LabKey LIMS vs. Dotmatics

LabKey builds lab data software around the way science actually works. Our Products: LabKey LIMS brings sample tracking, chain-of-custody management, ELN, workflow automation, and compliance controls into a single configurable system. Sample Manager is built for labs that need structured sample tracking without the full LIMS footprint. Biologics LIMS and Mining LIMS add purpose-built data models for those disciplines, no separate platform needed.

Dotmatics is a scientific R&D platform that combines ELN (electronic lab notebook), sample and sequence registration, inventory management, workflow automation, and scientific data search and analytics in one connected system. Dotmatics Luma extends this with a unified data layer that brings together instrument outputs, application data, and enterprise sources, then organizes it for analysis, visualization, and decision-making across biology, chemistry, and materials.