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Catenix vs Lab Logs
Quick answer
Both replace paper lab logs. Lab Logs is laboratory compliance and documentation software for maintenance, QC, tasks, service reports, corrective actions, lots and environmental controls, entered by staff. Catenix covers the same records and also connects the analysers, so patient results and QC arrive from the instrument, QC is graded with Westgard rules as it runs, and results are sent to the EHR or LIS.
This comparison uses Lab Logs' own website as of October 2026. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
| What | How Catenix handles it |
|---|---|
| Maintenance, service and downtime logs | Both |
| Temperature and environmental records | Both |
| Corrective actions | Both; Catenix links them to non-conformances, CAPA and audits |
| QC records | Lab Logs: logged by staff. Catenix: received from the analyser and graded with Westgard rules |
| Analyser connectivity (ASTM, HL7, POCT1-A2) | Catenix |
| Orders to the analyser and results to the EHR or LIS | Catenix |
| Operator lockout and competency records | Catenix |
| Patient registration, reports and billing | Catenix, as optional modules |
When Lab Logs fits
If your instruments already report into a LIS you are happy with and you only need to digitise maintenance and QC paperwork, a logging tool like Lab Logs covers that job.
When Catenix fits
If staff still retype results or QC values, if you want a failed QC to hold patient results automatically, or if your analysers need connecting to an EHR, Catenix does the logging and the connectivity in one system. See maintenance and temperature logs and lab analyser to EHR.
Lab Logs is a trademark of its owner. Catenix is not affiliated with Lab Logs.
Questions people ask
What is an alternative to Lab Logs?
Catenix covers lab maintenance, temperature, QC and corrective action records and adds analyser connectivity, so QC and results arrive from the instrument instead of being entered by hand.
Does Catenix connect to laboratory analysers?
Yes, over ASTM, HL7 v2 and POCT1-A2 through a small on-site gateway, for point-of-care and benchtop analysers.
Can we move our existing logs across?
We set up your instruments, service plans, cleaning schedules and temperature sensors with you during onboarding, so new records start in Catenix from day one.
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Product and company names are trademarks of their owners and are used for identification only. Catenix moves, stores and displays results with traceability; it does not interpret results or give clinical advice. Reviewed October 2026.
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