Research · head to head
Aurelius vs Genedata
Aurelius
Research
UX research repository for tagging notes, building insights and finding them again years later
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -
Genedata
Research
Enterprise R&D data platforms for biologics, screening and bioprocess, owned by Danaher
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Aurelius aurelius does not recruit participants or run unmoderated studies, so it is always a second tool alongside a testing or recruitment platform and never the whole research budget.; Genedata there is no entry level and no published price at any tier, so a mid-sized biotech cannot even establish whether Genedata is in its range without a lengthy sales engagement.
- They diverge on capability: Aurelius covers Research repository, Genedata covers Screener.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Aurelius and Genedata actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Research).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Aurelius
- Research repository
- Analysis board
- Tagging
- Insights and recommendations
- Transcription
- AI assist
- Automatic report builder
- Universal search
Only in Genedata
- Screener
- Biologics
- Bioprocess
- Expressionist
- Selector
- Profiler
- Instrument integration
- GxP-capable deployments
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Aurelius
- A research team of three whose findings currently live in individual Miro boards and Google Docs that nobody outside the team can find six months laternot Genedata
- A product organisation that wants every designer and product manager to search past research without paying forty repository seatsnot Genedata
- A consultancy running discovery for multiple clients that needs tagged evidence kept separate per client but searchable internallynot Genedata
- A team preparing a repeat study who need to know what was already learned about the same problem two years ago before they recruit anyonenot Genedata
Genedata
- A pharmaceutical screening group processing thousands of plates a week where manual QC and curve fitting no longer scalenot Aurelius
- A biologics discovery team linking antibody sequence, expression and assay data across a campaign instead of in spreadsheetsnot Aurelius
- A process development group standardising bioprocess run data across sites for modelling and scale-upnot Aurelius
- A CRO delivering high-throughput screening results to sponsors that require documented, reproducible analysis pipelinesnot Aurelius
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Aurelius
- Aurelius does not recruit participants or run unmoderated studies, so it is always a second tool alongside a testing or recruitment platform and never the whole research budget.
- Integrations are thin, with Zapier, Jira and Slack rather than direct connections to the call recording and testing tools most teams already run, so getting material in often means manual upload.
- The tag vocabulary is only as good as the discipline applied to it, and repositories where several researchers invent overlapping tags become unsearchable within a year with no built-in governance to prevent it.
- Unlimited users is genuinely unlimited but permissions are basic below Enterprise, so a team that needs client-safe or stakeholder-only views has to buy the quoted tier for something that reads as a table-stakes control.
- It is a small independent vendor competing with much better funded repositories, which is a real procurement risk for an organisation storing years of research in it, and enterprise assurance material such as penetration test reports sits behind the top tier.
Genedata
- There is no entry level and no published price at any tier, so a mid-sized biotech cannot even establish whether Genedata is in its range without a lengthy sales engagement.
- Platforms are licensed individually and most organisations need two or three, so the real contract is a sum of separate licences plus the integration work between them.
- Deployment is a services programme rather than an installation, running months and requiring scientific configuration by the vendor, which means value arrives long after the first invoice.
- Danaher ownership since 2023 gives the roadmap a natural pull toward Danaher instrument and bioprocessing lines, which is an advantage on that hardware and a question to ask if your instrument estate is from competitors.
- Validated deployments for regulated use add scope, cost and an ongoing revalidation obligation on your side after each vendor release, and that recurring internal effort is rarely counted in the business case.
Pricing, plan by plan
Aurelius
$49/month- Professional$49/month
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited projects and storage
- Notes, tags and documents
- Premium$199/month
- Everything in Professional
- Recommendations
- Universal search across projects
- Enterprise$undefined/year
- Everything in Premium
- SSO with SAML 2.0
- IP allowlisting
Genedata
On request- Genedata platform licence$undefined/year
- Each platform, such as Screener or Biologics, licensed separately
- Annual enterprise subscription scoped on users, sites and data volume
- Implementation and scientific configuration services quoted as a separate programme
Which should you pick?
Choose Genedata if
- You need screener.
- You work on Web, On-premise, Private cloud.
- You also want biologics.
Questions people ask
- Is Aurelius or Genedata better?
- Neither clearly leads. Aurelius starts at $49/month and Genedata at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Aurelius or Genedata?
- Aurelius starts at $49/month and Genedata at On request.
- Does Aurelius or Genedata run on more platforms?
- Aurelius runs on Web. Genedata runs on Web, On-premise, Private cloud.
- What is Aurelius best used for?
- Aurelius is most often used for a research team of three whose findings currently live in individual miro boards and google docs that nobody outside the team can find six months later, a product organisation that wants every designer and product manager to search past research without paying forty repository seats, a consultancy running discovery for multiple clients that needs tagged evidence kept separate per client but searchable internally, a team preparing a repeat study who need to know what was already learned about the same problem two years ago before they recruit anyone. Of those, a research team of three whose findings currently live in individual miro boards and google docs that nobody outside the team can find six months later and a product organisation that wants every designer and product manager to search past research without paying forty repository seats are not what Genedata is typically brought in for.
- What can Aurelius do that Genedata cannot?
- Aurelius covers Research repository, Analysis board, Tagging, Insights and recommendations. Genedata covers Screener, Biologics, Bioprocess, Expressionist.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Aurelius: Does the price really include unlimited users?
Yes. Professional at 49 US dollars a month and Premium at 199, both billed yearly, both with unlimited users, projects and storage.
Genedata: Who owns Genedata?
Danaher acquired the company in 2023. It remains headquartered in Basel and continues under the Genedata name.
Aurelius: Can I run usability tests in it?
No. Aurelius stores and analyses research; it does not recruit participants or host sessions. Pair it with a testing tool.
Genedata: Is there a small-team or starter option?
No. Everything is an enterprise contract scoped by users, sites and data volume, with services attached.
Aurelius: What is the difference between Professional and Premium?
Premium adds universal cross-project search, collections, recommendations and Zapier. If your value comes from finding old research, Premium is the tier that delivers it.
Genedata: Do I buy one product or the whole suite?
Each platform is licensed separately. Most customers license two or three and integrate between them.
Aurelius: Is there single sign-on?
Only on Enterprise, along with IP allowlisting, Jira and advanced permissions. Everything below is quoted separately.
Genedata: Can it be used in a GxP environment?
Yes, with a validated deployment contracted as additional scope. Ongoing revalidation after releases remains your responsibility.
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