SamLab vs Clinisys (Sunquest)
Clinisys SQ Lab, formerly Sunquest Laboratory · Cloud-based (vendor); a directory listing also names on-premise
The short verdict
Clinisys SQ Lab, the successor to Sunquest Laboratory, is an enterprise LIS for large and multi-site laboratories with hospital and EHR integration behind it, and a sales process to match. SamLab is a smaller, offline-first system for independent and hospital-attached clinical laboratories with a published price. They rarely compete for the same laboratory.
In the vendor’s words: Clinisys describes SQ Lab as a market-leading laboratory information solution designed to help multi-disciplinary labs manage complex workflows, sold as cloud-based software. Sunquest is now Clinisys.
SamLab vs Clinisys (Sunquest) — side by side
SamLab’s column reflects our published plans. Clinisys (Sunquest)’s column is what the vendor states on its own site, read on 2026-09-03; where the vendor does not say, the cell says so.
| Factor | SamLab | Clinisys (Sunquest) |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Offline-first desktop with cloud sync | Cloud-based (vendor); on-premise named by a directory listing |
| Works through an internet outage | Yes — registration, billing, results and reports keep running | Cloud-dependent — not stated by the vendor |
| Pricing model | Yearly subscription in your own currency | Quote-based |
| Public, transparent pricing | Yes — every plan price is on the pricing page | Not published |
| Analyzer interfacing | ASTM, HL7 and serial/TCP interfaces with IQC (Pro and above) | Instruments and automation systems (vendor); protocols not named on the product page |
| Accreditation-ready records (ISO 15189 style) | Reference ranges with units, verifier identity, retained amendment history, specimen traceability | Enterprise LIS features; confirm the evidence pack in a demo |
| Where your data lives | On your own machine first; encrypted off-site backup and export | Vendor cloud |
| Free trial on your own data | 7-day free trial, no card | Demo on request |
| Typical laboratory | Independent and hospital-attached clinical laboratories | Large and multi-site laboratories |
An honest read
No software wins on everything. Here is where each genuinely leads.
Where Clinisys (Sunquest) wins
- Enterprise scale — Clinisys cites customers in 42 countries and multi-site, multi-disciplinary laboratories
- Deep hospital, HIS and EHR integration heritage from the Sunquest era
- Clinical pathology, genomics and anatomic pathology in one platform
- A large support and implementation organisation
Where SamLab wins
- Keeps registration, billing, result entry and reporting running through an internet outage, then syncs
- Every plan price is published, in your own currency — no sales process to learn the number
- A 7-day free trial on your own data, no card
- Your data lives on your own machine first, with encrypted off-site backup and export
- Sized and priced for an independent laboratory rather than a hospital network
Pick Clinisys (Sunquest) if…
you run a hospital network or a multi-site reference laboratory and want one enterprise platform with a vendor-led implementation.
Pick SamLab if…
you run an independent or hospital-attached clinical laboratory, need it to keep working when the connection does not, and want to read the price before you talk to anyone.
What Clinisys (Sunquest) charges
Not published — the vendor quotes after a sales conversation (checked 2026-09-03)
Vendor contact page · checked 2026-09-03SamLab’s pricing is public
A yearly subscription in your own currency, with no onboarding fee and a 7-day free trial. Every plan price is on the pricing page.
SamLab vs Clinisys (Sunquest) — FAQs
Is Sunquest Laboratory still sold?+
Sunquest is now Clinisys. The current product is Clinisys SQ Lab, described by the vendor as a cloud-based laboratory information solution for multi-disciplinary labs. Buyers searching for Sunquest pricing will be routed to a Clinisys sales conversation; no price is published.
Does SamLab compete with Clinisys SQ Lab?+
Only at the edges. SQ Lab is built for large and multi-site laboratories; SamLab is built for independent and hospital-attached clinical laboratories that need offline reliability and a published price. A laboratory choosing between them is usually deciding what size of system it actually is.
What happens to a cloud LIS when the internet drops?+
A browser-only system stops until the connection returns. SamLab runs from a local database on your own machine, so registration, billing, result entry, analyzer capture and report printing keep working, and it syncs when the connection is back.
Sources for what we say about Clinisys (Sunquest)
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Vendor details are taken from each vendor’s own public website on the date shown and may change. We compare on published capabilities, not on internals we cannot verify. Confirm current features and pricing directly with the vendor and in a trial. SamLab details reflect our published plans. Vendor names are used only to identify the products compared.
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