# Page 5 | Castor EDC Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - 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 5 - Reviews of Castor EDC ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 204 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use CA Christophe A. Preclinical Project Leader - Data Manager Biotechnology Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Castor EDC review" February 19, 2021 5.0 Pros The platform is really user-friendly for both the person who enter data and the data manager (in my case). We can quite easily build a study from the ground up or use some other studies as a template by importing the structure. The Monitoring tab is really helpful for the tracking of queries or warning messages. Cons It is hard to tell what I do like least about Castor since I never used any other EDC system. I think that some features may be expanded. For instance, we have a cross-over study that will soon beon Live. We choose not to use the built-in randomization module because it was too limited for this specific study (it works really well for other studies). Also, the randomization tab is always available, which can lead to errors because some people randomize the patient before being certain that the patient can be included in the study. Review Source Response from Castor February 22, 2021 Dear Cristophe, Thank you for your 5 star review! User friendliness is of course one of our main priorities! While some randomization features might be limited, we have recently introduced the possibility to use an external randomization list within Castor, so this might be helpful for some future studies! There are also workarounds for limiting the randomization to eligible records. Please reach out to our support team to discuss the options! Best regards, Elena Kochova, MD Sr. Customer Success Manager FK Fleur K. PhD student Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Clear and user friendly database with many features " October 25, 2018 5.0 Castor has a good customers service who supports you when you encounter any difficulties and provides you with helpful tips/solutions. Pros It is easy for a non-experienced database builder to create your own database using Castor. The database is easy to use for data-entry, monitoring and creating reports or surveys. You can add a lot of users and adjust the rights for each of the users. As an admin you have a clear overview on the progress of the study in all participating sites and you get a message every time a patient is included in the trial. Cons Sending out surveys is still a manual task, it would be great if by just entering the participants' email address, the surveys are sent automatically. Review Source Response from Castor January 23, 2019 Hi Fleur, Thanks for your 5 star review, we really appreciate it! With regards to sending surveys when you add the email address, have you looked at our automation engine? https://helpdesk.castoredc.com/article/44-automatically-send-out-surveys That should hopefully make your life even easier! All the best, Derk Arts, MD PhD CEO Castor EDC MC Mike C. Software Engineer / UX Specialist Research Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Really Versatile and GDPR Compliant Data Storage Platform" October 26, 2018 5.0 The ability to build our own research forms and surveys, quickly and in GDPR compliant way is a massive help for us as it has drastically reduced the cost of this and also the time it takes to get the forms built. It means we can do research faster and cheaper and with compliance headaches handled. The support from Castor has been amazing. They are very quick to respond (even to stupid questions!) and gave us huge support before we signed up. Pros We literally have found tons of uses for Castor. The ability to build your own forms quickly and knowing the data is stored in a GDPR Compliant way is a HUGE help for us. Also the validation options in the fields are really good / ensure high level of data quality. And Also, The SPSS export function is really a great help too! Cons The Surveys do not work well on Mobile phones and most of our research participants would use them that way. Review Source Response from Castor April 10, 2019 Hi Mike, Great to hear that you have found so many uses of Castor and that you rate it with 5 stars on all aspects! Compliance and security, together with a helpful support team our some of our top priorities! There have been some small improvements in the survey mobile experience, but we are aiming for a full mobile optimization with our coming redesigns. Stay tuned! :) Best, Elena SH Sylke H. PhD Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Satisfied customer" February 11, 2022 5.0 10 out of 10 Pros Very user friendly, very good customers service. Cons At the time I used Castor, it was not possible to automatically send reminders to participants in case of a questionnaire wasn't filled in. Review Source AK Alexandra K. Sr CRA Medical Devices Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Affordable and Reliable EDC System" June 1, 2020 5.0 Overall experience with Castor is extremely positive. I think the customer support has been great and I really enjoy the company! Pros It's really easy