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Easy-to-use library management in the cloud

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Colibris - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

Colibris overview

What is Colibris?

Colibris is a user-friendly cloud solution for small and medium-sized libraries in schools, healthcare, government institutions, law firms and other organisations. It features an online catalogue and search engine, lending with barcodes, self-scan kiosk mode, automated reminders and custom reporting. Books and other materials automatically get a rich description based on their EAN / ISBN.

Colibris offers 3 license types with different functionalities. Every version includes unlimited usage with email and phone support and daily back-ups. Colibris also provides barcode scanners, label printers, ticket printers and other equipment that can be seamlessly integrated with the software.

Colibris is used by over 250 organisations including schools, healthcare, government institutions, NGOs, law firms and museum archives. Most Colibris' clients don't have an educated library staff but are looking for an accessible and professional library system. The Colibris team stays in touch with clients and provides personal support from start to finish.

Starting price

400flat rate /
per year

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Colibris's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Colibris users:

Access controls/permissions
Acquisition management
Activity dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
Barcode recognition
Barcode/Ticket scanning
Barcoding/RFID
Catalog management
Church libraries
Circulation management

All Colibris features

Access controls/permissions
Acquisition management
Activity dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
Barcode recognition
Barcode/Ticket scanning
Barcoding/RFID
Catalog management
Church libraries
Circulation management
Customizable branding
Customizable reports
Data import/export
Digital asset management
Equipment tracking
Fee collection
Historical reporting
Inventory management
Law libraries
Online catalog
OPAC
Patron management
Periodicals management
Private libraries
Public libraries
Records management
Reporting & statistics
Reservations management
Reserve shelf management
Resource management
School libraries
Search/Filter
Self check-in/check-out
Self service portal
User management

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Colibris pricing

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400

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Colibris support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

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Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
Chat

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In Person
Live Online
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