Repository software survey, November 2010
Product Comparison Table
| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
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| License Cost: | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Free | Free | Commercial | Free | Free | Free | Commercial | Free |
| Product Type: | Software | Hosted service | Software | Software | Software | Software | Software | Software | Software | Hosted service | Software |
Support |
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| Free (community) Support: | - | - | - | Free - community | Free - community | - | Free - community | Free - community | - | Free - community | - |
| Free (direct) Support: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Free - direct | Free - direct |
| Not-for-profit Paid Support: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commercial Paid Support: | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | - | - | Commercial | Commercial | With license | - |
| Update Cost (minor revisions): | With support | With license | With support | Free | Free | With license | Free | Free | Commercial | With license | Free |
| Update Cost (major revisions): | With support | With license | With support | Free | Free | With license | Free | Free | Commercial | With license | Free |
Supported Item Types (Storage and rendition) |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
| Documents (pdf, doc, ppt,...): | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard |
| Images (jpeg, gif, png,...): | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard |
| Video (mpeg, avi,...): | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard |
| Audio (mp3, wav,...): | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard |
| Learning objects (scorm,...): | future standard | current standard | - | current standard | current 3rd party | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current optional |
| Other: | - | Digital Commons stores and makes available for download any discrete file type | Can store & manage all content types | Can store & manage all content types | - | See remarks | Fedora can store manage all item types. Rendition will depend on the user interface utilised in conjunction with Fedora | Can store & manage all content types | all item types supported | Can store & manage all content types | Flexible content type definitions |
Metadata Formats |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
| Dublin Core: | Dublin Core | Dublin Core | Dublin Core | Dublin Core | Dublin Core | Dublin Core | Dublin Core | Dublin Core | Dublin Core | Dublin Core | Dublin Core |
| Qualified DC: | Qualified DC | Qualified DC | Qualified DC | Qualified DC | - | Qualified DC | Qualified DC | Qualified DC | Qualified DC | Qualified DC | - |
| METS: | METS | - | METS | METS | METS | METS | METS | METS | - | - | METS |
| MARC: | - | - | MARC | - | - | MARC | - | MARC | - | - | - |
| Other: | - | - | MODS, EAD, TEI, Can hold any metadata format | DSpace can import/export content from a variety of metadata formats, including MODS, PREMIS, etc. | BibTeX, DIDL, EndNote, JSON, MODS, CSV, ORE, OpenURL, RDF, Refer, RefMan, XML | can hold any Metadata format incl. SCORM and LOM IEEE (flexible) | Any XML metadata format | Any metadata format (e.g. VRACore, PBCore, mzXML, TEI) | LOM, XCRI, MIX, ODRL | Can import/export content from a variety of metadata formats, including MODS, MARC, PREMIS, etc) | Others can be defined by customer (including relationships) |
Thumbnail Previews |
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| Image Files: | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | - | current standard | current standard | current standard | current optional |
| Video Files: | current standard | future standard | current standard | current 3rd party | current standard | current standard | - | current standard | current standard | future optional | current 3rd party |
| PDF & Texts: | current standard | future standard | current standard | current 3rd party | current standard | current standard | - | current standard | current standard | current standard | current 3rd party |
User Interface Functions |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
| End-user Deposition: | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | - | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard |
| Multi-language Support: | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | - | current standard | current standard | current standard | current optional |
Format conversion |
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| Convert To PDF: | current standard | current standard | future standard | current 3rd party | future optional | current standard | not applicable | current standard | - | current standard | future standard |
| To PDF from: | - | .doc, .rtf | - | - | - | From lesson plans to a variety of image formats. | not applicable | od*, ot*, sxw, doc, docx, txt, htm, pdb, xls, csv, xml, wpd, wb2, pp*, mml | - | - | docx |
| Convert To PDF-A: | - | - | future standard | current 3rd party | - | current standard | - | current standard | - | - | - |
| To PDF-A from: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | od*, ot*, sxw, doc, docx, txt, htm, pdb, xls, csv, xml, wpd, wb2, pp*, mml | - | - | - |
| Convert To XML: | - | - | - | current 3rd party | - | current standard | - | current standard | - | - | future optional |
| To XML from: | - | - | - | - | - | This is the native format | - | od*, ot*, sxw, doc, docx, txt, htm, pdb, xls, csv, xml, wpd, wb2, pp*, mml | - | - | .doc; .docx, .odt |
Advanced Searching |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
