We know there are many LIMS vendors out there, and trying to compare the likes of LabWare, LabVantage, Thermo Fisher, Veeva, BIOVIA, Autoscribe, IDBS, QBench, Benchling, and more is challenging. But choosing the right vendor is critical because it’s not only about the technology—it’s also about finding the right partner who sets you up for success now and in the future.

As a globally recognized leader in laboratory information management systems (LIMS), STARLIMS is the best LIMS vendor to help you simplify operations, improve lab testing, increase efficiency, speed batch release, and deliver exceptional results. Don’t believe us? Learn how STARLIMS compares to LabVantage.

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Why Choose STARLIMS vs. LabVantage LIMS

With decades of experience supporting laboratories worldwide, STARLIMS deep domain expertise combined with the most comprehensive LIMS technology available makes STARLIMS a leading vendor for enterprise—and now SMB—organizations. And with 158 reviews and a rating of 4.5 out of 5 on customer review site G2, you can see for yourself why customers consistently choose STARLIMS over LabVantage.

LabVantage, on the other hand, is rated a 3.8 out of 5. According to its own customer reviews, LabVantage is seen as “expensive, not easy to configure,” “outdated” and “slow to run,” with “no advanced functions.” Instead of choosing a company that has configurability and speed issues, laboratory managers are choosing STARLIMS because of its “flexibility, ease-of-use, user-friendly interface,” and “efficient functionality.”

Across the eight main categories, as well as the three separate product feature categories (including LIMS, ELN, and SDMS) that G2 ranks vendors on, STARLIMS beats LabVantage in every single one. That’s because at STARLIMS, we’re focused on providing the best LIMS and LIMS add-on solutions possible, as well as delivering the white-glove service our prospects and customers deserve. From out-of-the-box reports and workflows, to seamless device and system integration and end-to-end traceability, STARLIMS has all the features, functions, and capabilities your lab needs to be successful.

Having STARLIMS as one of our LIMS offerings was really a nice fit. The STARLIMS system has a lot of capabilities that come with the system out of the box. However, the ability to customize those functionalities, that was one of the key pieces that attracted us to STARLIMS especially for more traditional analytical labs.

Christopher Dehen, PhD, Information & Data Science Technical Manager, DuPont

STARLIMS has been instrumental for Bayer in simplifying compliance, offering meticulous audit trailing for every laboratory interaction within the LIMS.

Tassilo Steffl, Senior Business Solution Architect, Bayer AG

Before implementing STARLIMS, our lab staff was overwhelmed. Since integrating STARLIMS into our operations, however, the improvements have been so significant that our team now expresses a desire to remain with MK Restaurants until retirement

Nirut Thaiprasert, Assistant Vice President of Quality Laboratory and Food Safety Sup-Division, MK Restaurants, Thailand

Championed by Customers Worldwide

G2 rating 4.5/5

STARLIMS also doesn’t just focus on what you need today—we keep our eyes on the future to address changing laboratory needs. With robust LIMS solutions that support Quality Manufacturing, Public Health, and Clinical labs, we continue to innovate and create products that help our customers scale, like adding an R&D ELN to our portfolio, launching a SaaS out-of-the-box Batch Manufacturing LIMS for SMB labs, or creating the best next-gen Public Health LIMS available on market. You can learn more about our solutions and customer success stories below.

Select Your Laboratory Information Management System

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Quality Manufacturing LIMS

Get to market faster with a holistic view of lab operations. Automate workflows, improve processes, and enhance productivity.

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Clinical LIMS

Easily collect, track, and study specimens while enabling compliance and best practices.

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Public Health LIMS

Stay ahead of health risks by streamlining and automating lab operations for better sample management.

MK Restaurants Delivers the Perfect Bite with the LIMS from STARLIMS

MK Restaurants spends 64% less time manually documenting data throughout the testing lifecycle with STARLIMS.

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How Bayer’s Transforming Global Crop Protection Laboratory Operations

By consolidating the management of global laboratory operations within a centralized LIMS, Bayer CropScience’s regulatory and GxP labs are achieving streamlined compliance.

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DuPont Consolidates R&D Laboratory Testing with Starlims

DuPont has increased productivity, collaboration, and data security and is continuing to expand with the STARLIMS Quality Manufacturing Informatics Platform across its R&D laboratory ecosystem.

Need Something Less Robust? Learn about Our New QM Essentials LIMS!

SaaS, fast, and scalable, Quality Manufacturing (QM) Essentials is a cloud-based LIMS designed to help small and medium-sized batch manufacturing laboratories launch quickly with all the key workflows needed to achieve improved and accurate sample testing, simplified compliance, and expedited batch release. Deliver better lab efficiency, productivity, and traceability with a more affordable LIMS that allows you to do more, with less.

Discover QM Essentials—a cost-effective LIMS with less complexity.

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Are you a manufacturer? Support your full product lifecycle—From R&D through to commercialization— with the STARLIMS’ R&D and Quality Manufacturing Informatics Platform, the only truly complete platform that delivers a holistic view of laboratory operations, from start to finish.

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