Transparency alternatives to Dimensions
Other Research administration vendors we measure, sorted by how much we found at them and not at Dimensions. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 24 that differ from Dimensions on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Dimensions has 10 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “Found there, not found at Dimensions” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Found there, not found at Dimensions | Found at Dimensions, not found there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watermarkwatermarkinsights.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Watermark | 52/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| LabArchiveslabarchives.comSee also Transparency alternatives to LabArchives | 39/100 | 4 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Protocols.ioprotocols.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Protocols.io | 35/100 | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, Named privacy contact | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Pure Elsevierelsevier.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Pure Elsevier | 32/100 | 3 Data location stated, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Colabracolabra.appSee also Transparency alternatives to Colabra | 26/100 | 3 Public pricing, Certifications named, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Cayusecayuse.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Cayuse | 35/100 | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | nothing | Compare |
| Aixeloaixelo.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Aixelo | 26/100 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| SciNotescinote.netSee also Transparency alternatives to SciNote | 26/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Certifications named | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Key Solutionskeyusa.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Key Solutions | 22/100 | 1 Data location stated | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Effex OMARSeffex.appSee also Transparency alternatives to Effex OMARS | 13/100 | 1 Named privacy contact | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Haplohaplo.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Haplo | 13/100 | 1 Certifications named | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Worktribeworktribe.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Worktribe | 13/100 | 1 Certifications named | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.