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# LabKey LIMS

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> Lab teams turn to LabKey LIMS when spreadsheets and paper logs stop keeping up. If your team tracks samples across multiple projects, preps for GxP audits, or loses hours to manual data entry and mismatched freezer logs, this software is built for exactly that friction.

LabKey LIMS is a full lab data management system for research organizations that need real traceability, not just a place to store spreadsheets. Every sample carries a complete, time-stamped history: who handled it, when, and why. Workflow templates guide your team through each processing step, from accessioning to storage, so procedures hold steady even as staff turns over. When an audit comes, the record already exists.

Finding a sample doesn't mean digging through a freezer or a spreadsheet tab. Search by any attribute, ID, project, or storage location, and Sample Finder pulls it up. Barcode and RFID scanning update chain of custody and inventory the moment a sample moves, and a visual box and freezer view shows exactly where everything sits.

What sets LabKey LIMS apart is how much admins can configure themselves. Metadata fields, workflow templates, and storage hierarchies are all configurable without writing code or filing a developer ticket. Your protocols change as your science changes, and the system adjusts with you. An electronic lab notebook links directly to your samples, assay results, and workflows, so lab notes stay connected to the data instead of sitting in a separate binder, with review and sign-off built in for regulated work.

Instrument data flows in through APIs, file watchers, and transformation scripts, cutting the manual re-entry that introduces errors. Reporting tools turn that data into dashboards and exportable views your team will actually use, with role-based access controlling who sees what.

LabKey LIMS fits labs of a certain shape: research-driven, outgrowing what a spreadsheet or a smaller point solution can hold, and answerable to some form of compliance review, whether that's internal QA, a funding body, or a regulatory inspection.

Lab managers get visibility across the whole team's work. Bench scientists spend less time on redundant data entry and more time finding what they need. QA and regulatory staff get records that are audit-ready by design. IT and data teams get configurability without giving up governance over who can access what.

Every LabKey plan includes support that starts before go-live and continues after. Implementation and onboarding come with dedicated help, training runs until your team is confident, and that support carries on as your lab grows or your protocols shift.

More than 500 scientific labs and research organizations run on LabKey today, from academic cores to biotech and pharma R\&D teams.
> 
> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## About the vendor

- **Company**: LabKey Software

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Every plan includes implementation, training, ongoing customer support, audit-ready record-keeping, and secure cloud hosting.

LabKey prices by product and tier, billed annually, with a set number of users included in each plan. 

The LIMS Suite includes Sample Manager, Sample Manager Professional, LabKey LIMS Starter, LabKey LIMS Enterprise, and LabKey Biologics LIMS. Pricing offered here is for LabKey LIMS Starter. More complete pricing information is available on our website, and customized pricing can be provided after demo.
- **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish
- **Available Countries**: Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Approval Process Control
- Audit Trail
- Barcode Printing
- Barcode Recognition
- Barcode/Ticket Scanning
- Barcoding/RFID
- Collaboration Tools
- Compliance Tracking
- Configurable Workflow
- Customisable Reports
- Customizable Fields
- Data Capture and Transfer
- Data Import/Export
- Data Storage Management
- Data Visualisation
- Electronic Laboratory Notebook
- Electronic Signature

## Integrations (1 total)

- BarTender

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- Chat

## Category

- [LIMS Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4388/lim/software)

## Links

- [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/562855/LabKey)

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