vs. Status Quo
Clarida vs. Excel
Excel works. Until it doesn't. Here's when you've outgrown it.
First MIQE-compliant analysis in under 15 minutes
The core difference
Excel is a general-purpose spreadsheet. Clarida is purpose-built for qPCR analysis. Excel can do the math - but it doesn't know the science. No MIQE awareness, no geNorm, no reference gene validation logic.
Feature comparison
Analysis
MIQE-compliant analysis
Excel
Clarida
geNorm reference gene validation
Excel
Clarida
Normalization
Excel
Clarida
Outlier detection
Excel
Clarida
Workflow
Reproducibility
Excel
Clarida
Publication-ready figures
Excel
Clarida
Multi-plate analysis
Excel
Clarida
Audit trail
Excel
Clarida
Collaboration
Excel
Clarida
Where Excel works well
- Universal availability - every lab has it
- Full flexibility - can build anything
- Good for quick one-off calculations
- Free if you already have Office
Where Clarida adds value
MIQE compliance built in
Every analysis follows MIQE guidelines automatically - no checklist needed.
geNorm without the math
Reference gene validation with the original algorithm, built by the same author.
Hours → minutes
Analysis that took hours in Excel takes minutes in Clarida. No templates to rebuild.
Built on two layers of analysis
Every calculation traceable to a peer-reviewed method
- Peer-reviewed qPCR methods built in
- geNorm reference gene validation
- MIQE-compliant normalization
- Published algorithms, reproducible results
Augments your judgment, doesn't replace the validated math
- Pattern recognition across experiments
- Anomaly detection for quality issues
- Intelligent suggestions (e.g., unstable reference genes)
- Learns from thousands of analyses
Excel doesn't offer either layer.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Clarida vs. Excel
Yes, but Excel has no built-in understanding of qPCR science. You can write formulas for delta-delta-Cq, but there is no MIQE compliance checking, no geNorm reference gene validation, no automated outlier detection, and no reproducibility guarantees. Every lab builds their own template, and errors are invisible until publication review.
Excel templates encode static formulas. Clarida encodes validated scientific methods - geNorm, efficiency correction, MIQE compliance - maintained by the scientists who developed them. Templates break when shared, updated, or applied to different assay types. Clarida handles all of this automatically.
Yes. Clarida imports Cq data from Excel files, CSV exports, and instrument-specific formats. You can also export all results back to Excel at any time. No vendor lock-in.
Clarida has a free tier with the full D-DEAR workflow (Define, Design, Execute, Analyze, Report) and standalone tools including geNorm, an RDML viewer, and an RDES validator. No credit card required.
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Free to start. No credit card. Import your Excel files. Export anytime.
Costs less per experiment than an empty qPCR plate.
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