Comparison
The "notes" section distinguishes between:
- Centrally-hosted websites, and
- Web-based sites, referring to applications that may be installed on a web server (usually requiring MySQL or another database and PHP, Perl, Python, or some other language for web applications)
| Software | Developer | First public release | Latest stable version | Cost (USD) | Open source | Written in | Index/search engine | Database | License | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koha | Koha Community | 2000-01 | 2012-10-22 (3.8.6) | Free | Yes | Perl | Zebra | MySQL | GPL | web-based |
| Invenio | CERN | 2002 | 2012-12-21 (1.1.1) | Free | Yes | Python | Own | MySQL | GPL | web-based |
| OpenBiblio | OpenBiblio development team | 2002 | 2012-03-18 (0.7.1) | Free | Yes | PHP | Own | MySQL | GPL | web-based |
| LibraryWorld | LibraryWorld Inc. | 2002 | 425/year | No | Own | cloud-hosted website | ||||
| OPALS | 2002 | Free | Yes | Perl, Java | Zebra, YAZ | MySQL | GPL | web-based | ||
| PhpMyBibli | PMB Services | 2003-10 | 2010-09-20 (3.4.2) | Free | Yes | PHP | Own | MySQL | CeCILL | web-based |
| NewGenLib | Verus Solutions | 2005-03 | 2012-09-13 (3.0.4 R1) | Free | Yes | Java | Lucene, Solr | PostgreSQL | GPL | web-based |
| WordPress Scriblio | Casey Bisson | 2006-02 | 2012-01-01 (2.9-r2) | Free | Yes | PHP | Own | MySQL | GPL | web-based |
| WorldCat | Online Computer Library Center | 2006 | Free | No | centrally-hosted website | |||||
| Evergreen | Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) | 2006-09 | 2012-09-19 (2.3.0) | Free | Yes | Perl, C, XUL | Own | PostgreSQL | GPL | web-based |
| VuFind | Villanova University | 2010-06-15 | 2012-01-30 (1.3) | Free | Yes | PHP | Lucene, Solr | MySQL | GPL | web-based |
| Drupal SOPAC | John Blyberg | 2009-05 | 2009-09-25 (6.x-2.0) | Free | Yes | PHP | Drupal | MySQL, other SQL | GPL | web-based |
| eXtensible Catalog | XC Organization | 2011-12 | 2012-04-24 (6.x-1.2) | Free | Yes | PHP | Drupal; Solr avail. | MySQL, other SQL | GPL | web-based |
| Drupal OPAC | Drupal community | 20012-12 | 2012-12-19 (7.x-1.0) | Free | Yes | PHP | Drupal; Solr avail. | MySQL, other SQL | GPL | web-based |
| Kuali OLE | Kuali Foundation | 2013 | Free | Yes | Java | Own | Oracle | GPL | web-based |
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