Enterprise DNA

Instead of QReserve

Stop renting QReserve. Own your equipment booking desk.

We build your version around how your facility runs, bring your QReserve activity records across and run it for you. Start with the equipment desk, then scope the connections your team needs.

QReserve Premium: US$10,000 per year. Core: US$3,000. Standard: US$6,000. Enterprise is quoted privately.

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The annual bill

Which parts of QReserve does your facility use?

Premium lists US$10,000 per year. Compare the subscription with your booking work, reporting needs and current contract. Vendor prices checked 26 October 2026.

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Equipment scheduling

Core includes resource scheduling, usage tracking and maintenance blocks at US$3,000 per year.

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Training records

Standard adds credentials and training alongside project management and custom forms.

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Financial administration

Standard lists invoices and quotes. Decide which work belongs in your existing finance system.

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Your own branding

Premium includes custom branding. Additional fees can apply to branding on Standard.

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Custom reporting

Premium includes a day of report development. More complex reports can attract extra fees.

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Multiple sites

Enterprise is quoted privately and lists multiple-site reporting and a self-hosted option. Compare those with your actual requirements.

Your equipment desk

One record of bookings, readiness and use

Schedule

Review the week before approving a slot

Start with a requested booking. Approve it only when the current record checks pass.

  • check The next seven days of requested and approved sessions
  • check Equipment and operator details beside each reservation
  • check Conflicting approved slots block a second approval
  • check A maintenance hold appears against the bookings it affects

Readiness

Keep training evidence beside the booking

Use your facility rules to check the person and the equipment together.

  • check Training evidence names an assessor and validity dates
  • check Missing, expired or revoked evidence blocks approval when training is required
  • check Inactive equipment and operators fail the readiness check
  • check Check again before use when training or maintenance changes

Usage

Compare the booked session with what happened

Record actual minutes and review the difference by instrument and project.

  • check Ended sessions without usage appear in the attention list
  • check Completed sessions show booked and actual minutes
  • check Internal estimates keep each currency separate
  • check Combine your own cost-centre rules with training and service history

Ownership

Make the review fit your facility

Keep the records and change the questions as your operation develops.

  • check Bring across QReserve activity history with the original details retained
  • check Review imported history before creating live bookings
  • check Print equipment briefs, usage estimates and training records in your brand
  • check Add your own fields, readiness rules and read-only reports

Make it yours

Design your own QReserve replacement

Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from QReserve. Try it here, and we build the real one.

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Answered from your own database

Build my version

We build it from the open-source base, bring your QReserve data across and run it for you.

What it looks like

Ask it like you would ask a colleague

Real answers from the demo data that ships with Research Equipment for Claude Code. It runs in Claude Code inside the Claude app, so it feels like any chat you already use.

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Research Equipment for Claude Code

Connected to your own database

What needs attention before we use the equipment?

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Booking overlaps an open maintenance hold

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No current equipment training covering the booking

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Approved booking ended without a usage record

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Service report missing

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Resource rules need review

Ask it anything

Ten questions across your facility records

These questions are answered by the working demonstration. QReserve also supports custom reports and scripting; compare the exact questions your team needs.

chat_bubble Which requested bookings lack current training?
chat_bubble Which reservations overlap maintenance holds?
chat_bubble Which approved sessions ended without usage?
chat_bubble Which instruments used more time than booked?
chat_bubble Which projects have recorded usage estimates by currency?
chat_bubble Which equipment rules still need review?
chat_bubble Which instruments have no completed usage?
chat_bubble Which operators have expired training?
chat_bubble Which equipment holds are overdue?
chat_bubble Which imported bookings still need reconciliation?

Switching

How to switch from QReserve

The move involves exporting reservation history, checking how your records and rules map, and testing the new desk before you rely on it.

  1. 1

    Export your history

    In QReserve, open Activity Reports, choose Download, then Details CSV. Keep Reservation rows for single-unit equipment. Retain the original export so you can compare it with the imported records. If your account does not show this path or the export differs, check with QReserve before proceeding.

