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Best LabCollector ELN Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from electronic lab notebook software ranked against LabCollector ELN on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    LabArchives Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $8.25/mo8.2
    LabCollector ELN vs LabArchives
  2. 3
    SciNote Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    LabCollector ELN vs SciNote
  3. 4
    eLabFTW Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €250/mo7.4
    LabCollector ELN vs eLabFTW
  4. 5
    Chemotion ELN Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 7.3
    LabCollector ELN vs Chemotion ELN
  5. 6
    Labfolder Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.3
    LabCollector ELN vs Labfolder
  6. 7
    NETVIBES Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWeb 7.3
    LabCollector ELN vs NETVIBES
  7. 8
    Benchling Notebook Free plan apiWeb Free6.9
    LabCollector ELN vs Benchling Notebook
  8. 9
    LabID Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    LabCollector ELN vs LabID
  9. 10
    LabKey ELN Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.9
    LabCollector ELN vs LabKey ELN
  10. 11
    Signals Notebook Free trial apiMacWebWin 6.9
    LabCollector ELN vs Signals Notebook
  11. 12
    CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook Free trial apiWeb 6.7
    LabCollector ELN vs CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook
  12. 13
    IDBS E-WorkBook apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.6
    LabCollector ELN vs IDBS E-WorkBook
  13. 14
    ELabELN AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.2
    LabCollector ELN vs ELabELN
  14. 15
    IGOR AndroidiOSWeb $30/mo6.2
    LabCollector ELN vs IGOR
  15. 16
    Sapio ELN Web 6.2
    LabCollector ELN vs Sapio ELN
  16. 17
    BIOVIA Workbook Win 5.8
    LabCollector ELN vs BIOVIA Workbook
  17. 18
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook Web 5.8
    LabCollector ELN vs Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook
  18. 19
    LabWare ELN Web 5.8
    LabCollector ELN vs LabWare ELN
  19. 20
    Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook Web 5.7
    LabCollector ELN vs Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook
  20. 21
    Indigo ELN Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free5.6
    LabCollector ELN vs Indigo ELN

LabCollector ELN alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1LabArchives8.2Free plan$8.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, 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
9LabID6.9Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
10LabKey ELN6.9No—API, self-hosted, Web
11Signals Notebook6.9No—API, Mac, Web, Windows
12CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook6.7No—API, Web
13IDBS E-WorkBook6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14ELabELN6.2No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15IGOR6.2No$30/moAndroid, iOS, Web
16Sapio ELN6.2No—Web
17BIOVIA Workbook5.8No—Windows
18Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook5.8No—Web
19LabWare ELN5.8No—Web
20Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook5.7No—Web
21Indigo ELN5.6Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about LabCollector ELN alternatives

What is the best alternative to LabCollector ELN?

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

What is the best free alternative to LabCollector ELN?

LabArchives is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.