# Castor EDC Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Castor EDC the right Clinical Trial Management solution for you? Explore 204 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/143532/Castor-EDC/reviews --- Castor EDC 4.7 (204) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/143532/Castor-EDC/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 8th, 2026 # Reviews of Castor EDC Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews DU Donato U Study CoordinatorResearch, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The application's intuitive interface allows stress-free navigation with functions for efficient study management.“ May 21, 2024 Nk Najia k Clinical research coordinatorHospital & Health Care, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Authenticating process is cumbersome specially when it gets auto logged out within a few minutes“ February 4, 2025 OE Ombeni E Research Scientist MD, MPHResearch, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It allows changes in features that can be added to accomodate new needs when arises depends on the needs.“ February 4, 2025 RM Rudis M Clinical ReasearchHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I don't like the way dates are input to the data collection part of Castor.“ May 14, 2024 IS Iñigo S Clinical Study ManagerMedical Devices, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I really like about Castor that it has many different features that can be modified depending on the study, in a more specialized version.“ May 14, 2024 IR Ignacio R Medical staffMedical Practice, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Too many options and excessive clicks make the interface less fluid.“ February 10, 2025 IS Iñigo S Clinical Study ManagerMedical Devices, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It is pretty useful also that all forms are exported together as one, required for the analysis.“ May 14, 2024 OE Ombeni E Research Scientist MD, MPHResearch, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It is challenging to provide narrations to some slots which are restricted.“ February 4, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 204 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Maarten C. PhD candidate Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good product, best service and easy to use" May 4, 2020 4.0 Pros The structure is intuïtive, solid and runs smoothly which is very important for multicenter research. It helped me significantly in my work as project manager of an international multicenter RCT. Cons There are still options for improvement, such as a reminder for participating researchers of a coming deadline for a study visit (but Castor may have added this feature since I last used it). Switched from [OpenClinica](https://www.capterra.com/p/78122/OpenClinica/) Openclinica was more complex, had lesser options and was not easy to use for researcher from participationg centers. Review Source JM Javier M. MD Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great experience" February 13, 2025 5.0 I’ve been working with several EDC instruments and in Castor I’ve found an all in one tool with randomization, monitoring, high security level data storing, and a great flexibility to customize the eCRF. Pros The flexibility to customize the EDC intrument. Cons It is very expensive for independent researchers in middle income countries (I am from Argentina and after pandemic I couldn’t afford it). Alternatives considered [ODK](https://www.capterra.com/p/264830/ODK/)[RedCap](https://www.capterra.com/p/234600/RedCap/) Reason for choosing Castor EDC During pandemics Castor was free and data storage was cloud-based, so no server was needed. Switched from [OpenVPN Access Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/159435/access-server/) Both were weaker tools and did not have adequate features for clinical trial management. Review Source MM Muna M. CRC Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "EDC review about CASTOR 2024" February 11, 2025 2.0 Pros I can edit without making error and its accessible easily without vpn . Cons didn't like it unfortunately since its not user friendly with a lot of repetition and similar texts. Review Source Response from Castor February 21, 2025 Hi Muna, Thank you for your feedback as not everyone takes the time to review. Your input helps us understand our areas of improvement and has an effect on our roadmap. I'd love if you could expand on what was not user friendly so that I can pass it along to the appropriate team. DP David P. Research technician Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I would improve a few things in pop-up messages" February 14, 2025 5.0 In general, very useful and recommendable. Pros Castor EDC is very easy to use for filling out forms and sharing the data from those forms with different stakeholders. Cons What I like least about Castor EDC is its pop-up messages asking for a 'reason for change according to GCP practices' whenever I change an answer. I would like to suggest the following improvements: #1 – More time to make changes or the ability to come back and modify them at any time while still filling out the form. #2 – The option to come back and add more answers to a multiple-choice question while still working on the form (this is not a change to an answer but merely an addition of data). #3 – If I complete a form and later modify the contents of more than one question, the messages should be specific to each change rather than general for