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Who runs DataCite, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest persistent identifier registration alternatives.

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Trackers
Prices
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Closest alternative
Crossref

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs DataCite

DataCite datacite.org

Wikidata: international not-for-profit organization which aims to improve data citation

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What DataCite tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

None of the 20 alternatives below has fewer; 14 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
1 tool
EU company
1 tool
  • Third-party embeds

    Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.

  • Privacy-friendly analytics

    Counts visits without cookies or personal profiles.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to DataCite

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to DataCite, thumbs down if it isn’t.

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    Crossref crossref.org Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Crossref

    Crossref is open infrastructure linking the world's research. 26,500 members, 171 countries, 2.1 billion monthly API queries.

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  2. 02
    DOI.org query endpoint doi.org Top 1K English No trackers

    Home Page

    API endpoint

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  3. 03
    ORCID orcid.org Top 10K English No trackers

    ORCID

    non-profit organization that issues ORCID Identifiers

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  4. 04
    Handle System handle.net Top 10K No trackers

    Handle.Net Registry

    Handle.Net Registry is a DONA MPA.

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  5. 05
    w3id.org English No trackers

    w3id.org - Permanent Identifiers for the Web

    Secure, permanent URLs for your Web application that will stand the test of time.

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  6. 06
    OSF osf.io Top 10K English 1 tracker

    OSF

    tools that make open science practice easier

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  7. 07
    pir.org English 3 trackers

    .ORG - Power Your Inspiration. Connect Your World.

    For diverse global communities & individuals who want to do great things online, .ORG is purpose-driven to empower & connect those who inspire the world.

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  8. 08
    Afnic afnic.fr English 1 tracker

    Afnic, Internet domain name registry solution Home - Afnic

    Afnic is the Internet registry for .fr (France), .re (Ile de la Réunion), .pm (Saint-Pierre et Miquelon), .yt (Mayotte), .wf and .tf domain names.

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  9. 09
    ICANN icann.org Top 10K English No trackers

    Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

    ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.

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  10. 10
    AAAS aaas.org English 2 trackers

    AAAS Home | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

    international non-profit organization promoting science

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  11. 11
    American Registry for Internet Numbers arin.net Top 10K English 1 tracker

    American Registry for Internet Numbers

    ARIN is a nonprofit, member-based organization that administers IP addresses & ASNs in support of the operation and growth of the Internet.

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  12. 12
    SINTEF sintef.no English 1 tracker

    SINTEF - Applied research, technology and innovation

    SINTEF is one of Europe's largest independent research organisations. Every year we carry out several thousand projects for customers large and small.

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  13. 13
    MLCommons mlcommons.org English 2 trackers

    MLCommons - Standardize AI Measurement, Enable Informed Decisions

    MLCommons develops and operates industrial-quality AI benchmarks with industry and academia - measuring quality, performance, safety, and cost so the market can make informed AI decisions.

    Compare MLCommons with DataCite →
  14. 14
    OCLC oclc.org Top 10K English No trackers

    global library cooperative

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  15. 15
    APNIC apnic.net Top 10K English 1 tracker

    APNIC

    A global, open, stable, and secure Internet that serves the entire Asia Pacific community

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  16. 16
    AFRINIC afrinic.net Top 10K English 1 tracker

    AFRINIC - Regional Internet Registry for Africa

    AFRINIC is responsible for the allocation and management of Internet numbers (IPv4, IPv6 & ASNs) resources in Africa.

    Compare AFRINIC with DataCite →
  17. 17
    NIC.DO nic.do Top 10K English 1 tracker

    NIC.DO – .DO Domain Registration

    Internet country-code top level domain for the Dominican Republic

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  18. 18
    Gapminder gapminder.org English 1 tracker

    Gapminder

    Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker (1948–2017)

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  19. 19
    datadryad.org English 1 tracker

    Dryad | Publish and preserve your data

    American nonprofit organization; oversees Dryad Digital Repository

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  20. 20
    Denic denic.de English 1 tracker

    DENIC eG: DENIC – Registry for all .de domains

    As the registry, DENIC manages all .de domains and ensures that they are accessible at all times.

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04 · History

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05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 15 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
28 ms

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