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An integrated library system is an enterprise resource planning system for a library, used to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who have borrowed. 3 self-hosted integrated library systems tools are listed here, ordered purely by a repository health score that Repoly recomputes nightly. RERO ILS leads at 88/100 with 90 commits in the last 90 days and 87 stars, followed by Koha (56) and Evergreen (54). 1 of the 3 score 70 or above, 1 publish a Docker image, and the median health is 56. AGPL-3.0 is the most common licence, carried by 1 of them.
Ranked by health
Top pick · highest health
Large-scale ILS that can be run as a service with consortial features, intended primarily for library networks. Includes most standard modules (circulation, acquisitions, cataloging,...) and a web-based public and professional interface.
★ 87 90 commits / 90d ⟳ today AGPL-3.0 Docker
Enterprise-class ILS with modules for acquisitions, circulation, cataloging, label printing, offline circulation for when Internet access is not available, and much more.
★ 596 1076 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday GPL-3.0
Highly-scalable software for libraries that helps library patrons find library materials, and helps libraries manage, catalog, and circulate those materials.
★ 157 124 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday GPL-2.0
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RERO ILS Docker | 87 | 90 | AGPL-3.0 | today | |
| 2 | Koha | 596 | 1076 | GPL-3.0 | yesterday | |
| 3 | Evergreen | 157 | 124 | GPL-2.0 | yesterday |
RERO ILS edges Koha 88 to 56, and most of the difference is release recency: v1.30.1 from today against no tagged release. Koha is the busier codebase, though, with 1,076 commits in 90 days to 90. Koha has the largest following at 596 stars, yet ranks #2 of 3, held back mostly by release recency (no tagged release).
The most recent release is RERO ILS v1.30.1, published today. Koha and Evergreen publish no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Perl (1), PLpgSQL (1) and Python (1) are the most common. RERO ILS, Koha and Evergreen are copyleft.
By Repoly's GitHub health score, RERO ILS at 88/100 (90 commits in 90 days, v1.30.1 from today). Koha is next at 56; RERO ILS's lead comes mostly from release recency. The score measures maintenance, not features, so shortlist the top few and try them.
Koha (1,076 commits in 90 days), Evergreen (124 commits in 90 days) and RERO ILS (90 commits in 90 days). Commit activity is 35 of the 100 health points, the largest single term.
1 of 3 publish a Docker image or Compose file, led by RERO ILS.
None; 3 of 3 are copyleft, which requires publishing changes to a modified version you distribute.
