Laboratory software (LIS and LIMS)

LabFlow compared with LabVantage LIMS.

A browser-based laboratory informatics platform (LIMS, ELN, LES, SDMS) sold as SaaS or on-premises licensing to research, QC and manufacturing laboratories.

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Who is better served by which.

Better served by LabVantage LIMS

Choose LabVantage if your laboratory is a research, QC or manufacturing operation that wants LIMS, ELN and SDMS on one platform and one contract.

Better served by LabFlow

Choose LabFlow if your work is clinical, your patients need their own portal, and you want a plan you can start today without a procurement cycle.

What it costs, there and here.

LabVantage LIMS

LabVantage LIMS's prices as its own pages stated them on 7 November 2026. Not converted between currencies.
PlanPriceWhat the page saysSource
LabVantage LIMSQuote onlyQuote only (Book a demo); no price on the pageSource(opens in a new tab)

LabFlow

LabFlow's plans, read from the same list as our pricing page.
PlanPriceWho it is for
FreeFreeOne laboratory, at real but limited scale.
Single laboratory$9.99 a monthOne site, one tenant, one accession series.
Multi-site$29.99 a monthSeveral laboratories under one organisation.
PlatformConversationYou operate LabFlow for laboratories that are not yours.

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Row by row.

A row LabVantage LIMS's pages did not mention reads "Not stated on the pages we checked". That is not a no, so ask them.

LabVantage LIMS and LabFlow, checked on 7 November 2026. LabVantage LIMS's column links to its source. LabFlow's column lists only what has shipped.
What we looked forLabVantage LIMSLabFlow
A price on the public pageNoSource(opens in a new tab)Yes
A free plan, or free for the personNot stated on the pages we checkedYes
Patients read their own results onlineNot stated on the pages we checkedYesFor results from laboratories that run LabFlow.
The person decides who sees a recordNot stated on the pages we checkedYesOne frozen report at a time, by a link the person can withdraw.
Share one section only (one test, one report)Not stated on the pages we checkedNoA share opens one whole report. There is no grant for the ECG only or the X-ray only.
A laboratory asks for access by the person's ID and the person acceptsNot stated on the pages we checkedNoNot in the product today. There is no ID to give and no request to accept.
Access can be withdrawn laterNot stated on the pages we checkedYes
Records kept for years, stated on the pageNot stated on the pages we checkedIn partFree keeps 12 months, then read-only. The paid plans set no cap. No number of years is promised.
Quality control (QC) built inNot stated on the pages we checkedYes
HL7 or FHIR interfacesNot stated on the pages we checkedIn partAs files, in and out. No live feed.
Several sites or branches under one accountYesSource(opens in a new tab)Yes
An Android appIn partSource(opens in a new tab)Yes
Works in a browserYesSource(opens in a new tab)Yes
A desktop applicationNot stated on the pages we checkedNoNot in the product today. Browser and Android only.
A backup commitment stated on the pageNot stated on the pages we checkedNoNo backup or recovery commitment is made today.
Analytics for the laboratoryYesSource(opens in a new tab)Yes
Collection work continues offlineNot stated on the pages we checkedYes
Reports sent by SMS or WhatsApp from the systemNot stated on the pages we checkedNoAn SMS link opens on the handset. Nothing is sent from the system.
Hosted by the vendor (cloud)YesSource(opens in a new tab)YesHosted only. On-premise is not offered.
Open sourceNot stated on the pages we checkedNo

What LabFlow does not have today.

Weigh every row on these pages against this list.

A LabFlow IDA person has no ID to give a laboratory. A laboratory sees a record through the orders it placed for that person.
Laboratory access requestsA laboratory cannot ask for access to a record and wait for the person to accept.
Sharing section by sectionA share opens one frozen report. Nobody can hand over only an ECG or only an X-ray.
A desktop appLabFlow runs in a browser and on Android. There is no desktop application to install.
A retention periodNo page here promises a number of years. Free keeps 12 months and then goes read-only. The paid plans set no cap.
A backup commitmentWe make no backup or recovery commitment today.
Laboratories in productionNone. No production tenants, no pilot tenants, no user count to publish.

Check it yourself.

Every page this comparison relies on, opened on 7 November 2026. If one of them now says something else, it is right and we are out of date.

What has changed on this page

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LabVantage LIMS belongs to its owner, who has not reviewed this page. Nothing here says it works with LabFlow. Represent LabVantage LIMS and a row is wrong? Write to us.

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Checked 7 November 2026

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Checked 7 November 2026

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LabWare LIMS

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Checked 7 November 2026

If LabVantage LIMS is the better fit, buy it.

Nothing on this page is a reason to choose LabFlow if that column suits you better. To see what LabFlow does do, start with what is built and what it costs.

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