# Page 4 | Castor EDC Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 4 - 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) 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 March 13th, 2026 # Page 4 - Reviews of Castor EDC ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 76-100 of 204 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use RI Reza I. MD, PhD candidate Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castor - a modern data entry tool for research" November 27, 2019 5.0 I use Castor for two studies, one of which is a long-term multicentre study. I have designed these studies in Castor and am very happy with the product. Pros Castor is easy to use. In designing studies, I like how variables and answers are easily created, and that answers can be re-used for multiple variables. I also really appreciate the feature to have a variable depend on a (hidden) calculation. In using that feature, I have found that https://www.castoredc.com/tools/calculation-helper/ is a great way of testing your calculations are syntactically correct. It is also helpful that additional information can be given per variable. All these and other features make data entry clear and understandable for users, which in turn ensures that data entry mistakes are minimised or even prevented. Furthermore, it helps each study with an audit trail, so that changes are clearly documented for audit purposes. In my contact with customer support I have found that they responded swiftly and were always able to help me with any queries. Lastly, Castor keeps improving on its exisiting product, which to me is a significant sign of long-term viability. This is especially relevant when considering Castor for long-term research projects. Cons Getting to know Castor takes a bit of time, but it is very helpful to be aware of the structure of Castor, which allows you to fully utilise its potential. Alternatives considered [OpenClinica](https://www.capterra.com/p/78122/OpenClinica/) Reason for choosing Castor EDC Ease of use. Review Source BV Bram V. MD PhD candidate Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castor EDC - a reliable and user-friendly solution for clinical research" June 21, 2022 5.0 Castor EDC enables users to perform clinical research in a very efficient way. Castor offers a technological solution that has made data collection, processing, randomisation and data transferring very easy. This is an excellent example of how technology can help to reduce work pressure. Pros It is realible and the helpdesk is excellent. Most important is the fact that collected data can be saved and archieved in a safe way, according to the current standards of regulation. The online platform enables efficient management of participants. The online survey feature is very useful to collect data, where the collected data can be stored directly in the database. Cons Loading of the entry fields sometime takes a while, although this could also be due to a poor internet connection. Review Source RV Rosaline V. Trial Coordinator Wetenschapsbureau Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Castor EDC - user friendly, with lots of options and a great helpdesk" August 8, 2019 4.0 Before they were using Castor EDC in this hospital, not everyone was working GCP-proof. With Castor EDC, they do. Benefits are that I can re-use some of the previously created eCRFs, which saves a lot of time and promotes standardization of databases. Pros The software is user friendly, and it is clear that (medical) researchers were involved in the development of the software - which is very convenient. The software offers a lot of options, so users can design their own eCRF and databases. The manual offer a lot of information if you do not know you to create something you have in mind. Moreover, the helpdesk is Always very quick in responding to your questions. What I also appreciate is that Castor EDC is open for any suggestions for improvement. Cons I do miss some options that I appreciated a lot while working with other similar software (in other hospitals). However, a pro is that I have mentioned those to the helpdesk and either they responded that they will incorporate them in future, or put them on a whish list, or they provided me a kind of work around. Unfortunately, not all the options I appreciated in the other software will be incorporated. Reason for choosing Castor EDC N.A. Review Source Response from Castor October 25, 2019 Dear Rosaline, Thank you for your review - we are indeed focused on compliance and data standardization, so thank you for pointing that out. We are developing Castor continuously so we hope that the features you are missing will be there soon! In the meantime, please do continue to give us feedback. Best, Elena MV Medard V. PhD student, resident Internal Medicine Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castor EDC: perfect for data capturing when performing clinical studies " July 11, 2021 5.0 I used Castor EDC for several medical research projects, to store medical data from hundreds of patients under care at several hospitals. I very much enjoyed working with Castor EDC. The program is now adapted by our hospital as main data capture program. Pros There are many great features about Castor EDC. The most important ones: - The product is extremely easy-to-use; everyone can work with it, the functions of the program are very intuitive. Therefore, the product can be used in clinical trials for data input by different researchers without a intensive and/or long training period. - Castor EDC is very easy to customize to a specific setting; several data structures can be created and different forms of information can be stored. Thanks to this adaptibility, I was able to use Castor for several of my research projects. - data transfer to data-analyzing programs is very easy - Castor customer support is very good; every time I encountered a problem, I got a quick reply and customer support offered handy solutions every time. Cons There are no features that I miss about this program, or things that I would like to see improved. Review Source Gwendolyn