Honestly, why should Open Source LIMS be better?
Not all Open Source LIMS are equal...
27 November 2024, 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
Customisation
Use your own resources or contracted professionals
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.