Labfolder
About Labfolder
Labfolder Pricing
Free for teams of less than 3 scientists Standard pricing: $56 per user per month Academia pricing: $18 per user per month
Starting price:
$18.00 per year
Free trial:
Available
Free version:
Available
Most Helpful Reviews for Labfolder
1 - 8 of 8 Reviews
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2020
Intuitive and easy the system is to use
This is how Lab notebooks should be in 21st century! It helped our laboratory to track and record our notes and data in a modern and very efficient way.
PROSI'd really like the fact that you can import and export data with this software. You can also save the template and save lots of time. It is very nice that you don't have to manually draw tables or shapes.
CONSI cant think of a major disadvantages. For sure I would like more storage for free but I guess it's not really a disadvantage.
Markus
Biotechnology, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2017
I tested several ELNs before selecting labfolder, which suited my needs the best.
Helped me and my colleagues in the lab work together more efficiently. We sometimes also have researchers from other institutions working with us on different projects, which would be complicated without an online interface and the collaboration tools.
PROS- Easy to manage experiment data, even in group projects - Free for small teams, affordable for larger groups - Protocol templates save me a lot of time! - Audit trail so I can review and restore any changes made - I can export all my notes as a xhtml
CONS- The design is a bit boring (but functional) - Limited storage (3GB) in the free version - No Open source version
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2019
Science notebook
Although it is convenient, it is not my cup of tea. I'll stick to pen and paper.
PROSIt allowed for ease of access when it came to sharing my lab notebook with other people in my lab. Always legible.
CONSI prefer having a hardcopy notebook and this seem counterintuitive to be writing things down via pen and then typing up my notebook.
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2019
Really useful for lab meetings and 1-on-1 meetings with the boss
The best part about this software is no more writing and drawing in a physical notebook! I can have this program open on the same computer I am collecting data with and just type in any notes if necessary. Also, I can take screenshots and add those to the page as well. For lab meeting, I can bring all of my notes, raw data, and analyzed graphs in the exact same place/screen for a huge time saving boost.
CONSThis is actually probably a good thing overall, but I hate it. It allows my boss to see my daily progress, as he can see what I upload to it and when. This kind of creates a bit of a micromanaging situation which I personally don't like.
Jacques
Biotechnology
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2017
Very satisfied. Labfolder helps me organize my research notes during my Phd studies
i have a better overview of all my experiments
PROSI like the search functionality a lot. Save me a lot of time that I can just search for certain keywords and find a note I created about a particular experiment over a year ago.
CONSAs I sometimes use certain advanced excel functionalities, it would be useful to have full excel functionality embedded, rather than always having to import the files from Excel into the notebook.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the nice review Jacques! We're very glad that you enjoy using labfolder.
Replied July 2017
Julia
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2018
Super easy onboarding experience. Our entire team was set up within days and loving it!
1. It's just easy to use and set up for the team. Very important since some members of the team were skeptical about giving up their notebooks. 2. GDPR compliance - I work at a European biotech company and I felt that so many of the providers were unaware or unprepared with dealing with data privacy issues. labfolder clearly invested time in its compliance and all our data stays stored in the EU. 3. Works well for industry use.
CONSNothing major comes to mind. There are always a few things we come up with that would be nice to have, but all the important stuff is there.
Tobias
Used weekly for free trial
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2017
good experience
It is nice that you can record which materials have been used for each experiment, and then search for them in the notebook. Also the audit trail is important to me. I tried different tools before like OneNote and LabCollector - not as useful.
CONSNot so easy to use in the beginning. Also the table has limited functionalities. Would also want to see an integration with Box .
Vendor Response
Thank you for leaving a review Tobias! We are working on a new user interface which will make it easier for beginners to discover all the features that labfolder has to offer. Also, while we do not have an integration with Box, we do offer an integration with Dropbox and also offer decent storage options in the ELN itself.
Replied July 2017
Erin
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2020
labfolder Review
This has eliminated the need for paper resources. Instead of storing things in piles, folders, cases.. you can now store them online and search for them with ease.
PROSThis is basically an electronic lab notebook. I like that it is easy to add any format document and also input graphs, charts, and other types of lab data.
CONSI would suggest keeping a backup record of each because if the system goes down or there is a glitch and you do not keep any copies, then all of your work is gone. It is this way with everything tech-y, though.