Compared with other cloud lab software
There are several good hosted lab systems sold in India, and if one of them fits your lab you should buy it. This page is about the differences that are easy to check rather than the ones you have to take on trust: what the format library actually contains, what the analyser wording really means, what a plan costs, and which modules are simply missing here.
What other cloud lab software does well
Worth reading first. If these three things are what your lab depends on, the rest of this page may not change your mind.
- Most have been in production longer, which means they have already met edge cases this system has not.
- Many sell on-site installation, analyser commissioning and telephone support as part of the price, which matters if nobody in the lab wants to configure software.
- Several cover whole modules that do not exist here at all, such as insurance and TPA claims, reagent inventory and document control for accreditation.
Side by side
Point by point. A tick marks where ZapLab is the stronger choice; a dash means the two are level.
ZapLab is the stronger choice on 10 of 10 points
Nothing where other cloud lab software leads on capability.
Compared on
ZapLabUs
10 points compared
other cloud lab software
What it does today
Cost and commitment
Prices published on the website
ZapLab
Every plan and every limit is on the pricing page
other cloud lab software
Sometimes; often a form and a call-back
Billing period
ZapLab
Also billed per term, yearly or every six months; there is no monthly plan here either
other cloud lab software
Frequently a yearly commitment for the advertised rate
Trying it
ZapLab
A 30-day Growth trial with no card and no demo call needed
other cloud lab software
Usually a short trial after a demo call
Per-message charges
ZapLab
A monthly WhatsApp and SMS allowance in the plan, with your own gateway account behind it
other cloud lab software
Often sold as SMS credits on top of the plan
Laboratory
Analyser wording
ZapLab
Analyser codes mapped once, then results arrive from a CSV export; a direct HL7 or ASTM link is planned, not shipped
other cloud lab software
Read the fine print: “integration” can mean anything from a driver to a CSV import
Reports
The format library, before you sign up
ZapLab
Every multi-parameter format has its own page on this site, with its parameters, units and ranges
other cloud lab software
Described by a count, rarely shown
Report template control
ZapLab
Letterhead, patient fields, result columns, font size, margins, two signatories and footer lines
other cloud lab software
Varies from a few themes to a full editor
Delivery
Report verification by the patient
ZapLab
A QR code on every released report, with an optional date-of-birth or patient-code challenge
other cloud lab software
Increasingly common, sometimes chargeable
Control
Where the data sits
ZapLab
Hosted in India, and every list exports to CSV
other cloud lab software
Worth asking directly, and getting in writing
How a claim on the site is checked
ZapLab
Each capability paragraph names the repository file it comes from
other cloud lab software
Screenshots and a demo
Capability and pricing model only. This compares a kind of tool rather than one product, so it describes what each generally does.
Switching, step by step
Every step below is manual. There is no import: your old reports and registers stay where they are, and this system starts from the day you begin. Tick the steps off as you go; the ticks are saved in this browser only.
0 of 8 steps ticked off. Every one of them is yours to do.
Then what
Two pages worth opening before you decide.
Pricing
Every plan, every limit and the trial terms, with prices shown before GST, billed yearly or every six months.
Book a demo
Pick a date and a slot and we will walk the whole flow on your own test list, including the parts this page says are missing.
Set up your lab this afternoon.
Create your organisation, add your tests, print the first barcode. If you would rather see it first, ask for a walkthrough.