QBench

What QBench does

QBench Inc. is a privately held, Delaware-incorporated software company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Newark, Delaware, that develops and sells a cloud-based Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) branded as a 'Lab Operating System.' The platform is built on modern web architecture with a REST API, a no-code workflow automation engine, and configurable templates, and it is delivered as a modular suite covering sample management, quality management system (QMS), a customer-facing portal, inventory management, instrument integration, workflow automation, laboratory billing, and a developer API. The product is designed to be compliant with ISO 17025, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, CLIA, and SOC 2 Type 2, positioning it for regulated laboratory buyers.

QBench monetizes exclusively through annual subscription licensing on a quote-based, custom-pricing model with no publicly disclosed tiers. Its go-to-market is a direct enterprise field sales motion in which prospects are routed through a 'Get a Demo' call-to-action into a consultative sales process; there are no resellers, channel partners, or self-service purchasing paths. The company targets laboratory decision-makers and quality assurance professionals across five primary verticals: Materials & Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Life Sciences (including biotech and pharma), Agriculture, and Environmental testing. Named customers include Akoya Biosciences, Anresco Laboratories, Smithers, Ultivue, Central Garden Pet, Bia Diagnostics, and InfectoLab Americas, among others, spanning enterprise, mid-market, and SMB lab profiles.

Operationally, QBench runs an aggressive product release cadence (roughly every three weeks), maintains 50+ pre-built integrations spanning ERP (NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365), accounting (QuickBooks), CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot), and BI (Tableau), and holds the #1 ranking on G2's Highest Rated and Easiest to Use LIMS lists. The company is privately held with no institutional funding rounds disclosed in the available data, implying founder- or independently owned, capital-efficient operation. Operating geographies extend beyond the United States into Europe, the EEA, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

Name

QBench

Legal name

QBench Inc.

Website

https://qbench.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QBench is a privately held cloud-based Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) vendor serving regulated laboratories in life sciences, food and beverage, manufacturing, agriculture, and environmental testing through a modular, no-code platform sold via annual subscriptions and direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) (HLAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lab Analytics, Utilization Management & Operational Intelligence (HLACAMAK), Quality Management & Regulatory Compliance (CLIA/CAP/ISO) for Labs (HLACAMAH)

Keywords

• Cloud-based LIMS
• Laboratory information management
• Lab operating system
• Quality management system
• Sample tracking software

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. LIMS Software Subscription: QBench generates revenue through annual subscription licensing of its cloud-based LIMS platform. Customers pay recurring subscription fees based on usage tiers, module selections, and the number of users or samples processed. The subscription model includes software updates, cloud hosting, customer support, and access to integrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

QBench sells a cloud-based Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) that helps laboratories manage samples, tests, workflows, and compliance documentation. The platform is delivered as a unified Lab Operating System with integrated modules for quality management, sample management, inventory, billing, customer portal, and instrument integration, configured without code via a visual automation engine. Customers purchase the software through annual subscriptions sized by users, samples, and modules selected.

Product overview

QBench is a cloud-based Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) delivered as a unified platform with integrated modules. The core QBench LIMS platform provides sample management, workflow automation, and data management, while complementary modules include Quality Management System (QMS), Customer Portal, Sample Management, Inventory Management, Instrument Integrations, Workflow Automation, and Billing. All modules are tightly integrated within a single Lab Operating System, eliminating the need for separate software systems. The platform is designed to be highly configurable without requiring code, featuring no-code tools and a REST API for extensibility. QBench serves industries including Materials & Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Agriculture, and Environmental testing labs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• QBench LIMS

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #1 LIMS on G2's Highest Rated & Easiest to Use Lists

