Archivematica vs Preservica
Archivematica
archivematica.org
Preservica
preservica.comSide by side
| Figure | Archivematica | Preservica |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $953.33/mo | $310/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Archiving Software | 8.6 (#1) | 7.7 (#10) |
| Spec score · Data Archiving Software | 8.7 (#3) | 7.9 (#9) |
| Founded | 2009 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Intended users | The project aims to give archivists and librarians with limited technical and financial capacity tools and methods to begin preserving digital information. | Preservica describes its users as business, government, academic and cultural organizations, including archives, libraries and museums. |
| Purpose | Archivematica is an open-source application for preserving long-term access to trustworthy, authentic, and reliable digital content. | Preservica’s Active Digital Preservation software preserves long-term digital information in future-friendly formats so it remains readable and reusable. |
| Support | The project community is supported through a discussion list, user group meetings, training and workshops, and installation and service agreements from Artefactual Systems. | Customers can access the Service Desk, product documentation, user forums and live how-to training webinars. |
Plans
Archivematica
- Archivematica softwareFree
- Archivematica Hosting$11,440 a year
- Enterprise Subscriptions$28,600 a year
Preservica
- StarterFree
- Starter Plus$310 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
In their own words
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.
Preservica
Preservica has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.