the entire page, since the reasons for each change might be different. Review Source IV Isa V. PhD-student and psychological assistent Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Intuitive data collection, until the data export" February 4, 2025 4.0 Positive! I feel like every option that exists is there for a reason; so overall the programme feels very intuitive. Pros Overall it's intuitive and if you have a technical question, you can e-mail and will get a quick response. Cons Data export to SPSS: I never succeed and end up doing it in Excel and copying it to SPSS Review Source EP Evita P. Senior Research Nurse Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castor feedback" February 11, 2025 4.0 I use Castor on a daily basis. I have used multiple databases over the years and although not perfect, so far it is favourite. Pros I like how Castors looks and how easy it is to navigate Cons I don't like that tables are not recognised as being incomplete. Also, I use an Ipad to log in to castor most of the times and I am not sure that when I need to input numbers on multiple fields the keyboard doesn't stay in numbers and I have to constantly swap from letters to numbers. Review Source WD Werner D. Lead Clinical Research Coordinator Research Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great System" February 25, 2025 5.0 First time using Castor EDC and I found the system to be very friendly to capture all data entry. Pros Easy to navigate, friendly data collection/update Cons N/A, I don't have any dislike about the system Review Source Response from Castor February 26, 2025 Thank you for your feedback as not everyone takes the time to review. We are thrilled to hear you are happy with our platform and find it user friendly. Best, Fay Covan Sr. Customer Success Manager OE Ombeni E. Research Scientist MD, MPH Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Dr./Research scientist" February 4, 2025 4.0 It provide flexibility in using it. It allows changes in features that can be added to accomodate new needs when arises depends on the needs. Pros User friend, easy to operate in clinical trial that i have used it so far. Cons Have centrally controlled. It is challenging to provide narrations to some slots which are restricted. On the other hand it operate slowly in some of days. Review Source aG antonio G. Clinical Data Manager Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Clinical Data Manager" February 4, 2025 4.0 I like Castor bacause is user friendly for me as Data manager and Site staff. Pros Easy to use and Navigate. Add new variables. Cons To find out a list of all Notification given to all staff. Sometime you have 10000 notifications and its not easy to find out by exporting to a list. Review Source ZI Zoe I. Senior Research Nurse Study Coordinator Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Ease of Use" February 18, 2025 4.0 it is great so far. when I enter data it automatically saves. I can see the queries if there are pending. The survey status if patients have not yet completed their surveys. Even the ability to send surveys/questionnaires to patients is very convenient. I can see who last opened the patient's file. The ability to redacted documents that is helpful too. The authentication factor is easy to do, aside from security. Pros Ease of use. The tabs are clearly identified. Cons None so far maybe because this is the first trial we have on this EDC and not a lot of participants and not a lot of information to enter. Review Source JV Jens V. MD Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My Castor EDC review" February 10, 2025 5.0 This EDC has helped my research activities a lot and saved me a lot of time. Pros Castor EDC is really easy to use and flexible at the same time. Cons Small retrospective projects used to be free of charge, but are not anymore. Alternatives considered [RedCap](https://www.capterra.com/p/234600/RedCap/) Reason for choosing Castor EDC It is more user friendly than alternative packages Review Source HM Helen M. Clinical Research Director Medical Devices Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Light touch system" February 18, 2021 4.0 Easy set up for a simple study, including simple sales experience Our biggest headache has been with slowness of the system, though some of that is because hospital IT departments have a "go slow" on any non-critical website. We've solved the issue by providing alternative routes to connect to the internet. However, it is still occasionally reported as being slow to update a page when SDV / sign off being captured. Pros Not overly complicated design and user interface for non-drug trials Easy set up, especially of internal data checks Nested forms (records) Visual cleanliness Globally based servers Cons Users report it being "clunky" and slow to update pages. This is more noticeable towards the end of the day (don't know if that is numbers of people using the system, or a reflection of having been working on it for several hours) It is not possible to filter on data within reports (as you can with records), nor run queries within the system (to find out how many patients have been diagnosed with a specific condition, captured in a report, I have to extract data for all patients, and clean it up in excel before I can run a simple count/filter function. The stats page doesn't allow scrolling, which means I often loose half the information User experience of using the system across different smart phones is variable Alternatives considered [Teamscope](https://www.capterra.com/p/179110/Teamscope/)[Greenlight Guru Clinical](https://www.capterra.com/p/152998/SMART-TRIAL/)[OpenClinica](https://www.capterra.com/p/78122/OpenClinica/) Reason for choosing Castor EDC pricing not based on numbers of patients ability to capture images from within the system Review Source Response from Castor February 22, 2021 Hi Helen, Many thanks for your detailed review! Regarding the slowness issue - this is of course not expected behavior - while we have sometimes seen issues with hospital systems using outdated browsers, firewalls or slow networks, it would be good if we can identify the route cause and find a solution. So please reach out to our support team to further investigate this together! In addition, we will be working on improved reporting in the coming period, so stay tuned! Best regards, Elena Kochova, MD Sr. Customer Success Manager PJ Petra J. Study Coordinator Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Clear and easy to use" May 21, 2024 5.0 My job is data entry in the context of clinical studies in various indications. Finding and answering questions is very well structured. Data entry is simple I really enjoy working with Castor. Pros I like the clear layout and the structure. This type of structure makes my work easier Cons I have not found any disadvantages for my field of activity so far Switched from [Zelta](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011501/Zelta/)[Medidata CTMS](https://www.capterra.com/p/84472/Medidata-CTMS/)[Viedoc](https://www.capterra.com/p/160680/Viedoc/) Due to my professional activity, I work with many EDC systems, but I like the Castor system the best. Review Source LC Laura C. Clinical Trial Pharmacist Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "What to improve in the castor EDC" February 4, 2025 5.0 Overall it is a really useful IWRS to work with Pros Once inside it is really intuitive. Also, you don't have to change the password every specific time, it doesn't expire and that is really useful. Cons Depending in which language you chose, it allows you to log in. It it was in Netherlands it was posible to log in, and if I canged it to english my pasword said incorrect. Also, as a pharmacist I didn't receive an email when the doctor asigned medication on the system. Review Source Response from Castor February 21, 2025 Hi Laura, Thank you for your feedback as not everyone takes the time to review. Your input helps us understand what areas we are doing well in and areas we can improve. WM WILLIAM M. Practicing physician. Director of clinical cancer research Medical Practice Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Castor EDC is a good product" February 4, 2025 5.0 It was intuitive to make use of, and well-designed. It was helpful that a good amount of time was allowed to enter multiple case reports. I would recommend it and make use of it again myself if given the opportunity. Pros The site worked well. In particular the survey was well designed to perform real-time quality assessment to promote completion of each section and provide feedback if answers were unclear. If there are any problems, human staff were readily available to resolve them. Cons No significant dislike. It might be helpful to have a comment box available for each of the cases reported, in case the person completing the survey has any question about what is being asked for or is not certain that their best response is exactly what is being asked for. Not essential, however. Review Source EM Eliza M. Study Nurse Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nice Layout - Good Overview" February 17, 2025 5.0 I would recommend this tool more than other online sites. It was really a great experience to work with Castor EDC. Pros I really enjoyed working with Castor EDC due to it's nice overview of the patients and the nice layout. Cons For me - there were no cons about using Castor EDC. Review Source lM lea M. Technical Supervisor Veterinary Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Castor review " February 15, 2025 4.0 I love the ideas and thoroughly appreciate the detail. Pros The details requested with time stamps.The information and instructions are easy to understand. Cons Visually I feel formatting could be better. Sometimes I get overwhelmed otherwise it's doable. Review Source RG Riccardo G. MD, PhD Medical Practice Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Dr Guanà Review" February 10, 2025 5.0 Satisfactory. Very useful for healthcare professionals. Pros Usability and general layout. Completely free. Cons Nothing. All is functional and very easy to use. Review Source Response from Castor February 21, 2025 Dr. Guana, Thank you for your feedback as not everyone takes the time to review. We are thrilled to hear you are happy with our platform. NO Nelson O. MD Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Castor: how simple can it be" July 5, 2024 5.0 Quite happy with it and compared to other trial sites it's much more better. Pros Userfriendly, very easy to handle. It is not difficult to find your way. Cons I do not have any bad experience with Castor. Review Source MM Mala M. Clinical Research Coordinator Medical Practice Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Castor EDC user survey " May 31, 2024 5.0 Its been wonderful learning and working with this database. Pros Easy to navigate and likeable interface. Very simple and captures all required data. Cons Adding medication in the list comes up as a new sheet every time Review Source IS Iñigo S. Clinical Study Manager