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    Test the import

    Start with the import's test run, then load the export when you are ready. The free version imports reservation rows for single-unit equipment and keeps the original details. Compare the record counts with your QReserve export, as recommended in the project guide, before treating the new database as your working desk.

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    Review flagged records

    Check the import results and reconcile any issues before relying on the records. Pay particular attention to dates, equipment and operator identities, as well as resource rules, rates and training. Imported history stays historical, and source approvals do not grant live permission. Future bookings need to be reviewed against current records.

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    Run both side by side

    Keep QReserve available while operators use the new database and Claude Code for the internal equipment desk. Compare upcoming reservations and resolve differences. Make sure future bookings are entered and reviewed in the new system using current records. Imported history remains historical, so it does not approve future activity.

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    Switch off QReserve

    Stop using QReserve for live reservations only after you have checked the records and agreed process in the new desk. Confirm operators know where to review bookings, training evidence and maintenance holds. Keep the QReserve export available for reference if you need to check source details later.

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Where the real effort goes

Most of the work is matching your equipment, people, fields and local rules, then deciding how much history to bring and reconciling dates, identities, rates and training. The import is only part of the move. If you have Enterprise DNA install and run it, they handle this mapping and reconciliation with you.

Not ready for a call?

Get your QReserve switch plan by email

We will send you the step-by-step plan for moving your business off QReserve, what the move really involves, and how we would do it for you.

One email with your plan. No spam, and you can unsubscribe any time.

Three ways to own it

Choose who builds and runs your version

Open source

Do it yourself

Free open-source code

  1. 1 Clone the repo and install its dependencies
  2. 2 Run npm test and npm run demo
  3. 3 Open it with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or Cursor
  4. 4 Test a QReserve Details CSV import and reconcile the records
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Built around your business

We customise it

One setup fee, then a retainer

  • check Your equipment fields, training rules and reports
  • check Your QReserve history mapped and checked
  • check A researcher booking screen and connections scoped around your needs
  • check A different database or operating setup when your team needs it
Get your version built

Omni by Enterprise DNA

We run it for you

One setup fee, then a retainer

  • check Installed and operated through Omni by Enterprise DNA
  • check Your records, backups and agreed connections looked after
  • check Your weekly equipment review built around the facility
  • check Ongoing changes as your instruments and processes develop
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Questions

Instead of QReserve, answered

Does this cover everything QReserve does? expand_more

The free version covers the internal equipment desk: requests, approvals, training evidence, maintenance holds and usage reviews. We scope researcher self-service, calendar connections and instrument integrations into your custom version before changing the working system.

Can we bring our booking history across? expand_more

Yes. QReserve documents a detailed activity export. The free version imports reservation rows for single-unit equipment and keeps their original details. We check dates, equipment and operator identities with you. Historical approvals stay historical; future bookings are reviewed against current records.

Does an approved booking mean someone can safely operate the instrument? expand_more

An approval means the recorded checks passed. Your responsible person still confirms competence, equipment condition and local safety requirements. A new maintenance hold or revoked training can change readiness after approval.

How are usage costs handled? expand_more

The free version records actual minutes and produces internal estimates using the rate saved at approval. It keeps currencies separate. We scope accounting connections and your billing rules into the custom version, with your finance system remaining responsible for invoices and payments.

What does Enterprise DNA charge? expand_more

One setup fee, then a retainer for the agreed ongoing work. Sam scopes the equipment, records, rules and connections with you before quoting. The free open-source version has no software licence fee; hosting and any agent service are your own costs.

Show Sam how your equipment week works

Bring your QReserve bill and the three checks your coordinator repeats every week. In a 30-minute call, Sam will help define your version, the records to bring across and the work to run for you.

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Research Equipment for Claude Code is free and open source, published by Enterprise DNA.

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