| Field-specific: | Field-specific | Field-specific | Field-specific | Field-specific | Field-specific | Field-specific | - | Field-specific | Field-specific | Field-specific | - |
| Boolean logic: | Boolean logic | Boolean logic | Boolean logic | Boolean logic | - | Boolean logic | - | Boolean logic | Boolean logic | Boolean logic | - |
| Sorting options: | Sorting options | Sorting options | Sorting options | Sorting options | Sorting options | Sorting options | - | Sorting options | Sorting options | Sorting options | - |
Browse View Options |
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| Author: | Author | Author | Author | Author | Author | Author | - | Author | Author | Author | Author |
| Academic Unit: | Academic Unit | Academic Unit | Academic Unit | - | Academic Unit | Academic Unit | - | Academic Unit | Academic Unit | Academic Unit | Academic Unit |
| Subjects: | - | Subjects | Subjects | Subjects | Subjects | Subjects | - | Subjects | Subjects | Subjects | Subjects |
| Year: | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | - | Year | Year | Year | Year |
| Title: | Title | Title | Title | Title | - | - | - | Title | Title | Title | - |
| Collections: | Collections | Collections | Collections | Collections | - | Collections | - | Collections | Collections | Collections | Collections |
| Other: | - | Digital Commons supports custom view options | - | Configurable. Any field can be used for browsing | configurable by any field | Configurable. Any field can be used for browsing | - | Configurable | completely configurable | Configurable. Any field can be used for browsing | Network graph explorer and Live Labs Pivot views |
Default Subject Classes |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
| LoC Classification: | - | - | - | - | LoC Classification | - | - | - | LoC Classification | - | - |
| LoC Subject Headings: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DDC: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DDC | - | - |
| UDC: | - | - | - | - | - | UDC | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other: | See Full List. Administrator defined controlled vocabularies | Digital Commons supports custom vocabularies | - | DSpace supports any administrator-defined controlled vocabulary | 3rd party classifications available | Supports any user-defined controlled vocabulary or (external as well) taxonomy | - | Configurable | completely configurable | As defined by customer | As defined by customer |
Syndication |
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| RSS: | - | RSS | - | RSS | RSS | RSS | - | RSS | RSS | RSS | RSS |
| Atom: | - | - | - | Atom | Atom | Atom | - | Atom | - | - | Atom |
User Validation |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
| Registration Required: | current optional | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current optional | - | current standard | current standard | current optional | current optional |
| LDAP Authentication: | current optional | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current optional | current 3rd party |
| Athens Authentication: | current optional | - | current standard | - | - | current 3rd party | - | current optional | current standard | future optional | current 3rd party |
| Shiboleth Authentication: | current optional | - | current standard | current standard | current 3rd party | current standard | current optional | current optional | current standard | future optional | current 3rd party |
Web 2.0 |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
| Tagging: | - | - | current 3rd party | - | current 3rd party | current standard | - | current standard | current standard | - | current standard |
| Comments: | - | current 3rd party | current 3rd party | - | current 3rd party | current standard | - | current standard | current standard | - | future optional |
| Ratings: | - | - | current 3rd party | - | - | current standard | - | current standard | current standard | - | future optional |
| Reviews: | - | current standard | current 3rd party | - | - | current standard | - | current standard | current standard | - | future optional |
| Bookmarks: | - | current standard | current 3rd party | - | - | current standard | - | future standard | - | current standard | future optional |
| Share this...: | - | current standard | current 3rd party | current 3rd party | - | current standard | - | current standard | - | current standard | future optional |
| Other Web 2.0: | A major upgrade to the CONTENTdm user inrterface will be released later in 2010 which will make many of the listed Web 2.0 functions possible. See sandbox for more detail | - | - | - | - | - | - | Various via Drupal | - | - | - |
Statistical Reporting |
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| Top Downloads: | current standard | current standard | current standard | current 3rd party | current 3rd party | current standard | - | current standard | current optional | current standard | future standard |
| Count of Full Records: | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | - | current standard | current standard | current standard | future standard |
Software Platforms & Dependencies |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
Operating Systems |
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| LINUX: | LINUX | LINUX | LINUX | LINUX | LINUX | LINUX | LINUX | LINUX | LINUX | - | - |
| UNIX: | UNIX | - | UNIX | UNIX | UNIX | UNIX | UNIX | UNIX | UNIX | - | - |
| SOLARIS: | - | - | SOLARIS | SOLARIS | SOLARIS | SOLARIS | SOLARIS | SOLARIS | SOLARIS | - | - |
