Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook
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VisitDotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook vs RSpace
What both publish
| Fact | Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook | RSpace |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration | The ELN supports data sharing across internal teams, geographic sites, and external CRO partners with role-based access controls and shareable permalinks. | The ELN supports real-time collaboration, granular sharing controls, comments, and annotations. |
| Compliance | Dotmatics states the ELN supports FDA 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records and signatures, immutable audit trails, and GAMP 5 alignment for GxP environments. | Official feature material states GDPR, 21 CFR Part 11 and GLP compliance, plus suitability for NIH Data Sharing Policy requirements. |
| Deployment | Dotmatics describes the platform as available through secure cloud or on-premise deployment options. | Enterprise customers can choose on-premises deployment or a private AWS instance in a location of their choice. |
| Integrations | The ELN connects with registration, inventory, screening, data discovery, Prism, Luma Lab Connect, and third-party instruments; its open REST API can route data to warehouses, LIMS, or BI layers. | The site advertises more than 20 integrations spanning storage, repositories, data-management-plan tools, chemistry, biology, instruments and collaboration software. |
| Search | Full-text, structure, and metadata search works across experiments, notebooks, and results. | Advanced search covers full text, metadata and chemical structures. |
| Security | The product page lists ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 certifications, GDPR compliance with data residency options, AES-256 encryption at rest, and TLS 1.2 in transit. | RSpace states that user data is encrypted at rest and over a network and that it supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and GLP. |
| Support | Dotmatics says its implementation team works with scientists and IT on protocol templates and can support GxP integrations and compliance requirements. | The contact page offers a support team and knowledge base, while Enterprise includes live chat and premium email support. |
Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook plans
- Dotmatics Electronic Lab NotebookPriced on request
RSpace plans
- RSpace Open SourceFree
- Team (Academia)$6,000 a year
- Team (Commercial)$12,000 a year
- Enterprise (Academia)$34,000 a year
- Enterprise (Commercial)$34,000 a year
- InfrastructurePriced on request
Pick Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook if…
It suits scientific organizations managing structured experiments, regulated records, collaboration, and laboratory integrations. Academic users are directed to LabArchives instead.
Pick RSpace if…
RSpace may suit researchers, data managers, librarians, stewards, research computing specialists, and policymakers who need a shared notebook and research data workflows. Enterprise customers can choose on-premises or private AWS deployment.