Comlete solution for Calibration & Testing Laboratories

Best software for Calibration & Testing laboratories. Have been searching/trying for such software since many years. As per my experience ( as an assessor of ISO/IEC 17025 since 15 years & running an accredited laboratory since 30 years ) there is no other software to provide so many features & at such a very reasonable cost.

Pros

1. Flexible platform, can develop any activity ( templates, reports, admin rights etc ) as per our own requirements. 2. Ease in calculaton of Uncertainity of measurement ( just need to enter 5 or 10 repeated readings ). 3. 100% control on typographical/human errors. 4. Compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 2017. 5. Compliance with USFDA 21CFR part 11 ( for Pharma companies ). 6. Huge saving in cost & time.

Cons

1. Data entry / Template development is time consuming process

A powerful laboratory management software

Overall, our experience with Metquay has been a positive one. We have slowly integrated Metquay as our lab management system, with some growing pains along the way; some self-inflicted, others just limitations of the database itself. The saving grace for our experience thus far is the outstanding customer service by [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] and his team. Difficult requests, specific to our industry and laboratory are accommodated promptly and professionally. For what we pay for the Metquay software, the customer service face exceeds what we expected. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] has spent hours on both phone calls and Zoom meetings during weekly meetings in an attempt to make our full transition to Metquay attainable. I can be very demanding and sometimes even impatient, [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is neither of those things. His patience and support have been nothing short of outstanding.

Pros

My company has always used excel sheets and macros for receiving, accounts payable, calibration certificates, etc. Metquay has allowed us to utilize its platform for all of the mentioned facets of our laboratory system. Being a database, accessing information is much quicker and more easily navigated than using Windows Explorer search function. As a company on it's way to ISO-17025 accreditation, Metquay allows for us to store each of our documents, previously held only in paper form. With the Metquay database, we can scan, upload, and access all of our internal documents, external documents, calibration procedures, instrument lists, and standards list. For our upcoming audit, the ease of which we can access these documents through Metquay will exponentially increase our productivity and efficiency during both onsite and remote auditing experiences. Excel, though a powerful program, is still a bit in the stone-age when attempting to integrating its features into our type of business; mistakes are easy, data can be lost instantaneously, and one must be proficient in Excel in order to enable it to so even the bare minimum. The Metquay developers release non-technical entities from the burden of self-concocted software solutions for critical business solutions.

Cons

We haven't dealt with database platforms in the past, so it can seem unforgiving at times. Meaning, if you make a mistake entering an item or constructing a cal procedure and/or worksheet, there is no going back, which numerically speaking is a bit of a nightmare. This is likely due to our lack of experience with database software solutions, but it has caused the most frustration during the onboarding process. Additionally, the lack of a "help" menu or instructions guide resident in the software is somewhat of a weakness. Though the Metquay team does have videos available to answer some questions, wading through that type of media is much more ponderous that simply typing your question or topic into a search function within a "help" tab. That being said, the Metquay team somewhat tailors the database to your company, so a one-size-fits-all help menu, ultimately may simply be impractical.

Shepherd Instruments choose Metquay for their accredited Calibration Laboratory

Very good

Pros

Simple, they provided exactly what i asked.

Cons

I wish i could customize the labels myself.

MIKRA

we are able to control our workflow, see which technician have done how many calibrations, that give us the opportunity to plan and organize in a better way

Pros

- easy to use - flexible creation of workflow, procedures - according 17025, in a audit extreme helpful, everything organized - our procedures get more lean - control over the total lab

Cons

perhaps a dashboard function for the lab management will help for a global overview

good to use all in one software, like , billing, DO, inventory management, lab management etc..

I were not miss out my incoming items and inventory items

Pros

Very reliable and fast handling between the pages. I recommend strongly to who looks new software to handle management software.

Cons

Works great even low speed internet.