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RSpace
What it is
RSpace is an open-source electronic research notebook and research data management platform for research workflows. Its web application supports real-time collaboration, granular sharing, comments, and annotations. Researchers can draw chemical structures and calculate stoichiometry for reaction planning, while RSpace Inventory tracks samples alongside notebook records. Forms provide structured fields and ontology integration for FAIR metadata. Full-text and metadata search is available, with exports to PDF, Word, HTML, XML, JSON, and RO-Crate. A RESTful API supports custom integrations and workflows. RSpace states that data is encrypted at rest and over networks and supports 21 CFR Part 11 and GLP. Research Space identifies ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications. Enterprise deployment can be on premises or in a private AWS instance. The open-source plan is free; paid plans start at $6,000 a year for Team (Academia).
For and against
For
- Open-source electronic research notebook
- Supports real-time collaboration and granular sharing
- Includes chemical drawing and stoichiometry
- Exports to multiple research formats
- Provides RESTful API access
Against
- Paid plans start at $6,000 a year
- Migration cannot transfer Global IDs
- Migration cannot transfer digital signatures
- Migration cannot transfer full audit history
The verdict
RSpace combines notebook documentation, inventory, collaboration, metadata, and research-data exports. Its free self-install option contrasts with substantial annual pricing for managed and enterprise deployments.
Who it suits
It suits researchers, data managers, librarians, stewards, research-computing specialists, and policymakers. Teams needing collaborative ELN records, structured metadata, exports, and API access may benefit.
Plans and prices
Team (Academia)
Managed RSpace instance · open-source features · Microsoft 365 interoperability · private AWS instance
Read 15 Oct 2026 · researchspace.com
Team (Commercial)
Managed RSpace instance · open-source features · Microsoft 365 interoperability · private AWS instance
Read 15 Oct 2026 · researchspace.com
Enterprise (Academia)
On-premises or private AWS · SAML2/LDAP SSO · live training · migration
Read 15 Oct 2026 · researchspace.com
Enterprise (Commercial)
On-premises or private AWS · SAML2/LDAP SSO · live training · migration
Read 15 Oct 2026 · researchspace.com
RSpace Open Source
Self-install with your own engineers · migration cannot transfer Global IDs, digital signatures, or full audit history
Read 8 Oct 2026 · researchspace.com
Infrastructure
Custom open-source deployment into a Research Cloud or Research Commons · tailored services and support
Read 15 Oct 2026 · researchspace.com
On the record
- Accreditations
- The site identifies Research Space as ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certified.researchspace.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- API
- RSpace exposes REST APIs for programmatic search, retrieval, document creation, file upload, sharing and data export.community.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API documentation depth
- The documentation hub lists seven developer articles covering API and SDK configuration, examples and community projects.documentation.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Audit and signatures
- The product includes audit trails, version history, signing and witnessing features.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Chemistry
- RSpace includes chemical drawing and automatic stoichiometry calculations for reaction planning.researchspace.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Chemistry workflows
- RSpace provides chemical drawing, stoichiometry calculations and chemistry-specific data management.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- The ELN supports real-time collaboration, granular sharing controls, comments, and annotations.researchspace.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Collaborative notebooks
- The ELN supports real-time collaboration, granular sharing controls, templates and structured organization.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Research Space says its originating company was spun out of the University of Edinburgh in 2003 by neuro-informatics researchers.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists ResearchSpace as a privately held software company with 11–50 employees.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Official feature material states GDPR, 21 CFR Part 11 and GLP compliance, plus suitability for NIH Data Sharing Policy requirements.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Enterprise customers can choose on-premises deployment or a private AWS instance in a location of their choice.researchspace.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment choices
- Customers can use a managed AWS instance, private cloud or on-premises deployment, with data located in their country or the EU for EU states.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- The help center lists 109 researcher articles, 49 system-administrator articles, 34 inventory articles and seven developer articles; paid customers receive email and in-app support.documentation.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Documents and files can be exported as HTML, XML, PDF, DOC and RO-Crate, with repository export options such as Figshare and Dataverse.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integration availability
- The integrations page marks many listed connectors, including S3, Box, ChemDraw, Dataverse, Dropbox and Figshare, as coming soon.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site advertises more than 20 integrations spanning storage, repositories, data-management-plan tools, chemistry, biology, instruments and collaboration software.researchspace.com · read 15 Oct 2026
