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Lockbox LIMS 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Lockbox LIMS
Lockbox LIMS
4.9
(21)

Pricing

Starting at $150.00 per month

About Lockbox LIMS

Lockbox LIMS is a laboratory information management system designed to help clinical organizations manage sample tracking, storage, inventory and more. Lab professionals can maintain a record of available samples with information, such as customer and sample name, accession number, study, collected date and more.

Key features of Lockbox LIMS include inventory management, approval process control, version history, lot tracking, workflow management and more. It allows medical professionals to track the status of ongoing procedures, configure thresholds or protocols and generate operational reports. Technicians can streamline clinical processes in compliance with ISO 17025, Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendment (CLIA) and GxP regulations.

Lockbox LIMS provides an API, which enables clinics to integrate the platform with various third-party applications. Pricing is available on monthly subscriptions and support is extended via live chat, phone, FAQs and other online measures.

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Lockbox LIMS Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $150.00 per month
Free Trial
Free Version

Basic

$150.00

per month

No plan information available

    Lockbox LIMS Features

    • Popular features found in Laboratory Information Management System
      Certification of Analysis
      Compliance Tracking
      Electronic Laboratory Notebook
      Instrument Management
      Inventory Management
      Workflow Management
    • More features of Lockbox LIMS
      Access Controls/Permissions
      Activity Dashboard
      Activity Tracking
      API
      Approval Process Control
      Audit Trail
      Barcode Printing
      Barcode Recognition
      Barcode/Ticket Scanning
      Client Portal
      Configurable Workflow
      Customizable Fields
      Customizable Reports
      Data Import/Export
      Data Storage Management
      Data Visualization
      Document Management
      Document Storage
      EDI
      HIPAA Compliant
      Inventory Tracking
      Order Management
      Quality Control
      Real-Time Data
      Reporting/Analytics
      Reporting & Statistics
      Resource Management
      Role-Based Permissions
      Sample Management
      Search/Filter
      Secure Data Storage
      Summary Reports
      Testing/QA Management
      Third-Party Integrations

    Lockbox LIMS User Reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.9

    Ratings Breakdown

    5

    90%

    4

    10%

    3

    0%

    2

    0%

    1

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    Secondary Ratings

    Ease of Use

    4.7

    Value for money

    4.9

    Customer support

    5.0

    Functionality

    4.9

    Matt's profile

    Matt M.

    Verified reviewer

    Biotechnology

    51-200 employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed December 2021

    Necessary Partner during Pandemic

    5

    The customer service with TWA has been excellent. Our team did not have to the infrastructure or knowledge to build our own lockbox, but with [SENSITIVE CONTENT] and TWA is feels like we have our very own LIMs teammate and colleague.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    We built our Lockbox LIMs to as our entire data center and management system for our SARsCov2 Diagnostic Lab. From an operations standpoint, this software has been one of the most critical tools for our ability to test and report clinical patient results. By far the best part of the software is that it enables me to get results out the door, and once those results are out, I don't need to think about them again. TWA and Lockbox Lims keeps all of our data safe and secure, and the dashboards and reports keep us properly informed about the status of the lab at any given time.
    Cons:
    Error handling in Lockbox LIMs can be confusing for a novice user. Because our software pipeline was highly customized, there are unusual ways in which errors can arise. It did take some time to gain an intuition for what was happening under the hood to cause issues to arise. The good news is that [SENSITIVE CONTENT] was intimately involved with our workflow and daily use as we established and modified Lockbox LIMs, so help and an explanation was never far away.

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    PW

    Peter W.

    Verified reviewer

    Research

    1001-5000 employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed July 2019

    Lockbox LIMS by Thirdwave: Great LIMS for multi-center NIH funded program projects.

