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DSpace vs Omeka: catalog facts
DSpaceOmeka
Free

Free and open source; the site lists BSD-3-Clause.

Free

Free and open source under GPL-3.0; hosting and support are sold separately.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Supports institutional, subject-based, dataset, and media repositories
  • Provides granular group-based access control
  • Designed for collections and exhibits
  • Dublin Core metadata support
  • Primarily aimed at organisations managing digital collections
  • Specialised for collections rather than general websites
  • Choosing between Omeka S and Classic adds a step
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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