Evergreen vs Koha
January 10, 2026 | Author: Maria Lin
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Web-based, open-source, scalable software for large libraries that helps patrons find library materials through an online interface and helps library admins manage, catalog and lend these materials, regardless of library size and complexity. It is based on the robust OpenSRF platform and includes a metadata search engine and transaction processing system. Evergreen has an active community of developers and users, as well as several companies offering migration, support, hosting and development services. The system is used in more than 550 libraries of all types - public, academic, specialized, school, tribal and home libraries - in more than a dozen countries worldwide.
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Free, open-source, web-based integrated library system used today by hundreds of libraries worldwide. Koha offers easy-to-use lending policies, efficient patron management, intuitive navigation and advanced access rights for staff accounts, as well as extensive support for reservations, OPAC search, staff managemnt and administrative functions. Koha's acquisitions module allows the library to record orders placed with suppliers and manage purchasing budgets. It is server software running on a GNU/Linux operating system such as Debian or Ubuntu. It is not a desktop application and does not run natively on Windows or macOS.
Evergreen vs Koha in our news:
2022. Koha adds Electronic resource management
The new version of open-source library management software Koha has added Electronic resource management (ERM) module. This new module adds a mechanism to track the selection, acquisition, licensing, access, maintenance, usage, evaluation, retention and de-selection of a library’s electronic information resources. These resources include, but are not limited to, electronic journals, electronic books, streaming media, databases, datasets, CD-ROMs and computer software. Also the new version adds option to require 2FA setup on first staff login, allows storing item values as a template for creating new items, adds ability to create bundles of items for circulation, adds the ability to create ‘saved searches’ for use as filters when searching the catalog.
2021. Evergreen adds acquisitions administration, holdings maintenance
The release of Evergreen 3.8 is announced by The Evergreen Community. Evergreen is a highly-scalable software designed for libraries to facilitate the discovery of library materials by patrons and assist in managing, cataloging and circulating those materials, regardless of the library's size or complexity. This release brings numerous new features and enhancements, such as Angular rewrites of several staff interfaces including acquisitions administration, holdings maintenance, item attributes editor, patron triggered events log and item triggered events log. Additionally, it introduces a case-insensitive option for browsing headings, a new interface for editing notes attached to bibliographic records, improvements to the staff interface for browsing bib records attached to a heading and consolidation of patron notes, messages, alert messages and standing penalties into a unified notes interface. Other additions include settings for determining item value based on item price and acquisition cost, enhancements to override event dialogs in checkout and renewal interfaces, the ability to edit the patron photo URL during registration, settings for hold stalling based on pickup library, settings for default pickup location for staff-placed hold requests, utilization of a newer Stripe API for credit payments in the public catalog, display of cover images in My Account pages for items checked out, check out history, holds and holds history and new reporting views such as item statistics and Dewey call number blocks and ranges.0352
