Comparison

ZapLab and Flabs

Flabs leads with AI: interpretation drafting, test suggestion, voice reporting and automatic flagging, alongside the usual lab workflow. ZapLab does not do any of that, and is built instead around being exact about the things a report has to get right.

24 points compared8 modules22 where ZapLab is stronger

ZapLab is for

A lab that wants the workflow to be plain and the report to be exactly what it already prints.

Flabs is for

A lab that wants AI assistance in drafting interpretations and reading results.

Checked against their published material on 3 October 2026. We do not quote their prices here, because a price we copied months ago would be wrong by the time you read it — compare the two pricing pages on the day.

What Flabs does well

AI assistance across reporting — drafting interpretations, suggesting tests, flagging and voice entry — which is a genuinely different way to work.
ABHA integration for patient verification, which matters if you are joining ABDM now rather than later.
Bidirectional analyser interfacing across machine brands, and a large installed base.

What each costs

ZapLab

From ₹349 a month plus GST, billed for a term. Every feature on every plan.

See every plan

Flabs

Subscription with a promotional first month; the rate itself is quoted rather than published.

As published at flabslis.com. Prices change, so check theirs on the day rather than taking ours for it.

Side by side

Every module, feature by feature. A tick marks where ZapLab is the stronger choice; a dash means the two are level.

ZapLab is the stronger choice on 22 of 24 points

2 level, and nothing where Flabs leads on capability.

Compared on

ZapLabUs

24 points compared

Flabs

As published, Oct 2026

Cost and commitment

Pricing model

ZapLab

Flat monthly rate billed for a term, from ₹349 a month plus GST. No onboarding fee, no setup charge, and a 7-day trial without a card.

Flabs

Subscription, with a promotional first month; the rate itself is quoted rather than published.

Front desk

Patient registration and billing

ZapLab

One screen: register, order tests, raise the bill and take payment together.

Flabs

Supported.

Home collection

ZapLab

Visit booking, phlebotomist assignment and payment at the door.

Flabs

Varies by product.

Barcoded samples

ZapLab

Barcodes, labels, collect and receive, with a rejection reason recorded.

Flabs

Supported.

Laboratory

Result entry and flags

ZapLab

Previous value beside the new one, automatic flags, calculated parameters from formulas.

Flabs

Supported.

Reference ranges

ZapLab

317 ranges shipped, matched by sex, age band and critical limits, with the most specific winning.

Flabs

Configured per lab.

Pathologist review and sign-off

ZapLab

Enter, verify, approve, release — each step recorded against a person.

Flabs

Supported.

Radiology reporting

ZapLab

Studies, templates and reporting on Growth and above.

Flabs

Varies by product.

Reports

Report formats on day one

ZapLab

157 tests and 381 parameters, with 317 reference ranges, already installed.

Flabs

Customisable formats, configured for the lab.

QR-verifiable PDFs

ZapLab

Every report carries a QR a patient can use to verify it came from the lab.

Flabs

Varies by product.

Two signatories

ZapLab

Built in, because Indian reports carry two.

Flabs

Varies by product.

Amendments

ZapLab

Reissue with the reason printed and the superseded values kept.

Flabs

Varies by product.

Delivery

WhatsApp, SMS and email

ZapLab

On every plan, metered by message.

Flabs

Report sharing over WhatsApp, SMS and email.

Business

Referral doctor commissions

ZapLab

Commission tracking and referrer analytics on every plan.

Flabs

Varies by product.

Expenses and day book

ZapLab

Included on every plan.

Flabs

Varies by product.

Turnaround analytics

ZapLab

TAT tracking by test and by stage, on every plan.

Flabs

Supported.

Google review requests

ZapLab

Automated after a report is released.

Flabs

Varies by product.

Control

Staff logins

ZapLab

Unlimited on every plan, including the cheapest.

Flabs

Typically a number of included logins per plan.

Roles and permissions

ZapLab

Permission-based, with per-role overrides a lab can set itself.

Flabs

Supported.

Audit trail

ZapLab

Every state change recorded against a person and a time.

Flabs

Supported.

Your branding only

ZapLab

No "powered by" line on any plan.

Flabs

Varies by product.

Compliance

Data residency

ZapLab

Hosted in India, with the sub-processors named on our privacy page.

Flabs

Varies by product.

DPDP data rights

ZapLab

Consent records, a data export, and erasure that respects medical retention duties.

Flabs

Varies by product.

GST billing

ZapLab

Bill of Supply for exempt diagnostic services, with SAC 9993 and GSTIN on every bill.

Flabs

Supported.

Capability and pricing model only. We do not quote their prices: a figure copied months ago would be wrong by the time you read it.

Which to choose

Choose ZapLab if

You want a predictable published price rather than a quote.
You would rather the system be exact than clever.
You want to start this week without configuration.

See pricing

Choose Flabs if

AI-assisted interpretation or voice reporting is something you actually want.
You need ABHA verification now.
You have analysers we have not integrated.

If that is you, we would rather you used them. A lab on the wrong product is nobody’s win.

Questions

Will ZapLab add AI features?: We have nothing to announce, and we would rather say that than put a roadmap promise on a comparison page. What we do say is that nothing in your reports is drafted by a model today.
What about ABDM?: Not started. ABDM milestones are granted by the NHA after their own certification, so it is not something we can claim before it is true.

Something here out of date? Tell us at contact@zaplab.in and we will correct it.