(Table version: Dec. 2022)
This table presents the most used platforms by EPFL researchers. It includes platforms for dissemination and preservation of data and code for the different scientific fields at EPFL and is based on this previous version by Varrato, Blumer, Weil, & Braskova (2021), licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
We assume no responsibility nor liability for incorrect information. Please contact researchdata@epfl.ch for corrections or questions on the table.
* indicates that deposition of data/code is restricted to people affiliated with a particular institution (e.g. need to collaborate with an affiliated person to use the platform); the 
logo identifies platforms based or maintained at EPFL, or if an official EPFL community exists for it.
Extensive definitions here.
Indication if the platform fulfills the SNSF Open Research Data (ORD) criteria (SNSF) and/or is listed as an Open Research Europe-approved repository (EU).
Source: re3data.org
Country or countries where the servers hosting the platform is or are located.
The platform provides a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), or not (1 or 0)
Maximum volume of a dataset (data or code) that a user can deposit onto a platform
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) ACOUA* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Archive | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE 10 TB |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) ArrayExpress | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF, EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Genetics, Biology, Life Sciences | HOSTING USA/EU/UK | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) BORIS Portal* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Archive, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE No limit |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) c4Science* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Code Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING CH | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) CERN Open Data* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) High Energy Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Physics | HOSTING EU | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Channelpedia | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Electrophysiology, Physiology | HOSTING CH | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Copernicus | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Geosciences, Ecology, Atmospheric Science | HOSTING EU | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) DaSCH | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Humanities, Social Sciences, Linguistics | HOSTING CH | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) dbGap | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Genetics | HOSTING USA | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) DataLakes | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Limnology, Water Research | HOSTING CH | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Dbnomics | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Economics | HOSTING Intl. | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Dryad | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF, EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING USA | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE 300 GB (more upon request) |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) EarthCube | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Geosciences | HOSTING USA | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) edoc* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Archive, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING CH | DOI N/A | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) EMDB | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Biology, Medicine, Life Sciences | HOSTING USA/EU/UK | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) EnviDat | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Environment | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) ERIC Open* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Water Research, Biology, Life Sciences | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE No limit |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) ETH Research Collection* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Archive, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE 15 GB (suggested 10 GB) |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) B2SHARE | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF, EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING EU | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE 20 GB |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) ECMWF | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Geosciences, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography | HOSTING UK/IT/GE/Intl. | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) EGA | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Archive, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Genetics, Biology, Life Sciences | HOSTING EU/ES | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) ENA | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF, EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Genetics | HOSTING UK/EU/Intl. | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Figshare | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository* | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF, EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING UK | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE 5 GB (20 GB per user) |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) FlowRepository | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Biology, Life Sciences | HOSTING USA/Intl. | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) GenBank | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Biology, Medicine, Life Sciences | HOSTING USA/UK | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) GEO DataSets | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Genetics | HOSTING USA | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Géoportail | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Geosciences | HOSTING FR | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) GitHub | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Code Repository* | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF, EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING USA | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) GitLab | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Code Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING Intl./Self-hosting | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) GitLab EPFL* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Code Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING CH | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Harvard Dataverse | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF, EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING USA/Intl. | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE 1TB |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) IEEE DataPort | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Engineering, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences | HOSTING USA | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE 2 TB (10 TB for organizations) |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Image Data Resource (IDR) | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Biology, Medicine, Life Sciences | HOSTING UK/EU/CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Infoscience* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE 200 MB |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) INSPIRE Geoportal | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Geosciences | HOSTING EU | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) IASOA | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Geosciences, Atmospheric Science | HOSTING Intl. | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Living Archive ENAC* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Architecture | HOSTING CH | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Materials Cloud | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF, EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Materials Science, Natural Sciences | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE 5 GB (50 GB for AiiDA) |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) NeuroMorpho | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository* | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Neurosciences | HOSTING USA | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) NOAA NCEI | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Geosciences, Paleontology | HOSTING USA | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) OLOS | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Archive, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE No max volume (but contact if > 1GB per upload) |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) OMERO* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Analysis Platform | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Microscopy | HOSTING CH | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) OpenNeuro | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Neurosciences | HOSTING USA | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) OSF | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF, EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING USA | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) PhysioNet | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Medicine, Life Sciences | HOSTING USA | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) ProteomeXchange | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry | HOSTING EU/Intl. | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) PRIDE | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Biology, Life Sciences | HOSTING EU | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) PSI Public Data Repository* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Physics, Natural Sciences | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) RCSB Protein Data Bank | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Structural Biology, Medicine | HOSTING USA | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) ScienceBase Catalog | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Geosciences | HOSTING USA | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) SRA | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Genetics, Biology, Life Sciences | HOSTING USA | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) SIOS | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Geosciences | HOSTING EU/Intl. | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) SWISSUbase | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Archive, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) Social Sciences, Linguistics | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) CSD | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Chemistry, Physics, Natural Sciences | HOSTING UK | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) UCI Machine Learning Repository | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Computer Science, Social Sciences | HOSTING USA | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE 200 MB |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) WormBase | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Life Sciences | HOSTING UK/USA | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Yareta* | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Zenodo Community | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU SNSF, EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING EU/CH | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE 50 GB (more upon request) |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Reactome | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Databank, Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU EU | DISCIPLINE(S) Neurosciences, Bioinformatics, Medicine | HOSTING USA/UE | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Code Ocean | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Code Repository* | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING USA | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) BitBucket | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Code Repository* | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING UK | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) Google Code | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Code Repository* | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU EU | DISCIPLINE(S) All | HOSTING USA | DOI 0 | MAX SIZE N/A |
| PLATFORM (*= Institutional) HEPData | TYPE(S) (* = For-Profit) Data Repository | RECOMMENDED BY SNSF/EU EU | DISCIPLINE(S) High Energy Physics | HOSTING CH/UK | DOI 1 | MAX SIZE N/A |