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Data & workflow management for research & development teams

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Benchling - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Benchling overview

What is Benchling?

Benchling is a cloud-based informatics platform that assists research and development teams with managing workflows and data. Key features include sample tracking, collaboration, file exportation, process optimization, custom fields, request fulfillment, and analytics.

The Benchling platform comes with a centralized dashboard, which enables administrators to manage workflows, samples, and historical data for upstream and downstream experiments. It allows teams to link data including samples, results, and experimental conditions, as well as export data to streamline new drug application filings. Researchers can capture experiment results, share templated entries with team members, and enforce review criteria to maintain compliance. Plus, teams can model and interlink sequences, cell lines, and reagents.

Benchling comes with an application programming interface (API), which facilitates integration with various instruments including plate readers, bioreactors, qPCR and DNA sequencing machines, Zwick machines, light microscopes, barcode scanners, and printers. It also helps managers build custom analyses and dashboards to measure R&D performance. The system is suitable for universities, pharmaceutical corporations, and biotechnology companies.

Starting price

Free

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Benchling’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Benchling reviews

Overall rating

4.9

/5

20

Positive reviews

100

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9.45/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
“I love how I can edit and work on my projects easily, and there is so much easy ways to edits and write notes for reference. I will continue to use benchling in the future b/c i love it so much.”
SA

Suomia A.

Graduate Student

“I use it almost everyday when I have cloning to do or protein analysis and I love it. I used a lot of different software in the past and this one is the best by far.”
TK

Thomas K.

Sr research assistant

“I am very satisfied and recommend to new labs or established lab to keep you data secure an trackable.”
SR

Saba R.

PhD STUDENT

Cons
“Constantly copying and pasting plasmids from one location to another gets annoying after the 30th plasmid.”
SA

Suomia A.

Graduate Student

“Sometimes, copying data or exporting data from benchhling to external folders are difficult.”
SR

Saba R.

PhD STUDENT

“Sometimes hard to manipulate trash/archived files.”
BB

Bryan B.

Lab Assistant

Who uses Benchling?

Based on 20 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Research
Biotechnology
Higher Education
Hospital & Health Care
Others

Use cases

Electronic Lab Notebook
Laboratory Information Management System

Benchling's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Benchling users:

Sample management
Inventory management
Reporting/Analytics
Data storage management
Protocol/SOP management
For labs

All Benchling features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Role-Based permissions
Electronic signature
Electronic laboratory notebook
Collaboration tools
EDI
Data import/export
Customizable templates
Workflow management
Instrument management
Compliance tracking
Activity dashboard
Third-Party integrations
Testing/QA management
Templates
Task management
Secure data storage
Search/Filter
Rules-Based workflow
Activity tracking
Resource management
Reporting & statistics
Real-Time reporting
Real-Time data
Quality control
Quality assurance
Project management
Lab results
Lab information management
Inventory tracking
API
Audit trail
Barcode/Ticket scanning
Compliance management
Data visualization
Data management
Data capture and transfer
Configurable workflow
Customizable reports
Customizable fields

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Value for money rating:

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No pricing info

Pricing details
Subscription
Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range

User opinions about Benchling price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Benchling's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“I love how I can edit and work on my projects easily, and there is so much easy ways to edits and write notes for reference. I will continue to use benchling in the future b/c i love it so much.”
SA

Suomia A.

Graduate Student

“I use it almost everyday when I have cloning to do or protein analysis and I love it. I used a lot of different software in the past and this one is the best by far.”
TK

Thomas K.

Sr research assistant

Benchling integrations (6)

Benchling support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Knowledge Base
Email/Help Desk
Chat
FAQs/Forum

Training options

Live Online
Videos
In Person
Documentation
Webinars

Benchling FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Benchling offer?

Benchling has the following pricing plans:
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available

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Q. Who are the typical users of Benchling?

Benchling has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business


Q. What languages does Benchling support?

Benchling supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Benchling offer an API?

Yes, Benchling has an API available for use.


Q. What other apps does Benchling integrate with?

Benchling integrates with the following applications:
Tableau, Spotfire


Q. What level of support does Benchling offer?

Benchling offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk, Chat, FAQs/Forum

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