Collections Management Systems

The abbreviation CMS is rarely used, the acronym being more usually associated with Content Management Systems.

List of collections management systems

• Accumulatus, a collections management system developed by ASLAN Solutions
• ActiMuseo, a collections management system developed by A&A Partners
• Adlib, a collections management system developed by Axiell
• ArchiveTech.net, a cloud-based collections management system developed by the Cultural Heritage Foundation of the Netherlands and CulturalHeritage.cc Foundation, and now supported by ArchiveTech.net (see also UniqueCollection)
• Argus, a web-based collections management system developed by Lucidea
• Art Ministration, a collections management system developed by Conzen
• Arteïa, a blockchain based collections management system developed by Arteïa
• Artsystems Pro, a collections management system developed by Artsystems
• Augias Museum, a collections management system developed by AUGIAS-Data
• Augias Museum Express, a collections management system developed by AUGIAS-Data
• Axiell Collections, a web-based interface to their other collections management systems developed by Axiell
• Bidas, a collections management system developed by H.J. Kruse
• Calm, a collections management system developed by Axiell
• Carlotta, a collections management system developed by Statens museer för världskultur
• Coeli, a cloud-based collections presentation and management system developed by Nubilum
• Collecte, a collections management system developed by Userix Oy
• CollectionOD, a web-based collections management system developed by Logos Flow
• Collections MOSAiC, a collections management system developed by IST Information Services and Technology
• CollectionSpace, an open source collections management system developed by collectionspace.org (OS)
• CollectiveAccess, an open source collections management system developed by Whirl-i-Gig
• CoMwork, a collections management system developed by CoMwork
• CONTENTdm®, a management and delivery system for digital collections developed by OCLC
• CS (CollectorSystems) Museum, a collections management system developed by Collector Systsems
• CuadraSTAR, a database system supporting archive, library and collections management systems developed by Lucidea
• digiCULT, a collections management system produced in collaboration by a partnership of museums in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany developed by digiCULT-Verbund eG
• DIGIMUS for Museums, a web-based collections management system developed by Digibis
• easydb.museen, a collections management system developed by Programmfabrik GmbH
• eHive, a web-based collections management system developed by Vernon Systems
• E-kuva, a collections management system developed by Userix Oy
• Eloquent Museum™, a collections management system developed by Eloquent Systems
• EmbARK, a collections management system developed by Gallery Systems
• EMu, a collections management system developed by Axiell
• Erfgoedsuite, a collections management system developed by Erfgoesdsuite
• EsineVati, a collections management system
• ETHER Base, a collections management system developed by ETHER
• Faust, a collections management system developed by Doris Land-Softwareentwicklung
• Faust EntryMuseum, a collections management system developed by Doris Land-Softwareentwicklung
• First Rumos, a collections management system developed by Förderverein des (Friends of the) Freilichtmuseums am Kiekeberg
• Galis/Museums, a collections management system developed by Semantika
• Giovio, a collections management system developed by Art2Conseil
• HiDA, a collections management system developed by startext GmbH
• ImdasPro, a collections management system developed by JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
• In arte online, a collections management system developed by Sistemas do Futuro
• In patrimonium.net, a collections management system developed by Sistemas do Futuro
• M3 / Minisis Management for Museums, a collections management system developed by Minisis Inc.
• Memoron, a collections management system developed by Mansoft tietotekniikka Oy
• Micromusée, a collections management system developed by Mobydoc and owned by Axiell
• Mimsy, a collections management system developed by Axiell
• MINT / Minisis Integrated Archives, Library and Museum System, a collections management system developed by Minisis Inc.
• Modes Compact, a collections management system developed by Modes Users Association
• Modes Complete, a collections management system developed by Modes Users Association
• MuIS, a collections management system developed by Medisoft
• Mukurtu CMS, an open source collections management system developed by Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University
• Musarch, a collections management system developed by Jim Halpin
• MuseumIndex+, a collections management system developed by System Simulation
• MuseumPlus, a web-based collections management system developed by Zetcom AG
• MuseumPro, a collections management system developed by Wassermann Informatics
• Musketti, a collections management system developed by Museovirasto (Finnish Heritage Agency)
• Muusa , a collections management system developed by Osuuskunta Suomen taide ja taidekokoelmat (Finland's Art and Art Collections Co-operative)
• OpenHeritage system, a collections management system developed by OpenHeritage
• PastPerfect, a collections management system developed by PastPerfect Software
• Polydoc, a collections management system developed by Suomen Käsityön Museo (Craft Museum of Finland) (based on Redorom InfoSystems' Polydoc database management system, from which it takes its name)
• Proficio, a collections management system developed by Re:discovery Software
• Primus, a collections management system developed by KulturIT
• Qi, an integrated collections and content management system developed by Keepthinking
• Qlto Manage, a collections management system developed by Qulto (formerly known as Monguz Ltd)
• Reasonable Graph, a graph based collections management system developed by ReasonableGraph.org
• robotron*Daphne, a collections management system developed by Robotron Datenbank-Software
• S-Museum, a collections management system developed by SKINsoft
• SN Base, a collections management system for natural history collections developed by Mobydoc and owned by Axiell
• Sofie, a collections management system developed by Västerbottens Museum
• STAR Museums, a collections management system developed by Lucidea
• TMS, a collections management system developed by Gallery Systems
• UniqueCollection (formerly MuseumD-System), a collections management system developed by ILAM Foundation & CulturalHeritage.cc Foundation (see also ArchiveTech.net)
• Vati, a collections management system
• Vernon CMS, a collections management system developed by Vernon Systems
• WebMuseo, a collections management system developed by A&A Partners

Digital Asset Management Systems (DAMS)

Some Digital Asset Management Systems have been used as, or closely integrated with, Collections Management Systems, notably:

• WebMuseo, a collections management system developed by A&A Partners
• Cumulus, a digital asset management system developed by Canto
• Memorix Maior, a digital asset management system aimed at managing cultural heritage-related collections developed by Picturae
• Portfolio, a digital asset management system, with additional tools to link it to collections management systems developed by Extensis
• Profium Collection Management, a digital asset management system developed by Profium
• ResourceSpace, a digital asset management system, which has been integrated with several collections management systems developed by Montala Ltd

Database management systems

Some generic database management systems have been configured by individual museums to work as Collections Management Systems, notably:

• Access, a desktop database management system developed by Microsoft, sometimes used as the basis for a locally-built collections management system
• FileMaker Pro Advanced, a desktop database management system developed by FileMaker Inc., sometimes used as the basis for a locally-built collections management system

Related systems

• Mobytext, a system for managing collection-related documentary material developed by Mobydoc and owned by Axiell
• Veevart, an integrated museum management system incorporating collection management tools developed by Veevart
• Verisart, a blockchain based cataloguing and authentication system which can be used by collections management systems, developed by Verisart