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Best Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from electronic lab notebook software ranked against Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    LabArchives Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $8.25/mo8.2
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabArchives
  2. 2
    LabCollector ELN Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted €25/mo8.0
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabCollector ELN
  3. 3
    SciNote Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs SciNote
  4. 4
    eLabFTW Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €250/mo7.4
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs eLabFTW
  5. 5
    Chemotion ELN Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 7.3
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Chemotion ELN
  6. 6
    Labfolder Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.3
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Labfolder
  7. 7
    NETVIBES Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWeb 7.3
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs NETVIBES
  8. 8
    Benchling Notebook Free plan apiWeb Free6.9
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Benchling Notebook
  9. 9
    LabKey ELN Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.9
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabKey ELN
  10. 10
    Signals Notebook Free trial apiMacWebWin 6.9
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Signals Notebook
  11. 11
    CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook Free trial apiWeb 6.7
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook
  12. 12
    ELabELN AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.2
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs ELabELN
  13. 13
    IDBS E-WorkBook apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.2
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs IDBS E-WorkBook
  14. 14
    Sapio ELN Web 6.2
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Sapio ELN
  15. 15
    BIOVIA Workbook Win 5.8
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs BIOVIA Workbook
  16. 17
    LabID Web 5.8
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabID
  17. 18
    LabWare ELN Web 5.8
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabWare ELN
  18. 19
    Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook Web 5.7
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook
  19. 20
    Indigo ELN Web 5.6
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Indigo ELN
  20. 21
    openBIS Web 5.6
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs openBIS

Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1LabArchives8.2Free plan$8.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2LabCollector ELN8.0Free plan€25/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3SciNote7.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
4eLabFTW7.4Free plan€250/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Chemotion ELN7.3No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Labfolder7.3No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7NETVIBES7.3No—Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web
8Benchling Notebook6.9Free planFreeAPI, Web
9LabKey ELN6.9No—API, self-hosted, Web
10Signals Notebook6.9No—API, Mac, Web, Windows
11CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook6.7No—API, Web
12ELabELN6.2No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13IDBS E-WorkBook6.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Sapio ELN6.2No—Web
15BIOVIA Workbook5.8No—Windows
17LabID5.8No—Web
18LabWare ELN5.8No—Web
19Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook5.7No—Web
20Indigo ELN5.6No—Web
21openBIS5.6No—Web
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Questions about Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook alternatives

What is the best alternative to Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook?

LabArchives, number 1 in electronic lab notebook software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: LabCollector ELN, SciNote, eLabFTW and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook?

LabArchives is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.