Laboratory & R&D analytics · SciNote LLC

SciNote

Cloud or self-hosted electronic lab notebook with a genuinely usable free tier, plus compliance-focused industry plans.

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SciNote is an electronic lab notebook aimed at both academic and industry labs, offering a free tier with a full team, unlimited users and 10GB of storage that is more generous than most competitors' trials. Paid Premium plans add features such as electronic signatures, audit trails, additional storage, an AI manuscript-writing assistant and, for industry customers, 21 CFR Part 11/GxP-aligned validation documentation (IQ/OQ) for regulated environments. It can be used as a hosted cloud service or self-hosted for organizations that need data to stay on-premises. SciNote does not publish its premium and enterprise prices online; customers request a quote based on team size and compliance needs.

At a glance

Vendor SciNote LLC
Pricing model Free tier + paid plans
Free tier Yes
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted
Open source No
Best for Academic labs wanting a capable free ELN, and industry labs needing validated, compliance-ready notebooks.

Pricing

Free tier with a full team and 10GB storage; paid Premium/Industry plans are quoted directly.

Checked on the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026: no prices are published. Expect to be quoted.

Features

  • Electronic lab notebook with protocol templates
  • Free tier with unlimited team users
  • 21 CFR Part 11/GxP validation documentation option
  • Electronic signatures and audit trails
  • AI manuscript-writing assistant
  • Cloud or self-hosted deployment
  • Inventory management module

Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026

Head to head

Alternatives

LabArchives Cloud electronic lab notebook (ELN) for academic and corporate research, with add-on inventory and scheduling modules. Labguru Cloud ELN and LIMS platform combining notebook, inventory and instrument data management for biotech and pharma labs. Dotmatics Enterprise scientific informatics platform combining ELN, LIMS, chemical registration and data analysis for R&D organizations.

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Terms to know

Electronic lab notebook (ELN) Software that replaces the paper lab notebook, letting researchers record experiments, protocols and observations digitally.

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