Resources
eQMS resources for every step of your evaluation
Choosing an eQMS is easier when you can check every answer yourself. These eQMS resources help you set your criteria, see QMSdesk™ configured for your regulations, estimate the budget and take stock of where your quality system stands today.
eQMS resources to set your criteria
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What to look for in an eQMS
A buyer's guide built on positive selection criteria: configuration from your regulations, locked workflows, a closed loop from event to proven fix, record integrity, the pricing model and validation support. Each criterion shows how QMSdesk delivers it, with a link to the evidence.
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What you gain by moving to QMSdesk
Short guides for teams moving from large per-seat suites, from shared drives and file servers, or from paper. Each one sets out what changes for you.
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Every feature, in one list
The complete QMSdesk feature index, grouped by module, with every platform service. Download it as a capability overview, ready to paste into your eQMS requirements checklist or RFP.
See QMSdesk configured for your regulations
Build your regulatory profile
Tell us what your organization does. The profile builder shows the regulatory profiles that carry your regulations, with your retention floor, key deadlines, roles and workflows. Email yourself the summary to share with your team.
Estimate your 5-year cost
The eQMS ROI calculator estimates what per-seat licensing would cost for everyone who records quality work, and shows the tier that fits your organization. Every figure is labeled as an estimate.
Check where you stand
Akatalyst Inspection Readiness Assessment™
A free, 3–5 minute self-assessment from Akatalyst, the company behind QMSdesk. It profiles your quality maturity across quality systems, documentation, validation, data integrity and inspection governance, adjusted for the complexity of your environment. No registration is needed to see your results.
Understand your regulations
Plain-language guides to the regulations quality teams answer to, with the QMSdesk controls relevant to each:
- 21 CFR Part 11: electronic records and signatures
- FDA QMSR: the Quality Management System Regulation, in force since February 2, 2026
- EU GMP Annex 11: computerized systems
- Computer Software Assurance: FDA's risk-based approach to software assurance
- ISO 13485: quality management systems for medical devices
- ICH Q10: the pharmaceutical quality system
- EU GMP Annex 22: artificial intelligence, and our stance
Review the evidence
Validation
QMSdesk's core platform is validated, and your system is validated by you. See how we walk you through the record, and how every engagement gets a written validation scope.
Trust Center
Tenant isolation, the hash-chained audit trail, signature controls and single sign-on, stated control by control, with what we hold stated separately.
Questions buyers ask
Are these resources free?
Yes. The buyer's guide, feature index, regulation guides and assessment are free to use. The capability overview downloads as soon as you ask for it. The requirements pack from the profile builder is emailed to you, with every document attached.
Where do I start?
If you're building a shortlist, start with the buyer's guide. If you already know your regulations, build your regulatory profile. If you want to see QMSdesk working, bring one workflow to a demo.
Is the ROI estimate a quote?
No. It's a positioning estimate, not a quote or a measured result. For a figure you can budget on, ask us for a written proposal.
Bring one workflow. We'll show you QMSdesk running it.
When you're ready to see it working, bring a real workflow and we'll walk it through QMSdesk with you. Early-stage and growth teams can also join the 2026 Early Adopter Program.