    5

    We were trying to solve a communication and coordination between performance centers that are located in different US states, and countries around the world, that are work together as a consortium for NIH and EU funded projects and needed a way to track samples, as well as disseminate sample and project meta-data, and perform management of each program.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    The first strength is the design of the lockbox schema, that covers most of the basic LIMS features required by any laboratory that may need GCLP or GMP level requirements, including database encryption, tracking of sample custody, protocol/SOP management, and implementation of electronic forms and data entry when implementing protocols. A second and most important strength go this lies is the ability to customize what the LIMS tracks, and share information using collaborative portals, that enable multi-site communications and coordinate data entry and dissemination. Rules and design are configured in the lims using an easy to use desktop like interface, then the same rules are pushed to a portal through the force 'lightning interface'. Finally, and what ultimately is responsible for all the functionality, is how the force API was leveraged to design a logically consistent set of LIMS applicable features that provide easy to use desktop like configuration tools so the end user organization.
    Cons:
    There is nothing I really don't like about the software. However the underlying Force API is a very powerful and has many features, and it would have been useful to have shorter case/article documentation to provide more focused help for the Lockbox Lims application itself for administrator and end users. Since we had started using the Lims, Thirdwave had published a support portal with a searchable knowledge base that contains articles for the common administrative tasks for managing the Lockbox application, that provides specific guidance to setting up and managing Lockbox features.

    Reasons for choosing Lockbox LIMS

    SaaS pricing model; Add users, groups and modules needed; End user ability to customize the application; Ease of use; Support for creating real portal collaborative sites with modern social media type of functionality.

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    NK

    Netravathi K.

    Verified reviewer

    Biotechnology

    10000+ employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed November 2021

    NGS Core LIMS

    4

    Ratings Breakdown

    3
    Ease of use
    3
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    4
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Working with the Professional team of [SENSITIVE CONTENT] and they understanding my needs and catering to it.
    Cons:
    The system is a bit stubborn for customization

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    SM

    Shana M.

    Verified reviewer

    Biotechnology

    10000+ employees

    Used daily for less than 6 months

    Review source

    Reviewed July 2020

    TWA Lockbox is my salvation

    5

    I built a pop-up Covid19 Clinical testing facility from scratch and they built me a functioning CLIA approved LIMS in 3 weeks, then a HIPAA compliant physician portal 2 weeks later. They are gold.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Customer service 6/5, easy to customize and understand, out of the box solutions encourages and enabled!
    Cons:
    A bit slow on the compute every so often but that's honestly probably just my internet at home.

    Reasons for choosing Lockbox LIMS

    They were big companies and I did not think they would support out of the box solutions. They just kept talking about having features designs for everything "out of the box" which was the hole I stepped into with Clarity. No lab does anything the same. All things need customization.

    Reasons for switching to Lockbox LIMS

    I paid for the LIMS for 3 years on a $70K a year contract and it was so hard to customize for anything not exactly in their workflows that I never got it running. Just spent tons of time and money for nothing. So I found out about TWA and Lockbox, had one call and talked to one reference and signed up for $8k. then Covid happened and the rest was history.

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    DB

    Douglas B.

    Verified reviewer

    Computer Networking

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Reviewed December 2019

    LockBox Lims a Laboratory Staple

    5

    Deployment of lockbox took a month to get users logging in and using the sandbox, then making modifications that made sense for our lab. Another month users were actually using the product and entering real data. now it is an integral part of the lab operations and we would be lost without the product for reporting creating lab reports as all of our data for reports is captured in lockbox. as we grow we will be looking at new opportunities to have some improvements made to make our work processes even more seamless.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    1) Price. 2) Value. 3) ease of use 4) customization options and availabilty 5) Third Wave Analytics team after looking at products that were way out of our league in terms of price, lockbox lims was not only at a price we could afford, provided us with value that has proven itself over the years, and with the ease of use and non technical computer users easily adapted to teh software. The software is able to be customized for the needs of the lab and make work easier. GREAT PRODUCT!!!
    Cons:
    as with any software there are items that we wanted and could not make happen. there were certain customizations that Third Wave bent backwards to assist us in making customizations. those things come at a cost. as an early adopter of this product there is more available today than was previously due to lack of development. still implementing those new API's is not free. Understandable but wish it could be.

    Reasons for choosing Lockbox LIMS

    Cost was a driving factor, ease of use, customizabilty and the people we would be working with.

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    EM

    Erica M.

