ERIC
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VisitERIC vs OpenAlex
What both publish
| Fact | ERIC | OpenAlex |
|---|---|---|
| API | ERIC provides an API, and its product guide includes materials about using the API to export search results. | The REST API exposes entity endpoints with filtering, searching, sorting, grouping, pagination, field selection and single-record lookup. |
| Founded | 1966 | OpenAlex's transparency page says Impactstory incorporated in North Carolina in 2012. |
| Full text | ERIC search results identify records with full text available on ERIC and provide a download option for some records. | The full-text service provides PDFs and machine-readable TEI XML, with per-file downloads priced at $0.01 each. |
| Support | ERIC’s site lists FAQ and Contact Us links, and its product guide offers free videos, infographics, and recorded webinars about ERIC. | Member includes community support, Member+ includes ticket-based help for critical API bugs, and Partner includes full ticket-based support for API and data issues. |
ERIC plans
No prices published.
OpenAlex plans
- FreeFree
- Pay as you go$1, paid once
- Member$5,000 a year
- Member+$10,000 a year
- Partner$20,000 a year
Pick ERIC if…
ERIC suits educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and members of the public looking for education research. It also serves users who need an API for retrieving bibliographic records.
Pick OpenAlex if…
OpenAlex suits researchers and developers who need a broad research catalog, API access, or bulk data downloads. Teams using its unsanitized external text fields should follow its guidance to escape output and apply OWASP XSS-prevention practices.