Archivematica vs Archon Data Store
| Archivematica | Archon Data Store | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, Linux | api, self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment | on_premises | hybrid |
| Search and restore | Yes | Yes |
| Supported data sources | digital objects; zipped and unzipped Bag transfers; digital forensic images; packages; email; datasets; audio-visual files; documents; images; spreadsheets; presentations | 200+ enterprise systems, including legacy mainframes, relational databases, ERP/CRM applications, communication platforms, file systems, and APIs |
| Retention policies | — | Yes |
| Legal hold | — | Yes |
| Immutable archive | — | Yes |
| Deduplication | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Data Archiving Software. On The Geeks Club, Archivematica scores higher on our published basis.