By Saubhik Bhaumik
25th May 2025
A pathology lab software is the backbone that helps in the smooth operations of a pathology lab. As a result, it’s important that as a lab owner you choose the right lab software for your lab.
Here we considered and assessed a lot of lab softwares available in the market, and also spoke to our customers to assess the popular options that exist in the market. The 8 lab software that you will find below is categorized and can fit well for the needs of new lab owners to large lab owners.
We know it’s tough to choose the right pathology lab management software that fits your needs from all aspects, but we hope this comprehensive list and detailed analysis will help you in finalising the right pathology software for you.
A pathology lab software is very simple at heart. It helps in 4 main operations of a lab: billing, reporting, accounting, & referral business. Then, on top of these, each lab management software provides other specialized features like QR-coded bills and lab reports, expense management, detailed business analysis with trends, etc. that helps you in managing a larger lab or a bigger chain on labs without any hassle.
Here we are focusing on individual labs, which is about 90% of the total labs present in India. Thus, we have prioritized softwares that does the 4 main operations of lab management well. The additional features may or may not be available in all the softwares. If you are a regular lab owner, this list will suffice in finalizing the right lab software for your lab.
Rank | Software | Free trial | Demo | Ease of Use | Best Suited For | Google Reviews & Ratings | Pricing & Transparency |
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1 | Labsmart | Yes | Yes | Very easy to use | All labs - From Small to larger-sized labs |
4.8 ⭐ 370+ Google reviews |
Rs. 5,000 - Rs. 10,000 + 18% GST Per Year. Onboarding, Training, and support is done free of cost. |
2 | Creliohealth | No | Yes | Need some training | Bigger labs |
4.5 ⭐ 50+ customer reviews |
Rs. 96,000 - Rs. 3,00,000 Per Year. Additional one-time onboarding fee from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 50,000 |
3 | Innopath - by Itdose | No | Yes | Bigger labs |
3.9 ⭐ 140+ google reviews |
Doesn’t have open and transparent pricing. | |
4 | Labmate (Offline) | No | Yes | Needs extensive training. | Small sized labs | No reviews available online | Doesn’t have open and transparent pricing. |
5 | Ayuslab | No | Yes | Bigger labs |
3.4 ⭐ 8 Google reviews |
Doesn’t have open and transparent pricing. | |
6 | ElabAssist | No | Yes | Easy to use | Bigger labs |
4.8 ⭐ 94 Google reviews |
Doesn’t have open and transparent pricing. |
If you're looking for one tool to handle all your lab management needs, Labsmart is a great option. Labsmart is designed specifically for small to large individual labs and is loved by customers for its user-friendly and clean interface. With Labsmart, you can manage all major lab operations - billing, reporting, accounting, and referral management. Beyond this, Labsmart also provides advanced modules like employee management with permissions, expense management, google review builder to name a few.
It’s one of the most trusted lab management software with 1300+ customers and also has a 4.8 star rating with over 370 positive Google reviews.
Pros:Pricing: Open and transparent pricing. Starts from Rs. 5000/- per year.
Creliohealth is a comprehensive lab software specifically
suitable for large diagnostics chains. It has a huge set of
features and offers integration with machines/analyzers and
supports advanced workflows. Though Creliohealth is extremely
expensive to afford to regular labs, it still provides
extensive benefits to the labs that can afford it.
Best For: Large diagnostic centers, hospitals, Labs inside
hospitals.
Pricing: Rs. 96,000 - Rs. 3,00,000 Per Year. Additional one-time onboarding fee from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 50,000
Itdose is one of the older players in the industry. It is also
rich in features and is mostly used by larger labs, as it is
also very expensive.
Best For: Larger labs, Labs inside hospitals.
Pricing: Not mentioned in the website. Doesn’t have open and transparent pricing.
Labmate is an older generation offline lab management
software. It is functional and can take care of lab reporting
needs well for the poor user experience it’s difficult for
anyone to use the software effectively without proper
training. Moreover, as it runs only on a single computer - it
cannot work like a complete lab management system as mostly
billing and reporting is done from different computers.
Best For: Labs with minimal digital needs
Pricing: No website is found. So, comment on pricing cannot be done.
Pricing: Doesn’t have open and transparent pricing.
Elabassist is mainly focused on large chains and hospital
labs. It has a decent interface and offers good reporting
features. It’s a bit on the expensive side and used more by
bigger lab chains.
Best For: Large labs, Multi-center labs and hospital networks.
Pricing: Doesn’t have open and transparent pricing.
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