Honestly, why should Open Source LIMS be better?

Not all Open Source LIMS are equal...

27 November 2023, Cape Town

Consider a well functioning project with

Mature code

Dynamic user community

Professional developers

Fee paying clients

Project participants strive towards their own goals and in so doing, benefit each other

This brings about:

Quality

Bika LIMS code is public and continuously reviewed by peers, under strict release management, no new code without automated tests

Feature rich and robust, unbreakable on Linux. Bika was founded 2002

Assurance

No vendor lock-in and the code always in online repositories. Host your LIMS at an independent server farm like Amazon

Affordability

No licence fees, unlimited users and servers, free upgrade path. Service based costs - make use of online resources and forums to save on configuration, training and support. Low TCO ⋅ High ROI

OS organisations hardly spend on advertising, most marketing is organic and free. Early adopters report bugs and new releases mature quickly, saving on expensive testing. These alone should result in a 30% saving on the cost of proprietary LIMS.

Customisation

Use your own resources or contracted professionals