Enterprise Edition of OpenSpecimen is bundled with additional plugins. Below is a comparison of the Enterprise and Community editions of OpenSpecimen:
Feature | Description | Community Edition | Enterprise Edition | Paid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Product support | Professional SLA-based support for critical issues, product help, training, server maintenance, and anything & everything related to OpenSpecimen. | X | ✓ | ||||
Installer | Automated installation scripts and pre-configured Tomcat, Apache and MySQL, etc. | X | ✓ | ||||
Define screens and workflows based on the study needs. | X | ✓ | |||||
High throughput data entry to collect multiple participants, visits, and specimens in one go. Best suited for longitudinal clinical studies with many visits per day. | X | ✓ | |||||
Allow researchers to submit requests and process requests. | X | ✓ | |||||
Integrate with institutional identity providers for better security. | X | ✓ | |||||
Support for two-factor authentication using Duo or Google Authenticator app | X | ✓ | |||||
Add, edit or delete new dropdown values. (super admin function) | X | ✓ | |||||
Configure label print rules per the protocol and include any field. (super admin function) | X | ✓ | |||||
Invoke OpenSpecimen REST APIs via browser without any external browser plugins. (super admin function) | X | ✓ | |||||
View any system errors. (super admin function) | X | ✓ | |||||
Create data validation rules per protocol to maintain data quality and generate error reports to improve staff productivity. | X | ✓ | |||||
Create unlimited users and assign roles per study per site. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Manage multiple sites and institutes to manage multiple biobanks within a single instance OR manage multi-site studies. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Use default roles or create custom roles specific to local use cases, including restricting PHI data access. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Create unlimited collection protocols with the following types:
Assign users, and sites and define screens based on protocol-specific workflows. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Collect participant information like demographics, clinical data, and visits information. Attach custom forms and fields at each level. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Collect consent information per CP and link it with the distribution process for validation. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Upload surgical pathology reports at the visit level. De-identify the reports and lock them in future edits. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Process specimens into one or more child and grand-child specimens. E.g., whole blood is processed into Plasma aliquots. Track processing data and any other specimen-level data. Additional customizations are also available as a paid plugin ✓ | ✓ | Create data validation rules per protocol to maintain data quality and generate error reports to improve staff productivity. | X | ✓ | |||
Create new fields or forms based on the study needs using a UI-based form builder (E.g., smoking history, breast pathology annotation, etc). | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Track specimen distribution including invoicing. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Create any type of freezer (Tanks, -80 Freezers, etc.) with varied sizes & dimensions, restrict containers by protocol or specimen type, and generate reports based on containers. The system can also be configured to auto-allocate the next available relevant positions to store the specimens. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Create carts (or pick lists) to shortlist specimens of interest. Share carts with other users and do bulk operations from the cart. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Track shipments between multiple sites (e.g. collection site to a central repository) | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
One of the most loved features of OpenSpecimen! Generate reports using UI, save, share, or schedule. Create data-based or count-based reports. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Bulk import CSVs for every object to add, edit, or delete data. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Perform any task or build plugins via REST API to integrate with other applications or instruments. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Track every operation including login/logout, add, edit, delete, or query. | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Paid Plugins | |||||||
Track project requests from researchers for specimen processing and distribution, including individual services within the project. Export reports and schedule reminders. | X | X | ✓ | ||||
Track inventory of supplies (E.g. kits, tubes, slides, etc) at a site or protocol level. Track expiry dates and stocks. | X | X | ✓ | ||||
OpenSpecimen's eConsents for Biobanking helps clinical research centers to collect both types of consent - study-specific and broad-based consent. | X | X | ✓ | ||||
Create a dashboard per CP, Catalog, or System with visually appealing graphs and counters. Export the dashboard as PDF. | X | X | ✓ | ||||
Publish specimens in an online catalog with researchers and increase the visibility of your collections. Create one or more catalogs using the easy-to-use UI-driven catalog module. | X | X | ✓ | ||||
Track arrays (TMA) and array slides. Collect array data about any events (e.g., staining) and their associated specimens. | X | X | ✓ | ||||
OpenSpecimen's Mobile Application helps Clinical Coordinators collect data from participants using handheld devices like mobile or tablet devices. | X | X | ✓ | ||||
Integration Plugins | |||||||
Eliminate duplicate data entry by synchronizing patients and visits from REDCap. Synchronize study-specific forms to use OpenSpecimen's Reporting module to query for specimens of interest across data from OpenSpecimen and REDCap. | X | X | ✓ | ||||
Similar to REDCap integration. | X | X | ✓ | ||||
Epic (any EMR) | Pull patient demographics from Epic or any other EMR. Can support additional datasets if needed. | X | X | ✓ | |||
Pull surgical pathology reports from CoPath or Cerner (or any other pathology database). | X | X | ✓ | ||||
Automate storage and retrieval of specimens from robotic freezers | X | X | ✓ | ||||
Scanning of boxes (with QR/ 2D barcoded tubes) to associate printed label with barcodes, creation of new boxes, transfers, distribution, etc. | X | X | ✓ | ||||