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EPrints vs DSpace

EPrints

eprints.org

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a university, library, or research institution with in-house server admins who need a free, proven open-access repository.

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Pick EPrints when

  • University libraries and institutional repositories
  • Open-access compliance and funder mandates
  • Research institutions with in-house sysadmins
  • Thesis and preprint archives

When EPrints is not a fit

  • Small businesses . this is academic library software, not document management
  • Teams without server admins comfortable patching and hosting software
  • Anyone wanting polished SaaS UX, SLAs, or a vendor to call
  • Individual researchers sharing papers . use hosted repositories instead

Sources

  1. EPrints official siteeprints.org
    official
  2. EPrints Hosting, Support & Consultancyeprints.org
    official
  3. How much will it cost? . EPrints wikiwiki.eprints.org
    official
  4. CVE-2021-26703 . NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  5. EPrints 3.4.2 XSS . Pentest-Toolspentest-tools.com
    security
  6. CVE-2021-26476 . VulDBvuldb.com
    security
  7. EPrints Reviews . G2g2.com
    review
  8. Eprints Institutional Repository Software: A Review . ProQuestproquest.com
    review
  9. Eprints.org Software: a Review . CaltechAUTHORSauthors.library.caltech.edu
    review
  10. COAR Notify now available to EPrints userscoar-repositories.org
    news