specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
provider: Figshare
providerId: figshare
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
reconciled: true
type: freemium
description: >-
  Figshare offers a freemium model with a free tier for individual researchers
  and paid Figshare+ tiers for larger datasets. Institutional plans are available
  via custom quotes. The free plan provides 20GB private storage with full API
  access. Figshare+ uses a one-time Data Publishing Charge (DPC) model based on
  storage volume rather than a subscription.
plans:
  - name: Free
    description: >-
      Free plan for individual researchers on figshare.com. Includes full API
      access, article publishing, DOI assignment, and 20GB private storage.
    type: free
    quotas:
      - metric: private_storage_gb
        limit: 20
        timeFrame: lifetime
        type: quota
      - metric: max_file_size_gb
        limit: 20
        timeFrame: per_upload
        type: quota
      - metric: max_files_per_item
        limit: 500
        type: boolean
      - metric: max_collections
        limit: 100
        type: quota
      - metric: max_projects
        limit: 100
        type: quota
      - metric: max_items
        limit: 500
        type: quota
      - metric: max_collaborators_per_project
        limit: 100
        type: quota
    price:
      amount: 0
      currency: USD
      cadence: free

  - name: Figshare+ Small
    description: >-
      One-time Data Publishing Charge for datasets between 21GB and 250GB.
      Includes expert curation, DOI assignment, and persistent storage.
    type: paid
    quotas:
      - metric: storage_gb
        limit: 250
        type: quota
      - metric: max_file_size_tb
        limit: 5
        type: quota
      - metric: dataset_items_per_deposit
        limit: 10
        type: quota
    price:
      amount: 1225
      currency: USD
      cadence: one-time
    metered:
      - metric: storage_per_250gb_tier
        unit: 250GB
        rate: 1225
        currency: USD

  - name: Figshare+ Medium
    description: >-
      One-time Data Publishing Charge for datasets between 251GB and 500GB.
    type: paid
    quotas:
      - metric: storage_gb
        limit: 500
        type: quota
    price:
      amount: 2450
      currency: USD
      cadence: one-time

  - name: Figshare+ Large
    description: >-
      One-time Data Publishing Charge for datasets between 501GB and 750GB.
    type: paid
    quotas:
      - metric: storage_gb
        limit: 750
        type: quota
    price:
      amount: 3675
      currency: USD
      cadence: one-time

  - name: Figshare+ Extra Large
    description: >-
      One-time Data Publishing Charge for datasets between 751GB and 1TB.
    type: paid
    quotas:
      - metric: storage_gb
        limit: 1000
        type: quota
    price:
      amount: 4900
      currency: USD
      cadence: one-time

  - name: Figshare+ Up to 5TB
    description: >-
      One-time Data Publishing Charge for datasets between 1TB and 5TB.
      Maximum size for academic and non-profit organizations. Commercial
      organizations are limited to 1TB.
    type: paid
    quotas:
      - metric: storage_tb
        limit: 5
        type: quota
    price:
      amount: 24500
      currency: USD
      cadence: one-time

  - name: Figshare+ Over 5TB
    description: >-
      Custom quote required for datasets over 5TB. Academic and non-profit
      organizations only.
    type: enterprise
    quotas:
      - metric: storage_tb
        limit: unlimited
        type: quota
    price:
      cadence: custom
      notes: Contact Figshare for custom pricing on datasets exceeding 5TB

  - name: Institutional Figshare
    description: >-
      Enterprise plan for universities and research institutions. Provides
      branded institutional repository with custom storage quotas, up to
      5TB individual file size, admin controls, HR feed integration, and
      custom field management. Pricing available on request.
    type: enterprise
    quotas:
      - metric: max_file_size_tb
        limit: 5
        type: quota
      - metric: virus_scan_mb
        limit: 100
        type: quota
    price:
      cadence: custom
      notes: Contact Figshare/Springer Nature for institutional pricing