FossilCore Free, PRO and Institutional are all Coming Soon. Free will be a genuine personal edition—not a 30-day demo and not a 100-specimen trial. Paid editions will add advanced professional and small-institution workflows without changing your collection format.
Currency: All FossilCore prices are shown in U.S. dollars (USD).
A capable personal edition for maintaining a serious fossil collection.
A high-end edition for serious collectors and professionals who want advanced analytical and scientific workflows.
For smaller museums, university collections and organizations managing shared FossilCore environments.
Perpetual license: USD $499 one-time. Optional annual updates/support are available after the first year; the perpetual license itself does not become a subscription.
This table follows FossilCore's current centralized edition policy.
| Capability | Free Coming Soon | PRO Coming Soon | Institutional Coming Soon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core collection | |||
| Specimen management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sites & localities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic taxonomy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic collection search | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic image management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rock / Mineral Properties | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Secondary Fossils | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic maps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic specimen image catalogue | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic Word export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic labels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Profile Manager | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collection Explorer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PRO capabilities | |||
| Advanced collection search | Preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Four-image specimen management | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced image annotations | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced Specimen Images Catalogue | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rendered Word catalogue | Preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collection Analytics & Health | Preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graphical Collection Explorer | Preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compare Specimens | Preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Field Collecting Sessions | Preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exhibition Manager | Preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced PBDB tools | Preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| WoRMS integration | Preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Macrostrat geology integration | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced labels | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Taxon Key Builder | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Institutional administration | |||
| Multi-user administration | — | — | ✓ |
| Institutional administration | — | — | ✓ |
| Shared storage administration | — | — | ✓ |
| Environment backup & restore | — | — | ✓ |
| Storage migration | — | — | ✓ |
“Preview” means FossilCore can provide a safe read-only or non-writing preview for that audited PRO feature. Help documentation remains available regardless of edition.