Labii is designed to meet the diversity requirement of all research lab and can be used for all industry fields.
For example, a biotech company, mining company, agriculture farm.
|It is specifically designed for biological experimentation.
For example, research labs from Bioscience Department of a University.
| [Labii](https://www.labii.com/) is designed for all industry, Benchling is designed for biological sciences only. | | Interface |
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| Intellectual Properties | [Labii](https://www.labii.com/) is centralized around the organization, all data created belong to the organization. | Benchling is centralized around personal, the user has the freedom to set data as personal or organization. | If you as an organization, prefer full control over the data generated, use Labii.
If you as a user, prefer freedom on where to put data, use Benchling.
| | Account, role |One account is one organization. The organization can create members. The user can NOT join an organization.
User information is private.
Organization information is private.
|One account is one user.
User information is public, an organization can search existing users and add the user.
Organization information is public, the user can search existing organization and request to join.
|If you as an organization, prefer full control on your users, use Labii, otherwise, use Benchling.
If you as an organization or user, concern about your organization or personal information, use Labii, otherwise, use Benchling.
| | Permission | Permission is defined at the project level, users can only view/edit the records they are permitted. | Permission is defined at the project level for shared projects. Users have full permission on personal data. | If you as an organization, prefer full control on your users, use [Labii](https://www.labii.com/), otherwise, use Benchling. | | ELN - Add an experiment | Add -> Experiment/Entry -> Select project, provide name, description, date started, and other required attributions -> Submit | Add -> Create Entry -> Provide name, select a project -> Submit |Both are easy to create.
Labii has higher IP protection and permission control, the project that the user can contributed is restricted.
Benchling provides more freedom to users to create their own folders/projects.
| | ELN - Add from template | Add -> Experiment (plus button on right) -> Select a template -> Update the form -> Submit. | NA | The operation for [Labii](https://www.labii.com/) to add a template is similar to add an experiment, but the function is obscured for new users. | | ELN - Edit an experiment |Unlimited number of sections can be added to a record. Each section works like an app in your smartphone, and can hold any type of data as different widget choose.
Use Text widgets to document free text, use Table widgets to create an editable table, use Files widgets to preview files, use Signature widgets to sign the documents, et.al. All column data, including metadata, is managed via the Column Data widget.
There are \~100 widgets publicly available, Labii is continually developing more widgets to meet research needs.
They also provide services to develop custom widgets to meet the customer’s specific requirements.
|Each entry has 3 modules: Protocol, Notes, and Metadata.
Use protocol to reference a protocol. Use notes to document any free text, table, or files. Use metadata to record other values.
|Labii is designed for advanced users, who want to use Electronic Laboratory Notebook to perform tasks more than note taking, like data analysis, tracking the usage of samples. Labii is extendable for new functions.
Benchling is for the users who familiar with word documents, and only need to write down what they did.
Labii is so far, the only Electronic Lab Notebook that is modularized, extendable for advanced functions. Choose Labii if you are seeking additional functions in Digital Lab Notebook
All other Electronic Lab Journal, include Benchling, are the optimized version of Google Docs or Microsoft Words. Choose Benchling if you only need to a write down what you did in Electronic Lab Notebook
| | ELN - Sign an experiment | Signers tab to sign and lock the experiment. | Send for review to sign. Paid users only. | | | ELN - Regulation |Meet the requirement of GLP and FDA 21 CFR part 11.
Blockchain enhanced Version Control and Activity tracking.
|Meet the requirement of GLP and FDA 21 CFR part 11.
Change history is available.
| | | LIMS | [Labii](https://www.labii.com/) provides full [LIMS](https://www.labii.com/laboratory-information-management-system-lims) to store any type of data, which includes but not limited to Samples, Reagents, Equipments, Locations. Custom tables can be provided for all other type of data like Plasmid, Cell lines, Proteins, et.al | Benchling provides management of Registries, Samples. |If you need to manage inventory or other type of data, use Labii.
If you need to manage sequences registries use Benchling.
| | LIMS - Consumption | Widgets are available to record how much samples/reagents are used in an experiment, and to show the consumption history of a sample/reagent. | Not application. | | | LIMS - Workflow Management | [A workflow widget to display flowchart of workflow and track the completion of a step.](https://docs.labii.com/widgets/productivity/workflow) | Structure processes from discovery to bioprocessing to track progress, eliminate bottlenecks, and power better research decisions. | | | Other - Molecular tools | Labii provides the [Plasmid Editor](https://www.labii.com/widgets/plasmid-editor/) and [Open Vector Editor](https://www.labii.com/widgets/open-vector-editor/) for gene editing and CRISPR. | Benchling come with gene editing and CRISPR (Paid customers only) | | | Other - Data analysis | Use widgets to perform different data analysis | Not applicable. | | | Other - Document management | All documents is managed at the Files table. | No Document management portion is available. | | | Other - Request management | The request can be done via custom columns and tasks. | Request Management streamlines every step of the request fulfillment process — from scheduling and documentation to tracking and reporting — and enables teams to manage resource allocation in real-time. | | | Security |Account Lockout Policy
Failed Login Report
Encrypted Traffic with HTTPS
Protection From Clickjacking
Excessive Session Timeout
Daily Backup
Invalidated Session After Logout
Highly Restricted Access to Labii Backend
Content Security Policy (CSP)
X-XSS-Protection Header
Periodic Vulnerability Testing
|Industry encryption
Regularly backed up
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Labii is very secure but less convenient. You need to relogin after 30 minutes of inactive.
Benchling is more convenient but less secure.
| | Support |Support tickets, Chat, the team replies within 24 hours.
Paid Support is available for Immediate assistance
| Chat, the team typically replies in 1d | Tested on Aug 2018: I am able to get a response from [Labii](https://www.labii.com/) within one hour. I did not not get a reply from Benchling after 24 hours. | | Price |Subscription ($960/user/year)
Pay-Per-Use ($0.1/record)
|Free for academic with limited functionalities.
Subscription ($1250/user/year)
|If you prefer simple functions and do not have any budget, use Academic plan of Benchling.
If you prefer advanced functions and willing to pay a few buckets, use PPU plan of Labii.
| | Prons |Customization
Extendable functionalities
Full permission control and IP protection
|Simple, easy to get started
Molecular tools
Free
| | | Cons | Learning curve required |Less secure
Limited functions
| | | Conclusion |Labii is good for organizations that value their research data, and who seeking better solutions in ELN to resolve research bottleneck.
Labii is a new innovative Electronic Lab Notebook that is different to any existing products.
| Benchling is good for users who prefer word-like interface as [Electronic Lab Journal](https://www.labii.com/electronic-lab-notebook-eln), and who need easy-to-access molecular tools. |Both platform are designed to meet the needs of their customers. Labii is designed for organizations, while Benchling is designed for end-users. User should select based on their own preference, there are no such things as one is better than the other.
Benchling is well-known, Labii is seldom known. While as a scientific tool, this only means Benchling has more capital in marketing and they are doing a great job in selling their products. It is still too early to say which product will dominant the ELN industry in the future, but I have faith on Labii.