--- title: "Atriuum Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about Atriuum Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Library Automation products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/8953/Atriuum/" page_type: "product" language: "en" publication_date: "2026-11-05" --- # Atriuum Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on November 5, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[FAQs](#faqs)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Atriuum ## What is Atriuum? Atriuum is a 2016 MLA Platinum Award winning "cloud-based" Integrated Library System designed for any library. Atriuum was built upon the principals of providing easy-to-use library automation software that delivers more customer-driven features, demands fewer technical and financial resources, and uses technical advances such as our stress-free "cloud-based" technology. We believe you won't find a better management system for your library. ## What is Atriuum used for? [Library Automation](https://www.capterra.com/library-automation-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 9 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $1495 Per User, Per Year Free trial not available Free version not included Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Atriuum?[Manage this product listing](https://www.g2.com/products/atriuum-ils/claim_requests/new?auto=true) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Atriuum 4.8 (9) VS. [4.8 (129)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10010536/Surpass/reviews/) Starting Price $1495 Per User, Per Year Starting Price $55 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.7 (9) Ease Of Use 4.7 (129) Value For Money 4.8 (8) Value For Money 4.8 (88) Customer Service 4.6 (8) Customer Service 4.9 (127) ## Atriuum alternatives [4.6 (64)](https://www.capterra.com/p/29128/Mandarin/reviews/) Starting price $500.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.4 (5)](https://www.capterra.com/p/147038/LIBERO/#reviews) Starting price $1500.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 80% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.5 (37)](https://www.capterra.com/p/40056/ResourceMate/reviews/) Starting price $495.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 89% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.8 (10)](https://www.capterra.com/p/157700/Lucidea-Integrated-Library-Systems/reviews/) Starting price $2500.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/8953/Atriuum/alternatives/) ## FAQs about Atriuum Overview ### What company size and specific industries is Atriuum built for? Atriuum is designed for academic, public, school and district, and special libraries. It suits organizations of varying sizes that need cloud-based library automation, making it a fit for small library branches as well as larger education and public-sector library systems. Features and Usability ### What are the key features of Atriuum? Atriuum offers catalog management, circulation management, and patron management for library operations, plus acquisition management and inventory management for collection control. It also includes OPAC, search/filter, self check-in/check-out, barcoding/RFID, fee collection, reserve shelf management, and periodicals and serials management across public, school, church, private, and law libraries. Getting Started and Support ### What training and onboarding options does Atriuum offer? Atriuum provides in person training, live online sessions, and documentation to help teams get started. In person training supports face-to-face guidance, live online sessions allow remote instruction, and documentation offers written reference material for self-paced review and setup support. Getting Started and Support ### What customer support options does Atriuum offer? Atriuum provides chat support for users who need help. Support experiences cannot be assessed from reviewer feedback here, so no conclusions can be drawn about response speed, agent helpfulness, or common frustrations. ## Features AI summary Based on 149 Library Automation reviews Capterra data shows that buyers of library automation software rank the following features as their top priorities: - **Catalog Management** (**55%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical) - **Circulation Management** (**50%**) - **Search/Filter** (**43%**) Atriuum supports all three features that reviewers rate most highly: **Catalog Management**, **Circulation Management**, and **Search/Filter**. Together, these capabilities help libraries organize collections accurately, manage checkouts and returns efficiently, and make it easier for staff and patrons to find materials quickly, allowing teams to improve daily operations and service quality. Acquisition Management Manage asset purchase and monitor associated expenditures. Barcoding/RFID Identify and track items using barcode tags or RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags Catalog Management Create and manage digital catalog of products/services with their details, specifications, and price Church Libraries Caters to library management needs specific to churches Circulation Management Overseeing distribution of published materials, such as books, newspapers, magazines, etc. Fee Collection Automatically collect recurring fees or dues from members Atriuum 18 features ### All Features - Acquisition Management: Manage asset purchase and monitor associated expenditures. - Barcoding/RFID: Identify and track items using barcode tags or RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags - Catalog Management: Create and manage digital catalog of products/services with their details, specifications, and price - Church Libraries: Caters to library management needs specific to churches - Circulation Management: Overseeing distribution of published materials, such as books, newspapers, magazines, etc. - Fee Collection: Automatically collect recurring fees or dues from members - Inventory Management: Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply - Law Libraries: Caters to library management needs specific to law - OPAC: Manage Online Public Access Catalog information, such as title, keywords, subjects, and authors. - Patron Management: Manage library patron registration and accounts - Periodicals Management: Manage acquisition and allocation of periodicals. - Private Libraries: Caters to library management needs specific to private libraries - Public Libraries: Caters to library management needs specific to public libraries - Reserve Shelf Management: Manage allocation of and track books reserved for specific needs or people. - School Libraries: Caters to library management needs specific to school libraries - Search/Filter: Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria - Self Check-In/Check-Out: Check-in and out via a mobile device or kiosk - Serials Management: Manage acquisition and allocation of serials. --- Features 4.7 (9) 4.7 Based on 9 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.8 (8) Basic $1,495 Per User,Per Year Value for money 4.8 (8) 4.8 Based on 8 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.6 (8) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.6 (8) 4.6 Based on 8 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.8 Based on 9 reviews Filter by rating Counts reflect reviews available in this feed. 5(8) 4(0) 3(1) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Recent reviews first, then most helpful PC Program Coordinator Program Coordinator Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Great customer service and super easy to understand interface. " 5.0 January 25, 2018 Pros I appreciate the ability to use remotely, when I am not onsite. The variety of reports I can run is excellent as well. JC Janine C. Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Reliable software and the team at Booksystems is always able to help me when I have questions " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 7, 2018 Time, I save time. I spend less time training, explaining and looking for ways to do something. I can bring someone in and have them checking in and out to patrons in five minutes. I can cross train staff to do pretty much anything this software does so absences do not slow us down. I can import books as I order them making fewer steps in processing for the shelves. If I have a group of items I want to reclassify for circulation, I can do them all at once. I can go on vacation and know that the software team will help them if they are not sure what to do. I could keep going because about once a week we find something else it does that we did not know. I am not saying that training was not good, Atriuum just does so much that it is impossible to take it all in. We went the cheap route on training because of budgetary issues but that did not leave us unable to do everything the software can. Pros Updates only add to the software. They do not take away reports that I use or completely change things so I am lost. When you log on after an update you are greeted with a notice and information about what they did and how it can be accessed to help you. Easy to navigate between check in, check out, patron look up. You can also have multiple screens open at the same time to switch back and forth.If your internet is down, the offline checkout takes over and when it comes back up it automatically updates your circulation. A lot of reports and settings are customizable to the user. The OPAC interface has theme controls to change the look for your patrons from season to holiday with good graphics. Easy to add bibs/patrons to the system, Import/export, modify exiting records, batch changes. I can access my system with my smartphone to see if we have a book while shopping and so can my patrons. They are up to date with mobile tech making it easier for my patrons to access their accounts. Customer support is friendly and always helpful. There is no nickle and diming you for every little thing they can do to make their software more functional to you. A lot of settings are helpful with state survey and other reporting to necessary entities. If you are unsure of how to do something, someone is always able to walk you through and hold your hand. This is my 3rd automation software and I will not be looking for a fourth. Cons I do not like it when I call them to tell them the software should do something and they tell me "it already does" It is a lot to remember because it does so much. I have learned to use my help search. LI Librarian Librarian Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Atriuum BookSystems User Review" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 2.0 2.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 October 4, 2019 I will rate it a B-/C+. It has good capability for showing inter-campus loans or transit information and notes/alerts can be added to student records as well ast item records. The cataloging module does not map the 246 field well on the card catalog view so have to use a 740 field. And subject headings can't be changed in order (these have to be retyped if you are adding a major subject heading and want to put it as the initial subject heading). Pros The functionality has increased through the years. It is easy to import MARC records. Many standard templates are available for the staff and it provides many options in a creation of a new report template. It is a handy system for libraries that ship to other system or campus locations. Cons Lack of responsive computer help. I called once and the computer specialist was extremely rude. The system lacks versatility (for example, the user must leave the search screen to see if an item is available for loan.) The public access mode shows the item status but the staff search screen does not. It is found under the individual item record. LI Librarian Librarian Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Atriuum literally brings the library to the individual user" 5.0 April 26, 2021 Pros With Atriuum, our vocational training training college students are able to log into their accounts, reserve and renew library resources. Atriuum has drastically increased the rate with which we catalogue new books. We have access to millions of free USMARC records from Z39.50 server databases. Atriuum is literally a mobile library. The students now access the library collection via their mobile devices, because the software also works on Android devices. In addition, Atriuum has increased the interaction between the library and the community. We are now able to announce the upcoming library events or new acquisitions through What's-hot feature. Students receive automatic email messages and text notifications for overdue items as well as Reserves ready for use. Our statistics show that more and more students are accessing full-text journals, e- books, and audio books from a variety of bendors Cons Atriuum's many features and functionality are somehow Greek to biginners. Students keep asking me where to find what on the ok interface, AD Asst Director Asst Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "BookSys is the best" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 6, 2019 My experience has been nothing but pleasant. I came from a teaching world and transitioned into the library world with ease due primarily to Book Systems easy to use system. Pros Book SYstems is SO easy to use. Also, their customer service team is exceptional & always happy to help walk us through an issue, fix a problem, or step by step guide us to get a correct report. Cons I dont have any true complaints about this software. HC Hope C. Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Nothing better in my opinion!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 29, 2016 I switched from KOHA 4 years ago. Atriuum is easy to use, customize-able, and customer service has always been helpful and quick to address any problems. Pros I can run ANY report I want to run. Other softwares are so limiting...if I want to know how my Westerns are checking out, I should be able to run a report. That makes me a better librarian...right? Cons Initial training is free, but on-site and extra training costs a lot. Worth it, though! DI Director Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Atriuum work great for us!!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 17, 2017 We have used Atriuum for 4 years now and they work on updates and changes to help us keep things running easier. DI Director Director Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Hit the ground running! As a new director with this ILS, I was thrilled w/how fast I was operational" 5.0 February 9, 2018 Really helps me get to know my new library, its collection and its users as a new director. Support team has been SO great. Pros Once you get it, you got it. Every minute you spend understanding reports is maximized in what they can do for you. Cons The picture of the librarian at Login. Can't we have "actual" Atriuum users here? What library has staff in cocktail dresses and pearls? CS Customer Service Representative Customer Service Representative Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Definitely a great tool!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 April 3, 2018 Pros Stable and easy to use software, new regular updates. It's so simple to keep track of all information entered. Cons It' can be a bit confusing at the start as it has so many options and I keep forgetting some. 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