Zenodo Alternatives

Zenodo is described as 'Built and developed by researchers, to ensure that everyone can join in Open Science. Catch-all repository for EC funded research. CERN, an OpenAIRE partner and pioneer in open source, open access and open data' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are nine alternatives to Zenodo for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Teams apps. The best Zenodo alternative is Sci-Hub, which is free. Other great apps like Zenodo are Library Genesis, Libgen Desktop, LibreTexts and arXiv.

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Zenodo alternatives page was last updated Jun 15, 2025
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  1. Libgen Desktop icon

    Libgen Desktop

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    Libgen Desktop is a Windows application for browsing a local copy of LibGen catalog. The main (non-fiction), fiction and scientific articles (scimag) LibGen collections are supported.

    16 Libgen Desktop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Libgen Desktop Features

    1.  Book search
    2.  Desktop Application
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Article search

    Libgen Desktop VS Zenodo

     

    • Libgen Desktop is the most popular Windows alternative to Zenodo.

    • Libgen Desktop is the most popular Open Source alternative to Zenodo.

    • Libgen Desktop is Free and Open SourceZenodo is also Free and Open Source
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    LibreTexts

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    Online platform for the construction, customization, and dissemination of open educational resources (OER)

    22 LibreTexts alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    LibreTexts VS Zenodo

     
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    arXiv

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    arXiv® is a free distribution service and an open archive for scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.

    9 arXiv alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Science hub Mutual Aid Community

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    When article resources cannot be found on the sci-hub, you can post to this community for help. This community is completely free and easy to operate.

    26 Science hub Mutual Aid Community alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Science hub Mutual Aid Community VS Zenodo

     
  6. PaperLens icon

    PaperLens

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    Tired of search engines burying you in unreliable articles instead of real research?

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    PaperLens screenshot 1

    PaperLens Features

    1.  AI-Powered

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    WorkSchool 365

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    Marketplace for peer reviews by paid learners qualified via quiz; open source Word templates with business-logic automation.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    WorkSchool 365 screenshot 1

    WorkSchool 365 Features

    1.  Research repository

    WorkSchool 365 VS Zenodo

     

    • WorkSchool 365 is the most popular SaaS alternative to Zenodo.

    • WorkSchool 365 is Free and Open SourceZenodo is also Free and Open Source

  9. Open Data Repository Data Publisher

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    The Open Data Repository's Data Publisher allows researchers, graduate students, and the general public to quickly create database structures and publish data on the web. Using the drag-and-drop form designer, you can easily create your database schema and then populate it...

    3 Open Data Repository Data Publisher alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Open Data Repository Data Publisher VS Zenodo

     

    • Open Data Repository Data Publisher is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Zenodo.

    • Open Data Repository Data Publisher is Free and Open SourceZenodo is also Free and Open Source
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