setting up the data collection process for your study. I love how you can play around with setting up a study (test study) so you can learn and implement that best data collection process for your study. The customization is great. It's also a great tool for small companies because of the price! Castor also does not charge you until your study goes live, which takes a lot of pressure off of the set up time, which is ultimately the longest and most difficult part when getting started with an EDC system--this gives you time to review with your team. Cons I wish there was a "save select data export" feature, where you can customize specific data fields to export, save, and re-download them at a later time instead of manually having to customize the fields again. The tutorial/help videos for setting up the study were mostly helpful, but I didn't use many features because of the lack of clarity in how to implement or the purpose of certain data fields. I think a better explanation (or even examples) as to what a "Repeated Measures" function as opposed to a "Add Report" function, for example. Alternatives considered [ClinCapture](https://www.capterra.com/p/133931/ClinCapture/) Reason for choosing Castor EDC Price Review Source AM Andreas M. Clinical Project Manager Medical Devices Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "My favorite eCRF platform so far" February 15, 2021 5.0 Using Castor EDC for a medical device clinical investigation. Pros The tool was easy to learn thanks to a few, short instructional tutorials and a great FAQ. I enjoyed the great level of control when building forms, and even managed to do some coding - and to test that code to make sure it really worked. The user interface has a modern look compared to many other EDCs. The smooth two-factor authentication is a plus. Cons Some building blocks are a bit limited in how they can be used. For example, some can't be set as "required", so one has to create additional fields to achieve the same result. Alternatives considered [Greenlight Guru Clinical](https://www.capterra.com/p/152998/SMART-TRIAL/) Reason for choosing Castor EDC Greater ease of use, eCRF design features (e.g. building blocks) and overall layout. Review Source RR Robyn R. PhD-student Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Beste Datamanagement System I'v worked with" August 15, 2019 4.0 Pros I really like Castor EDC. It is easy to build and has many features. I use Castor EDC on a daily basis for my multicentre RCT. It is easy that I an keep in touch with other centres through this system. Futhermore, it is very easy to send out questionnaires. The most positive thing about Castor is that you have all your data in one place. Finally, Catsor has a very good customer service. If I have a problem, I get a respons in one hour. At the beginning we had some difficulties with our study, and Castor invited us to their main office to help us. Cons I hope in feature, Castor will be linked with EPIC. Furthermore, I hope will be possible to sign Informed Consents in Castor. Review Source aV alden V. Datamanager consultant & developer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castor EDC: growing and growing internationally" August 8, 2019 4.0 Pros Easy to use and understand. The manual provided is very extensive and answers practically all your answers. Researchers themselves can create their own database without extensive software knowledge such as Oracle Clinical. The helpdesk is also very swift in replying to one's questions. Cons The study part of Castor is not yet compatible with the screens of mobile phones and tablets. Hopefully soon. The validations and dependencies could be extended to multiple fields to minimize the use of extra calculation fields. Review Source BH Bastiaan H. PhD student Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Making it easy to conduct large scale trials!" September 30, 2020 5.0 Data input and processing has never been able. Definitely recommend using this software! Pros The setup of a CRF within Castor EDC is intuitive, enabling us to conduct patient inclusions in a large scale trial with >600 data points within days. Due to the close collaboration between the clinical trial research unit of our academic hospital and Castor, we were able to receive optimal guidance prior to the start of the study, allowing for a smooth start up and easy data acquisition. Support by Castor employees was swift, and regular updates of the software made data input even easier. Exporting of data is super easy, allowing for quick data analysis in other environments such as R. Finally, Castor abides to all GDPR regulations, making it a safe environment to store patient data! Cons None! Initial "bugs" and slow server speeds were quickly addressed and improved along the way. Review Source Olivia C. MD, PhD researcher in psychiatry Mental Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best solution to manage my data" October 26, 2018 5.0 Very good experience for my PhD-project. Easy to set up and easy to use and to export! Pros easy to build up your project with. The structure helps you think about your statistical plan. Cons expensive compared to redcap, but still value for money Review Source Response from