SamLab™ vs ClinLab
ClinLab laboratory information system · On-premise Windows PC network, SQL based; optional web order entry and result viewing (vendor)
The short verdict
ClinLab is a long-standing US Windows laboratory system with real-time instrument interfaces, bidirectional links to reference laboratories and an optional EMR package, run on the laboratory’s own PC network. SamLab™ is also desktop-first, adds cloud sync, analyzer QC and published pricing, and is sold worldwide. The closest pair in this set; the differences are sync, transparency and reach.
In the vendor’s words: Health Technology Solutions describes ClinLab as its proprietary Windows-based, Internet and web-enabled laboratory information management system, designed by medical technologists and scalable from small point-of-care labs to large multi-user, multi-location clinical facilities.
SamLab™ vs ClinLab — side by side
SamLab™’s column reflects our published plans. ClinLab’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™ | ClinLab |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Offline-first desktop with cloud sync | On-premise Windows PC network, SQL based; optional web module |
| Works through an internet outage | Yes — registration, billing, results and reports keep running | On-premise, so local work continues; not stated by the vendor |
| Pricing model | Yearly subscription in local currency or US dollars | Not stated on the vendor site |
| 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) | Automatic real-time instrument interfaces; reference-lab bidirectional interfaces; protocols not named |
| Accreditation-ready records (ISO 15189 style) | Reference ranges with units, verifier identity, retained amendment history, specimen traceability | Electronic sign-off and test verification named; confirm the evidence pack in a demo |
| Where your data lives | On your own machine first; off-site backup and export | Your own server |
| Free trial on your own data | 7-day free trial, no card | Not stated on the vendor site |
| Typical laboratory | Independent and hospital-attached clinical laboratories | US point-of-care to multi-location clinical facilities |
An honest read
No software wins on everything. Here is where each genuinely leads.
Where ClinLab wins
- Interfaces to all major US reference laboratories, order-and-results or results-only, per the vendor
- All instrument interfaces automatic and real time, with auto-validation on many, per the vendor
- Optional EMR package delivering results into the provider’s record, per the vendor
- Nine levels of menu access security and table-driven report routing, per the vendor
Where SamLab™ wins
- Cloud sync on top of the local database, so a second site or a phone can read the same data
- Built-in IQC with Levey-Jennings charts per analyzer
- Published plan prices in local currency or US dollars and a 7-day free trial without a card
- Sold and supported outside the United States
Pick ClinLab if…
you are a US laboratory that needs order-and-results interfaces to specific national reference laboratories and an EMR package on a local network.
Pick SamLab™ if…
you want a desktop-first system with cloud sync, built-in analyzer QC, a published price and support outside the United States.
What ClinLab charges
Not published — no price appears on the vendor site (checked 2026-09-03)
Vendor contact page · checked 2026-09-03SamLab™’s pricing is public
A yearly subscription in local currency or US dollars, with no onboarding fee and a 7-day free trial. Every plan price is on the pricing page.
SamLab™ vs ClinLab — FAQs
How much does ClinLab cost?+
No price appears on the vendor’s site. SamLab™ publishes every plan price on its pricing page, in your local currency where we can bill in it, and in US dollars elsewhere.
Is ClinLab cloud-based?+
The vendor describes it as a Windows-based, PC-network, SQL-based system with an optional web order-entry and result-viewing module. SamLab™ is likewise desktop-first, and synchronises to the cloud so other sites and devices can read the same data.
Which suits a laboratory outside the United States?+
ClinLab’s stated interfaces are to US reference laboratories and EMRs. SamLab™ is sold internationally, priced in local currency or US dollars, and interfaces analyzers directly over ASTM, HL7 and serial connections.
Sources for what we say about ClinLab
Already decided to move? What changes when a laboratory leaves ClinLab for SamLab™
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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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