Archive-It vs Archivematica
Archive-It
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Archivematica
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| Figure | Archive-It | Archivematica |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $953.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Archiving Software | 7.9 (#6) | 8.6 (#1) |
| Integrations | Archive-It offers APIs and access integrations, including the Partner API, CDX/C API, OpenSearch, and DuraCloud Archive-It Sync. | Documented integrations include AtoM, ArchivesSpace, Avalon Media System, DuraCloud, Swift, Islandora, Arkivum, Handle.Net, and Dataverse. |
| Purpose | Archive-It is a curator-controlled service that crawls, hosts, and provides access to web content, including video and social media. | Archivematica is an open-source application for preserving long-term access to trustworthy, authentic, and reliable digital content. |
| Support | Accounts include access to tutorials, documentation, training, technical assistance, and support from Archive-It web archivists and engineers. | The project community is supported through a discussion list, user group meetings, training and workshops, and installation and service agreements from Artefactual Systems. |
Plans
Archivematica
- Archivematica softwareFree
- Archivematica Hosting$11,440 a year
- Enterprise Subscriptions$28,600 a year
In their own words
Archive-It
Archive-It has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Archivematica
Archivematica is an open-source application for preserving digital content and maintaining long-term access to it. It supports processing from ingest through access in line with the ISO-OAIS functional model, using standards including METS, PREMIS, Dublin Core, and BagIt. Archivists can configure ingest choices and control steps such as format identification, privacy checks, package extraction, transcription, and normalization. Its editable Format Policy Registry provides policies for these processes and integrates with PRONOM. The dashboard supports searching archival storage and downloading Archival Information Packages as packages, individual objects, or collections. Deletion through the Storage Service requires justification and approval. Documented integrations include AtoM, ArchivesSpace, Avalon Media System, DuraCloud, Swift, Islandora, Arkivum, Handle.Net, and Dataverse; API references cover Archivematica and the Storage Service. The software is free to download, install, and use. Artefactual offers hosted service starting at $11,440 a year and Enterprise Subscriptions starting at $28,600 a year.