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Online lab management platform for all resources & data.

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Calira - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

Calira overview

What is Calira?

Clustermarket is an online platform for laboratories needing to complete more research. It brings lab management into the digital age by providing researchers with tools for instrument and user management, reporting and analysis, communication, and much more—from any location, all in one place.

Starting price

150flat rate /
per year

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Pros & Cons

Equipment Management

Lab Space Management

Training and Learning Curve

Calendar

Settings and Notifications

Calira’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Calira pros, cons and reviews insights

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
 
1-2(2)
3-4(83)
5(98)

What do users say about Calira?

Its great versatility and the chance to manage the booking of very different equipment and services.

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Who uses Calira?

Based on 183 verified user reviews.

Company size

Enterprises

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Research
Biotechnology
Higher Education
Chemicals
Others

Use cases

Laboratory Information Management System

Calira's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Calira users:

Instrument management
Reporting/Analytics
EDI
Access controls/permissions
API
Activity dashboard

All Calira features

Features rating:

Data import/export
Reporting & statistics
Activity tracking
Customizable reports
Document management
Inventory management
Real-Time monitoring
Real-Time reporting
Resource management
Role-Based permissions
Rules-Based workflow
Search/Filter
Summary Reports
Third-Party integrations

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Calira pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Core (Academia Only)

150

Per year

Features included:

  • Equipment booking calendar
  • Equipment inventory
  • Notification preference center
  • Desktop app LabTrack for access management and utilization data (paid add-on)
  • User role management
  • Access permissions
  • Document management (e.g. manuals, warranties, etc.)
  • Asset monitoring IoT integrations (paid add-on)
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Knowledge center, online guides and tutorials

Premium - Academia

150

/user

Per year

Features included:

  • Equipment booking calendar
  • Equipment inventory
  • Notification preference center
  • Desktop app LabTrack for access management and utilization data (paid add-on)
  • User role management
  • Access permissions
  • Document management (e.g. manuals, warranties, etc.)
  • Asset monitoring IoT integrations (paid add-on)
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Knowledge center, online guides and tutorials
  • Equipment & incident announcements
  • Training management
  • Lab services & ordering
  • Equipment booking rules
  • Projects & funding feature
  • Maintenance activity scheduling
  • Maintenance audit trail
  • Maintenance contract management
  • Equipment QR code generator
  • Usage reports
  • Data export
  • Customized reportings
  • REST API access
  • Outlook calendar integration
  • Priority email support (24h)

Premium - Industry

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No pricing info

Features included:

  • Equipment booking calendar
  • Equipment inventory
  • Notification preference center
  • Desktop app LabTrack for access management and utilization data (paid add-on)
  • User role management
  • Access permissions
  • Document management (e.g. manuals, warranties, etc.)
  • Asset monitoring IoT integrations (paid add-on)
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Knowledge center, online guides and tutorials
  • Equipment & incident announcements
  • Training management
  • Lab services & ordering
  • Equipment booking rules
  • Projects & funding feature
  • Maintenance activity scheduling
  • Maintenance audit trail
  • Maintenance contract management
  • Equipment QR code generator
  • Usage reports
  • Data export
  • Customized reportings
  • REST API access
  • Outlook calendar integration
  • Priority email support (24h)
  • Live-chat support

Enterprise

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No pricing info

Features included:

  • Equipment booking calendar
  • Equipment inventory
  • Notification preference center
  • Desktop app LabTrack for access management and utilization data (paid add-on)
  • User role management
  • Access permissions
  • Document management (e.g. manuals, warranties, etc.)
  • Asset monitoring IoT integrations (paid add-on)
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Knowledge center, online guides and tutorials
  • Equipment & incident announcements
  • Training management
  • Lab services & ordering
  • Equipment booking rules
  • Projects & funding feature
  • Maintenance activity scheduling
  • Maintenance audit trail
  • Maintenance contract management
  • Equipment QR code generator
  • Usage reports
  • Data export
  • Customized reportings
  • REST API access
  • Outlook calendar integration
  • Priority email support (24h)
  • Live-chat support
  • Holistic enterprise account access (organization admin and structured accounts)
  • SAML 2.0 single sign-on (SSO)
  • Third party integrations (e.g. Benchling, eLabNext)
  • Tailored integrations (e.g. to finance/billing systems, asset management systems) (upon request)
  • White labeled solution (upon request)
  • Tailored feature development (upon request)
  • Resource upload & data transfer
  • Training & account setup

User opinions about Calira price and value

Value for money rating:

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

“So far so good - we have been pleased with how quickly we have been able to integrate the platform into our labs and it has met all our needs so far.”
JM

Joanne M.

Technical Manager

“It is perfect for managing shared equipment, especially now that social distancing requirements are in place. Also the customer support is great.”
SD

Simona D.

DPhil Student

Calira integrations (3)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 183 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Calira integrations and how users feel about them.

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Integration rating: 3.0 (1)

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Calira customer support

What do users say about Calira customer support?

Customer support rating:

We analyzed 21 verified user reviews to identify positive and negative aspects of Calira customer support.

Widespread user sentiment highlights the team's quick and helpful responses to queries and issues.

A significant portion of users praise customer support for being responsive, accommodating, and open to suggestions.

Support options

Chat
Faqs/forum
Email/help desk
Knowledge base

Training options

Live online
Webinars
Videos
Documentation

To see what individual users say about Calira's customer support, check out the review snippets below.

“Of particular note is how quickly the team have been to respond to any queries we've had, which has been excellent considering that the software is free to us academic users.”

JM

Joanne M.

Technical Manager

“I would also note that the customer service provided has been great, they are very responsive and open to making updates to the system when we have suggestions.”

EM

Emily M.

Centre Coordinator

“Customer support is excellent; they are quick to respond to an inquiry, and equally fast is a resolution.”

KL

Kathie L.

Research Support Coordinator

Calira FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Calira?

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

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Q. What languages does Calira support?

Calira supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Calira offer an API?

Yes, Calira has an API available for use.


Q. What level of support does Calira offer?

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

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