Compare Alexandria and Mandarin - Apr 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Alexandria or Mandarin?

Alexandria is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Mandarin, and Mandarin is rated with the same score (87/100) as Alexandria (87/100).

Looking for the right Library Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

COMPanion Corporation LLC. Vs. Mandarin Library Automation, Inc.

COMPanion Corporation LLC.: My name is Bill Schjelderup. I founded COMPanion Corporation and began offering library automation software in 1987. My goal has always been to provide user-friendly, state-of-the-art technology to meet the needs of librarians, technicians, and administrators. Alexandria has grown to become one of the industry-leading products in the library aut...

Mandarin Library Automation, Inc.: Building upon their success with SIRS, the husband-and-wife team of Elliot and Eleanor Goldstein acquired Mandarin Library Automation in 1995. The Goldsteins remain actively involved with Mandarin, with Elliot Goldstein continuing to offer strategic guidance in his position on the Board of Directors.

Who is more expensive? Alexandria or Mandarin?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Library Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Alexandria and Mandarin.

Alexandria accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Alexandria is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Library Management software. Mandarin price starts at $750 per license , When comparing Mandarin to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Library Management software cost.

Bottom line: Alexandria is more expensive than Mandarin.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Alexandria Vs. Mandarin based on some of the most important and required Library Management features.

Alexandria: We are still working to collect the list of features for Alexandria.

Mandarin: We are still working to collect the list of features for Mandarin.

Target customer size

The typical users of Alexandria software are the individuals engaging with small (having one to 100 employees) and/or medium-sized (having more than 100 to 1,000 employees) businesses that make full use of the services from the industry sector of IT and other related services, mainly with library management. The typical customers are small, medium, and large businesses that deal mainly with library automation and management.