Best JSTOR Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from academic research databases ranked against JSTOR on the same published basis.
- 1JSTOR vs CORE
- 2JSTOR vs OpenAlex
- 3JSTOR vs The Lens
- 4JSTOR vs arXiv
- 5JSTOR vs ERIC
- 6JSTOR vs Directory of Open Access Journals
- 8JSTOR vs AGRICOLA
- 9JSTOR vs MAXQDA
- 10JSTOR vs SSRN
- 11JSTOR vs Dimensions
- 12JSTOR vs CAB Abstracts
- 13JSTOR vs medRxiv
- 14JSTOR vs Project MUSE
- 15JSTOR vs ProQuest Central
- 16JSTOR vs PubMed
- 17JSTOR vs zbMATH Open
- 18JSTOR vs Academia.edu
- 19JSTOR vs APA PsycInfo
- 20JSTOR vs bioRxiv
- 21JSTOR vs Europe PMC
JSTOR alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CORE | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Web |
| 2 | OpenAlex | 7.4 | Free plan | $416.67/mo | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | The Lens | 7.4 | Free plan | $83.33/mo | API, Web |
| 4 | arXiv | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 5 | ERIC | 7.0 | No | — | API, Web |
| 6 | Directory of Open Access Journals | 6.9 | No | — | API, Web |
| 8 | AGRICOLA | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 9 | MAXQDA | 5.9 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 10 | SSRN | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 11 | Dimensions | 5.7 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 12 | CAB Abstracts | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 13 | medRxiv | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | Project MUSE | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | ProQuest Central | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | PubMed | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 17 | zbMATH Open | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Academia.edu | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | APA PsycInfo | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | bioRxiv | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Europe PMC | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
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Questions about JSTOR alternatives
What is the best alternative to JSTOR?
CORE, number 1 in academic research databases with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: OpenAlex, The Lens, arXiv and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to JSTOR?
CORE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.