Labfolder is a browser-based electronic lab notebook for documenting, organizing, and managing experiments. Researchers can work with different data types, track changes, and export research data. Teams can share projects with custom access settings, send messages, assign tasks, and use electronic signatures. Labregister links inventory records to notebook notes and is included at no extra cost. Labfolder also provides a REST API for creating, updating, deleting, querying, and exchanging data with third-party applications. Listed in-ELN apps include Dropbox, Figshare, and Labregister; all listed apps are free except Signature Workflows. The company says data is processed and stored in Germany, protected with 256-bit SSL encryption, and backed up daily. The browser-based product requires no installation, and on-premise deployment is available. It works in modern browsers on Windows, Mac, and Linux, including desktops, tablets, and smartphones. There is no mobile app and offline editing is not supported. A free plan and a 14-day trial are listed; paid pricing depends on the number of users and requires a quote.
Who it is for
Labfolder suits individual researchers and teams in academia, industry, startups, and public-sector research who need to document experiments. It may also suit groups that want shared projects, inventory links, or on-premise deployment.
What is good
- Supports different research data types and change tracking.
- Teams can assign tasks and use electronic signatures.
- Labregister inventory links are included at no extra cost.
- Provides a REST API for third-party data exchange.
- Free plan and 14-day trial are listed.
What to know first
- No mobile app is available.
- Offline editing is not supported.
- Paid pricing depends on user count and requires a quote.
Verdict
Labfolder provides experiment documentation, team collaboration, and inventory links through a browser-based notebook. Consider its lack of offline editing and mobile app, and request a quote to determine paid-plan pricing.
Labfolder plans and pricing
All plansCompared on electronic lab notebook software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Audit trail
- Yes
- Electronic signatures
- Yes
- Approval workflows
- Yes
- Offline access
- No
- Search scope
- full_text
- API access
- Yes
- Export formats
- PDF, XHTML
