Free is a genuine personal collection edition—not a locked trial. PRO adds advanced tools for serious collectors, while Institutional adds administration for organization-managed environments. Version updates are included with paid licenses.
A capable foundation for maintaining a personal fossil collection.
Advanced collection analysis, imagery, scientific integrations and presentation workflows.
For museums, universities and organizations managing shared FossilCore environments.
Both Institutional options unlock the same Institutional features. Version updates are included in the license price.
This table follows FossilCore's current centralized edition policy.
| Capability | Free | PRO | Institutional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.