V. Researcher Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castor, easy data management" September 6, 2019 5.0 Great experience. Especially as the support is quick and complete answering querries. Pros The most convenient thing about using Castor is that I do not have to send paper questionnaires and fill out all data manually. I created a survey and now my patients fill out the questions electronically. Subsequently the answers are converted to the nessecary data so I can perform my analyses. Another pro is that I can provide others access to the database but monitor their actions and changes, and also provide limited access in case of multicenter trials, to limit the risk of errors creating new cases. Cons I cannot see which patients have fully been included or have finished the study. Although a progress bar is included now, some questions are not obligatory and are still counted for the study progress. But there is not much to dislike. Review Source Response from Castor October 25, 2019 Hi Gwendolyn, Thanks for your positive review! We're glad you like our ePRO solution and the central user management. We recommend using the record progress for tracking the completeness of the records, which takes into account only required questions. We are planning including a record status option where you could mark your records accordingly depending on the specific study flow. Best, Elena RK Robin K. PhD Candidate and Lecturer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A reliable database for all types of studies" August 15, 2019 4.0 Dont let the cons bother you too much. Its a future proof software which every researcher should seriously consider using. Pros \+ Ease of use, it didnt take long to master it. + Castor EDC is supported by many companies as a reliable partner. + Castor keeps updating its product and services in order to keep up with developments in research law and good clinical practice. + No more paper! (Or rather.. less paper) + The ability to create case report forms of measurement instruments for future use in other studies. + Large amount of options for all types of studies. Cons \- The way the database is set up enforces the user to decide how he/she wants her data to be exported. - The system is not really designed for a high amount of measurements per step. It leads to some lagg in inserting data and it will nog let you make entire steps missing when applicable -> meaning you have to tag every single item as missing which is not very efficient. - The use of previously used/exported CRFs is still in development. For instance, only entire steps can be exported for future use though often steps contain multiple instruments or measurements. 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 BH Bill H. CEO Biotechnology Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to use and well designed" May 2, 2019 5.0 Pros We are a small start-up company and the task of setting up our study fell on me, a person with absolutely no experience with EDC systems. After doing a little research we selected Castor EDC because it seemed easy to use and the price was right for us. Castor EDC has been everything we've hoped it would be. It is easy to learn and set-up. Our study sites have liked it and found it very easy to use. It is feature complete doing everything we have wanted to do. One concern we had was that the company has no US-based support and we are on the West coast. As such, getting support in real-time is really not an option. I was also concerned about possible language barriers. Those initial concerns have not materialized to be realities. On the three occasions I have required support, I have received it within 24 hours, via email. Each time the answer I received was complete and they addressed my question on the first response. Overall, we are very satisfied. Cons I have two fairly nit picky issues: 1. Setting up user rights is a bit clunky. It is very flexible, which I love, but a bit clunky. 2. Dependencies and validations are limited to a single field and the logic is very limited. On the plus side, one can work around those limitations with hidden calculations. Review Source Response from Castor May 3, 2019 Hi Bill, Thank you so much for you review. We are very happy to be able to help your business with such an important element of your journey towards getting Alibrex to market. I will be in touch soon for a personal introduction. Please know, while not immediate, we do plan to redesign the validation and dependency builder. In the mean time, as you mentioned, multi-variate edit checks and dependencies can be scripted using calculation fields. Derk Arts, MD PhD CEO Castor EDC 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 NF Nastassja F. Research Nurse Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great database" May 14, 2024 5.0 really great, we have actually recommended this to our PIs for future use when creating research trials within our hospital. Pros Easy to navigate around the database and very clear if there are any data queries. Cons can timeout of the database and need to log back in Review Source AD Ares D. Study Coordinator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "It is not the most complete CRF but it is the most intuitive." May 14, 2024 5.0 Very good experience. I would repeat with this data collection model. Pros On the one hand I liked that the training of the platform was practical and fast. What I appreciated the most was that Castor is very intuitive. The fields are very well categorised and it is easy to see where the information you need is located. In addition, it is fast and without visual noise. Cons What I liked least about Castor was that it did not collect all the information that, in my personal opinion, was necessary for the complete management of the trial. 