Repository |
Retention period (years) |
Costs |
File size limit |
Data format |
DOI |
Curated content |
License |
Embargo |
Free data download and reuse |
Versioning |
View and download statistics |
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Dataverse de Polytechnique Montréal - Recommended | Long term | Free | 2 GB; 10GB | All | Yes | - | CC0 by default | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) | Long term | Free | 25 000 files or 300 GB | - | Yes | Yes | Several | Possible | Yes | - | - |
Dryad | Indefinitely | USD 120 or free* | 300 GB (or more, with additional charges) | Flexible | Yes | Yes | CC0 only | Possible | Yes, "no legal barriers to reuse" | Yes | Yes |
figshare | Long term | Free | 5 GB** | All | Yes + synchronization with ORCID | Yes | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Zenodo | 20+ | Free | 50 GB /dataset | All | Yes | - | Several | Possible | Yes | Yes | Not yet |
Open Science Framework*** | 50+ | Free | 5 GB (+ add-on for the projet) | - | Yes | - | Several | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes |
(Elsevier) |
"In perpetuity" | Free | All | Yes | No | CC and open software | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* if the journal in which you publish subscribes to Dryad
** + 20Gb private work space via Amazon Web Services
*** Collaborative project management tool
To find other repositories, search the Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data). Use the filters at the left (ex.: Subjects, Keywords) to select them.
If possible, it is recommended that you host your data in more than one repository. To start:
Decide on the repository as soon as possible, ideally before starting data collection.
Here is a list of some recognized repositories in their respective fields:
Energy
Materials
Computer and Software Engineering
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Health Sciences
Biomedical Sciences
Life Sciences and Biomedical Sciences - Big data
Physics, astrophysics, and astronomy