A Veeva alternative
PharmaLogiks vs Veeva
The reference platform for regulated documents and quality processes, but it manages documents about shipments, not the shipments themselves.
Where Veeva is genuinely strong
- Industry-standard regulated document management and QMS
- Part 11-compliant signatures within its document domain
- Deep clinical and regulatory application suite (CTMS, RIM, eTMF)
Where PharmaLogiks wins
- Operational logistics: live shipments, carrier bookings, custody events and temperature telemetry, not just the paperwork around them
- Cold-chain intelligence with TAET budgets and predictive breach alerts
- Denied-party screening and corridor document gates enforced at submission time
- On-prem single-tenant deployment versus Veeva’s cloud-only model
- We integrate with Veeva CTMS rather than replacing it, study sites and protocols sync via its API
Capability by capability
| Capability | PharmaLogiks | Veeva |
|---|---|---|
| Pharma-native workflowsCustody chain, batch/IND linkage and compliance gates as first-class data models, not a bolted-on vertical module. | Built pharma-first | Documents, not logistics |
| On-prem / air-gap deploymentSingle-tenant Helm chart into your own cluster. Zero runtime CDN or cloud dependencies. | By design, Helm chart | Cloud only |
| Part 11 record-state e-signaturesTwo-component signing with a SHA-256 hash binding each signature to the exact record state (§11.200(b)). | §11.200(b) record-state binding | Within document domain |
| DB-enforced custody immutabilityHash-chained chain of custody with append-only PostgreSQL triggers, tamper-evident even with direct database access. | PostgreSQL trigger-enforced | |
| Cold-chain early-warningExplainable temperature-trend projection that flags an excursion against the stability budget, before it happens. | explainable temp-trend early warning | |
| TAET stability budgetsCumulative time-out-of-range tracked against material-specific stability budgets (ICH Q1A(R2), ICH Q5C). | ||
| Denied-party screeningFuzzy-match screening across OFAC, BIS, EU, UN and UK OFSI lists, refreshed nightly. | 7 sanctions lists, nightly refresh | |
| CTMS integrationsVeeva Vault, Medidata Rave, Oracle CTMS and FHIR R4, study sites, protocol versions, shipment orders. | Veeva, Medidata, Oracle, FHIR R4 | Veeva ecosystem only |
| Carrier rates, booking & trackingLive quoting and tracking across DHL, FedEx, UPS, World Courier, Marken, DPD and TNT, plus invoice variance flagging. | 7 carrier integrations | |
| Governed BI feed (OData)Power BI / Tableau-ready feed with per-consumer API keys, rate limits and an audit row for every query. | Per-consumer audit | Limited feed governance |
| Local-first AIRisk scoring, customs enrichment and excursion projection run on Ollama inside your cluster, zero egress by default. | Ollama in-cluster | |
| Typical annual cost | From £120k, full platform | £80–160k / yr (document scope) |
The verdict
Keep Veeva for documents and clinical operations, PharmaLogiks integrates with it. But the physical movement of regulated material, with custody, cold chain and screening attached, needs a logistics platform, not a document vault.
PharmaLogiks vs Veeva, common questions
Keep Veeva for documents and clinical operations, PharmaLogiks integrates with it. But the physical movement of regulated material, with custody, cold chain and screening attached, needs a logistics platform, not a document vault.
See it live in 25 minutes.
Eight guided flows: compliance review, DPS screening, Part 11 e-signature, custody chain, breach prediction, GDPR erasure and the validation report. Then a 90-day pilot on your own programme, fully creditable.