The ArchivistaBox is based on the open source Linux distribution AVMultimedia, see:
archivista.ch/cms/en/support/avmultimedia.
The ArchivistaDMS, ArchivistaERP and ArchivistaVM applications are open source (GPLv2 license). The sources can be found here:
archivista.ch/de/media/archivista-gpl.tgz
These three main applications, together with the AVMultimedia substructure, form the ArchivistaBox. As of November 2025, this can be used in two ways: under the AGPLv3 license and under a commercial license.
ArchivistaBox AGPLv3 covers the basic scope of services of the commercial ArchivistaBox Säntis; the optional modules are not subject to the AGPLv3 license. Part of the AGPLv3 license is that changes must always be published (even if they are only used internally or in hosting).
The commercial ArchivistaBox systems include hardware (if desired), support, and a maintenance contract. These versions may be used in accordance with the license.
For the ArchivistaDMS and ArchivistaERP applications, there is a free offer with ArchivistaCloud (see 4.5).
The documentation, logos, and content of archivista.ch (images, documents, etc.) are not part of the AGPLv3 license. Please also note that Archivista is a registered word/figurative mark. It is not permitted to use either the Archivista word/figurative mark or the entire ArchivistaBox in any form other than the unmodified ISO file(s), in line with the motto: if it says ArchivistaBox on it, then it is an ArchivistaBox inside.
For the ArchivistaDMS and ArchivistaERP application there is a free offer with ArchivistaCloud (see 4.5). The KVM server used by ArchivistaVM for virtualization can be tested together with AVMultimedia and the AQemu software.
This also means that, unlike the sources, which are subject to the GPL license with one exception (one of three barcode technologies), the ArchivistaBox systems are not freely available. You may therefore not copy, modify or redistribute the ISO files, the manual, our homepage(s) and/or our logos. The ArchivistaBox itself is available exclusively from Archivista GmbH. A maintenance contract is always included (for the first year it is already included in the basic price).
Please also note that Archivista is a registered word/image trademark. It is not permitted to use either the word/image trademark Archivista or the entire ArchivistaBox in any other form than on the unmodified ISO file(s), this according to the motto, where ArchivistaBox is on it, there is also an ArchivistaBox in it.