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· 1 week ago

Datamation.com is a free IT trends publication, not software — there is nothing to buy, deploy, or integrate, so 'use it' only if you want enterprise IT research reading. Don't count on it if you arrived shopping for a tool, and don't confuse it with the unrelated Datamation Systems hardware firm; evidence here is thin.

Confidence

Low. Based on 10 public sources. Several 'Datamation' hits are unrelated firms, so evidence for datamation.com itself is thin.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNot applicable — it is a website
  • Feature depthNot applicable — no product features
  • Support qualityNot applicable — no vendor support exists
  • Security postureNo findings; its security articles aren't its own posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Enterprise IT trend research
  • Historical tech context and citations
  • Tool-category comparison browsing

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for actual software — it's a magazine
  • Teams wanting a CRM or data platform; it only reviews those
  • Buyers expecting support, SLAs, or contracts
  • Anyone who actually meant Datamation Systems charging hardware

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

At least four unrelated companies share the Datamation name — verify which one you mean.

medium

Deep archive includes stale 2000s articles; check publish dates before citing.

medium

Some roundups require subscribing; expect vendor marketing follow-up after downloads.

low

Nothing to purchase: no pricing, contract, SLA, or support exists; it is ad-supported editorial.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, decades-deep archive of enterprise IT trend coverage
  • Roundups compare data, security, and tool categories
  • Long-running reader-voted Product of the Year awards
  • Print heritage back to 1968; useful for historical IT research
  • Vendor white papers and webcasts add depth

Cons

  • Not software — no features, support, or purchase path
  • Name collides with an unrelated hardware vendor, Datamation Systems Inc.
  • Much of the archive dates to the 2000s; verify freshness
  • No recent user reviews found

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

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Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free content; nothing to pay for
  • Ease of use. Not applicable — it is a website
  • Feature depth. Not applicable — no product features
  • Support quality. Not applicable — no vendor support exists
  • Security posture. No findings; its security articles aren't its own posture
  • Yes Free to read Ad-supported publication; no paywall shown
  • 257 pages Trends archive Trends section alone
  • 83 pages Security archive Security news section
  • Since 1968 In publication Print issue archived at bitsavers

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No recent user reviews found; a Reddit thread recalling office subscriptions to the old print magazine.

Full analysis

Based on 10 public sources. Several 'Datamation' hits are unrelated firms, so evidence for datamation.com itself is thin.

Not a product — a free IT news archive. Read for trends; skip if you're shopping for software.

Methodology

Based on 10 public sources. Several 'Datamation' hits are unrelated firms, so evidence for datamation.com itself is thin.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Datamation trends archive (257 pages)datamation.com
    official
  2. Datamation security archivedatamation.com
    official
  3. Top Data Management Platforms & Softwaredatamation.com
    official
  4. Datamation Product of the Year winnersdatamation.com
    official
  5. Datamation magazine, December 1968 (bitsavers)bitsavers.trailing-edge.com
    news
  6. Reddit: Did your office subscribe to Datamation?reddit.com
    review
  7. GoodFirms: DataMation reviews & pricinggoodfirms.co
    review
  8. Bloomberg: Datamation Systems Inc profile (different company)bloomberg.com
    news
  9. Datamation white papers archivedatamation.com
    official
  10. Datamation on Xx.com
    official

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