Pricing

CORE pricing

As core.ac.uk lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Starting	CORE Repository Dashboard · CORE Search · CORE Discovery · CORE Recommender · General support	On request
Supporting	Versions and duplicates detection · CORE API access for the institution · Technical support · Board of Supporters seat	On request
Sustaining	Open-access compliance tools · FAIR-related tools · Unlimited technical support · CORE Dataset access for researchers	On request
Institution and Enterprise API trial	30-day trial · eligibility assessed during registration	Free
CORE API — free access without registration	Free access subject to rate limits; one batch request or five single requests per 10 seconds	Free
Starting membership	Repository Dashboard · OAI identifier resolution · CORE Discovery · CORE Search · CORE Recommender · general support	Free
CORE API	No registration required · one batch or five single requests per 10 seconds · faster registered and VIP rates available	Free
CORE API — registered access	Registered users get better performance; higher rates require contacting CORE for a quote	On request
Supporting membership	Starting benefits · versions and duplicates detection · RRS and DAS identification · SDG Insights · ORCID · university API · technical support ≤5 · one Board vote	On request
Sustaining membership	Supporting benefits · OA Compliance dashboard · university dataset use · repository health check · unlimited prioritised support · promoted articles · two Board votes	On request