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# LabWare LIMS vs Sapio LIMS Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**LabWare LIMS** [

4.5/5(102)

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**Sapio LIMS** [

4.3/5(39)

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Pricing

**LabWare LIMS**
No pricing available

**Sapio LIMS**
Free Trial

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**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**LabWare LIMS**
9 months

Based on 14 responses

**Sapio LIMS**
6 monthsFaster

Based on 8 responses

Return on Investment

**LabWare LIMS**
33 months

Based on 12 responses

**Sapio LIMS**
9 months24 months sooner

Based on 6 responses

Perceived Cost

**LabWare LIMS**
$$$$$

**Sapio LIMS**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**LabWare LIMS**
7%

**Sapio LIMS**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**LabWare LIMS**
[
API Integration (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/labware-lims/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1314169&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Automation (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/labware-lims/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1314040&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Project Management (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/labware-lims/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1280869&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Customization Difficulty (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/labware-lims/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1313996&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Sapio LIMS**
[
Ease of Use (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sapio-lims/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1546369&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Flexibility (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sapio-lims/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1546473&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sapio-lims/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1546036&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Setup (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sapio-lims/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2246722&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**LabWare LIMS**
Not enough data

**Sapio LIMS**
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Screenshots

**LabWare LIMS**
No screenshot available

**Sapio LIMS**
 ![Sapio LIMS screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/38429/Sapio-Sciences-CRISPR-Editor.jpeg)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**LabWare LIMS**

9.0

9.079

**Sapio LIMS**

8.5

8.526

Ease of Use

**LabWare LIMS**

8.3

8.379

**Sapio LIMS**

7.6

7.626

Ease of Setup

**LabWare LIMS**

7.9

7.953

**Sapio LIMS**

6.8

6.823

Ease of Admin

**LabWare LIMS**

8.2

8.255

**Sapio LIMS**

8.1

8.115

Quality of Support

**LabWare LIMS**

9.0

9.074

**Sapio LIMS**

8.6

8.627

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**LabWare LIMS**

9.0

9.054

**Sapio LIMS**

9.4

9.416

Product Direction (% positive)

**LabWare LIMS**

9.1

9.174

**Sapio LIMS**

9.6

9.627

Features

Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN)[Hide 31 FeaturesShow 31 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

16

8.4

19

Process

Data Storage

9.4(won by 1.4)

14

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.0

17

Inventory Management

9.1(won by 1.3)

13

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.8

13

Protocol Templates

8.8(tied score)

14

8.8(tied score)

13

Intellectual Protection and Compliance

9.0(won by 0.2)

12

8.8

8

Comprehensive Search Functionality

8.6(won by 0.1)

15

8.5

11

Data Access Authorization

9.3(won by 1.0)

16

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

9

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Protocol/SOP Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Laboratory Notebook

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sample Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lab Information Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode/Label Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Label Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Project Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Labs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lab Results

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Signature Capture

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Signature

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

LIMS[Hide 66 FeaturesShow 66 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

68

8.2

16

Lab Informatics

Instrument Management

8.9(won by 0.8)

44

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.1

13

ELN Support

8.6

32

9.1(won by 0.5)

13

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Workflow Management

8.9(won by 0.2)

55

8.7

15

Billing Management

8.1(won by 2.6)

25

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

5.5

7

Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Rules-Based Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chain of Custody

Sample Management

9.3(won by 0.4)

55

8.9

15

Data Warehouse

8.8

40

9.3(won by 0.5)

10

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Inventory Management

8.4

42

8.7(won by 0.3)

15

Document Management

8.2

40

8.3(won by 0.1)

10

QA/QC

8.9(won by 1.6)

48

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.3

10

Resource Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Specimen Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patient Records Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quality Control Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lab Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - LIMS

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lab Instruments Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Electronic Laboratory Notebook

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Client Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode Printing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Summary Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

EDI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Signature

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quality Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Certification of Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quality Assurance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcoding/RFID

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patient Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Test Panels

Not enough data

Not enough data

Billing & Invoicing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lab Inventory Management[Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

26

Not enough data

Resource Management

Inventory Control

8.8(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Inventory Management

8.9(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Health & Safety

9.0(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Operations Management

Records Maintenance

9.2(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Excel Data Import

9.0(won by default)

21

Not enough data

User Access Settings

9.2(won by default)

24

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![LabWare LIMS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/711dd5ab057fa8c3ee50f390aeb4203b/labware-lims.svg "LabWare LIMS")](https://www.g2.com/products/labware-lims/reviews)

LabWare LIMS

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

17.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

44.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

37.6%

[![Sapio LIMS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ae1130da7213267c621615e837da33e1/sapio-lims.svg "Sapio LIMS")](https://www.g2.com/products/sapio-lims/reviews)

Sapio LIMS

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

15.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

51.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

33.3%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

17.8%

15.2%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

44.6%

51.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

37.6%

33.3%

Reviewers' Industry

[![LabWare LIMS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/711dd5ab057fa8c3ee50f390aeb4203b/labware-lims.svg "LabWare LIMS")](https://www.g2.com/products/labware-lims/reviews)
LabWare LIMS

Pharmaceuticals

32.7%

Chemicals

9.9%

Biotechnology

7.9%

Oil & Energy

6.9%

Hospital & Health Care

5.9%

Other

36.6%

[![Sapio LIMS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ae1130da7213267c621615e837da33e1/sapio-lims.svg "Sapio LIMS")](https://www.g2.com/products/sapio-lims/reviews)
Sapio LIMS

Biotechnology

41.4%

Pharmaceuticals

31.0%

Hospital & Health Care

10.3%

Research

6.9%

Manufacturing

3.4%

Other

6.9%

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## LabWare LIMS vs Sapio LIMS

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found LabWare LIMS easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Sapio LIMS overall.

- Reviewers felt that LabWare LIMS meets the needs of their business better than Sapio LIMS.
- 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 Sapio LIMS over LabWare LIMS.