No. 17of 151 ·Digital Asset Management Software

Islandora

Web · Linux · Self-hosted · API· paid plans from C$41.67/mo

Freedom report

Two barsScore 7.0

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Islandora is ranked #17 of 151 in digital asset management software on Freedom251, made by Islandora (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada). It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at C$41.67/mo.

Islandora plans and pricing

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Islandora software Free Free to use; released under open-source licenses islandora.ca · 11 Oct 2026

Adopter membership C$500/yr Billed annually Annual general meeting vote · Personalized onboarding · Service providers not eligible islandora.ca · 11 Oct 2026

Supporter membership C$2,000/yr Billed annually Annual general meeting vote · 50% off 1 Camp registration or IslandoraCon registration per year islandora.ca · 11 Oct 2026

Collaborator membership C$4,000/yr Billed annually Annual general meeting vote · 1 free Camp registration per year · 1 free IslandoraCon registration per year islandora.ca · 11 Oct 2026

Partner membership C$10,000/yr Billed annually Annual general meeting vote · 2 free Camp registrations per year · 2 free IslandoraCon registrations per year islandora.ca · 11 Oct 2026

Compared on digital asset management software

Free plan: Yes
Supported asset types: Images, documents including PDFs, audio, video, books, newspapers, binary files, compound objects, theses, journal articles, archival media, research data
Metadata and tagging: Yes
Approval workflows: Yes
Version history: Yes
API access: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Islandora is an open-source framework for using a Drupal website as a digital asset management system.
Content: Islandora uses Drupal nodes, media, files, and taxonomy terms to create preservation-ready digital resources.
Repository: Drupal resources can be stored in the Fedora Repository as files and RDF metadata.
Microservices: Islandora's Crayfish microservices synchronize resources into Fedora and generate derivative helper files.
Batch processing: Alpaca, based on Apache Camel, handles messaging and queueing for large batch uploads.
Preservation: Automated installation methods provide Fedora storage and technical metadata generation with FITS.
Metadata: Islandora can expose linked data through JSON-LD and configure OAI-PMH harvesting through the Starter Site.
IIIF: IIIF support lets images in Islandora be viewed in IIIF-compliant viewers.
Search and analytics: The documentation identifies contributed Drupal modules including Solr Search API for in-site search and Matomo Analytics for usage metrics.
Deployment: The maker recommends Docker deployment and also provides instructions for manual installation.
Support: The maker directs technical questions to its user support group and lists Google Groups, GitHub Issues, Slack, and GitHub Discussions as communication channels.
Paid services: Professional service providers offer installation, migration, custom development, maintenance and support, and training.
Privacy: The Foundation privacy policy says using Islandora does not require providing information to the Foundation and says the software is available to download without a form or data entry.
Intended users: The Islandora community includes users and developers from galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions worldwide.
Price from: C$41.67/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Digital Asset Management Software in 2026#17 of 151

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Sources

islandora.github.io/documentation/· checked 11 Oct 2026
islandora.ca/get-islandora· checked 11 Oct 2026
islandora.ca/contact-us· checked 11 Oct 2026
islandora.ca/service-providers· checked 11 Oct 2026
islandora.ca/privacy-policy· checked 11 Oct 2026
islandora.ca· checked 28 Sept 2026
islandora.ca/support-islandora· checked 11 Oct 2026