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GBIF alternatives
3 tools to consider instead of GBIF, shown against it.
| GBIF | eBird | NatureMetrics | Restor | |
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| Vendor | GBIF Secretariat (intergovernmental) | Cornell Lab of Ornithology | NatureMetrics | Restor (Crowther Lab / ETH Zurich spinoff, backed by Google) |
| Pricing model | Free | Free | Quote only | Free |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud |
| Open source | No | No | No | No |
| Best for | Researchers and analysts needing a single, citable, standardized source for global species-occurrence data. | Birders, ecologists and land managers who need continuously updated, crowd-sourced bird occurrence data. | Infrastructure, mining, agriculture and conservation projects needing lab-verified species data for biodiversity baselines and reporting. | Restoration practitioners and funders wanting a public map to register, discover and compare ecosystem restoration sites. |
| Pricing | Free to all users; funded by participating national governments. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free for birders and researchers; funded by Cornell, grants and donations. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Priced per sample or per project depending on lab analysis required; no public price list. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free to register and browse projects; funded by philanthropic and corporate partners rather than user fees. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. |
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