Repository and Index Software Comparison

Summary

This is a list of repositories, repository frameworks, and data catalogs. It focuses on technical architecture, how metadata is handled and what standards are used, and what next-generation repository features (if any) are implemented.

Are you a tool steward or user? Please visit the Google Spreadsheet and share updates. We are migrating these data to a wikipedia page. Please contact the project team if you'd like to be part of this effort. We'd love to hear your perspective!

Purpose

We created this list to:

1. Provide a "lay of the land" summary of existing software
2. Identify important features (especially those that fall in the "next generation repository" category) for InvenioRDM
3. Identify other tools that may have some level of interoperability with our project

Accessing the List

For now, the list is stored as a Google Spreadsheet.

Attribute Categories

Attributes are arranged using the following categories:

1. General
2. Architecture
3. Metadata handling
4. Next-gen repo features
5. Dissemination
6. Preservation
7. Coding
8. Additional Info

Contribution

We welcome edits, suggestions, and corrections from everyone!