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 SL Silvana L. Principal investigator Medical Practice Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Castor EDC a nice program for data collection " May 15, 2024 5.0 Pros It is easy to use. It is fast and all data can be find in a click Review Source OV Olav V. PhD candidate Medical Practice Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Positive experiences with Castor" August 8, 2019 5.0 I can only recommend Castor since using it, it's easy, comprehensive and complete and has an excellent support staff. Pros Castor gives an easy to use, easily understandable online tool to set up and execute your research projects. Starting up is easy: just play with it! Don't be affraid to ruin anything, just try it. It give some excellent videos for your support in starting with Castor. The helpdesk is very helpful: mails are responded to within the hour and issues are actually solved, even it takes quite some time (several days in my case). Cons If you want to set up calculations in Castor, you need knowledge of java. It would be a great benefit if this was made easier. With a little trial and error, you will get a long way, but it remains an issue. Despite the fact that Castor gives you quite good support on these calculations. Reason for choosing Castor EDC The overall package / offer from Castor was the most comprehensive. Review Source Response from Castor October 15, 2019 Hi Olav, Many thanks for your 5-star review and for praising our support team! We indeed try our best to help all users get the best support possible. As far as calculations go, our calculation library contains a lot of ready-to-use templates that you can easily adapt for your own use. The advantage of javascript, although it requires some getting used to, is that it is quite powerful, so it allows you to perform complex calculations and edit checks to ensure data quality. But if I understand correctly by now you're a pro :-) Best, Elena Customer Success Manager AQ Anne-Floor Q. MD, research fellow Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castor Review" July 1, 2019 5.0 Very good! Since we use Castor our data quality has improved tremendously since our research staff (around the world) immediatly got familiar with Castor and found it much easier to use than the previous systems. Pros How fast we could get started as Castor is very user friendly. We could build some eCRFs ourselves, and the support provided for the parts we could not do ourselves was very fast, adequate and high quality. Cons Nothing so far. Some minor features that were not available were customly build for us when requested. Reason for choosing Castor EDC We already used Castor for some smaller projects and did not come across any issues. Review Source Response from Castor July 8, 2019 Hi Anne-Floor, Thank you for your all-star review! It makes us extremely happy to hear that you have found Castor so easy to use and valuable for your study! - Elena VR Verified Reviewer Facultativo Especialista de Area Anestesia Medical Practice Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Really intuitive" October 26, 2018 5.0 Pros Really easy to use, very intuitive. In multicentre trials with lots of collaborators involved you need a software with those characteristics so that collaborators won't have problems. The online platform works really well and fast. Cons There are some things that need to be solved to save time, when giving access to collaborators, at least in trials with many users. Review Source Response from Castor April 9, 2019 Hello, Thank you for your positive review! The intuitiveness of the system is one of our top priorities, so we're happy that's your main feedback. Regarding the study access, we do offer user management as an additional service for larger studies. Please contact us if this would be of interest for your future studies. Best regards, Elena Kochova, MD Customer Success Manager SA Sanne A. Clinical Research Scientist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Very nice software, with future possibilities" October 18, 2019 4.0 When designing the study in castor, you learn a lot of functionalities that might come in handy for future designing. However, in the beginning, it can be hard to figure out where to start. Therefore, I would recommend everyone to take a look at the tutorial videos provided by Castor. They really helped me to understand the software better. Pros The software is easy to use, and allows for multiple people to work on the same project, whilst still being able to discriminate who worked on what fields. Additionally, after some practice, it is quite simple to build up an eCRF in castor, which can be used for live data storage. Cons The fact that it is not able to import survey answers. We started using Castor when our study had already started. In order to store data from subjects that had already started our study, all survey answers had to be filled in manually. Also, at this moment, Castor does not warn you when you still have a report open for a subject, it still shows up as 100% complete when all regular fields are filled in. This would be nice to change. Switched from [OpenClinica](https://www.capterra.com/p/78122/OpenClinica/) This was not my decision, but the decision of my manager. Castor allows for real time storage of data, while openclinica only works for past data storage. Review Source aV alden V. Datamanagement consultant & developer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Castor edc: the database to have" October 29, 2018 4.0 Castor is continuosly growing, so i always look forward to the next upgrade. My experience is very good. I have a good connection with a few employers at Castor and we help each other out. Pros very easy to understand and use. you have an immediate layout overview when setting up the database. Cons some validations are not yet possible some validations need multiple calculations which takes time to build Review Source Response from Castor January 2, 2019 Dear Alden, Thank you for reviewing Castor EDC and for being part of the Castor research community! We are happy to hear that you find the platform user-friendly! As you probably know, calculation fields offer a wide range of validations you can do using multiple study variables. I understand this might take a bit of extra time which is why we intend to make complex data validations even easier in the future. We also always look forward to our upgrades and to continuously delivering new features that help maximize the