SamLab vs CrelioHealth
CrelioHealth cloud LIMS / LIS · Cloud (vendor)
The short verdict
CrelioHealth is a cloud laboratory platform sold worldwide, and one of the few LIS vendors that publishes prices: from $600 a month billed annually in the US, with paid onboarding on higher tiers. SamLab is offline-first with published yearly plans and no onboarding fee. CrelioHealth wins on browser-anywhere access; SamLab wins on outage resilience and total cost for a single laboratory.
In the vendor’s words: CrelioHealth describes its product as medical lab diagnostic software for automating lab processes, delivered as lab management on the cloud, with HL7, ASTM and bidirectional analyzer integration.
SamLab vs CrelioHealth — side by side
SamLab’s column reflects our published plans. CrelioHealth’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 | CrelioHealth |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Offline-first desktop with cloud sync | Cloud |
| Works through an internet outage | Yes — registration, billing, results and reports keep running | Cloud-dependent — no offline operation claimed by the vendor |
| Pricing model | Yearly subscription in local currency or US dollars | Subscription, billed annually; monthly at +15% |
| Public, transparent pricing | Yes — every plan price is on the pricing page | Yes — published for the US and Canada |
| Analyzer interfacing | ASTM, HL7 and serial/TCP interfaces with IQC (Pro and above) | HL7, ASTM and bidirectional analyzer interfacing (vendor) |
| Accreditation-ready records (ISO 15189 style) | Reference ranges with units, verifier identity, retained amendment history, specimen traceability | Cloud LIS record-keeping; confirm the evidence pack in a trial |
| Where your data lives | On your own machine first; off-site backup and export | Vendor cloud |
| Free trial on your own data | 7-day free trial, no card | Free trial offered (duration not stated on the vendor pages read) |
| Typical laboratory | Independent and hospital-attached clinical laboratories | Physician-office to multi-location laboratories, worldwide |
An honest read
No software wins on everything. Here is where each genuinely leads.
Where CrelioHealth wins
- Published, transparent US pricing — rare in this market
- Cloud access from any browser, with a large published analyzer interfacing list
- Solutions for physician-office, hospital, direct-to-consumer, reference and multi-location laboratories
- A 30-day guarantee stated on its pricing page
Where SamLab wins
- Keeps registration, billing, results and reports running through an internet outage, then syncs
- No onboarding fee on any plan; a 7-day free trial without a card
- Your data on your own machine first, with off-site backup and export
- A yearly subscription sized for an independent laboratory, priced in local currency or US dollars
Pick CrelioHealth if…
you want a browser-based system with a published price and reliable connectivity in every room your laboratory works from.
Pick SamLab if…
you need the laboratory to keep working when the internet does not, and you want no onboarding fee and a lower yearly total for a single site.
What CrelioHealth charges
Published for the US and Canada on the vendor’s pricing page: Smart USD $600/month billed annually ($7,200/year, self-service onboarding); Optimized $1,400/month ($16,800/year plus $7,500 onboarding); Pro $2,750/month; Power $4,900/month; monthly billing at +15% (checked 2026-09-03)
Vendor pricing 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 CrelioHealth — FAQs
How much does CrelioHealth cost?+
Its US pricing page lists Smart at USD $600 a month billed annually, Optimized at $1,400 a month with $7,500 onboarding, Pro at $2,750 and Power at $4,900, with monthly billing at 15% more. Prices were read on the vendor page on the date shown and may change.
Does CrelioHealth work offline?+
The vendor describes it as lab management on the cloud and makes no offline-operation claim on the pages we read. SamLab runs from a local database and keeps working through an outage, syncing afterwards.
Which is cheaper over three years?+
Compare the published figures: CrelioHealth’s entry plan is $7,200 a year, and higher tiers add onboarding fees. SamLab’s yearly plans are on its pricing page, in local currency or US dollars, with no onboarding fee. The ROI calculator on this site works the three-year number through with your own volumes.
Sources for what we say about CrelioHealth
Already decided to move? What changes when a laboratory leaves CrelioHealth 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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