Alexandria 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Alexandria

4.8

(24)

Pricing

Starting at $499.00 per year

About Alexandria

Alexandria is a library automation and catalog management solution that helps universities, K-12 schools, and public libraries streamline processes related to user management, event promotion, and more on a centralized platform. Administrators can set up custom branding with images, fields, and buttons and create maps to help with user navigation across the library.

Alexandria enables staff members to create centralized and distributed catalogs to manage records with details, such as subjects, notes, publications, and study programs. With the circulation functionality, staff members can track transaction logs, holds, reservations, and late-fee charges across multiple user profiles.

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Alexandria Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $499.00 per year

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$499.00

per year

No plan information available

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Alexandria Features

Popular features found in Catalog Management
Catalog Management
Content Library
Cross Selling Functionality
Database Publishing
Data Synchronization
Document Management
eCommerce Management
Inventory Management
Pricing Management
Product Comparison
Product Data Management
More features of Alexandria
Barcode/Ticket Scanning
Barcoding/RFID
Catalog Creation
Church Libraries
Circulation Management
Content Management
Data Storage Management
Fee Collection
OPAC
Patron Management
Periodicals Management
Private Libraries
Public Libraries
Reserve Shelf Management
Resource Management
School Libraries
Search/Filter
Self Check-In/Check-Out
Serials Management
Tagging
User Management

Alexandria User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

83%

13%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.4

Value for money

4.7

Customer support

4.8

Functionality

4.5

Have you used Alexandria and would like to share your experience with others?

Mercy C.

Verified reviewer

Libraries

2-10 employees

Used daily for free trial

Review source

Reviewed October 2018

Excellent Customer Online Support

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

To begin with, I just admire the customer support round the clock that they give. It's so hard to get stuck that for instance, you have to wait on their working hours, no! They got my needs. Cataloging is so superb and one can be in control of the software by navigating across panes easily.

Cons:

I have not seen any cons yet, I have been using it for trial and I loved it.

Verified

Reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2021

Partnering with Alexandria to meet information demands of the 21st century.

Since we implemented Alexandria, we no longer worry about data security, cloud based Alexandria takes care of that

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Alexandria serves as a portal for the vocational training college which gives students access to a myriad of information services. The beautiful thing is that the software is hosted by the manufacturer, removing the need for installation, upgrades and security. We we made subscription, Alexandria takes care of the rest. We find it efficient that all the students at the college use the same user license. While accessing the online library resources, the students enjoy using their own devices, including android based. We also noted that by using Alexandria, we killed two bird with one stone. Alexandria partners with other library solutions, helping us to implement the time saving copy cataloguing as well as providing a platform for subscription of E-Books.

Cons:

We so much rely on internet connectivity to access the library solution. It is frustrating to both staff and patrons when internet is down, as access is not possible.

Shirley L.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed March 2015

Choose Carefully

This software has been in use in my district for many years. Overall, since it is cheap, it was the one we decided on and we drank the kool-aid in believing that the company would go above and beyond to help us. Unfortunately, customer service is not always helpful and the support people know little to nothing about .mrc records. Somewhat disappointing when you compare it to the big companies.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Joni M.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

Alexandria library software for our High School

Recently we added classroom collections of all of our English department teachers. This should have been done as the books were added over the years, but it was not. Our teachers were quite reluctant to have to learn new software and all, but now that it's done they think it's pretty slick! They love that they can find a title in another classroom if they don't have a copy themselves.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Alexandria offers so many things. It's a great way to organize our collection and know immediately whether we have an item, where it is, and whether it's available. I can fine-tune reports so I can zero in on exactly what I need to know. I can personalize fields and settings, and I can set permissions to restrict how much information others in our building can access or edit. Tech support is top notch! They address my questions and concerns with clarity and with respect, even when I feel I may have a silly question. I've learned much about Alexandria by calling tech support with a few questions and then hearing them explain a better way to do what I'm trying to do.

Cons:

Maybe a con is that Alexandria is capable of doing so much that I am not even aware of.

Kate C.

