FacilityLedger alternative
FacilityLedger is a free directory of FDA drug and device establishments. You search by name or FEI number with no login, and facilities with public inspection or enforcement records get a one-page profile with registration, inspections, posted Form 483 observations and warning letters. It also sends a free weekly email of new warning letters and recalls. RegDataLab holds the same kinds of public records and adds import alerts, import refusals, debarments and company families that group a parent's sites, and you can ask it from Claude or ChatGPT or call it over an API. If you want one facility's page to read or send, FacilityLedger does that free and without an account. If you need to check a whole company, compare suppliers or pull records into your own tools, RegDataLab is the better fit.
No key needed for the check. For the full record, connect RegDataLab or use the API.
Side by side
| FacilityLedger | RegDataLab | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Free web directory of FDA establishments | FDA records by company and site, on the web, an API and MCP |
| Price | Free, no login | Free public pages and a free tier, then paid plans |
| Drug and device establishment registration | Yes | Yes |
| Inspection outcomes (NAI, VAI, OAI) | Yes | Yes |
| Form 483s FDA has posted | Yes | Yes |
| Warning letters and recalls | Yes | Yes |
| Import alerts, import refusals, debarments | Not listed in its data sources | Yes |
| Parent companies and subsidiaries | One page per establishment | One company family with its FEI numbers |
| Weekly email of new warning letters and recalls | Yes, free | No |
| REST API | Not listed on its site | Yes |
| Use in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor | Not listed on its site | Hosted MCP server |
When to use which
Use FacilityLedger when
You want a single facility's registration and inspection record on one free page you can link to, or a weekly email of new warning letters.
Use RegDataLab when
You are checking a company with many sites, comparing suppliers, or want the answer inside Claude, ChatGPT or your own system.
The whole company, not one site
RegDataLab resolves a parent and its subsidiaries to one company family, so a search returns the record for each of its facilities.
Import history included
Import alerts, import refusals and debarments sit next to inspections and warning letters, which matters for suppliers outside the United States.
Ask it in Claude or ChatGPT
- Check [supplier]'s FDA record across all of its sites: inspections, Form 483s, warning letters and recalls.
- Which of these three contract manufacturers has the cleanest FDA inspection history?
- Look up FEI [number] and summarize its last three inspections.
50 credits now, 300 credits a month once you verify your email.
Questions
- Is FacilityLedger free?
- Yes. FacilityLedger's site says it is free, with no login and no paywall. RegDataLab's company and facility pages are also free to read; its API and MCP server have a free tier and paid plans for more monthly credits.
- Where does each one get its data?
- Both use public FDA sources. FacilityLedger lists drug establishment registration (DECRS), device registration from openFDA, FDA's inspection classification database, the warning letter database and FDA-posted Form 483s. RegDataLab uses those kinds of sources and adds inspection citations, import alerts, import refusals, debarments, approvals and more.
- Does RegDataLab have an FEI number lookup?
- Yes. Search a company or facility name to get its FEI numbers, or look up an FEI to see the site's inspections, citations and warning letters.
- How do I use RegDataLab in Claude or ChatGPT?
- Add https://www.regdatalab.com/mcp as a custom connector (Claude: Customize, Connectors, Add custom connector; ChatGPT: Plugins, Add, Add custom MCP server, Authentication OAuth), sign in with your key, then ask in plain English. 50 credits now, 300 credits a month once you verify your email.
- Is RegDataLab part of the FDA?
- No. RegDataLab is an independent data product built on public FDA records. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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