ICPSR comparisons
ICPSR is compared head-to-head with Zenodo, Figshare and DaRUS and more: 7 head-to-heads in Research Data Management Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
ICPSR head-to-head
- ICPSR vs Zenodo
- ICPSR vs Figshare
- ICPSR vs DaRUS
- ICPSR vs ARGOS
- ICPSR vs DMPonline
- ICPSR vs Digital Commons Data
- ICPSR vs PANGAEA
ICPSR vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | DMP templates | Repository access | Storage limit | Persistent identifiers | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ICPSR | Yes | None | Yes | Managed | — | Yes | 9.1 |
| 1 | Zenodo | Yes | None | — | Managed | 50 GB | Yes | 9.4 |
| 2 | Figshare | Yes | — | No | Managed | 20 GB | Yes | 9.2 |
| 4 | DaRUS | — | None | No | Managed | — | Yes | 9.0 |
| 5 | ARGOS | Yes | €1,200/yr | Yes | Managed | — | Yes | 8.9 |
| 6 | DMPonline | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | 8.8 |
| 7 | Digital Commons Data | No | — | — | Managed | 100 GB | Yes | 8.7 |
| 8 | PANGAEA | Yes | None | — | Managed | — | Yes | 8.6 |
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