Verified reviewer

Libraries

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

User Friendly Reliable Library System

My experience has been great. The program is reliable and consistent. I love the organization of it and appreciate the willingness of the company to constantly be making improvements and updates. It's a great software program.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We just upgraded to Version 7 and I appreciate how seamless and easy the conversion was. The program is so user friendly and nine times out of ten, I can "play" around with things and find exactly what I need. Any time I have an issue and have contacted technical support, they have responded immediately. The other thing I love about Alexandria is their willingness to take the suggestions from the user to improve the operations. I think it is a great program and I hope we always have it in my library.

Cons:

This is a very trivial con, but I wish that version 7 gave us the ability to add a picture to the generic patron image. I know they are working on it, but my kids loved seeing the seasonal images I would put up for them. I was having trouble with the holds, but after talking to our tech support, it was fixed.

Eileen K.

Libraries

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

Alexandria is the BEST library circulation system EVER!

I used Follett's Destiny, in another school district, and I also have many years experience working in public libraries. I have to say that I much prefer Alexandria to Destiny. I wasn't a fan of Destiny. I didn't like the small fonts used, and in a lot of ways it wasn't customer friendly. It is as good, if not better than circulation programs I've used in public libraries. The thing I really appreciate about Alexandria, other than the fact that it is a great system, is their AMAZING tech support! When I've needed something, they've helped me every step of the way. They have assisted me many times, and have gone above and beyond to make sure that I'm successful using Alexandria.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Everything on Alexandria is very quick, and it is so easy to use. The size of the fonts for names/titles when checking students' books out, and checking them in is large, so reading glasses aren't needed. Multiple reports are available, and you can also import/export when downloading new students' info, which means it takes only minutes to add new classes to the system, instead of typing in information. Additionally, I love that the scanning of titles and student barcodes is so fast. Everything scans the first time in a nano second!

Cons:

Nothing at all! It is a great system and I can't think of anything I'd suggest be changed.

Eileen P.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2019

Fine if you START with version 7, upgrading is a different story...

I love working with Alexandria. The support is phenomenal. True, I've had to call in quite a bit --esp. last school year, when I upgraded. But despite the frustrations with my laptop running the program, it was wonderful to quickly connect with a helpful and positive support person.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I've been using this software for 12 years. For all of this time, I've enjoyed the intuitive nature of the program, esp. when it comes to running reports. This is also a very easy program for cataloging. I use Dewey, and I often have to keep an OCLC tab open for finding the call number. Sometimes it populates with it, depends on the record.

Cons:

My least favorite aspect of version seven is the way I generate reports like spine and barcode labels. I'm finding it fussy and time-consuming. There are good tutorials, however, it's just that time is always short when working in a busy environment like an elementary school.

Jerry W.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2019

My first experience with a library database

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I don't have a large point of comparison when it comes to library database systems, since this is the only one I've ever used. However, once I got it up and running it was very easy to use and super reliable. Customer service was EXCELLENT. Whenever I had a question, they got right back to me with a simple explanation, either through email or phone. I can't praise the customer service enough.

Cons:

I am not a licensed librarian, so this was all very new to me. In the beginning, there was definitely a learning curve, and to me, at least, the online help was hard to follow. Again--could have been me. I was eventually able to figure most things out through trial and error. When I couldn't figure it out, I could always rely on their excellent support team.

Teresa A.

Verified reviewer

Libraries

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2019

Love Alexandria!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I have used Alexandria for years and it’s been stable and relatively trouble free. Tech support is wonderful, as well

Cons:

The Help feature built into the program is not always easy to use.

Reasons for choosing Alexandria

Our system uses Apple computers and Alexandria worked natively in our Macs. It’s not as important now that everything is going to web-based. We also loved how user-friendly Alexandria is.

Verified

Reviewer

Libraries

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

Alexandria makes library managment easy

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like that it's intuitive and clean, easy to use. I really like that Mitinet is embedded in the program which makes it much easier to catalog materials.

Cons:

I wish that it had a few more functions such as being able to see students grade level on the main screen. I also wish that is was a bit easier to create lists for students.

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