efficiency and impact of research done across the world! Thanks, Elena Kochova, MD Customer Success Manager Arick W. Clinical Research Associate Biotechnology Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Affordable EDC with Multifunctional Capabilities" August 26, 2019 5.0 We use CastorEDC for clinical trial data management. It's been great working with Castor, and their customer service always responds so promptly and is always super helpful. Pros Easy data download process, great interface, and very affordable compared to the other EDC systems out there. Cons There are still some minor bugs that the developers are fixing. Downloading large sets of data can be a bit slow and also delayed. Review Source Response from Castor October 25, 2019 Hi Arick, Thank you very much for your positive review! User friendliness and customer support are our main focus points, so thank you for mentioning them. We wish you many successful studies in the future and please continue reporting bugs that you encounter :-) Best, Elena GH Gabby H. Project/Data management Research Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "CASTOR for clinical studies" October 29, 2018 5.0 CASTOR incorporates everything that I wanted from an electronic data capture program, and is so easy to use that everyone can work with it. Pros CASTOR for me is the answer to electronic data capture. It is easy to use, you have full control, it is safe and data from several sources can be incorporated. Can be used by the investigator, monitor as well as the participant for answering the questionnaires. I also like the fact that the software keeps being developed and better features are added regulary. Communication is excellent. Cons The help section is sometimes a bit hard to work through. Also would like to have a printable version of the manual (esp. for instructions to people using the ready-made castor forms). Review Source Response from Castor January 2, 2019 Dear Gabby, Thanks for this great review! We pride ourselves on our platform's security, user-friendliness and multiple functionalities, as well as the responsiveness of our support team, so we are happy to hear that these are the highlights for you as a data manager! We have recently migrated our entire knowledge base, have you checked it out? It can be found at https://helpdesk.castoredc.com. The searchability has improved significantly since! We have also added printable pdf manuals for data entry users, study admins and monitors. We hope these will be useful for you! Thank you! Elena Kochova, MD Customer Success Manager KV Kees V. PhD Candidate Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent EDC and easy to use" February 18, 2020 5.0 Pros Easy to use, manage and build. Multiple users can easlily work in a case-by-case EDC. Setting authorizations is easy and feedback can be given by means of queries. Data export is easy and complete. Cons It tends to get slower over time due to pilled up logs which are logged on the background and can be cleared by the team of castor. Reason for choosing Castor EDC Not applicable Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) I wanted to use an easy to use, case-by-case EDC in which multiple users could work and data changes were registered. Review Source LZ Liselotte Z. PhD student Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very easy software for data collection" May 8, 2022 5.0 It is very easy to use for save data collection. Pros Castor is very easy to use for data collection, but also to build other sharing platforms. Cons The possibility to upload video's should be more easy. Review Source JP Joshua P. Senior Clinical Research Associate Medical Devices Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Review of Castor" August 26, 2019 4.0 Pros \- Ease of Programming. I don't have any programming experience, but I was able to build out the whole EDC database by myself, just watching the tutorial videos and explanations on the Castor website. - Responsive Support. Mainly interacted with Customer Support leads, but as a whole was impressed that the support team took our issues seriously and followed through to conclusion. - Low Price. Honestly, likely too low of a price for the value. Others in the field are something like 10x what you are charging, or far more. - User Interface. I like the changes made recently. Really opens up the screen. Cons \- Loading Time. This may be down to how I organized my Study with lots of repeated measures and a long architecture. But it takes a good 30-60 seconds to load up an individual Subject, and then 10 seconds or so to switch fields sometimes, most notably when I'm trying to dig through Reports. - Single Dependencies. Likely it would overcomplicate the programming, but being able to have more than 1 Dependency for an item would be useful. Only in a small percentage of cases, so the vast majority a single Dependency was sufficient. A like-to-have, not a need-to-have. Reason for choosing Castor EDC N/A. The choice had been made before I started the job, so I do not know what was considered. Review Source Max K. Surgeon in training Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "All inclusive product that is easy to use" January 17, 2021 5.0 I used Castor EDC for a nationwide multicenter RCT Pros Good look. Easy to build. Includes all features that one might need for such an online CRF. Great customer service. Cons Exporting and reshaping data from the databaase could be made a bit easier. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Facultativo Especialista Anestesiología Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Castor Spain Review " October 26, 2018 5.0 3 studies performed Last with 650 researched and 145 centers: no problems; it’s great Pros Easy to use, very intuitive, powerful, agile, fast and accurate online support Cons There are NO cons in my experience in this moment Review Source Response from Castor April 9, 2019 Hi there, Thank you for your 5-star review and the nice words! No cons is always good to hear :) We wish you success with your current and future big multicenter studies! Best regards, Elena Kochova, MD Customer Success Manager