All 12 alternatives
Tools that do the same work come first, followed by the rest of the pharmaceutical industry. For each tool it states how it differs from Castor.
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CradleCradle · NetherlandsAI platform for protein design: generates and optimises candidates for antibodies, enzymes, vaccines and peptides, and learns from lab results round by round.on request (licence, no royal…Strong2
Aily LabsAily Labs GmbH · EUDecision intelligence app for management and teams in pharma: connects data from finance, R&D, supply chain, quality and production and provides insights and recommendations (customers include Sanofi).on requestGood3
BiolevateBiolevate · EUAgentic AI platform for regulated life sciences processes: co-authors protocols, CSRs and PSURs, performs signal detection and literature reviews, with a complete evidence trail.on requestGood4
ArdigenArdigen · EUPolish AI company for drug discovery with platforms for phenotypic profiling, target identification, biologics and biomarkers, plus data and AI services.on requestLimited5
CausalyCausaly Ltd · Outside EU · free trialAgentic AI platform for life sciences that brings together biomedical literature, databases and proprietary company data in a knowledge graph and answers research questions with cited evidence. Aimed at pharma and biotech R&D.on request (enterprise, via demo)Limited6
EnnovEnnov · EUFrench compliance platform for life sciences (regulatory, quality, pharmacovigilance, clinical) that uses agentic AI to reduce manual work in records and reporting.on requestLimited7
Iris.aiIris AI AS · EUNorwegian AI platform that searches, summarises and extracts data from scientific literature and in-house R&D documents, including for life sciences.on requestLimited8
Owkin K ProOwkin · EU · free trialAI scientist for drug development: agents search for targets, predict which patients will respond and help take candidates into clinical trials, with validation in an in-house lab.on requestLimited9
Trialbee HoneyTrialbee AB · EUSwedish clinical trial patient recruitment platform with an AI agent for pre-screening, across 50 countries and 66 languages.on requestLimited10
Yseop CopilotYseop · EUGenerative AI platform for regulatory and medical writing in biopharma: drafts clinical study reports, patient narratives and CMC documents, traceable to the source data.on 
on requestLimited11
LifeSphereArisGlobal · Outside EUPlatform for pharmacovigilance, regulatory, quality and medical affairs with NavaX agents for tasks including MedDRA coding and signal detection.on requestUnknown12
Veeva Vault AIVeeva Systems · Outside EUAI agents within the Veeva Vault platform for clinical, regulatory, safety, quality and commercial, with access to documents and data within Vault.on on requestUnknown
CradleCradle · NetherlandsAI platform for protein design: generates and optimises candidates for antibodies, enzymes, vaccines and peptides, and learns from lab results round by round.on request (licence, no royal…Strong2Aily LabsAily Labs GmbH · EUDecision intelligence app for management and teams in pharma: connects data from finance, R&D, supply chain, quality and production and provides insights and recommendations (customers include Sanofi).on requestGood3BiolevateBiolevate · EUAgentic AI platform for regulated life sciences processes: co-authors protocols, CSRs and PSURs, performs signal detection and literature reviews, with a complete evidence trail.on requestGood4ArdigenArdigen · EUPolish AI company for drug discovery with platforms for phenotypic profiling, target identification, biologics and biomarkers, plus data and AI services.on requestLimited5CausalyCausaly Ltd · Outside EU · free trialAgentic AI platform for life sciences that brings together biomedical literature, databases and proprietary company data in a knowledge graph and answers research questions with cited evidence. Aimed at pharma and biotech R&D.on request (enterprise, via demo)Limited6EnnovEnnov · EUFrench compliance platform for life sciences (regulatory, quality, pharmacovigilance, clinical) that uses agentic AI to reduce manual work in records and reporting.on requestLimited7Iris.aiIris AI AS · EUNorwegian AI platform that searches, summarises and extracts data from scientific literature and in-house R&D documents, including for life sciences.on requestLimited8Owkin K ProOwkin · EU · free trialAI scientist for drug development: agents search for targets, predict which patients will respond and help take candidates into clinical trials, with validation in an in-house lab.on requestLimited9Trialbee HoneyTrialbee AB · EUSwedish clinical trial patient recruitment platform with an AI agent for pre-screening, across 50 countries and 66 languages.on requestLimited10Yseop CopilotYseop · EUGenerative AI platform for regulatory and medical writing in biopharma: drafts clinical study reports, patient narratives and CMC documents, traceable to the source data.on on requestLimited11LifeSphereArisGlobal · Outside EUPlatform for pharmacovigilance, regulatory, quality and medical affairs with NavaX agents for tasks including MedDRA coding and signal detection.on requestUnknown12Veeva Vault AIVeeva Systems · Outside EUAI agents within the Veeva Vault platform for clinical, regulatory, safety, quality and commercial, with access to documents and data within Vault.on on requestUnknownNo tools match these filters.
Frequently asked questions
- What are good alternatives to Castor?
- For the pharmaceutical industry we list 12 alternatives. Cradle, Aily Labs, Biolevate sit at the top: tools that do the same work, with the strongest published GDPR profile.
- Is there an alternative to Castor with a free trial?
- Yes: Causaly, Owkin K Pro.
- How do I choose?
- Start with the GDPR profile and the data processing agreement, then compare features and price during a trial period.
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