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Castor vs Cradle
Both are professional tools for the pharmaceutical industry. Castor has a provider in the Netherlands; Cradle has a stronger GDPR profile.
CastorCastor (Amsterdam, Netherlands)GDPR: Goodon request
Stronger on 1 by 2 points with a clear margin
CradleCradle (Amsterdam, Netherlands and Zurich, Switzerland)GDPR: Strongon request (licence, no royalties or milestone payments)
Stronger on 1 by 2 points with a clear margin
The key differences
- Castor has a stronger GDPR profile: Strong, against Good for Cradle.
- Castor is based in the Netherlands, Cradle outside the EU.
| Criterion | Castor | Cradle |
|---|---|---|
| GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data. For a professional tool: whether the data is stored in the EU, whether there is a certification or GDPR guarantee, and whether the provider is based in the Netherlands or the EU. For a general model: EU hosting, no training on your data and self-hosting. From Strong to Unknown; Caution only for a model with a documented problem. How we measure | Good | Strong |
| Price | on request | on request (licence, no royalties or milestone payments) |
| Origin | Netherlands | Outside EU |
Choose Castor if…
- you want a provider in the Netherlands
- What you're looking for: EDC for clinical trials
- What you're looking for: eCOA and ePRO on any device
Choose Cradle if…
- GDPR and confidentiality weigh heavily
- you're searching for: designing protein candidates
- you're searching for: optimising properties in parallel
Features of Castor
- EDC for clinical trials
- eCOA and ePRO on any device
- eConsent: remote or on site
- Data management: cleaning and locking
- Catalyst: AI extraction of source data
- Sources: PDF, scans, EHR export, FHIR
- Confidence score and edit checks
- A human approves every value
Features of Cradle
- Designing protein candidates
- Optimising properties in parallel
- Learns each round from your own lab data
- Antibodies, enzymes, vaccines, peptides
- Web app with point-and-click design
- All features also via API
Frequently asked questions
- Which is better: Castor or Cradle?
- Castor has a provider in the Netherlands; Cradle has a stronger GDPR profile. What weighs heaviest for you determines the choice; the table sets everything side by side.
- Which is safer for your data: Castor or Cradle?
- Cradle has the stronger GDPR profile (strong against good). The profile summarises what the provider publishes; always sign a data processing agreement. See the GDPR check for the pharmaceutical industry.
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