| Windows: | Windows | - | - | Windows | Windows | Windows | Windows | Windows | Windows | - | Windows |
| Mac OS X: | - | - | - | MacOS | MacOS | - | MacOS | MacOS | MacOS | - | - |
| Other: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Hosted service, Cloud server | Hosted Service | - |
Databases |
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| MySQL: | - | - | - | - | MySQL | - | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | - | - |
| Oracle: | - | - | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | - | - | - |
| PostgreSQL: | - | PostgreSQL | - | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | - | - | - |
| Microsoft SQL Server: | - | - | - | - | - | MS SQL Server | - | MS SQL Server | - | - | MS SQL Server |
| Cloud Storage: | - | - | - | - | Cloud | - | Cloud | Cloud | - | - | - |
| Other: | XML/Text based database | - | - | - | - | - | Apache Derby | - | - | Cloud support will be added as a future option | - |
Scripting Languages |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
| Java: | - | - | Java | Java | - | Java | Java | Java | Java | - | - |
| PERL: | - | PERL | PERL | - | PERL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PHP: | PHP | - | - | - | - | PHP | - | PHP | - | - | - |
| JavaScript: | - | - | JavaScript | JavaScript | JavaScript | JavaScript | - | JavaScript | JavaScript | - | JavaScript |
| AJAX: | - | - | AJAX | AJAX | AJAX | - | - | - | AJAX | - | AJAX |
| Other: | - | - | - | XSLT | XSLT | - | - | - | - | - | .NET |
Other Specifications |
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| Other Specifications: | - | - | - | - | - | - | See Factsheet | Drupal, Djatoka, OpenLayer | - | Hosted service | - |
Machine-to-Machine Interoperabilty |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
| OAI-PMH: | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current optional | current optional | current standard | current standard | current standard |
| OAI-ORE: | - | - | - | current optional | current standard | current standard | current optional | current optional | - | - | current standard |
| SWORD: | - | - | future standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current 3rd party | current standard | current standard | current standard |
| SWAP: | - | - | - | current standard | current standard | current optional | current optional | current optional | - | current standard | - |
| RDF: | - | - | - | - | current standard | current optional | current standard | current standard | - | - | - |
| RoMEO Integration: | - | - | - | - | current 3rd party | current standard | - | current standard | - | future optional | - |
| OAI-PMH Harvesting: | - | - | current standard | current standard | - | current standard | current 3rd party | current 3rd party | - | current standard | - |
| Other: | Z39.50 | - | z39.50 | WebDAV, REST, SRU/SRW, OpenSearch | - | - | - | SRU/SRW | SRU/SRW | Open Search | RDFS |
Administrators' Functions |
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| Feature | CONTENTdm | Digital Commons | DigiTool | DSpace | EPrints | EQUELLA Repository | Fedora | Islandora/ Fedora | intraLibrary | Open Repository | Zentity |
| Bulk Import: | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | future standard |
| Bulk Export: | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | future standard |
| Cover Sheet Generation: | - | current standard | - | - | current 3rd party | current standard | - | - | - | future optional | future standard |
| Customisable Workflow: | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | current standard | not applicable | current standard | current standard | current standard | future 3rd party |
Services |
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| Training: | Training | Training | Training | - | Training | Training | - | Training | Training | Training | - |
| Consultancy: | Consultancy | Consultancy | Consultancy | - | Consultancy | Consultancy | - | Consultancy | Consultancy | Consultancy | Consultancy |
| Site Visits: | Site Visits | - | Site Visits | - | Site Visits | Site Visits | - | Site Visits | Site Visits | Site Visits | Site Visits |
| Other: | - | standard licensing includes implementation, design and customisation | - | Training, Consultancy & Site Visits are all offered via third parties (i.e. service providers) | - | skinning, pre- implementation analysis, project mgt, | - | Various | Customisation, Hosted services | This is a hosted service | - |
Notes
- Current - Features in the product version that users can download/install and use today.
- Future - Features that are currently undergoing testing or are planned for a future version.
- Standard - Features that come "out of the box" and whose removal or disabling would require special effort.
- Optional - Features that come as part of the normal package but which users must install or enable if they want them.
- 3rd Party - Features that can be provided using software or add-ins from third party suppliers.
- [blank] - The product does not have the relevant feature.
Note on Fedora. Fedora is a toolkit that provides an architecture for the development of repository software and not a repository package as such. This is reflected in the answers to some questions. See the Fedora Remarks for more details.
Note on hosted services. While hosted services are built on particular technologies they do not in general expose these technologies to the end user. This will be reflected in the answers to 'platform' based questions
The information in this table has been provided by suppliers in response to an RSP survey, and has not necessarily been verified by RSP staff.
This table is also available as a PDF download.