Castor April 9, 2019 Dear Olivia, Thank you for your review! Being the best solution for your data management is what we aim for! We also aim to keep our prices as low as possible for the provided quality, especially for academic research studies, and we trust that the value exceeds the price :) Thank you for using Castor and we hope to be in touch again for your future studies! Best regards, Elena Kochova, MD Customer Success Manager YV Yavanna V. Monitor Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review Castor from monitor perspective" August 9, 2019 4.0 Pros Castor is very intuitive and easy to use. Per variable/step/phase I can verify the data. Also making queries is very nice, it has multiple steps in closing a query what makes it very clear. What's also great is that gaining access to a database is very simple and easily arranged. Cons The audit trail cant be printed out, it can only be viewed online. But most of the times the audit trail is too massive anyway to print. Review Source Channarong C. Data management manager Research Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "CastorEDC is smart tool" September 12, 2019 5.0 Pros I can smart start research with CastorEDC. CastorEDC can Create a study exactly as I need.Easy to use and have quality. Cons In version 2019.2.5 not an option to printout annotated CRF Function (show variable in printout CRF) But you can use Study variable list in excel to map printout CRF send to statisticians Review Source VR Verified Reviewer ASAS member Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Castor for Investigator initiated Research" October 26, 2018 5.0 It made it easy to set up an international clinical trial Pros Easy to use and intuitive Accessible Easy to set up Cons Payable Difficulty of getting statistical nice graphs Review Source Response from Castor January 3, 2019 Hi there, Thank you for your review! Our intention is to make Castor very easy to use, so that any researcher can build their own database without any programming experience whatsoever. We are thus very happy that you rate us with 5 stars! We also try to keep Castor affordable for everyone and especially for academic, investigator-initiated studies. Small studies are entirely free! As for the graphs, we have created an integrated analytics dashboard that will allow you to do data analysis and make your own reports within Castor EDC. We will be releasing it soon, so stay tuned! Best regards, Elena Kochova, MD Customer Success Manager MB Michiel B. Physician Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great experience using Castor" October 26, 2021 5.0 Pros I had a great experience using Castor and will continue to use it with great pleasure in the future. Highly recommended to researchers for clinical trials. Cons I have no cons regarding the software, very userfriendly Review Source FS Francesca S. Clinical and business developer Medical Devices Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The best EDC system I’ve ever used " September 11, 2019 4.0 I am very satisfied with Castor EDC Pros It’s very easy to create an eCRF and also to monitor studies. GCP compliance is also an important aspect Cons Probably the ePRO module; questionnaire scheduling can be improved Alternatives considered [OpenClinica](https://www.capterra.com/p/78122/OpenClinica/) Reason for choosing Castor EDC Because Castor has a better quality/price ratio Review Source Response from Castor October 25, 2019 Hi Francesca, Thank you for claiming Castor is the best EDC you've used! Please have a look at our automation engine - this can make scheduling surveys quite effortless! And of course, contact our support team if you need help - we are happy to advise you. Thanks again, Elena EW Emerens W. AIOS / PhD Candidate Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castor database " April 6, 2022 5.0 Good customer service, easy to use. Captured data can easily be used for analysis in other software (R, SPSS). Pros Software is easy to use to create database for capturing data for observational and clinical studies. Due to simple set-up, easy to teach other colleagues how to capture data in system. With scripting rules able to create dynamic eCRF for data capturing. Cons Would be nice to create more complex scripting for creating a dynamic eCRF (e.g. based on multiple variables instead of just 1). Reason for choosing Castor EDC Implemented in academic centre and easy to use. Review Source BH Brechtje H. PhD Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "High-quality data collection" February 1, 2018 5.0 Pros What I like about Castor is that I can create a user-friendly database that will also create a user-friendly output, i.e. that I can already prepare the data as much as possible to make data analysis easier. Cons More possibilities regarding surveys would add even more value: automatic reminders to subjects to complete their survey, notifications if surveys have not been completed yet (in addition to the existing notifications that surveys have been completed). Review Source Response from Castor April 10, 2019 Hi Brechtje, Thank you for this review! We are working on automatic reminders, something that's been on the top of our list! Notifications for