[analog31]

I just looked up Benchling. My first impression is that it's enterprise software. You're not expected to just buy a license and start using it, and being the first user at your site won't gain you much over what you're using right now.

Where I think software like that gains its use is when you have multiple people working on similar research or processes, and trying to manage that kind of research and the data that it generates. At the extreme, I see job openings like this:

Wanted, quality control chemist for third shift...

On the other hand, I work in a "small lab" setting. I'm often the only person working on a project. No two of my projects resemble one another, though there are themes that progress through my work, and tools that I re-use and share. My choice of a notebook system, if you can grace it with such a description, is almost solely for my own benefit.