Zenodo
CERN's catch-all repository — deposit any research output and get a DOI.
At a Glance
- Publisher
- CERN / OpenAIRE
- Coverage
A general-purpose repository for datasets, papers, software, presentations, and more, with millions of records and a DOI for every deposit (verify current counts).
- Access
Free to deposit and access; open API; backed by CERN infrastructure.
- Free alternative
- It is free; figshare, OSF for similar deposits.
- Regional
Global; the default repository for researchers without a subject-specific one.
Our Take
Zenodo is the reliable, no-questions-asked home for research outputs that don’t have an obvious disciplinary repository — data, code, slides, posters, anything — and every deposit gets a citable DOI and CERN-grade preservation. Its GitHub integration for archiving software releases is a standout. Because it accepts almost anything with minimal curation, quality and metadata vary, so it’s a preservation-and-sharing tool more than a curated database. Use it to make your own outputs citable and preserved, and to find datasets and software attached to papers; expect variable metadata when browsing.
Power Tips
- Connect Zenodo to GitHub to mint a DOI for each software release automatically.
- Deposit supplementary data and code here to make a paper reproducible and citable.
- When reusing a Zenodo record, check the version and license — deposits are lightly curated.
Alternatives & Complements
figshare, OSF, Dryad, DataCite
Figures last verified: June 15, 2026