Compare Benchling and eLabNext 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Benchling
Star Rating
(63)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(109)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that Benchling excels in Workflow Management with a score of 9.0, allowing for seamless integration of various lab processes, while eLabNext falls short with a score of 7.4, indicating a less intuitive workflow setup.
- Reviewers mention that Benchling's ELN Support is highly rated at 9.2, providing robust electronic lab notebook features that enhance data recording and retrieval, whereas eLabNext's support is slightly lower at 9.0, suggesting it may lack some advanced functionalities.
- G2 users highlight that Benchling's Ease of Setup is impressive with a score of 8.9, making it user-friendly for new adopters, while eLabNext's score of 7.9 indicates a more complex initial setup process that may require additional training.
- Users on G2 report that eLabNext shines in Inventory Management with a score of 8.3, offering comprehensive tools for tracking and managing lab supplies, compared to Benchling's score of 7.8, which suggests it may not be as robust in this area.
- Reviewers say that Benchling's Quality of Support is rated at 8.4, providing reliable assistance when needed, while eLabNext outperforms with a score of 8.8, indicating a more responsive support team that users appreciate.
- Users report that both products have similar scores in Data Access Authorization at 8.0, but Benchling's features are often described as more user-friendly, making it easier for teams to manage permissions effectively.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Benchling
No pricing availableeLabNext
Academic
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A fully customisable and ISO27001-certified digital lab platform for your academic research
- General and group management
- Experiment and data management
- Sample and inventory management
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Benchling
No trial information availableeLabNext
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
38
8.6
104
Ease of Use
8.2
38
7.8
108
Ease of Setup
8.9
9
8.1
88
Ease of Admin
8.8
8
8.6
27
Quality of Support
8.4
31
9.0
78
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
11
9.6
26
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
33
9.3
105
Features by Category
Process
8.8
26
8.6
90
7.8
23
8.4
89
8.2
25
7.9
91
8.3
14
8.2
88
7.8
24
7.7
89
8.0
19
8.2
89
Lab Informatics
7.8
6
8.2
14
9.2
10
9.0
16
9.0
8
7.7
14
Not enough data
6.8
13
Chain of Custody
8.3
11
9.4
16
8.7
9
8.8
13
8.5
11
8.8
16
8.0
9
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.1
14
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.5
52
Not enough data
8.0
52
Not enough data
7.3
52
Operations Management
Not enough data
8.0
52
Not enough data
8.0
52
Not enough data
8.2
53
Data Management
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Benchling and eLabNext are categorized as Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) and LIMS
Unique Categories
Benchling is categorized as Scientific Data Management System (SDMS)
eLabNext is categorized as Lab Inventory Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Benchling
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
eLabNext
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Biotechnology
76.7%
Research
15.0%
Pharmaceuticals
1.7%
Marketing and Advertising
1.7%
Insurance
1.7%
Other
3.3%
Biotechnology
42.2%
Research
27.5%
Higher Education
6.4%
Chemicals
6.4%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
13.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Benchling
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
the user-friendly interface and the template tab makes easy and fast to keep record of the experiment.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Biotechnology
Plate to plate transfer tables are cumbersome, painful and take longer than the actual cell culture work. Should be a "drag and drop" feature, well to plate for example and increment passage... Difficult to distinguish titles in tabs for multiple...
eLabNext
Most Helpful Favorable Review
MUHAMMAD B.
Verified User in Research
One place to store compile analyze and report my data
Most Helpful Critical Review
Andrea K.
Verified User in Research
The journal function needs improvement. Especially for note taking of experiments. There is no plate map feature and it's not as user friendly as their inventory function
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
the user-friendly interface and the template tab makes easy and fast to keep record of the experiment.
MUHAMMAD B.
Verified User in Research
One place to store compile analyze and report my data
Verified User in Biotechnology
Plate to plate transfer tables are cumbersome, painful and take longer than the actual cell culture work. Should be a "drag and drop" feature, well to plate for example and increment passage... Difficult to distinguish titles in tabs for multiple...
Andrea K.
Verified User in Research
The journal function needs improvement. Especially for note taking of experiments. There is no plate map feature and it's not as user friendly as their inventory function
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