Media Cloud — open-source SEO Research

Updated 2026-09-03 · tool · SEO Research · rev 1 · structured JSON

Large-scale news monitoring; research-grade

• Open source: yes (Apache-2.0)
• Self-hostable: yes
• Best for: Organizations operating news archives that need a pipeline to ingest online news stories (the Media Cloud archive core).
• Last verified: 2026-09-04

Is Media Cloud open source?

Yes — Apache-2.0-licensed.

How much does Media Cloud cost?

It is open source — self-hosting is free; you pay only for your own infrastructure.

Can I self-host Media Cloud?

Yes — it can be self-hosted.

• Source: github · github.com/mediacloud
• Repository: https://github.com/mediacloud/story-indexer

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