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Best Museum Software in 2026

• 11 apps
• Research read 28 Sept 2026
• How the order is worked out

1. 1 C

   CollectiveAccess

   Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

   CollectiveAccess provides a broad cataloguing and publishing toolkit without a software charge. Hosting and consulting are separate paid services, and the listed community support is best-effort.

   7.2 Free plan Visit site
2. 2 C

   CatalogIt

   by It Unlimited, Inc.

   Free plan WebWindowsMac+2
   6.5 Free plan · paid from $54/mo Visit site
3. 3 C

   CollectionSpace

   Free plan Web
   6.0 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
4. 4 E

   eHive

   Free plan Web
   5.7 Free plan Visit site
5. 5 A

   Argus

   Paid Web
   4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
6. 6 A

   Axiell Collections

   Paid WebWindows
   4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
7. 7 T

   TMS Collections

   Paid iPhoneMacWeb+1
   4.5 Pricing on request Visit site
8. 8 M

   MuseumPlus

   Paid MacWebWindows
   4.3 Pricing on request Visit site
9. 9 C

   CuadraSTAR

   Paid Windows
   4.2 Pricing on request Visit site
10. 10 M

    Mimsy XG

    Paid MacWindows
    4.1 Pricing on request Visit site
11. 11 T

    TMS Conservation

    Paid
    3.6 Pricing on request Visit site

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