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Should I use Omiq?

Cloud-based flow cytometry analysis software by Dotmatics - omiq.ai

Depends. Buy if your lab handles large spectral or high-dimensional cytometry panels and wants cloud collaboration. Skip if you run simple panels or need transparent pricing — FlowJo, FCS Express, or free R pipelines will do.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14 public sources; no aggregate review ratings (G2/Capterra counts) found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Published online

Academic

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
CommercialQuote-based
EnterpriseCustom

Best for

  • Labs with high-dimensional or spectral cytometry
  • Core facilities standardizing analysis
  • Distributed teams needing cloud sharing
  • Researchers avoiding R pipelines

Not for

  • Small labs with basic 2–4 color panels
  • Buyers needing published, upfront pricing
  • Teams wanting desktop/offline analysis
  • Anyone avoiding Dotmatics platform lock-in

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Reddit reports ~$100/mo per seat, unverified; commercial quotes require sales contact

medium

Dotmatics-owned since 2022; expect upsell toward its broader life-sciences platform

medium

Guess: switching from FlowJo means rebuilding gates and templates in a new tool

low

Academic pricing is published online; commercial and enterprise pricing stay opaque

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Users call it 'life changing' for large spectral panels
  • Cloud collaboration: share data, add colleagues, set permissions
  • Easy and convenient for immunology workflows
  • Vendor claims ISO/IEC certification and enterprise security program
  • Integrates with Dotmatics Luma and GraphPad Prism workflows

Cons

  • No public pricing; most buyers need a sales quote
  • Cloud-only — no desktop option for offline analysis
  • Owned by Dotmatics; pushes 'bring your entire organization' enterprise sales
  • Many labs still default to FlowJo, FCS Express, or R

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/05/2026 - 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

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Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Published online

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Anecdotal ~$100/mo; commercial quotes opaque
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Users call it easy and convenient
  • Feature depth: 4/5. ML clustering, tSNE, flowAI QC, spectral support
  • Support quality: 3/5. One positive Clutch review; little data
  • Security posture: 4/5. ISO/IEC claim, enterprise program, security docs
  • ~$100/mo Per-seat cost (anecdotal) Unverified Reddit figure
  • Jan 2022 Acquired By Insightful Science, now Dotmatics
  • None raised Outside funding Per Tracxn, pre-acquisition
  • ISO/IEC Security cert Vendor-claimed certification

Pricing

Academic

Published online

  • Online purchase available
  • For academic labs

Commercial

Quote-based

  • ~$100/mo per seat (anecdotal)
  • Sales contact required

Enterprise

Not disclosed

  • Org-wide deployment
  • Security review and admin controls

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reddit users praise OMIQ for large spectral panels and ease of use, while repeatedly weighing it against FlowJo, Cytobank, and R.

“OMIQ is life changing for large spe…”
Reddit, r/flowcytometry
“Omiq is easy and convenient.”
Reddit, r/Immunology
“I heard OMIQ costs about 100”
Reddit, r/labrats

Companies that use it

  • UT Southwestern Flow & Mass Cytometry Core14
Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources; no aggregate review ratings (G2/Capterra counts) found.

Cloud cytometry analysis that shines on big spectral panels; opaque pricing makes it a pass for small labs.

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources; no aggregate review ratings (G2/Capterra counts) found.

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