chemistry WebBook, Crystallography Open Database and NCI/CADD Chemical Identifier Resolver. | The getting-started guide describes workbook-based access to assignments but does not state an LMS integration. |
| Purpose | MolView is a web app for sketching and viewing small molecules. | Virtual ChemLab is software for conducting experiments in a simulated lab environment to connect theory with practice. |
| Support | The help center page says it is under construction; the contact page lists [email protected] for questions and ideas. | Savvas directs customers to its Service Center for product, order, account, and technical support questions. |
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
Virtual ChemLab
- Pricing on requestPriced on request
- Virtual ChemLabPriced 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.
Virtual ChemLab
Virtual ChemLab has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.