Internet Archive
Summary
A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Type of organisation: Non-profit organisation
Market share: Market dominance
Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Skills needed to use: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Requires audience sign-in to use: No, sign-in is optional
Type of organisation: Non-profit organisation
Market share: Market dominance
Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Skills needed to use: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Requires audience sign-in to use: No, sign-in is optional
Pros
Releases new features regularly
Transparent pricing model
Allows data deletion
Cons
Lacks accessibility statement
Does not share diversity data
Full Product Data Collection
Data collected January-February 2020
| Product name | Internet Archive |
| Product URL | https://archive.org/ |
| Parent organisation | N/A |
| Workflow category | Storage & archiving |
| Date product founded | 1996 |
| Product description | A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. |
| What type of company or organisation is the product owned by? | Non-profit organisation |
| Is the company profit-making? | Not-for-profit model |
| How is this product funded? | Backed by a non-profit org or charity |
| What market share does the tool have? | Market dominance |
| Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space? | No |
| When did the company last release new features? | October 2019: Launched The Whole Earth Web Archive (WEWA): a proof-of-concept to explore ways to improve access to the archived websites of underrepresented nations around the world |
| Have they shared details of the product roadmap? | No |
| Is there talk of the product raising further investment? | Ongoing acceptance of donations |
| Is there talk of the product being acquired? | No |
| Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months? | No |
| Is there a pricing model listed on the website? | Product is clearly listed as free |
| How clear & transparent is this pricing model? | Product is clearly listed as free |
| What is the range of prices offered? | N/A |
| What factors drive higher pricing? | N/A |
| What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable? | Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it) |
| What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day? | Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it) |
| Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs? | Defaults to common open standard file formats |
| Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function? | No |
| Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years? | No |
| How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)? | Technical, legalistic TOS |
| Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)? | Yes, topline. |
| Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”? | Yes, GDPR compliant globally |
| Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it? | No, sign-in is optional |
| IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms? | No 3rd party auth, just a user account |
| Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service? | No / cannot tell |
| Does the public product website mention how to delete your data? | Yes: for both publisher and audience data |
| Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years? | No |
| Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website? | No / cannot find |
| Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce? | No |