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At a Glance
Castor
Castor
Star Rating
(116)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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Rave CTMS
Rave CTMS
Star Rating
(23)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (52.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Rave CTMS

Castor vs Rave CTMS

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Castor easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Castor overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Castor meets the needs of their business better than Rave CTMS.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Castor is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Castor over Rave CTMS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Castor
No pricing available
Rave CTMS
No pricing available
Free Trial
Castor
Free Trial is available
Rave CTMS
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
104
8.9
15
Ease of Use
9.4
106
8.1
15
Ease of Setup
8.6
34
6.3
5
Ease of Admin
9.3
32
7.3
5
Quality of Support
9.2
92
8.0
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
30
8.3
5
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
105
6.1
15
Features by Category
Electronic Data Capture (EDC)Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
9.1
754
Not enough data
Data Management
9.3
85
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
8.9
81
Not enough data
Clinical Study Support
9.2
86
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
9.4
84
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
9.1
83
Not enough data
Clinical Trial Management SystemsHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operational Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operational Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Castor
Castor
Rave CTMS
Rave CTMS
Castor and Rave CTMS share no categories
Unique Categories
Castor
Castor is categorized as Electronic Data Capture (EDC)
Rave CTMS
Rave CTMS is categorized as Clinical Trial Management Systems
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Castor
Castor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
48.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
17.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
33.9%
Rave CTMS
Rave CTMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
21.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
52.6%
Reviewers' Industry
Castor
Castor
Hospital & Health Care
47.8%
Research
20.0%
Medical Practice
12.2%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
6.1%
Medical Devices
4.3%
Other
9.6%
Rave CTMS
Rave CTMS
Hospital & Health Care
31.6%
Research
21.1%
Pharmaceuticals
21.1%
Information Technology and Services
10.5%
Medical Devices
5.3%
Other
10.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Castor
Castor
Most Helpful Favorable Review
HB
Helene B.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

I love the ease-of-use, platform accessibility, multi-user options, and great customer service.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
GH
Verified User in Research

The link to ldot isn't working yet and the line up of some images with anwsers wasn't possible.

Rave CTMS
Rave CTMS
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Nimit G.
NG
Nimit G.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness

Very easy to use. Layout is very user friendly

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
GH
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Medidata’s auto-queries are often easy to trigger and hard to fix. The visual design of the interface is a sea of white, and data entry can be difficult to do accurately because of this.

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Discussions
Castor
Castor Discussions
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Castor has no discussions with answers
Rave CTMS
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Rave CTMS has no discussions with answers