Best Indigo ELN Alternatives in 2026

20 platforms from electronic lab notebook software ranked against Indigo ELN on the same published basis.

  1. 1Indigo ELN vs LabArchives
  2. 2Indigo ELN vs eLabFTW
  3. 3Indigo ELN vs LabCollector ELN
  4. 4Indigo ELN vs Benchling Notebook
  5. 5Indigo ELN vs SciNote
  6. 6Indigo ELN vs LabKey ELN
  7. 7Indigo ELN vs CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook
  8. 8Indigo ELN vs Labfolder
  9. 9Indigo ELN vs Signals Notebook
  10. 10Indigo ELN vs NETVIBES
  11. 11Indigo ELN vs Chemotion ELN
  12. 12Indigo ELN vs IDBS E-WorkBook
  13. 13Indigo ELN vs Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook
  14. 14Indigo ELN vs BIOVIA Workbook
  15. 15Indigo ELN vs Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook
  16. 16Indigo ELN vs ELabELN
  17. 17Indigo ELN vs LabID
  18. 18Indigo ELN vs LabWare ELN
  19. 19Indigo ELN vs Sapio ELN
  20. 20Indigo ELN vs IGOR

Indigo ELN alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1LabArchives7.4Free plan$8.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2eLabFTW7.3Free plan€250/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3LabCollector ELN7.3Free plan€25/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Benchling Notebook7.2Free planFreeAPI, Web
5SciNote7.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
6LabKey ELN6.9No—API, self-hosted, Web
7CDD Vault Electronic Lab Notebook6.8No—API, Web
8Labfolder6.8No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Signals Notebook6.8No—API, Mac, Web, Windows
10NETVIBES5.6No—Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web
11Chemotion ELN5.5No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12IDBS E-WorkBook5.2No—Web
13Alchemy Electronic Lab Notebook5.1No—Web
14BIOVIA Workbook5.1No—Windows
15Dotmatics Electronic Lab Notebook5.1No—Web
16ELabELN5.1No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17LabID5.1No—Web
18LabWare ELN5.1No—Web
19Sapio ELN5.1No—Web
20IGOR5.0No—Web
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Questions about Indigo ELN alternatives

What is the best alternative to Indigo ELN?

LabArchives, number 1 in electronic lab notebook software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: eLabFTW, LabCollector ELN, Benchling Notebook and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Indigo ELN?

LabArchives is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.