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Compare LabWare LIMS and OpenLab 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
LabWare LIMS
Star Rating
(102)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about LabWare LIMSOpenLab
Star Rating
(13)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OpenLabLabWare LIMS vs OpenLab
- Reviewers felt that LabWare LIMS meets the needs of their business better than OpenLab.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that LabWare LIMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of OpenLab over LabWare LIMS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
LabWare LIMS
No pricing availableOpenLab
No pricing availableFree Trial
LabWare LIMS
No trial information availableOpenLab
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
79
8.7
9
Ease of Use
8.3
79
8.2
10
Ease of Setup
7.9
53
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.2
55
Not enough data
Quality of Support
9.0
74
8.8
10
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
54
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
74
10.0
8
Features by Category
Process
9.4
14
8.6
6
9.1
13
8.3
6
8.8
14
8.0
5
9.0
12
8.6
6
8.6
15
9.2
6
9.3
16
8.6
6
Lab Informatics
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
Chain of Custody
9.3
55
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
8.2
40
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
Agentic AI - LIMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Operations Management
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
LabWare LIMS and OpenLab are categorized as Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN)
Unique Categories
LabWare LIMS is categorized as LIMS and Lab Inventory Management
OpenLab has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
LabWare LIMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
OpenLab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Pharmaceuticals
32.7%
Chemicals
9.9%
Biotechnology
7.9%
Oil & Energy
6.9%
Hospital & Health Care
5.9%
Other
36.6%
Pharmaceuticals
30.8%
Research
15.4%
Telecommunications
7.7%
Semiconductors
7.7%
Oil & Energy
7.7%
Other
30.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is the biggest challenge implementing a standard English language LIMS configuration to a spanish speaking country?
2 Comments
AC
NLS file can help in the translation so I don't think the configuration to spanish would have much of an issueRead more
What information can be stored on LIMS?
1 Comment
AS
Just about any kind of information could be stored in LIMS. It depends on the LIMS admin as to what info needs to be stored and what info can be accessed...Read more
What is LabWare LIMS used for?
1 Comment
RS
its Laboratory information management system , software which is used to maintain data integrity of lab operation and track operation data base related to...Read more
OpenLab has no discussions with answers
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