Pricing
Priced for a library budget, not an enterprise one.
Start free and stay there as long as it fits. When your library outgrows it, the next plan is the price of a few paperbacks a month. Your data exports on any plan, so you're never stuck.
Free
For a volunteer-run shelf or a small school getting started.
- Scan-to-catalog with real publisher data
- Checkout, returns, renewals, holds
- Visual member catalog and search
- Member self-service accounts
- CSV and MARC export, even here
- Your library at name.bshelf.app
Library
The everyday plan for a real school or special library.
- Everything in Free, plus:
- The discovery space and taste profile
- Member requests and the demand dashboard
- Stocktake and shelf reconciliation
- Curated and automatic shelves
- Visual reports, no spreadsheets
Campus
For a small college, a corporate library, or a few branches.
- Everything in Library, plus:
- White-label on your own domain
- Single sign-on (Google, Microsoft, SAML)
- Ask-a-question reporting in plain language
- Audit log and retention controls
- Priority support
Network & NGO
For districts, consortia, and non-profits running at scale.
- Everything in Campus, plus:
- Several libraries under one roof
- Migration help from your old system
- Onboarding and training
- An uptime commitment
- Non-profit pricing, just ask
Prices are in USD. Annual billing shown. Want monthly, or a currency closer to home? Ask us.
Good to know
Questions worth answering up front.
Is the free plan actually useful, or a trap?
It runs a small library on its own: cataloging, lending, holds, a real member catalog, and your data on its way out whenever you want it. No card, no time limit. We'd rather you grow into a paid plan than feel cornered into one.
What counts as an item?
A physical copy on a shelf. A title with three copies is three items. Editions and bibliographic records don't count against you, only the things you actually lend.
Can I get my data out if I leave?
Any time, in one click, as CSV or MARC. Export sits on every plan including the free one. Your catalog is yours, and we treat that as the point, not a feature to withhold.
Do you sell reading data?
No. A member's taste profile belongs to the member and stays inside your library. A school can switch personalization off entirely and run on popularity alone.
We're a non-profit on almost no budget.
Email us. The free plan covers a lot already, and we keep room to help community libraries and NGOs that the bigger systems price out.
Try it on your own shelves.
The free plan is a real library, not a demo. Catalog a shelf tonight and see how far it gets you.