Medical Devices Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Castor, what you need to manage your clinical trials" May 14, 2024 5.0 I really like working with Castor and has made the management of Clinical Trials easier. Pros I really like about Castor that it has many different features that can be modified depending on the study, in a more specialized version. It is pretty useful also that all forms are exported together as one, required for the analysis. Cons I am really happy with Castor right now. Review Source KW Katherine W. Clinical Research Practitioner Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great EDC system" May 14, 2024 5.0 Pros I find the CASTOR EDC very simple and easy to use. The updates that have been implemented haven't disrupted any data collection like some other systems do. The randomisation aspect is always quick and responsive, with no delay for the outcome. I find it to be an intuitive system. Cons As mentioned, the randomisation aspect is quick, however since one of the updates the button has now moved to the left of the screen and it just says "not randomised". Until you select this option is may not be obvious that this is how you randomise patients as it looks like a statement, rather than an option to select. A minor fault in an otherwise great system! Review Source LM Lisa M. Vice President, Clinical and Medical Affairs Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "High-quality, compliant and affordable EDC" October 26, 2018 5.0 Very positive. It's a compliant, easy to use, intuitive system that is affordable. Pros After a quick initial learning curve the system is easy to build out without having someone on staff that is an IT expert. Our clinical study managers are able to build out each study with little to no help from Castor. The database is easy to use by both clinical sites and sponsors. The company continues to improve the features of the system and provide webcasts to review the changes and answer user questions. The value can't be beat. As an early-stage start up company we are happy to have found a high-quality compliant system we can afford. Cons The one feature we feel is lacking is the ability of an investigator to "batch approve" once they have reviewed the data. It is labor intensive to approve each study visit and each record generated. Other systems provide this ability and investigator's expect this from all systems. Review Source Response from Castor January 2, 2019 Dear Lisa, Thank you for the positive review and for outlining all the aspects of our system that we pride ourselves on! We indeed offer regular webinars, help from our support team, and an extensive online manual with the aim that every user creates a database on their own in no time! Bulk actions is a good point, definitely something we are working on (for records, reports, and surveys!). We are also doing a make-over of the entire navigation in Castor in order to improve the design and intuitiveness of the system and to make that learning curve even steeper! Thank you for the 5 stars! Elena Kochova, MD Customer Success Manager YK Yvonne K. PhD candidate Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castor for clinical data management" July 4, 2022 5.0 Pros The amount of features for the data collection questions, several forms and options can be selected for different types of data. I have used many of the features to capture different data types. Also the options for randomization and surveys are very useful for clinical trials. Cons For first time users it will be time consuming to make the data collection forms, however once you have the forms you can re-use them for new studies by importing the forms. Review Source SK Sjors K. MD, Research Fellow/PhD Candidate Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castor is an indispensable tool for clinical research! " January 21, 2019 5.0 I used the platform for 5 international retrospective multi-center cohort studies and it was a great experience to see how researchers at all the participating centers interacted so easily with the software. Everyone loved it. Pros Castor is a GDPR compliant tool to capture and store baseline characteristics, patient surveys, and clinical outcomes. It's affordable, easy to set up and easy to use. What I love most about it is that it improves the study quality so much compared to traditional methods of data capturing. I also love all the automatic calculations (e.g. age from date of birth and procedure date) the system can perform. The ePro feature to send out surveys to patients directly is great! Cons The platform could be even better if it offered functionality to design/structure all variables, definitions, input value options, and calculations in Excel and upload it to Castor. This would make it so much easier to translate (parts) of existing databases to new projects. Also, I missed an option to directly export the database to STATA. Castor currently only supports CSV/Excel/SPSS. Otherwise, no cons. Review Source Response from Castor April 9, 2019 Hi Sjors, Thank you for your positive review! It's good to hear that you have used Castor for so many multicenter studies and that all users were happy with the platform. We hope you conduct many more successful studies in the future! We actually have an internal method to transform existing 'Excel' databases into Castor and we do offer such transformations. Please get in touch and we can lead you through the process! Best regards, Elena Kochova, MD Customer Success Manager Similar Products Featured