CORE pricing
11 plans read from core.ac.uk
StartingPriced on request CORE Repository Dashboard · CORE Search · CORE Discovery · CORE Recommender · General support Read 20 Sep 2026 · core.ac.uk
SupportingPriced on request Versions and duplicates detection · CORE API access for the institution · Technical support · Board of Supporters seat Read 20 Sep 2026 · core.ac.uk
SustainingPriced on request Open-access compliance tools · FAIR-related tools · Unlimited technical support · CORE Dataset access for researchers Read 20 Sep 2026 · core.ac.uk
CORE APIFree No registration required · one batch or five single requests per 10 seconds · faster registered and VIP rates available Read 15 Oct 2026 · core.ac.uk
CORE API — free access without registrationFree Free access subject to rate limits; one batch request or five single requests per 10 seconds Read 29 Sep 2026 · core.ac.uk
Institution and Enterprise API trialFree 30-day trial · eligibility assessed during registration Read 15 Oct 2026 · core.ac.uk
Starting membershipFree Repository Dashboard · OAI identifier resolution · CORE Discovery · CORE Search · CORE Recommender · general support Read 15 Oct 2026 · core.ac.uk
Starting membershipFree For data providers; includes the CORE Repository Dashboard Read 29 Sep 2026 · core.ac.uk
CORE API — registered accessPriced on request Registered users get better performance; higher rates require contacting CORE for a quote Read 29 Sep 2026 · core.ac.uk
Supporting membershipPriced on request Starting benefits · versions and duplicates detection · RRS and DAS identification · SDG Insights · ORCID · university API · technical support ≤5 · one Board vote Read 15 Oct 2026 · core.ac.uk
Sustaining membershipPriced on request Supporting benefits · OA Compliance dashboard · university dataset use · repository health check · unlimited prioritised support · promoted articles · two Board votes Read 15 Oct 2026 · core.ac.uk
In short
- CORE has a free plan (Starting).
- A free trial is offered.
- 6 plans are priced on request (Starting, Supporting, Sustaining, CORE API — registered access, Supporting membership, Sustaining membership).
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAXQDA | $41/mo | Yes | Yes |
| OpenAlex | $1/mo | Yes | No |
| JSTOR | $16.58/mo | Yes | No |
| Academia.edu | — | Yes | Yes |
| Project MUSE | $174.58/mo | No | Yes |
| HeinOnline | — | Yes | Yes |
| Academic Search Ultimate | — | No | Yes |
| EconLit | — | Yes | Yes |