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Ex Libris
AddedJul 9, 2026
UpdatedJul 9, 2026
Ex Libris

Ex Libris

Acquired Subsidiary

Ex Libris, a Clarivate product family, provides cloud-based SaaS software for academic library management, discovery, and research.

HQ
Jerusalem, IL
Founded
1986
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Ex Libris develops cloud-based software that academic and research libraries use to manage collections, power patron discovery, and support teaching and research workflows. Its portfolio spans the Alma library services platform, the Primo discovery service, Leganto reading-list management, Rosetta digital preservation, Esploro research information management, and the Rapido and Rialto resource-sharing and collection-development tools, used by more than 6,500 institutions across over 90 countries.

The company traces its origins to the Aleph library-automation team assembled at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1980 and was incorporated in 1986 to develop the Aleph integrated library system. It operates externally as the Ex Libris product family within Clarivate, the publicly traded information-services company that acquired it (via ProQuest) in 2021.

Ex Libris - M & A Snapshot

Open M & A

  • Clarivate

    Acquired Ex Libris • Undisclosed • Dec 1, 2021

Ex Libris - Products & Services

  • Alma logo

    Alma

    Alma is a cloud-based library services platform that unifies management of print, electronic, and digital collections for academic libraries.

    Competing Products

    OCLC logo
  • Rosetta logo

    Rosetta

    Rosetta is a digital preservation platform for libraries and archives to ingest, manage, and preserve digital assets long term.

  • Rialto logo

    Rialto

    Rialto is a collection-development and acquisition marketplace that helps libraries evaluate, select, and order content within their workflows.

  • Leganto logo

    Leganto

    Leganto is a reading-list and course-resource management system that connects instructors, students, and library collections.

  • Primo logo

    Primo

    Primo is a library discovery service that helps patrons find scholarly and library materials through a single, relevancy-ranked search interface.

Ex Libris - Similar Companies

OCLC logo

OCLC

oclc.org

Ex Libris - Quick Facts

Who are Ex Libris' competitors?

Companies similar to Ex Libris include OCLC.

When was Ex Libris founded?

Ex Libris was founded in 1986.

Where is Ex Libris' headquarters located?

Ex Libris' headquarters is located in Jerusalem, IL.

Ex Libris - Classification

Industry
  • Enterprise Software
Ownership
  • Acquired Subsidiary
Geographic Exposure
  • Global
Model
  • B2B SaaS
Revenue
  • B2B SaaS
Customer
  • Enterprise