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NetSuitecoreTechnology or IntegrationNetSuite integration enables bidirectional data synchronization between QBench LIMS and Oracle NetSuite ERP systems, allowing laboratory data to flow seamlessly into financial systems for accounting, billing, and financial reporting purposes.
• TableaucoreTechnology or IntegrationTableau integration allows QBench customers to create advanced visualizations and business intelligence dashboards from laboratory data, enabling enhanced data analysis and executive reporting capabilities.
• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationQuickBooks integration facilitates seamless transfer of laboratory testing data and invoicing information to QuickBooks accounting software, streamlining financial operations for smaller laboratory operations.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationSalesforce integration connects laboratory operations data with customer relationship management, enabling service laboratories to link test results directly to customer accounts and streamline client communication.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365coreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Dynamics 365 integration enables enterprise laboratories to synchronize LIMS data with ERP and CRM systems within the Microsoft ecosystem, providing comprehensive business process automation.
• HubSpotcoreTechnology or IntegrationHubSpot integration allows QBench to connect laboratory operations with marketing automation and CRM workflows, enabling service laboratories to track customer interactions and automate outreach based on testing activities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Benchling: Benchling is a cloud-native life sciences R&D platform with a built-in LIMS, ELN, and registry serving biotech and pharma research labs. It overlaps QBench on the life-sciences vertical and increasingly competes for sample-tracking and workflow automation workloads, though it is more research-focused rather than quality/compliance LIMS.
• LabArchives: LabArchives is an electronic lab notebook (ELN) plus LIMS-adjacent platform sold to academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical research labs. It is an adjacent competitor to QBench for sample and experiment tracking in life sciences, often selected in research-heavy academic and biotech environments rather than QC/compliance labs.
• LabKey: LabKey provides a configurable LIMS and study management platform for translational research, biorepositories, and academic/biopharma labs. It overlaps QBench's life-sciences track with similar no-code customization and integration capabilities, and is a credible open-architecture alternative for research-focused labs.

Broad incumbents

• LabVantage Solutions: LabVantage provides an enterprise LIMS platform used by pharmaceutical, food/beverage, oil & gas, and contract testing labs globally. It competes with QBench in the regulated enterprise LIMS segment, often as the incumbent displacing QBench must replace in mid-market and large-enterprise accounts.
• LabWare: LabWare is the largest incumbent LIMS vendor, providing configurable LIMS and ELN platforms across pharmaceutical, environmental, food, and contract testing labs globally. It is comparable to QBench because both target regulated lab operations with configurable LIMS, but LabWare is a broad established vendor with a much larger installed base and longer enterprise track record.
• STARLIMS (Abbott): STARLIMS, now part of Abbott, provides a configurable LIMS platform used in public health, clinical, food safety, and environmental testing labs. It is a broad incumbent comparable to QBench in feature scope and compliance readiness, and competes head-to-head in food, environmental, and life sciences procurement cycles.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (SampleManager LIMS): Thermo Fisher's SampleManager and Chromeleon LIMS products serve pharma, biotech, food, and environmental labs with deeply validated, compliance-rich platforms. The product line directly competes with QBench for regulated lab LIMS workloads and represents the largest enterprise incumbent QBench must displace when winning accounts like Smithers and Akoya.

Direct peers

• CloudLIMS: CloudLIMS is a SaaS LIMS specifically targeting biobanks, biorepositories, and clinical research labs with configurable workflows and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. It is a directly comparable cloud-only LIMS peer for the regulated lab segment QBench serves, including biobanking-adjacent customers like Akoya and Ultivue.
• Lockstep (formerly LIMS Logic / Lockstep LIMS): Lockstep provides configurable LIMS and lab automation tools for environmental, geochemistry, and soil/water testing labs. It is most directly comparable as a focused, configurable LIMS targeting contract and environmental testing labs in QBench's exact customer profile.
• Sapio Sciences (LabVine): Sapio Sciences offers configurable LIMS and lab informatics for life sciences, clinical diagnostics, and biobanking. It is a direct peer to QBench as both target mid-market life sciences labs with no-code configuration, REST APIs, and pre-built compliance templates, competing for similar sized accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/getqbench
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@qbenchlims
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qbench

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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