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UW-Madison ELN Pilot. Tested 2 notebooks, CERF and eCAT. 55 users, majority never used an ELN before. CERF. Pilot organizers liked this software. Did not live up to expectations in the lab. Did basic record keeping but other functionality disappointing. eCAT (will demo). CALS installation supporting 30 people. Users.

The LabCollector ELN add-on is an efficient and simple notebook for storing and managing all your experiments. It is a great replacement or complement to paper notebooks. Directly link an experiment with all data and resources used in just a few clicks. Create and use templates for your most common experiments.
Jul 13, 2016 www.scinote.net 4. Docollab Easy to use with useful tips Free account Not possible to write comments Not compatible with mobile devices Local installation is not possible PROS CONS www.docollab.com 4/5 2/5 4/5 3.3 – Very good.

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Key:

Suitability:	I = appropriate for individual users; G = has supervisor/collaboration features, suitable for group use D = suitable for large-scale, managed deployment
Platform:	B = Browser-based. platform agnostic M = Macintosh application available W = WIndows application available L = Linux application available I = iOS app available A = Android app available
Storage:	VC = Vendor cloud PC = Private cloud 3C - 3rd Party cloud AWS = Amazon Web Services HD = User's hard disk LS = Local server D = Can be synced with Dropbox G = Can be synced with Google Drive
Free/cost:	F = Free option (may be time-limited, or capacity-limited) O = Open Source version available $ = Less than 10$ / user / month (may be capacity-limited) $$ = Between 10$ - 20$ / user / month (may be capacity-limited) $$$ = More than 20$ / user / month (may be capacity-limited) X = information not provided

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Suitability	Platform	Storage	Free/cost	Comments
Arxspan	G, D	B	VC	$$$	Flexible, supports chemistry and biology workflows, includes chemistry drawing package and supports ChemDraw (not included). Targeting commercial bio/pharma customers.
Benchling	I, G	B	VC, D, G	F	Free (with capacity limitations) for academic users, user-friendly, self-contained cloud service, Molecular Biology bias. CRISPR tools.
Biovia	G, D	W, M	VC, LS	X	ELN product has basic but robust feature set and workflow, strong in compliance, deployed campus-wide at some institutions. Part of a large suite of BIOVIA products.
BrightLab	I, G, D	B, I, A	VC	F, X	Attractive interface, versatile, available for academia and industrial labs. Instrument integration and LIMS functionality, including direct Sigma-Aldrich ordering.
G, D	B	Not specified	X	ELN module is integrated into LIMS interface and workflow leans towards chemistry and very data-driven documentation requirements. Good, flexible collaboration features, and good integration with MS Office.
I, G, D	B (Chrome)	VC, PC, LS	F, O	Free, community-developed tool focused on chemistry with support for many characterisation techniques. FAIR data at the core, i.e. all data are converted into a standard form upon import and can be exported to Zenodo. Source code available. (NB supervisor feature needs suitable groups to be set, for which there is currently no convenient frontend.)
Chemotion	I	B	VC, LS	F, O	Free, community-based chemistry tool with good collaboration features, but no conventional supervisor tools Source code available, so local instance and storage could be deployed.
Docollab	I, G, D	B	VC	F, $$$	Not specifically science-focused; well designed collaborative documentation platform, simple but robust feature set will be relevant/useful in many disciplines. Free for individual users.
e-Notebook	G, D	W	LS	X	Complex interface, Chemistry/Pharma bias.
e-Workbook	G, D	B	VC	X	Strong inventory management; Chem/Pharma heritage, but now has suite of molecular biology tools. Convenient user-configurable templates to suit various workflows.
eLabFTW	G, D	B	LS	F, O	Free, flexible, open source, requires local server (Docker containers recommended). Community-driven development, sponsored by Institut Curie.
eLABJournal	I, G, D	B	VC, PC, LS	$	Comprehensive product with strong inventory management integration.
Findings	I	M, I	HD, D	F, $	Simple, lightweight, attractive interface, good synchronisation with Apple devices via Dropbox.
Hivebench	I, G, D	B, M, I	VC, LS	F, X	Attractive, easy-to-use interface; integration with Mendeley Data Repository. Institutional version has limited management features for PI or site administrator.
LabArchives	I, G, D	B, I, A	VC, PC, AWS, LS, G	F, $$	Comprehensive features including Graphpad Prism integration. [Trial comments (Cambridge only)]
LabCloud	G, D	B	VC, LS	F	Free product, includes inventory management with procurement (and advertising) built-in. Funded by use of the vendor list in the procurement feature.
LabCollector	G, D	M, W, L	VC, LS	$$$	Strong LIMS with ELN functionality bolted-on.
Labfolder	I, G, D	B	VC, LS	F, $$	Fully-featured product with clean design, good 3rd-party integrations and LIMS. Have produced the following resources: • Electronic Lab Notebook Research Guide • Electronic Lab Notebook Scorecard (PDF)
LabGuru	G, D	B	AWS	X	Fully-featured and attractive design, but strong LIMS functionality complicates the interface and operation.
Labii	I, G, D	B	AWS	X	Attractive, simple interface with good security/compliance features, voice recognition and bioinformatics service.
Labstep	I, G, D	B, I, A	AWS	F	Used in life sciences, chemistry, physics.Free for academic users and offers unlimited storage capacity, but with a limited file upload size (10MB initially, extended up to max 25MB). Strong on protocol and resource management and sharing, and includes API for automation of data collection.
LabTrove	G, D	B	LS (linux)	F, O	Build-it yourself system; free for local installation; will r