Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
UP
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Chemists Review of SciNote"
4/5
What do you like best about SciNote?

SciNote makes it incredibly easy to organize scientific data. It's equipped to duplicate and move items around, decreasing the amount of time it takes to create closely related reports. It makes the inclusion of attachments (i.e. data files, pictures, reports) easy and straightforward, with the clear presentation of each. It keeps a timeline of when certain items were created or added, allowing you to understand expected timelines for similar projects and give you an idea of when items were completed. The organization makes it easy to find specific tasks so your data or records don't get lost in a bundle of experiments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

After leaving a SciNote tab without input for a while, it will become unresponsive. Sometimes it will not make you aware of this, so if you attempt to continue work on the task, it will let you, but will not save any of the changes or extra information you've added. This will only become apparent if you refresh the tab or try to navigate else where as it will sign you out, losing any progress you've made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Biotechnology
UB
Verified User in Biotechnology
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Easy to learn ELN with good functionality"
4.5/5
What do you like best about SciNote?

Setting up experimental workflows in SciNote is nice because it is easy to do, fast and also easy for others to learn.

I really enjoy the protocol template feature (especially now with versioning) and the interaction of the tasks with the inventory.

The customer support is very helpful, they also already implemented or considered some of our own ideas and the ELN is constantly evolving in a positive way.

The ELN was easy to learn for everyone in our team and we quickly implemented it in various workflows, getting rid of almost all our paper documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

Some features could get more work, for example the way how assigned items are viewed in a task.

Sometimes the ELN is a bit slow.

It would be nice to have a better overview of all tasks in an experiment without needing to drag the workflow around. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Biotechnology
UB
Verified User in Biotechnology
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"I have had a great experience with SciNote."
4/5
What do you like best about SciNote?

I love how easy it is to delegate tasks to teammates and quickly see when they have left a comment, or completed something. The signature tracking and notification feature is great too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

It's very easy to get lost in the sea of subfolders when you are working on a complex project; I wish it was a little less convoluted. I would really like for there to be a more useful search function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Biotechnology
UB
Verified User in Biotechnology
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Very good management tools for the laboratory"
4/5
What do you like best about SciNote?

The very precise inventory with the option to upload a complete file and the number of columns you want, and having QR codes which are very practical. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

Sometimes it's difficult to link items in our inventory. There are often bugs and I have to close and then reopen the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Biotechnology
UB
Verified User in Biotechnology
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Scinote is very simple and very easy to input various experiments and to track certain supplies."
4.5/5
What do you like best about SciNote?

The most helpful thing is being able to export excel files onto scinote since that allows for easy transfer of information as well as having it in the cloud. We are able to use this a lot in terms of experiments and supplies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

The downside would be that it can sometimes be hard to know how to add things into scinote. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Theresa Liao of SciNote

Hello! Thank you for your feedback - it's great to hear that SciNote has been helpful for you to keep track of the experiments in the lab!

As SciNote is quite flexible and open-ended, it is great for adapting to each lab's workflow, but it could take a little bit of time to figure out how to add things into SciNote. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Customer Success Manager at any time if you have any questions or need some help! Also, you can find some use cases in the resource link below - some of which include screenshots of how users put together their workflows, which could be helpful.

Thank you again for choosing SciNote!

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Saman N.
SN
Saman N.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"SciNote review from a post-doctoral researcher"
4/5
What do you like best about SciNote?

I really appreciate that everything regarding my research is in one platform. My protocols, results, notes, and inventory are under one platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

The project section is a bit difficult to navigate through, especially when you have multiple experiments under one project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joanna S.
JS
Joanna S.
Junior Research Scientist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"SciNote is very useful for team collaboration"
4.5/5
What do you like best about SciNote?

I enjoy being able to work together with colleagues on projects and get real time updates about what they've accomplished. I joined a company that uses SciNote 1 month ago and feel that it is easy to use and implement. I use it on a daily basis to refer to saved protocols and to take notes on completed experiments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

I recently was working on a protocol that combined 2 protocols, one that I had made and another colleague had made. I couldn't figure out how to delete and replace the protocol that my colleague had made, so that seemed a little less than intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KB
Kellie B.
Research Scientist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Efficient and Comprehensive Documentation"
4.5/5
What do you like best about SciNote?

SciNote is easy to use, and so much more efficient than a lab notebook, making it easier to be comprehensive in the data/processes that need to be documented. The file structure is simple and makes documentation straightforward. Protocols and protocol versioning are very helpful to document quickly and to keep methods up-to-date. The information that needs to be recorded within a task protocol can be set up for repeated . Seeing the workflow withing an experiment is also very helpful for quickly understanding the experiment process. Having a microsoft online connected to the site is also very helpful for collaborative work, allowing you to skip the step of having to upload items. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

It would be very helpful if templates could include formatting for Results, so that result documentation as well as procedural can be structured. Additionally, as you cannot put experiments into sub-project folders, it can become somewhat messy within the file structure of projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kristen J.
KJ
Kristen J.
Laboratory Research Coordinator
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great ELN for academic labs"
5/5
What do you like best about SciNote?

SciNote has been a great way for our lab to stay organized and keep protocols, inventory, and data in one place. Lab members use it every day for taking notes, keeping track of grant experiments, surgical experiments, cell culturing, etc. We have found the relationships add-on to be extremely useful. It is very user friendly and the SciNote team are very responsive and helpful when we have any problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

SciNote is a work in progress, so there are still some bugs to be worked out. Our lab has found some issues where we would like to write freehand and there is no simple way to do that in SciNote. There is a learning curve to implement the software into the lab, but overall worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sean C.
SC
Sean C.
Program Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good ELN with some room for improvement."
3/5
What do you like best about SciNote?

It keeps your protocols very nicely organized and orderly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

The new tables feature needs a lot of improvement. It is not at all user friendly and the view is terrible. Additionally, whenever someone clicks off a step the task should automatically be put into progress. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.