# Illumina Reviews **Vendor:** Illumina **Category:** [Amazon Web Services Channel Partners ](https://www.g2.com/categories/amazon-web-services-channel-partners) **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 12 ## About Illumina Illumina's innovative, array-based solutions for DNA, RNA, and protein analysis serve as tools for disease research, drug development, and the development of molecular tests in the clinic. ## Illumina Reviews ### 1. Protecting our nations. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gaynor E. | SalesPreneur, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 08, 2022 **What do you like best about Illumina?** The methods guide is most helpful, as it advances my research. **What do you dislike about Illumina?** Nothing really, to me Illumina is like a well oiled machine. **Recommendations to others considering Illumina:** Illumina is your answer. Look no further. **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Illumina is healing people through breakthrough DNA technology. This benefits me as people are less sick and more healthy. ### 2. Illumina - The Pioneer and the leader of Genomics research and business **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Biotechnology | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 13, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** I have been part of various Genomics service providers and served with them in multiple capacities. During this tenure, for numerous projects, we have been dependant on Illumina-based instruments and consumables. In the sequencing domain, they are the leaders who can provide more data at a reduced price. We have generated data for Fundamental research, Clinical samples for diagnostic applications, Agricultural genomics applications, Population genetics research, Genome-wide association studies (GWAs) , Animal and Microbes genome sequencing projects etc. Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) being a standard tool to various research applications such as Genome, Transcriptome, Methylome, Metagenome and the Illumina provides the much-needed support in high-quality reagent kits and instruments needed to support those applications. **What do you like best about Illumina?** The best part of Illumina is their end-to-end support for all possible applications, be it the Sample preparation process, Sequencing process, Bioinformatics and data analysis process, result interpretation, and tertiary analysis process. They have the products and services to support the users at various stages of NGS workflow. They also provide "cloud space " for computational work and storage. Base space and Dragon products support our data analysis work flow. **What do you dislike about Illumina?** While Illumina's innovation and growth are phenomenal, their support is more beneficial to the latest users/service providers in the market. They are not that supportive in the up-gradation /Replacement of old instruments in a cost-effective manner to their long-term loyal users. Sometimes their logistics through their distributors are not entirely satisfactory. **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clinical Genetic diagnostics Cancer research and Immune response Woman and child health - Prenatal diagnostics Genome wide association studies Animal health and Metagenomics Gene expression profiling and epigenetics ### 3. Market leader, great service **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 08, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** Illumina provides high-throughput sequencers for our centre **What do you like best about Illumina?** They are the market leader but do not rest on their laurels. They have great after-sales service. **What do you dislike about Illumina?** Cost of consumables could be a bit cheaper **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sequencing lots of different sample and assay types. They have been able to help with all of our needs ### 4. Product Quality and services **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Muhammad I. | Service Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** I am a service engineer. Worked with many analyzer . Illumina is one of them **What do you like best about Illumina?** Product Quality and services. Our clients are satisfied with products. **What do you dislike about Illumina?** Should add more equipments for small laboratories . **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Troubshooting, preventive maintenance and ### 5. Bioinformatics **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Biotechnology | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 29, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** My project is to analyze and compare the sequences of different species in order to understand biodiveristy. **What do you like best about Illumina?** Understandbiodiversity. The Illumina tool is convenient for the advancement of my research work and allows a faster and more accurate data analysis. **What do you dislike about Illumina?** Consuming time. The very difficult part to manage is the time to wait for the different results. **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Analyse and interpret. ### 6. Leader in equipment for genomics **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vidar T. | Service Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** We have been using their equipment since 2006 for multiple projects with good results **What do you like best about Illumina?** Robust results, leading technology, great service **What do you dislike about Illumina?