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Alternatives to Quartzy
22 inventory tools sit alongside Quartzy in this directory. Below is what separates each from Quartzy on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- Quartzy starts at
- $50/month
Why people look past Quartzy
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Quartzy entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Quartzy carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 6 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
R&D cloud for biotechnology research and molecular biology
- Can be used without paying; Quartzy cannot.
- Sold on a Free for academics, quoted for organisations model rather than Per month by user tier.
- 2 tiers to Quartzy's 3.
Electronic lab notebook with witnessing, version history and long-term institutional retention
- Can be used without paying; Quartzy cannot.
- Starts $280 a year dearer, at $330/year.
- Sold on a Per user per year model rather than Per month by user tier.
- 5 tiers to Quartzy's 3.
Science-aware laboratory platform combining LIMS, ELN and scientific data management
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month by user tier.
- 1 tier to Quartzy's 3.
Order and inventory management for SMBs
- Can be used without paying; Quartzy cannot.
- Starts $85 a month dearer, at $135/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by user tier.
- 2 tiers to Quartzy's 3.
AI-powered maintenance management
- Can be used without paying; Quartzy cannot.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by user tier.
Open-source ERP solution for SMEs and growing businesses
- Can be used without paying; Quartzy cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Per month by user tier.
- 5 tiers to Quartzy's 3.
Every Quartzy alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartzy (this page) | $50/month | Per month by user tier | 3 | |
| BenchlingIf you need the electronic lab notebook and sample workflow alongside inventory rather than purchasing alone | Free | Free for academics, quoted for organisations | 2 | vs Quartzy |
| LabArchivesElectronic lab notebook with inventory features, common in university site licences | Free, then $330/year | Per user per year | 5 | vs Quartzy |
| Sapio SciencesConfigurable LIMS and ELN for labs whose requirements go beyond stock and orders | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Quartzy |
| Megaventory | Free, then $135/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Quartzy |
| Fiix | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Quartzy |
| ERPNext | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Quartzy |
| EZOfficeInventory | Free, then $63.55/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Quartzy |
| Fishbowl Inventory | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Quartzy |
| Brightpearl | $499/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Quartzy |
| Linnworks | On request | Subscription | - | vs Quartzy |
| Extensiv | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Quartzy |
| Netstock | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Quartzy |
| Acumatica | On request | Subscription | - | vs Quartzy |
| Finale Inventory | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Quartzy |
| ChannelAdvisor | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Quartzy |
| inFlow | $129/month | - | 3 | vs Quartzy |
| Limble CMMS | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Quartzy |
| MarketMan | $179/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Quartzy |
| BlueCart | $10/month | - | - | vs Quartzy |
| Katana | $99/month | - | 2 | vs Quartzy |
| Oberlo | On request | - | - | vs Quartzy |
| Asset Panda | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Quartzy |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Quartzy badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (6)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Benchling , Free
- LabArchives , Free, then $330/year
- Megaventory , Free, then $135/month
- Fiix , Free
- ERPNext , Free
- EZOfficeInventory , Free, then $63.55/month
Cheaper than Quartzy (1)
Entry price under Quartzy's $50/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- BlueCart , $10/month
What you would be giving up
Quartzy is most often brought in for an academic lab of three postdocs replacing a shared freezer spreadsheet that nobody updates after a reagent runs out, a small biotech that wants requests approved by a lab manager before any money is committed, a principal investigator tracking consumable spend against separate grant codes for reporting, a growing company standardising ordering across two lab sites so duplicate reagent purchases stop. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Quartzy is broadly right and the question is cost, the Quartzy pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Inventory category lists everything the directory holds, and best inventory tools ranks them.
Quartzy runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Quartzy alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Quartzy?
- 22 other inventory tools are listed in this directory, led by Benchling, LabArchives, Sapio Sciences, Megaventory. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Quartzy?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Benchling, LabArchives, Megaventory, Fiix, ERPNext.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Quartzy?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Quartzy's $50/month: BlueCart at $10/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Quartzy?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Quartzy?
- Quartzy is most often brought in for an academic lab of three postdocs replacing a shared freezer spreadsheet that nobody updates after a reagent runs out, a small biotech that wants requests approved by a lab manager before any money is committed, a principal investigator tracking consumable spend against separate grant codes for reporting, a growing company standardising ordering across two lab sites so duplicate reagent purchases stop. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Quartzy?
- None of the inventory tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Quartzy alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Inventory, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Quartzy against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Quartzy covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every inventory tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Inventory category, 22 tools beside Quartzy. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.