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Best Signals Notebook Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    LabArchives Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $8.25/mo8.2
    Signals Notebook vs LabArchives
  2. 2
    LabCollector ELN Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted €25/mo8.0
    Signals Notebook vs LabCollector ELN
  3. 3
    SciNote Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    Signals Notebook vs SciNote
  4. 4
    eLabFTW Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €250/mo7.4
    Signals Notebook vs eLabFTW
  5. 5
    Chemotion ELN Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 7.3
    Signals Notebook vs Chemotion ELN
  6. 6
    Labfolder Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.3
    Signals Notebook vs Labfolder
  7. 7
    NETVIBES Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWeb 7.3
    Signals Notebook vs NETVIBES
  8. 8
    Benchling Notebook Free plan apiWeb Free6.9
    Signals Notebook vs Benchling Notebook
  9. 9
    LabID Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Signals Notebook vs LabID
  10. 10
    LabKey ELN Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.9
    Signals Notebook vs LabKey ELN
  11. 12
    CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook Free trial apiWeb 6.7
    Signals Notebook vs CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook
  12. 13
    IDBS E-WorkBook apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.6
    Signals Notebook vs IDBS E-WorkBook
  13. 14
    ELabELN AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.2
    Signals Notebook vs ELabELN
  14. 15
    IGOR AndroidiOSWeb $30/mo6.2
    Signals Notebook vs IGOR
  15. 16
    Sapio ELN Web 6.2
    Signals Notebook vs Sapio ELN
  16. 17
    BIOVIA Workbook Win 5.8
    Signals Notebook vs BIOVIA Workbook
  17. 18
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook Web 5.8
    Signals Notebook vs Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook
  18. 19
    LabWare ELN Web 5.8
    Signals Notebook vs LabWare ELN
  19. 20
    Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook Web 5.7
    Signals Notebook vs Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook
  20. 21
    Indigo ELN Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free5.6
    Signals Notebook vs Indigo ELN

Signals 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
9LabID6.9Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
10LabKey ELN6.9No—API, self-hosted, Web
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 Signals Notebook alternatives

What is the best alternative to Signals 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 Signals Notebook?

LabArchives is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.