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Best Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from electronic lab notebook software ranked against Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    LabArchives Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $8.25/mo6.8
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabArchives
  2. 2
    LabCollector ELN Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted €25/mo6.7
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabCollector ELN
  3. 3
    eLabFTW Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €250/mo6.6
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs eLabFTW
  4. 4
    SciNote Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs SciNote
  5. 5
    Benchling Notebook Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Benchling Notebook
  6. 6
    Labfolder Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.8
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Labfolder
  7. 7
    Chemotion ELN Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.7
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Chemotion ELN
  8. 8
    NETVIBES Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWeb 5.6
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs NETVIBES
  9. 9
    IDBS E-WorkBook apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.4
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs IDBS E-WorkBook
  10. 10
    LabKey ELN Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabKey ELN
  11. 11
    Sapio ELN Web 5.4
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Sapio ELN
  12. 12
    Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook Web 5.2
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook
  13. 13
    BIOVIA Workbook Win 5.2
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs BIOVIA Workbook
  14. 15
    ELabELN AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.2
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs ELabELN
  15. 16
    LabID Web 5.2
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabID
  16. 17
    LabWare ELN Web 5.2
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs LabWare ELN
  17. 18
    Signals Notebook Free trial apiMacWebWin 5.2
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Signals Notebook
  18. 19
    Indigo ELN Web 5.1
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Indigo ELN
  19. 20
    openBIS Web 5.1
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs openBIS
  20. 21
    Phoenix ELN Win 5.1
    Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs Phoenix ELN

Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1LabArchives6.8Free plan$8.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2LabCollector ELN6.7Free plan€25/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3eLabFTW6.6Free plan€250/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4SciNote6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
5Benchling Notebook6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
6Labfolder5.8No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Chemotion ELN5.7No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8NETVIBES5.6No—Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web
9IDBS E-WorkBook5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10LabKey ELN5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
11Sapio ELN5.4No—Web
12Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook5.2No—Web
13BIOVIA Workbook5.2No—Windows
15ELabELN5.2No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16LabID5.2No—Web
17LabWare ELN5.2No—Web
18Signals Notebook5.2No—API, Mac, Web, Windows
19Indigo ELN5.1No—Web
20openBIS5.1No—Web
21Phoenix ELN5.1No—Windows
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Questions about Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook alternatives

What is the best alternative to Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook?

LabArchives, number 1 in electronic lab notebook software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: LabCollector ELN, eLabFTW, SciNote and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook?

LabArchives is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.