non-completion will be a next step afterwards. Good luck further with your research in Castor! Best, Elena BB Bee B. Research Assistant Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Data Capturing Software for Research" October 29, 2018 5.0 Overall we love Castor EDC. Great software, great team behind it and perfect for our research studies. :-) Pros The almost intuitive easy nature of the software. Cons The study ID numbering is a bit clunky. It would also be great to have study visit alarms / out of study visit window warnings. Review Source Response from Castor January 3, 2019 Dear Bee, Thank you for your review! We love that you love Castor and that you find the system (almost) intuitive :) With our coming redesign of the navigation in Castor, we hope to make it 100% intuitive! This year we will also be working towards a better overview of old vs. new CRF versions, as well as a reporting dashboard that will provide you with better insight into the study progress. Good luck further with your many research studies! Cheers, Elena Kochova, MD Customer Success Manager MV M V. PhD-student Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Nice program for clinical research" October 29, 2018 4.0 Pros Easy to use, customer friendly. Easily adjustable. Cons Sometimes Castor works too slow, so if i'm filling it in while seeing patients, it takes too long. Furthermore, some features do not work properly (like mark whole steps as missing, when the step is too large) Review Source Response from Castor December 14, 2018 Hi M, Thanks for leaving a review, good to hear you're mostly positive! :). Slow downs of the system are usually a result of having a large amount of fields on a single step. We are currently implementing a warning message in our form builder to warn against adding more than 50 fields to a single step, hopefully that should prevent this issue in the future. If you think there's another cause for the slowness, please contact support when this occurs. Thanks again! Derk Arts CEO Castor EDC Priscilla V. MD Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "data managing and collection" July 15, 2019 5.0 my study group used it to build an online CRF. Works really easy and well. I also used it to get METC approval at one of the participating centers. This was also easy. Pros easy and intuitive program. Much easier than constructing it yourself from scratch. Cons nothing................................. Review Source MW Mendy W. PhD Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Castor Database" August 28, 2020 5.0 I have had a great experience with Castor and will continue to use it in the future. Pros For somebody who is not great with computers and databases Castor was easy to use. There are a lot of features and I would not change anything. The Castor helpdesk was very helpful and responded very quickly when I needed help. Cons I had some trouble with converting Castor into SPSS but with a little help this worked great as well. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer PhD candidate Medical Practice Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very recommended!" February 15, 2019 5.0 We used it to collect data for medical research in several centers Pros Easy to use Nice interface Good customer service Cons We did not experience any problems with CASTOR Review Source Response from Castor April 9, 2019 Hi there, Thank you for your review! Great to hear that you liked the platform and did not experience any problems with it :) Our coming new interface will be even better, let us know what you think! Best, Elena Kochova, MD Customer Success Manager Remco H. Student Medicine Medical Practice Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great online program for study" October 18, 2019 5.0 Good online service. Very helpfull for my Study Pros Safe program, you can use it on every computer, at home and in the office. It was fine to use the trial version. Cons Some little bugs, difficult Java scripts, Not possible to changes the output file Alternatives considered [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Reason for choosing Castor EDC Safety, obligatory to use a data program, online possibility Review Source TWC Tsz Wai C. Clinical research coordinator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Love the software!" October 17, 2019 4.0 Pros Very user friendly, easy access to online help (email), audit trail available, ease of uploading documents, data editing easily without having to unlock pages constantly Cons Everytime I stop typing in a field and come back to it 30 s later, the GCP box pops up and ask me why am I making changes. I was just abit slow to type in the data. This is the only issue that is somewhat annoying, having to justify why even though I am not changing the data. Perhaps this box should pop up only if we make changes after we save the page? Review Source SG Sara G. PhD student Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "User friendly interface" August 15, 2019 5.0 It provides a solution for the data management requirements Pros It is very user friendly, easy to get acquinted with Cons Immediate changes also require a justification even though you are just correcting a typo Review Source