--- title: IDBS E-WorkBook Reviews meta\_title: 'IDBS E-WorkBook Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 25 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how IDBS E-WorkBook works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 25 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Laboratory url: https://www.g2.com/categories/laboratory --- # IDBS E-WorkBook Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by IDBS E-WorkBook but has limited features. Are you part of the IDBS E-WorkBook team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Powerful, flexible software combining ELN, LES and LIMS capabilities IDBS E-WorkBook is a powerful software platform, available on-premise or cloud, that integrates ELN, LES, and LIMS capabilities to streamline R&D workflows. Designed for scientific teams across pharma, biotech, and research, it enables secure data capture, structured collaboration, and regulatory compliance. With over 35 years of experience in scientific informatics, IDBS helps organizations improve productivity, ensure data integrity and accelerate discovery. Ideal for teams seeking a robust, configurable solution to manage experiments, inventory and lab operations in one place. * * * Seller [IDBS](https://www.g2.com/sellers/idbs) Discussions [IDBS E-WorkBook Community](https://www.g2.com/products/idbs-e-workbook/discuss) Languages Supported German, English, French, Hindi Overview by Levente Kapitany Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Benchling](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Benchling") Benchling 4.5/5(65) ](https://www.g2.com/products/benchling/reviews) [ ![SciNote](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SciNote") SciNote 4.2/5(303) ](https://www.g2.com/products/scinote/reviews) [ ![CrelioHealth LIMS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "CrelioHealth LIMS") CrelioHealth LIMS 4.7/5(261) ](https://www.g2.com/products/creliohealth-for-diagnostics-product/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/idbs-e-workbook/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 25 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## IDBS E-WorkBook Integrations (6) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Certara Clinical Trial Outcomes Databases ](https://www.g2.com/products/certara-clinical-trial-outcomes-databases/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") empower ](https://www.g2.com/products/empower-empower/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") EmpowerID ](https://www.g2.com/products/empowerid/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") LabVantage ](https://www.g2.com/products/labvantage/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Tetra R&D Data Cloud ](https://www.g2.com/products/tetra-r-d-data-cloud/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Thermo Scientific SampleManager LIMS Software ](https://www.g2.com/products/thermo-scientific-samplemanager-lims-software/reviews) Show More ![Verified User in Pharmaceuticals](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Pharmaceuticals") UP Verified User in Pharmaceuticals Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/18/2026 "IDBS E-WorkBook Keeps Experiments, Data, and Analysis Organized with Strong Compliance" 5/5 What do you like best about IDBS E-WorkBook? IDBS E-WorkBook keeps everything in one place experiments, data, and analysis. The templates make data capture consistent, search actually works for finding old experiments, and the audit trail is great for compliance. Collaboration and version control are solid too.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IDBS E-WorkBook? The interface feels dated, there’s a steep learning curve, and performance lags with large datasets. Customizing templates usually needs admin help, and mobile access is limited.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IDBS E-WorkBook solving and how is that benefiting you? We use E-WorkBook for both ChemELN and BioELN, replacing paper notebooks and scattered spreadsheets. It gives us one platform for experiment capture, consistent data, and a compliant audit trail making documentation faster and past work easy to find.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic LH Liu H. Senior Application Manager Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/18/2026 "User-Friendly and Feature-Rich with Global Support" 5/5 What do you like best about IDBS E-WorkBook? User friendly. Rich in functionality. Global support is available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IDBS E-WorkBook? Support could be more responsive. Price is too high.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IDBS E-WorkBook solving and how is that benefiting you? We use IDBS to record experiments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: G2 invite SF Shawn F. Scientist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/23/2025 "Virtual integration of ewb makes the laboratory experience far more manageable." 5/5 What do you like best about IDBS E-WorkBook? Inventory integration with advance spreadsheet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IDBS E-WorkBook? too many browser tabs. External editor should be accessible simultaneously with the experiment content within eln. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IDBS E-WorkBook solving and how is that benefiting you? Laboratory instrument integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 5/18/2026 Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Steffen P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Steffen P.") SP Steffen P. Head of Lab Support Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/23/2025 "Easy Template Develoment to claim the data" 5/5 What do you like best about IDBS E-WorkBook? It make a lot of fun to develop Templates, which helps Users and the Company to grow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IDBS E-WorkBook? Experiment Layout is based on Papier Format and not on Display Format (16:9) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IDBS E-WorkBook solving and how is that benefiting you? Paperless. Colecting Data for sience and m/l Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Yu L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Yu L.") YL Yu L. senior consultant Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/23/2025 "We have been using EWB as the master database for pre-clinical study." 5/5 What do you like best about IDBS E-WorkBook? The compatibility, ease of use in connectivity, APIs... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IDBS E-WorkBook? too old and unfriendly UI to spreadsheet developers... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IDBS E-WorkBook solving and how is that benefiting you? It provides us a masterdatabase, and we can consolidate scientific data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Achiangia F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Achiangia F.") AF Achiangia F. Principal Business Analyst - Laboratory Informatics Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/18/2025 "Effortless Experiment Tracking and File Management" 4.5/5 What do you like best about IDBS E-WorkBook? Experiment runs with related files stored for easy reference. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IDBS E-WorkBook? Might be little much or intimidating for some bench scientist. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IDBS E-WorkBook solving and how is that benefiting you? Capturing real-time information during experiment setup and runs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Pharmaceuticals](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Pharmaceuticals") UP Verified User in Pharmaceuticals Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/23/2025 "E-Workbook is a perfect solution to document lab works" 5/5 What do you like best about IDBS E-WorkBook? To use Spreadsheets to configures our individual Processes. To use the sign off workflow for our gxp processes. To work from each situation or place, because ewbc is in the cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IDBS E-WorkBook? Display pages can not use the full size of the monitor Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IDBS E-WorkBook solving and how is that benefiting you? To work in the company or at home. So is very flexible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![tee x.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "tee x.") TX tee x. Lead Scientist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/23/2025 "Great user interface" 5/5 What do you like best about IDBS E-WorkBook? Easy to use interface a lot of compliments from people I train easy to find everything Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IDBS E-WorkBook? Could have some access to copy and paste equations between spreadsheets using designer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IDBS E-WorkBook solving and how is that benefiting you? In the labs without the use of paper! So quick and easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Thomas B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Thomas B.") TB Thomas B. Lead scientist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/23/2025 "Enjoyed using it as an end user and a builder" 5/5 What do you like best about IDBS E-WorkBook? Easy to use in a compliant way, a wealth of use cases across our business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IDBS E-WorkBook? Inability/difficulty incorporating data from other sources Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IDBS E-WorkBook solving and how is that benefiting you? GxP reporting of data, in a faster and more efficient way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Pharmaceuticals](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Pharmaceuticals") UP Verified User in Pharmaceuticals Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/23/2025 "A good system for end to end use" 4.5/5 What do you like best about IDBS E-WorkBook? E-Workbook has the capability to encompass all areas of our work within one system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IDBS E-WorkBook? No significant issues with the system - minor quirks with ease of use functionalities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IDBS E-WorkBook solving and how is that benefiting you? The system encompasses almost everything we could ask for it to in one system which is a huge benefit. Instrument integration, data recording and analysis and Inventory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about IDBS E-WorkBook? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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