A LIMS for small labs is the record without the project: a LIMS system for small laboratories keeps the sample, the test, the result, the lot and the instrument as one record from the first day, without a configuration phase or a per-analyst license. Simple LIMS software is what that looks like, and free LIMS or free LIMS software is what a small lab searches for first, usually finding a capped tier with the vendor's badge on every report. The seven sheets on this site are the free part done honestly: the arithmetic a LIMS reports, computed on the page from the lab's own figures with no account; Limslane Pro is the record at one flat price. This page says where the free part ends.
What simple LIMS software must carry
Accession, location and status for every sample; method, analyst, instrument and lot for every test; review and release for every result; expiry for every lot; calibration for every instrument; and an export. Nothing in that list needs configuration; it needs a record that exists on day one, which is what simple LIMS software means.
What free LIMS software covers
A free tier usually covers a capped number of samples or users, with the vendor's name on the reports and the export behind the paid door. The free sheets on this site cover the arithmetic instead: the turnaround at the lab's load, the cost per test, the QC spend, the review load, the calibration cost, the freezer's months to full and the boxes retention needs, uncapped, with no account.
Where the paid plan starts
The month the lab needs last quarter's samples with their tests and lots in one place for an audit, an export for a client or a reviewer's queue that is not a spreadsheet, the record is the product. Limslane Pro is one flat price for the whole lab, however many samples it accessions; the sheets stay free.
Questions people ask about lims for small labs
Is there a LIMS system for small laboratories on this site?
Yes: seven free sheets that work the figures a LIMS reports, and Limslane Pro, the record at one flat price for the whole lab with no per-sample or per-analyst step.
What does free LIMS software usually cover?
A capped tier with the vendor's badge on the reports and the export behind the paid door. The sheets here are free and uncapped; the record is the paid plan.
What figure should a small lab work first?
The turnaround at its own load: 120 samples a week at three tests each against 150 bench hours is 80% utilization and four working days on the worked example, from five figures on the free intake sheet.