LabArchives
LabArchives is a suite of SaaS applications for documenting research data, protecting discoveries, collaborating, and managing lab resources. Its ELN for Research records, organizes, searches, and shares scientific data. Inventory tracks and orders laboratory supplies, while Scheduler handles equipment and other lab resources. The ELN includes more than 20 built-in widgets, supports custom widgets, and lists integrations such as GraphPad Prism, SnapGene, REDCap, Jupyter, and Protocols.io. Browser access works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Mobile browsers support direct image, video, and audio capture; the Android app wraps a browser-based session. The Free plan includes two owned notebooks, 1GB per user, and a 25MB file limit. Professional Academic costs 330.00 USD per year per user and includes unlimited owned notebooks, 100GB per user, and a 250MB file limit. LabArchives lists FedRAMP, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 certifications, and support for HIPAA and GDPR requirements. Export options include PDF and read-only offline HTML in ZIP. It also lists audit trails, electronic signatures, approval workflows, and offline access.
Who it is for
LabArchives suits academic, nonprofit, and commercial research users who need to document scientific data or manage laboratory resources. Its separate ELN, Inventory, and Scheduler applications address different parts of lab work.
What is good
- ELN records, organizes, searches, and shares research data.
- Inventory tracks and orders laboratory supplies.
- More than 20 built-in widgets plus custom widgets.
- Browser access supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- PDF and read-only offline HTML in ZIP exports.
What to know first
- Free plan has 1GB storage per user.
- Free plan limits files to 25MB each.
- Professional Academic costs 330.00 USD per year per user.
Verdict
LabArchives combines research documentation with inventory and equipment scheduling tools. The free plan has storage and file-size limits, while Professional Academic offers more storage and larger file limits at a listed annual per-user price.
LabArchives plans and pricing
All plansCompared on equipment scheduling software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Audit trail
- Yes
- Electronic signatures
- Yes
- Approval workflows
- Yes
- Offline access
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
- Export formats
- PDF and read-only offline HTML in ZIP
