Benchling
Our verdict
Who it's for
Life-sciences R&D teams that want a cloud ELN and LIMS with molecular biology tooling.
Who should look elsewhere
Non-scientific teams or very small labs on tight budgets.
Pros
- +Cloud ELN plus LIMS and molecular tools
- +Automated workflows and analytics
- +ISO 27001, SOC 2; API
Cons
- −Quote-based, enterprise-oriented pricing
- −Specialized to life sciences
- −Onboarding effort for full adoption
Key features
- ✓Cloud-based electronic lab notebook (ELN)
- ✓Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) capabilities
- ✓Molecular biology tools for sequence design and analysis
- ✓Automated workflows and analytics
- ✓AI tools for R&D efficiency
- ✓Unified data model for biomolecules, small molecules, cell lines, etc.
- ✓Open API and custom app development
- ✓Integrations with instruments and other software
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| R&D platform | custom | — | — |
Capabilities
- Sso Saml
- Yes
- Rbac
- Yes
- Mobile App
- —
- Webhooks
- Yes
- Data Export
- Yes
- Survey Builder
- —
- Electronic Lab Notebook
- Yes
- Statistical Analysis
- —
- Regulatory Support
- —
- Shared Workspace
- —