EDC platform review
Ledidi Core review
Ledidi Core is a cloud platform that combines study design, form and eCRF data capture, statistical analysis and visualisation for health research projects and clinical registries. It is used mainly by hospitals, universities and registry teams, including Norway's South-Eastern Regional Health Authority and Weill Cornell Medicine.
- Our score
- 6.0/10
- Best for
- Registries and simple observational studies needing built-in statistics
- Pricing
- Per-user subscription
- Vendor
- Ledidi AS, Oslo, Norway
Unique feature
Statistics built into data capture
Weill Cornell describes built-in descriptive statistics, parametric and non-parametric tests, regression, contingency tables and survival analysis in the same platform used for data entry.
Fit
Who Ledidi Core suits
Best for
- Clinical registries and clinical audit or service evaluation projects
- Simple observational studies that need built-in analysis
- Multicentre academic collaborations across institutions
Less suited to
- Drug trials (Oslo University Hospital's trials unit advised against this in 2024)
- Randomised trials needing built-in randomisation
- Studies needing e-signatures, query management or CDISC exports
Features
Key features
What the vendor documents publicly, checked against its own pages. “Not stated” means we could not confirm it, not that it is missing.
✓ Yes◐ Partly+ Add-on– No? Not stated
- +Vendor builds your databasePaid scientific support for study and database design (G-Cloud 13)
- ✓Build forms yourselfDo-it-yourself study design; researchers build projects themselves
- ◐Audit trailForm history kept; 2024 hospital review found reasons and deletions untracked
- –Electronic signaturesNo e-signature function (Oslo University Hospital review, 2024)
- ◐Edit checks at data entrySimple value restrictions; no cross-form checks (2024 review)
- –Queries and source data verificationNo query management or SDV function (2024 review)
- –RandomisationRandomisation not available (2024 review)
- ◐ePRO and participant self-entryG-Cloud 14 lists survey data capture; 2024 review found no patient entry
- ?eConsent
- –Offline mobile data collectionBrowser-based, no installable app; offline use not mentioned
- ?Forms in several languages
- –CDISC export (ODM / SDTM)Exports CSV data and statistics, and SVG figures
- ✓Built-in reports and dashboardsReal-time descriptive statistics, graphs and reporting
- ✓Built-in statistical analysisParametric and non-parametric tests, regression, survival analysis
- ?Numbered tables, figures and listings
- ✓APIVendor says all app functionality is supported as APIs
- ?Free or open-source optionG-Cloud 14: 30-day free trial; 2022 listing showed limited free plan
Verdict
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Statistical tests and graphs built into the same platform
- Per-user price published on the UK G-Cloud marketplace
- Vendor states ISO 27001 and EEA hosting
Limitations
- No randomisation or e-signatures per 2024 hospital trials unit review
- Exports limited to CSV data and SVG figures; no CDISC
- Browser only; no offline mobile app
Details
Pricing, hosting and regulation
Pricing
Per-user subscription. Published prices: £30 to £60 a user a month (G-Cloud 14 listing). Pricing source.
Hosting and security
Hosting regions: European Economic Area (vendor-stated). Vendor-hosted SaaS on AWS public cloud; customers cannot choose the storage location. No self-hosting option stated.
Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001 (vendor; accredited by Kiwa AS, December 2022), Cyber Essentials (vendor), HIPAA compliance attestation report (vendor).
Regulatory support
Vendor cites compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations and a HIPAA attestation report; 21 CFR Part 11 not mentioned.. Whatever the software offers, your own procedures, validation and training are still needed for a regulated study.
Scale and set-up
Single- or multicentre projects and registries; vendor states unlimited projects at no extra cost. Oslo University Hospital's trials unit suggests it for simple, non-complex studies.. Self-service SaaS with no installation; vendor says solutions can be used immediately. Free technical support; paid scientific support for design and statistics..
Alternatives
Alternatives to Ledidi Core
ResearchGuru EDC
Teams that want the database built for them, with TFLs and analysis included.
Score 8.6/10 · Unique feature: EDC, automated TFLs and automated analysis in one platform
REDCap
Academic studies at institutions that already run REDCap.
Score 7.1/10 · Unique feature: Free licence through a global non-profit consortium
Castor EDC
Self-built academic and MedTech studies, with UK, EU, US or Australian hosting.
Score 7.5/10 · Unique feature: Choice of EU, UK, US or Australian hosting
- UK Digital Marketplace G-Cloud 14: Ledidi Core (supplier listing)
- UK Digital Marketplace G-Cloud 13: Ledidi Core (supplier listing)
- G-Cloud 13 service definition document: Ledidi Core (2022)
- Weill Cornell Medicine Library: Ledidi
- Weill Cornell ITS: Learn Ledidi Core for research (2025)
- Oslo University Hospital CTU: assessment of Ledidi 1.0 (April 2024, Norwegian)
- Oslo Science Park: Ledidi news (Oct 2024)
- Oslo Cancer Cluster: Advancing a platform for collaborative research (Jan 2025)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals: partnership with Ledidi (Nov 2024)