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Archivematica pricing
No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for Archivematica. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the libraries tools listed alongside it.
As of 30 August 2026, Archivematica pricing is free. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Not recorded
- Tiers
- -
- Free tier
- Yes
What is on record
The Archivematica catalogue entry carries no price, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the Archivematica review carries the full feature record.
What the product covers
The full Archivematica feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- OAIS-compliant workflow
- Format identification (FIDO/Siegfried)
- File characterization (FITS)
- Format normalization
- PREMIS metadata
- AIP and DIP creation
- Checksum verification
- Micro-services architecture
- Appraisal workflow
Integrations
- AtoM
- ArchivesSpace
- DSpace
- Arkivum
- Preservica
Security
- Role-based access
- LDAP
- SSL
Deployment
- Self-hosted deployment
- Cloud deployment
Platform
- Web support
- Api support
Localization
- English language support
- French language support
- Spanish language support
- Portuguese language support
People bring Archivematica in for digital preservation, born-digital archives, digitization workflows, long-term access. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Archivematica are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Libraries
Too few libraries tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archivematica (this page) | Free | - | - | |
| Libby | Free | Free with a participating library card, no subscription | - | vs Archivematica |
| Hoopla | Free | Free with a participating library card, capped by monthly borrow limit | - | vs Archivematica |
| Leafmap | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Archivematica |
| PDAL | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Archivematica |
| daisyUI | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Archivematica |
| Mantine | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Archivematica |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Archivematica badges page.
Before you pay for Archivematica
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: not published on the record we hold. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Archivematica runs on linux, web, and is published by Artefactual Systems of Vancouver, BC. The full record is on the Archivematica review, and the rest of the category is under best libraries tools.
Archivematica pricing questions
- How much does Archivematica cost?
- No price is published on the record we hold for Archivematica. The vendor's own site is the only reliable source for the current figure.
- Does Archivematica have a free plan?
- Yes, Archivematica is recorded as free, so it can be used without paying.
- Which libraries tools can I use without paying?
- 8 of the 8 libraries tools listed alongside Archivematica have a free tier: Libby, Hoopla, Leafmap, PDAL, daisyUI.
- What am I actually paying for with Archivematica?
- The record lists 25 features across 6 areas: other, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for digital preservation, born-digital archives, digitization workflows.
- Does Archivematica charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Archivematica prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Archivematica against before paying?
- The closest libraries tools in this directory are Libby, Hoopla, Leafmap, PDAL. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Archivematica covering price, platforms and features.