** Could be better (faster) addressing known problems **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Fast sequencing of common diseases in humans ### 7. Illumina **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Shipbuilding | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 11, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** All Sequencing related, molecular bioloy applications, whole Genome, whole exome, clinical exome, small RNA and so on applications of next generation sequencing. Error free sequencing by synthesis technology for sequencing. High throughput samples processing Good quality of library preparation Fastest processing of samples Data accuracy Data analysis Dragon software World's fastest data analysis. Over and above unlimited nuber of publications Globally. **What do you like best about Illumina?** QS 3 score & Analysis by Dragon software **What do you dislike about Illumina?** Lower flexibility if there is low number of samples at basic illumina models like Iseq. **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Population screening made it very simple in Nova seq S4 flow cell. ### 8. One of the most high quality products in the market **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Radwan Q. | Commercial & Business Development Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** I used to sell illumina platforms and services and our clients were truly satisfied with the quality of the results illumina systems produced and the continuous development and updates it applies for the portfolio. **What do you like best about Illumina?** The capabilities of the platforms and the multiple options they have to suite any lab size. **What do you dislike about Illumina?** Prices and the way the kits are combined makes it confusing to order what is required. **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Achieving my sales targets ...lol ### 9. Illumina Review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Miles C. | Head of Life Sciences, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** I have run projets with Illumina Sequencing (RNASeq, Exome, Genome) and microarray (GWAS arrays) **What do you like best about Illumina?** Illumina gives you the industry-leading data and customer service to give you peace of mind **What do you dislike about Illumina?** The pricing and inflexibility of pricing **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Illumina data is world renowned, the data is widely accepted as the best for publications and onging studies ### 10. Worked on Illumina directly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Biotechnology | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 18, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** Sequeincing of Corona virus mutations **What do you like best about Illumina?** Accuracy and ease of work, reliability and iinstuctions clearly written **What do you dislike about Illumina?** Library prepararion could be shoter; simpler protocol could be provided **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Illumina is great tool to precisely detect every sequence you want to detect and research. The system itself is very sinple ti use, it is user friendly and quality is very good. ### 11. The next generation technology and tool are so much intresting. Easy to use and accurate figures. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 25, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** I wish one day i will be part of illumina company. **What do you like best about Illumina?** Easy and dedicated design to use for anyone **What do you dislike about Illumina?** Some more video tutorial will be great for awareness. **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** None rightnow ### 12. Excellent sequencers **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Biotechnology | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 28, 2021 **Describe the project or task Illumina helped with:** Clinical exome sequencing **What do you like best about Illumina?** Easy to run platform, with minimal human intervention. **What do you dislike about Illumina?** The sequencers are obsolete—every time, we need to update the instrument. **Recommendations to others considering Illumina:** The sequencing chemistry is good. **What problems is Illumina solving and how is that benefiting you?** Clinical exome sequencing ## Illumina Discussions - [What type of technology does Illumina sequencing use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-type-of-technology-does-illumina-sequencing-use) - [What does the Illumina do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-the-illumina-do) - [What kind of research applications does Illumina technologies offers?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-kind-of-research-applications-does-illumina-technologies-offers) - [What makes Illumina unique?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-makes-illumina-unique) - [View Illumina pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/illumina/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-13+16%3A36%3A05+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=331f165e-61bb-4b79-a1c1-013503498595&secure%5Btoken%5D=9bc3067ed72182e0aa41c84c153cac9cdb6e724049c403f10bb3984f2ce1aa58&format=llm_user) ## Illumina Features **Planning** - Needs Assessment - Resource Allocation - Stayed within Budget - Statement of Work - Best Practices **Delivery** - Technical Expertise - Met Deadlines - Meeting Management - Project Updates - Scope Management - Roll-out **Team Quality** - Change Management Skills - Executive Presence - Vertical Expertise - Technology Partnerships ## Top Illumina Alternatives - [SHI](https://www.g2.com/products/shi/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (116 reviews) - [InfoObjects](https://www.g2.com/products/infoobjects/reviews) - 4.9/5.0 (60 reviews) - [PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)](https://www.g2.com/products/pricewaterhousecoopers-pwc/reviews) - 4.2/5.0 (38 reviews)