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# Calira

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> Calira is an equipment booking and management platform for shared R\&D lab equipment. It replaces the shared spreadsheets, Outlook calendars, paper signup sheets, and other improvised systems that most labs use to manage access to shared instruments.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 183 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of Calira

Spreadsheets and shared calendars can't keep up with a busy lab. Calira is equipment booking and management software built for R\&D teams managing shared equipment.

Here's how it helps:

Improve asset visibility: build a structured, searchable directory of your equipment, enriched with metadata, location, and purchase price.

Stop booking conflicts: make availability clear so teams book shared instruments with confidence and avoid double bookings.

Track utilisation: reduce idle time and get more from your shared equipment.

Prevent downtime: keep instruments running with visible maintenance tracking, safer access, and smarter user controls.

Plan CapEx: use clean usage data to see what's used, what isn't, and why, so you can justify your next purchase.

Get structured usage data: export structured, filterable usage data, ready for your ELN, BI, or AI tools.

Trusted by 1,800+ labs and 82,000+ users across 53 countries, with 12M+ bookings made.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 183 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Clustermarket
- **Founded**: 2015

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more

## Features

- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Asset Assignment
- Asset Tracking
- Audit Trail
- Automated Scheduling
- Availability Management
- Barcoding/RFID
- Booking Management
- Calendar Management
- Calendar Sync
- Contract/License Management
- Cost Tracking
- Customisable Reports
- Customizable Fields
- Data Import/Export
- Document Management

## Integrations (3 total)

- Benchling
- Microsoft Outlook
- SciSure

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Chat

## Category

- [Scheduling Software](https://www.getapp.co.uk/directory/233/scheduling/software)

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## Reviews

### "The comments regarding the booking system" — 5.0/5

> **Dong** | *8 December 2021* | Semiconductors | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: The category of the lab tools is clear and transparent.
> 
> **Cons**: The appearance of the tool status is not straightforward and it's hard to see others' bookings.

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### "Game Changing" — 4.0/5

> **Mike** | *1 October 2020* | Research | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: •	Easy to setup, use and train end users on all of the booking functions.
•	Simple yet effective communication with the announcements section 
•	Managing chargeable equipment is a timesaver.
•	Generating reports on usage of equipment to allow us to develop strategies for the future.
> 
> **Cons**: •	I would like to see recurring bookings for those regular weekly timeslots
•	The ability to structure pricing in custom settings (i.e £20 for the first hour, £10 an hour thereafter)
•	Linking to Outlook calendar would be hugely beneficial
•	No mobile compatibility due to the ‘click and drag’ functionality of the calendar.
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> After looking to improve the way the labs were run and remove ‘the way we’ve always done it’ I came across Bookkit (Clustermarket)
 
What was initially a way to manage approx. 30 pieces of equipment, this then became a real game changer for managing ‘space’ – I took it to the next level of creating bookable space to manage fair usage of lab space following our return to the lab after lockdown. 

Without Bookkit, this would have been impossible to manage efficiently\!

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### "Well priced and relatively easy to use" — 3.0/5

> **Charlotte** | *9 March 2022* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Easy to load all equipment and see who is on it at a given time. No problems with multiple users
> 
> **Cons**: The page does not change to the correct day automatically making it sometimes difficult to navigate. Initially was quite challenging to use but once you get used to the software, this becomes easier.
> 
> We have adopted this system within our laboratory for booking in-house equipment.

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### "Clustrmarket review" — 5.0/5

> **Induction** | *30 June 2022* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The software was very easy to set up, the technical support was excellent to get it working. The users find it intuitive and easy to use.  Most of the features such as the booking calendar, maintenance announcements, reporting, equipment or user set-up are well designed. I am very keen to use QR codes.
> 
> **Cons**: I have the same equipment listed several times in different Groups. I cannot add to one user two Groups with the same equipment listed in these Groups.
> 
> Excellent and easy-to-use laboratory equipment management tool for managing the equipment booking, maintenance and usage monitoring and recharging.

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### "Good software for managing lab space with dedicated areas" — 5.0/5

> **Alexandra** | *8 December 2021* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I really like how easy it is to book - just choose the room/machine you want, click on a time and drag the box down - done. It also offers the option to only request a booking, which then needs to be confirmed by the head of the lab. I am only a simple user, but for me it is really helpful to check which spaces/machines are available when, and that I can book them when it fits me to make sure I can do my work in the best possible way, without being in the way of someone else or someone else interfering with my work.
> 
> **Cons**: The only problem I found so far is that it is not possible to book a room for example simultaneously - e.g. we have two microscopes in one room, and since they are not separated in the descriptions, only one person can book the room for a certain time. This is a small inconvenience however, since the comment-filed helps with that.
> 
> I actually like using it (as a user, not admin or anything else) both on my computer as well as on my phone. All our meeting rooms for example are also listed, and it only takes a few seconds to check where room would be available for a short zoom-meeting or something like that.

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