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ArchivesSpace pricing
ArchivesSpace publishes 5 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, ArchivesSpace pricing is free, then $300/year across 5 published tiers. 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, then $300/year
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 5
- Free tier
- Yes
ArchivesSpace plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Small | $300/year | 2 | Entry tier |
| Small | $1000/year | 2 | +$700/year, 2 more features |
| Medium | $3000/year | 2 | +$2000/year, 2 more features |
| Large | $5000/year | 2 | +$2000/year, 2 more features |
| Very Large | $7500/year | 2 | +$2500/year, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Very Small
$300/yearThe entry tier. It covers academic/public library tier (jstor/artstor very small, etc.), non-academic: 0-50 fte staff.
Small
$1000/yearOver Very Small, this tier adds:
- Academic/Public Library tier (JSTOR/Artstor Small, etc.)
- Non-Academic: 51-150 FTE staff
Medium
$3000/yearOver Small, this tier adds:
- Academic/Public Library tier (JSTOR/Artstor Medium, etc.)
- Non-Academic: 151-300 FTE staff
Large
$5000/yearOver Medium, this tier adds:
- Academic/Public Library tier (JSTOR/Artstor Large, etc.)
- Non-Academic: 301-400 FTE staff
Very Large
$7500/yearOver Large, this tier adds:
- Academic/Public Library tier (JSTOR/Artstor Very Large, etc.)
- Non-Academic: 400+ FTE staff
What the product covers
The full ArchivesSpace 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
- Accession management
- Resource description
- Digital object management
- Agent and subject authorities
- Location management
- Assessment module
- Public user interface
- EAD/MARCXML export
- Batch import/export
Integrations
- Aeon
- ArchivesSnake API
- Archivematica
- DSpace
- CONTENTdm
Security
- Role-based access
- LDAP
- CAS authentication
Deployment
- Self-hosted deployment
- Cloud deployment
Platform
- Web support
- Api support
Localization
- English language support
- Spanish language support
- French language support
- German language support
People bring ArchivesSpace in for digital archive management, repository management, cultural heritage preservation. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to ArchivesSpace 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArchivesSpace (this page) | Free, then $300/year | subscription | - | |
| Libby | Free | Free with a participating library card, no subscription | - | vs ArchivesSpace |
| Hoopla | Free | Free with a participating library card, capped by monthly borrow limit | - | vs ArchivesSpace |
| Leafmap | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs ArchivesSpace |
| PDAL | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs ArchivesSpace |
| daisyUI | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs ArchivesSpace |
| Mantine | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs ArchivesSpace |
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 ArchivesSpace badges page.
Before you pay for ArchivesSpace
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: 5 tiers between $300/year and $7500/year, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
ArchivesSpace runs on ubuntu linux, macos, windows, and is published by ArchivesSpace Community of New York, NY. The full record is on the ArchivesSpace review, and the rest of the category is under best libraries tools.
ArchivesSpace pricing questions
- How much does ArchivesSpace cost?
- ArchivesSpace publishes 5 tiers, from $300/year for Very Small up to $7500/year for Very Large. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does ArchivesSpace have a free plan?
- Yes, ArchivesSpace is recorded as subscription, so it can be used without paying.
- What is the difference between Very Small and Small on ArchivesSpace?
- Small costs $1000/year against $300/year, and adds academic/public library tier (jstor/artstor small, etc.), non-academic: 51-150 fte staff.
- Is the Very Large plan on ArchivesSpace worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is academic/public library tier (jstor/artstor very large, etc.), non-academic: 400+ fte staff. It costs $7500/year against $300/year for Very Small. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which libraries tools can I use without paying?
- 8 of the 8 libraries tools listed alongside ArchivesSpace have a free tier: Libby, Hoopla, Leafmap, PDAL, daisyUI.
- What am I actually paying for with ArchivesSpace?
- The record lists 25 features across 6 areas: other, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for digital archive management, repository management, cultural heritage preservation.
- Does ArchivesSpace charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 5 tiers, 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 ArchivesSpace 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 ArchivesSpace against before paying?
- The closest libraries tools in this directory are Libby, Hoopla, Leafmap, PDAL. Each has a side-by-side comparison with ArchivesSpace covering price, platforms and features.