SamLab vs Dendi
Dendi LIS · Cloud-native, browser-based (the vendor's own wording)
The short verdict
Dendi is a cloud-native laboratory information system for clinical and reference laboratories in the United States, with integrations to standard EHRs, instrument interfacing, billing tools and an open API. It also publishes a starting monthly figure, which most of this category does not. SamLab is built for the independent laboratory that has to keep working when the connection drops.
In the vendor’s words: Dendi describes Dendi LIS as "The Complete Operating System for Clinical Reference Labs" — a "secure, cloud-native software platform that can be accessed from any web-enabled device".
SamLab vs Dendi — side by side
SamLab’s column reflects our published plans. Dendi’s column is what the vendor states on its own site, read on 2026-09-17; where the vendor does not say, the cell says so.
| Factor | SamLab | Dendi |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Offline-first desktop with cloud sync | Cloud-native, browser-based (vendor statement) |
| Works through an internet outage | Yes — registration, billing, results and reports keep running | Not stated by the vendor; the platform is described as cloud-native and browser-accessed |
| Pricing model | Yearly subscription in your own currency | Fixed monthly subscription priced on the quantity and types of integrations |
| Public, transparent pricing | Yes — every plan price is on the pricing page | Partly — a starting monthly figure is published; the rest is quoted |
| Analyzer interfacing | ASTM, HL7 and serial/TCP interfaces with IQC (Pro and above) | Yes — the vendor states it "interfaces with any instrument or analyzer", and bi-directional integrations with standard EHRs |
| Accreditation-ready records (ISO 15189 style) | Reference ranges with units, verifier identity, retained amendment history, specimen traceability | Specimen tracking, an audit trail and a QC module are named; ISO 15189 is not stated on the pages read |
| Where your data lives | On your own machine first; encrypted off-site backup and export | Vendor cloud; the vendor offers API access to your data |
| Free trial on your own data | 7-day free trial, no card | Not stated — the site asks you to request a demo |
| Typical laboratory | Independent and hospital-attached clinical laboratories | Clinical and reference laboratories: genomics, toxicology, molecular, chemistry, hematology, microbiology |
An honest read
No software wins on everything. Here is where each genuinely leads.
Where Dendi wins
- Unlimited tests, users and client accounts at no extra cost, in the vendor's own words
- Bi-directional integrations with standard EHRs and EMRs, plus named billing and revenue-cycle partners
- An open API the laboratory can build its own integrations against
Where SamLab wins
- Keeps registering, billing, entering results and printing through an internet outage — the database is on your own machine
- Every plan price is on the public pricing page in your own currency, with a 7-day trial on your own data and no card
- Sized and priced for an independent clinical laboratory rather than a US reference-laboratory network
Pick Dendi if…
You run a clinical or reference laboratory in the United States that needs EHR integrations, insurance billing and an open API, and your connectivity is dependable enough that a browser-only system is no risk.
Pick SamLab if…
You run an independent laboratory that must keep working when the connection drops, want the price before the sales call, and would rather install than implement.
What Dendi charges
Published as a starting figure: the vendor states "a simple, fixed, monthly subscription based on the quantity and types of integrations", with a startup option at $2,200/month and a quote for anything beyond it (checked 2026-09-17)
Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-09-17SamLab’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 Dendi — FAQs
How much does Dendi LIS cost?+
Dendi publishes a starting figure on its own site — a startup option at $2,200 per month — and describes its pricing as a fixed monthly subscription based on the quantity and types of integrations, with a quote beyond that. It is one of the few vendors in this category to print any number at all. SamLab publishes every plan on its pricing page in your own currency.
Does Dendi work offline?+
The vendor describes a cloud-native platform accessed from any web-enabled device and does not state offline working on the pages we read. That is the central difference: SamLab keeps the database on your own machine, so registration, billing, result entry and printing continue through an outage and sync when the connection returns.
How does instrument interfacing compare?+
Dendi states that it interfaces with any instrument or analyzer and offers bi-directional integrations with standard EHRs. SamLab ships driver profiles for the instruments an independent clinical laboratory actually runs — hematology, biochemistry, immunoassay, coagulation, urine and electrolytes over ASTM, HL7 and serial — and its analyzer link is one-way, results in.
Sources for what we say about Dendi
Already decided to move? What changes when a laboratory leaves Dendi 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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