Open Knowledge Maps

6.5easy start · #24of 28
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Runs on Web. Paid plans from €40/mo.

Open Knowledge Maps is ranked #24 of 28 in literature review software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Web. Paid plans start at €40/mo.

Open Knowledge Maps plans and pricing

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Basic Membership — lower & middle income countries €480/yr EUR 480 / year 1 Board of Supporters seat · website listing openknowledgemaps.org · 7 Oct 2026

Sustaining Membership — lower & middle income countries €780/yr EUR 780 / year 2 Board of Supporters seats · website listing · logo in select materials openknowledgemaps.org · 7 Oct 2026

Visionary Membership — lower & middle income countries €1,280/yr EUR 1,280 / year 3 Board of Supporters seats · website listing · logo in select materials openknowledgemaps.org · 7 Oct 2026

Basic Membership — high income countries (small organisations) €1,900/yr EUR 1,900 / year 1 Board of Supporters seat · website listing openknowledgemaps.org · 7 Oct 2026

Sustaining Membership — high income countries (small organisations) €2,900/yr EUR 2,900 / year 2 Board of Supporters seats · website listing · logo in select materials openknowledgemaps.org · 7 Oct 2026

Basic Membership — high income countries (large organisations) €3,800/yr EUR 3,800 / year 1 Board of Supporters seat · website listing openknowledgemaps.org · 7 Oct 2026

Compared on literature review software

Free plan: Yes
Discovery tools: search
Screening workflow: No
Full-text management: Yes
Systematic review tools: No
Collaboration: No
Evidence mapping: No

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The record

Purpose: Open Knowledge Maps creates AI-driven visual overviews of research topics to help researchers, students, and practitioners identify relevant resources.
Research coverage: The site says the platform covers more than 400 million research outputs across disciplines and more than 25 output types.
Topic maps: Its pipeline groups publications by topic similarity and labels research areas with relevant concepts.
Data sources: The maker names BASE, ORCID, OpenAIRE, and PubMed among its data provider integrations.
Custom integrations: Organizations can embed cloud-based Custom Services in discovery systems and restrict maps to their own data sources.
Integration examples: The maker describes catalogue integrations through OBVSG and SLSP and cites ETH and AUSSDA examples.
Open source: The maker says its software is open source and hosted on GitHub.
Privacy and security: The privacy policy says browser connections to the website and web services are encrypted and routine access logs are deleted after 30 days.
Data processing: The privacy policy lists Google Drive, MailChimp, Hypothes.is, and PayPal among services used for specified functions.
Map limit: The FAQ says maps use the top 100 resources from the selected data source, which may cause important resources to be missing.
Support and training: The maker provides training materials and says supporting membership includes training activities, technical documentation, and support.
Audience: The about page describes the discovery platform as serving researchers, students, and practitioners.
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
Price from: €40/mo

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Literature Review Software in 2026#24 of 28

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Sources

openknowledgemaps.org/about· checked 7 Oct 2026
openknowledgemaps.org/supporting-membership· checked 7 Oct 2026
openknowledgemaps.org/imprint· checked 7 Oct 2026
openknowledgemaps.org/privacy· checked 7 Oct 2026
openknowledgemaps.org/faq· checked 7 Oct 2026
openknowledgemaps.org· checked 28 Sept 2026