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Spec sheet

Purpose
Omeka S is a web publishing platform for institutions connecting digital cultural heritage collections with online resources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Audience
The software is intended for universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Free plan
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · omeka.org
Integrations
Omeka S provides importers and connectors for integration with scholarly communications and preservation repositories.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Support
Paid support plans include a ticketing service, an initial response within 24 hours to begin scheduling follow-up, and email and phone support for configuration, setup, and troubleshooting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
License
The Corporation for Digital Scholarship distributes Omeka source code under the GNU General Public License version 3.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Headquarters
Vienna, Virginia, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · omeka.org
Community and sandbox
The Omeka S sandbox includes sample items, item sets, resource templates, sites, modules, and themes, and its content is reset four times a week.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Custom content types
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · omeka.org
Custom user roles
NoRead 21 Sep 2026 · omeka.org
Editorial workflows
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · omeka.org
Extensions
Modules can extend sites to map, collect, import, and connect resources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Hosting safeguards
Managed hosting instances are backed up daily and receive a daily snapshot retained in case of drive failure.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Interoperability
Core software includes RDF vocabularies, and users can import other linked open data vocabularies.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Linked data
Omeka S uses JSON-LD as its native data format and gives each item, item set, and media resource a URI.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Managed hosting
Omeka hosting clients have direct server access and can install third-party addons and custom themes; hosted installations receive core software upgrades from the Omeka Team.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Media library
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · omeka.org
Multi-site management
A single installation can create and manage many sites.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Multilingual content
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · omeka.org
Platform type
self_hostedRead 21 Sep 2026 · omeka.org
SEO tools
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · omeka.org
Support exclusions
Support plans do not include custom programming, design, or data migration services.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Technical platform
Omeka S is a LAMP application requiring Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Themes
Each Omeka S site can use a different fully responsive theme.Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org

Plans and prices

Omeka S software Free open-source software · self-hosted installation Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Small support plan $1,250 a year $1,250 annual cost 5 support hours per month · ticketing · email and phone support Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Medium support plan $2,500 a year $2,500 annual cost 10 support hours per month · ticketing · email and phone support Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Omeka S managed hosting — 100GB $3,000 a year $3,000 annually 100GB · isolated server · daily backups and snapshot Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Omeka S managed hosting — 500GB $4,500 a year $4,500 annually 500GB · isolated server · daily backups and snapshot Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Large support plan $5,000 a year $5,000 annual cost 20 support hours per month · ticketing · email and phone support Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Omeka S managed hosting — 1TB $6,000 a year $6,000 annually 1TB · isolated server · daily backups and snapshot Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org
Omeka S managed hosting — 5TB $10,500 a year $10,500 annually 5TB · isolated server · daily backups and snapshot Read 11 Oct 2026 · omeka.org

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