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 "name": "Limslane Lab Software Pricing Index",
 "title": "Lab Software Pricing Index",
 "url": "https://limslane.com/datasets/lab-software-pricing-index/",
 "csv": "https://limslane.com/datasets/lab-software-pricing-index.csv",
 "markdown": "https://limslane.com/datasets/lab-software-pricing-index/index.md",
 "computed_at": "2026-10-19",
 "license": "https://limslane.com/terms",
 "headline": "The median published figure in the Lab Software Pricing Index is 72.50 USD across 4 sources' own pages in USD (range 45 to 175 USD; 5 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.",
 "quotes": [
  "The median published figure in the Lab Software Pricing Index is 72.50 USD across 4 sources' own pages in USD (range 45 to 175 USD; 5 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.",
  "5 of the 32 named sources read in full publish a figure; 27 publish none, read 12 October 2026.",
  "Lab Software Pricing Index, seat count 10-25: median 100 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.",
  "The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 72.50 USD across 4)."
 ],
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  "delta": 0,
  "direction": "unchanged",
  "sentence": "The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 72.50 USD across 4)."
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  "p75": 156.25,
  "mean": 91.25,
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   "USD": 4
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  "named_sources": 34,
  "read_sources": 32,
  "not_published": 27,
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   "source": "How Much Does a LIMS Cost? Pricing Comparison, TCO & ROI",
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   "figure": "$100",
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   "source": "LIMS & ELN Software Pricing and Plans | Genemod",
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   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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  {
   "source": "Cloud-based platform for biotech R&D | Benchling",
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   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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   "source": "Pricing - LabArchives",
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   "source": "Pricing | Labii ELN & LIMS",
   "url": "https://www.labii.com/pricing/",
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   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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   "source": "Pricing | LabKey",
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   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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   "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused"
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   "source": "Quartzy | Pricing",
   "url": "https://www.quartzy.com/pricing",
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   "source": "Solutions | RSpace",
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   "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused"
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  {
   "source": "Sapio Pricing | Sapio Sciences",
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   "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12",
   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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   "source": "ScienceCloud",
   "url": "https://www.sciencecloud.com/pricing",
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   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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  {
   "source": "Scispot Pricing & Plans | Unlimited Users",
   "url": "https://www.scispot.com/pricing",
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   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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  {
   "source": "STARLIMS Pricing - Try STARLIMS Informatics Platforms",
   "url": "https://www.starlims.com/pricing",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12",
   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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   "source": "STARLIMS Pricing - Try STARLIMS Informatics Platforms",
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   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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  {
   "source": "LIMS Pricing Guide 2026: Cost, Subscription, and ROI",
   "url": "https://healthray.com/blog/lims/lims-pricing-guide-cost-subscription-and-roi/",
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   "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused"
  },
  {
   "source": "How Much Does LIMS Cost? Pricing, Implementation & ROI - Lifepoint Infor",
   "url": "https://lifepoint.com/how-much-does-lims-cost-pricing-implementation-roi/",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12",
   "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused"
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  {
   "source": "How Much Does a LIMS Cost? Updated for 2026 | QBench Cloud-Based LIMS",
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   "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused"
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  {
   "source": "How Does the Cost of Different Laboratory Information Systems Compare?",
   "url": "https://www.ligolab.com/post/how-does-the-cost-of-different-laboratory-information-systems-compare",
   "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12",
   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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  {
   "source": "What is the Cost of Onboarding a Laboratory Information System? - NovoPa",
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   "source": "LIMS Pricing: What a LIMS Really Costs You | Scispot Blog",
   "url": "https://www.scispot.com/blog/understanding-lims-pricing-how-much-does-a-lims-cost",
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   "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page"
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   "source": "Laboratory Information System (LIS): Features, Architecture, Development",
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   "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused"
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  {
   "source": "How Much Does a Laboratory Information System Cost? | SCC Soft Computer",
   "url": "https://www.softcomputer.com/2024/04/02/how-much-does-a-laboratory-information-system-cost/",
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   "source": "LIMS Pricing Explained: Key Cost Factors Every Lab Should Consider",
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   "url": "https://www.starlims.com/pricing",
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   "url": "https://www.starlims.com/pricing/",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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   "url": "https://cloudlims.com/how-much-does-a-lims-cost-pricing-comparison-tco-roi/",
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   "url": "https://healthray.com/blog/lims/lims-pricing-guide-cost-subscription-and-roi/",
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   "url": "https://www.ligolab.com/post/how-does-the-cost-of-different-laboratory-information-systems-compare",
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   "url": "https://www.novopath.com/resources/blog/what-is-the-cost-of-onboarding-a-laboratory-information-system/",
   "label": "What is the Cost of Onboarding a Laboratory Information System? - NovoPa",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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  {
   "url": "https://www.scispot.com/blog/how-much-does-lims-plus-actually-cost-complete-pricing-breakdown",
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   "url": "https://www.scispot.com/blog/understanding-lims-pricing-how-much-does-a-lims-cost",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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  {
   "url": "https://www.scnsoft.com/healthcare/laboratory-information-system",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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   "url": "https://www.softcomputer.com/2024/04/02/how-much-does-a-laboratory-information-system-cost/",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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   "url": "https://www.starlims.com/resources/lims-pricing-explained-key-factors-labs-should-understand/",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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   "url": "https://www.thelabhq.com/resource-centre/how-much-does-a-lims-cost-a-transparent-pricing-breakdown",
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 "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 5 of the 32 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 27 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 115 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): median, minimum and maximum published price per user per month and per licence across every vendor that publishes one, split by product class (LIMS, ELN, LIS, inventory) and by tier; the SHARE of vendors publishing a price at all, which on the first read is the striking number, with the quote-only vendors named as the denominator; the free and open-source tier set beside the paid ones; the per-user price at 5, 10, 25 and 100 users where a vendor publishes a volume curve; and the movement in each vendor's published price between reads. Nobody publishes this: the market's own cost articles are each one vendor's estimate of everyone else.",
 "embed": "<figure style=\"margin:0;padding:16px;border:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-radius:8px;background:#ffffff;color:#111111;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;max-width:480px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:28px;font-weight:700;color:#111111;background:#ffffff\">72.50 USD</p><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:14px;color:#111111;background:#ffffff\">median published figure, Lab Software Pricing Index, across 5 sources, read 12 October 2026</p><figcaption style=\"font-size:12px;color:#444444;background:#ffffff\"><a href=\"https://limslane.com/datasets/lab-software-pricing-index/#median\" style=\"color:#1a4fd6;background:#ffffff\">Source: Limslane Lab Software Pricing Index</a></figcaption></figure>"
}