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Benchling Notebook
San Francisco, California, United States
What it is
Benchling Notebook is a cloud-based electronic lab notebook for capturing, accessing, and sharing scientific work. It keeps experiments, metadata, collaboration, and analysis together, with search, templates, and schemas for organizing records. Users can share and co-edit entries with tags, comments, task assignments, and role-based access. Entries can link results with samples and experimental data, and the product describes LIMS integration for connecting samples and results.
Benchling says the notebook supports 21 CFR Part 11 requirements through audit-ready electronic records and signatures. Listed integrations include AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Jupyter, Snowflake, and Titian Mosaic, with instrument integrations through Benchling Automation. Developer tools include REST APIs, a Python SDK, webhooks, an application framework, and a Postgres SQL data warehouse. Benchling states that data is encrypted at rest with AES 256-bit encryption and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher, and that it maintains SOC 2 Type 2 attestation and ISO 27001:2022 certification. The free academic plan costs nothing and includes Notebook and Molecular Biology; industry pricing is customized.
For and against
For
- Search, templates, and schemas organize records
- Supports co-editing and role-based permissions
- Entries link results to samples and data
- Includes REST APIs and a Python SDK
- Free academic plan includes Notebook and Molecular Biology
Against
- Free plan is for academic researchers
- Industry pricing is customized
- Inventory and Registry may not fit many academic labs
The verdict
Benchling Notebook combines collaborative recordkeeping with integrations, developer tools, and support for audit-ready records. Academic researchers can use the free plan, while industry pricing is customized to business needs.
Who it suits
Benchling Notebook suits academic researchers and biology-driven organizations that need to record and share scientific work. Its collaboration, sample links, and compliance-related capabilities may also suit teams with structured lab workflows.
Plans and prices
Academic plan
Free for academic researchers · includes Notebook and Molecular Biology
Read 2 Oct 2026 · benchling.com
Industry solution
Customized to business needs · product, add-on, storage, validation, services and support options
Read 2 Oct 2026 · benchling.com
On the record
- Academic eligibility and limits
- The free academic plan includes Notebook and Molecular Biology, while Benchling says Inventory and Registry were built for industry requirements and are not a fit for many academic labs.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Certifications
- Benchling states it maintains SOC 2 Type 2 attestation and ISO 27001:2022 certification, and supports regulated GxP workflows including 21 CFR Part 11.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Users can share and co-edit entries with tags, comments, task assignments, and role-based access permissions.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Benchling says its notebook supports 21 CFR Part 11 requirements with audit-ready electronic records and signatures.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Data organization
- The notebook stores experiments, metadata, collaboration, and analysis together and supports search, templates, and schemas.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Developer tools
- Benchling's developer platform includes REST APIs, a Python SDK, webhooks, an application framework, and a Postgres SQL data warehouse.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Benchling lists ecosystem integrations including AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Jupyter, Snowflake, and Titian Mosaic, along with instrument integrations through Benchling Automation.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Benchling describes its customers as organizations ranging from startups to global enterprises in biopharma, agriculture, materials, and other biology-driven fields.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Benchling Notebook is a cloud-based electronic lab notebook for capturing, accessing, and sharing scientific work.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Samples and results
- Notebook entries can link results to samples and experimental data, and the product page describes LIMS integration for connecting samples and results.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Benchling says data is encrypted at rest with AES 256-bit encryption and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Support and services
- Benchling's pricing page says it offers services and support packages for implementation, training, and optimization.benchling.com · read 2 Oct 2026