    Verified reviewer

    Hospital & Health Care

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed November 2021

    COVID PCR and NGS LIMS

    5

    We are a diagnostic laboratory and as such are performing patient care. The LIMS is an integral part of this service that we provide and must be accurate and reliable. We have found that we can rely on LockBox LIMS to keep our patient records and perform sample tracking consistently.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    4
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    ThirdWave Analytics created a COVID testing lab LIMS for us in record time, and has continued to be a valued partner in enhancing and expanding into novel diagnostics. Customer service is great!
    Cons:
    Due to the relationships between objects in the database, some analyses require a workaround LIMS and it is not always intuitive how to do these workarounds. Our ThirdWave Analytics partner is always available to assist.

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    EC

    Emma C.

    Verified reviewer

    Biotechnology

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed May 2019

    This software has greatly simplified my job, and I am so grateful.

    5

    I love working with Lockbox LIMS. They are very responsive and extremely helpful. Their software has made my job so much easier and it has allowed me to spend more time focusing on other aspects of my job and get more work done rather than spending all of my time tracking down samples. I would highly recommend this software and company to anyone considering it.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    The software is simple to use and there are many ways for you to complete the same task. Using other software in the past was so frustrating as you have to be exact and complete the tasks in the same manner. If you made an incorrect click nothing would work as expected. Whereas with Lockbox LIMS, the software is very user-friendly and logical, which is a major benefit to people in my profession. It has been so easy for us to incorporate this into our daily functioning to save us so much time and energy.
    Cons:
    Due to the nearly limitless possibilities, it was difficult initially to figure out exactly what we needed. We had to go through several iterations in order to get to our current final product. We had become so fixed in using our spreadsheet based tracking that we initially created something that was not as useful as it could have been. However, after working with our primary contact at Third Wave on a regular basis we were able to develop something fantastic. She had many great ideas and based on her knowledge and experience we were able to greatly increase our productivity.

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    Carl S.

    Verified reviewer

    Research

    51-200 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed February 2020

    Great platform, great customer service

    5

    We use the platform to collect customer data and track the customers to the services used. We are also working on creating a maintenance tracking database which should be up and running soon. Customer service has been great through the whole process.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    I appreciate the flexibility of the software to be changed to meet our various needs. We have customized a lot to meet our unique needs.
    Cons:
    There is a finite upper limit on the amount of customization that can be done, but it is manageable to work around.

    Reasons for switching to Lockbox LIMS

    Access is a bit clunky to learn and make changes to. It also doesn't work well for cloud-based events, such as working outside of the office environment on tablets.

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    Ryan C.

    Verified reviewer

    Biotechnology

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed November 2018

    Lockbox LIMS for Drug Compound Lifecycle Management

    5

    We have been using Lockbox LIMS for over a year and a half at our therapeutics company to manage the lifecycle of our drug compounds and therapeutic programs, and we couldn't be happier. We use Lockbox to track all of our samples, including sample attributes, storage locations, and sample lineage (derived samples and aliquots). The sample and storage management modules are feature-rich, flexible, and easy to use. I was able to implement the system for our lab without any assistance from my IT department, which tells you how easy it is to install. The customer support has been excellent. I wholeheartedly recommend Lockbox to any research lab, QC lab, or other type of organization that needs a LIMS.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Ease of use and implementation, flexibility, customer service.
    Cons:
    My only "con" so-to-speak for the software is that some of my colleagues never fully realized how powerful it was.

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    Bruce C H.

    Verified reviewer

    Biotechnology

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Reviewed February 2020

    Superlative LIMS for Microbiology Testing Service Lab

    5

    Lockbox LIMS permits us to track samples which divide and grow from an original submission and allows for one time client information entry with mutiple contacts/client.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Modularity is a key component for us as a microbiology lab. Customization is where the system shines and is a major need satisfied.
    Cons:
    Initially the paradigm shift was a factor with us. We were implementing a number of software changes across the board and reached saturation for picking up new procedures.

    Reasons for choosing Lockbox LIMS

    Functionality/ ease of use/robustness/ but particularly price

    Reasons for switching to Lockbox LIMS

    Faster with increased functionality

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