# Media Cloud

> Updated 2026-09-03 · type: tool · category: seo-research · status: active · rev 1

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

- **Canonical:** https://gtmstacker.com/registry/tool/media-cloud/
- **Source:** [github · github.com/mediacloud](https://github.com/mediacloud/story-indexer)
- **Tags:** seo-research, seo-market-research
- **Repository:** https://github.com/mediacloud/story-indexer

## 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.


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Large-scale news monitoring; research-grade