Capture vs Datacubed Health: engagement that protects your endpoints
Datacubed focuses on participant engagement in eCOA. Capture protects compliance with completion windows, a three-step reminder ladder and at-risk alerts, with participant data in the same study as site data.
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- EDC, ePRO, eConsent, randomization
- Part 11-aligned controls
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Tests
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Hands-on
4
To confirm
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- Consent a test participant remotelySame test, both systems
- Complete a diary on your own phoneSame test, both systems
- Miss an entry and watch the remindersSame test, both systems
- See participant data next to site dataSame test, both systems
- Compare total cost for your studyAsk both vendors
Capture vs Datacubed: the short version
- Datacubed Health offers eCOA and participant engagement technology for decentralized and hybrid trials.
- Engagement features aim to keep participants completing questionnaires over months.
- Capture focuses on the mechanics that protect endpoint data: windows, reminders when due, the next day and before the window closes, and at-risk participants flagged.
- Participant data lands in the same audit trail as site data.
- Measure compliance in a pilot or sandbox test rather than relying on feature lists.
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sales calls needed to start building
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audit trail across EDC, ePRO, eConsent and randomization
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The comparison
What actually drives compliance
Participants complete questionnaires when they are short, clearly timed, easy to open and reminded at the right moment, and when the site notices early if they fall behind. Engagement features can help, but the basics decide most of the outcome: a link that opens straight into the questionnaire, a sensible window, and a site that calls when a participant slips.
Capture builds those basics in: secure links by email or SMS with no app, reminders that stop when the task is done and respect quiet hours, and a dashboard that flags at-risk participants and overdue tasks. See ePRO compliance reminders.
What to compare
What to test when comparing Capture and Datacubed
| Criterion | Why it matters | Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance tools | Missing diary days are missing data | Windows, three-step reminder ladder, quiet hours, at-risk participants flagged |
| Device model | Cost and participant friction | BYOD in the browser with no app; clinic devices supported |
| Onboarding | Friction for participants | Secure link; no app and no password |
| Licensed instruments | Licence tracking and faithful migration | Licence number, holder and expiry per form; collection blocked if lapsed |
| Link to site data | Reconciliation effort | ePRO, eConsent and EDC in one study and one audit trail |
| Commercial model | Fit for your study size | Free sandbox; no setup fee; pay only when you go live |
This table shows Capture's answers only. Ask Datacubed for theirs, and confirm current capabilities and terms directly with them.
Participant data
ePRO on participants' own phones, in the same audit trail
Participants open a secure link with no app to install. Diaries and questionnaires follow the schedule with completion windows, and reminders go out when a task is due, the next day and before the window closes, respecting quiet hours in each participant's time zone. Compliance is visible by study, country and site.
- BYOD in the browser, no app store.
- Licence tracking for licensed instruments.
- At-risk participants flagged.
At-risk participants
eConsent
Consent with evidence you can hand to an inspector
Participants sign on screen after confirming a one-time email code and acknowledging that the signature is legally binding. The investigator countersigns with password re-authentication. Witness and legally authorised representative signatures are supported, and each signature is linked to the exact document content.
- Remote or in-clinic signing.
- Signed PDF with audit trail.
- Consent in the same study as the data.
Meaning of signature
I have reviewed this adverse event and confirm the assessment of seriousness, severity and causality.
Signer
Dr. A. Ozola, PI
Password
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Walk through the participant journey
Consent and complete a diary on your own phone in the free sandbox.
Fit
When Datacubed fits, and when Capture does
Datacubed may fit studies where participant engagement design is the main priority and a separate eCOA system alongside the EDC is acceptable.
Capture fits studies that want strong compliance mechanics with participant data in the same study as EDC, eConsent and randomization.
One platform
EDC, ePRO, eConsent and randomization in one study
Sites enter data on locked, approved forms with edit checks that raise queries at entry. Participants complete questionnaires on their own phones and sign eConsent with verified signatures. Randomization and kit management run in the same study, and everything shares one field-level audit trail.
- One participant record across every module.
- No integrations to build or reconcile.
- Phase 1 through Phase 3.
Switching
Moving from Datacubed to Capture
Rebuild questionnaires in Capture, set windows and reminder timing to match the recall period, and test the participant journey on your own phone.
Switch at study boundaries rather than mid-study, especially for licensed instruments, whose electronic versions usually need the licence holder's approval in each new system.
Evaluation
How to evaluate patient-facing technology
Participant journey
Consent, onboarding and first questionnaire on a phone.
Device model
BYOD, provisioned devices or both.
Compliance tools
Windows, reminders and at-risk alerts.
Licensed instruments
Who migrates them and how licences are tracked.
Link to EDC
One audit trail or an integration.
Total cost
Build, per-participant and device costs.
All comparisons
Compare Capture with other platforms
Every comparison uses the same approach: what to test, where each option fits, and Capture's own answers. See all of them on the comparisons hub at /compare.
How does Capture keep participants compliant?
With completion windows, up to three reminders per task, quiet hours in each participant's time zone and at-risk alerts for sites.
Is Capture a Datacubed alternative?
Yes, for studies that want eCOA in the same system as EDC.
Do participants need an app?
No. Questionnaires open from a secure link in the browser.
Can I test Capture before deciding against Datacubed?
Yes. The free sandbox includes every feature with sample data, no credit card and no time limit. You pay only when you go live.
How did you build this comparison?
From public positioning and the criteria teams tell us matter. We state only Capture's own capabilities as fact; confirm Datacubed's current offering with them.
Participant data in the same study as everything else
Free sandbox with every feature.