AllMyBooks vs CLZ Books
A veteran collector-focused cataloguing suite with best-in-class barcode scanning and its own curated book database, sold as yearly subscriptions.
Every CLZ Books fact on this page was checked against CLZ Books's own public pages, most recently in July 2026.
One Library co-owned by the people who keep it — family, or a church or school’s volunteers — a shared catalogue with member roles, and no cap on members or books.
No item caps — catalogue as many books as you own. Free during our launch trial, and accounts created during the launch phase keep the full free tier forever; a supporter plan follows for collector-depth features, and export is never gated. The no-caps promise covers catalogue items; image storage has a fair-use ceiling we would talk to you about before applying.
How sharing a Library worksWhat CLZ Books costs
Prices in CLZ Books's own terms, as of July 2026, each linked to the page it was read from.
- CLZ Books WebUS $39.95 / year
The browser-based app, billed yearly (or US $3.95/month), including CLZ Cloud sync and the curated CLZ Core book database. New accounts start on a free trial.
Source: CLZ Books's published pricing ↗ - CLZ Books mobile appUS $19.95 / year
The iOS/Android scanning app as its own subscription; a bundle of the web and mobile apps is US $49.90/year.
Source: CLZ Books's published pricing ↗
Feature by feature
| Feature | AllMyBooks | CLZ Books |
|---|---|---|
| Shared library | AllMyBooks strength: One Library co-owned by the people who keep it — family, or a church or school’s volunteers — a shared catalogue with member roles, and no cap on members or books. How sharing a Library works → | Limitation: One account, one owner — sub-collections exist within an account, but no multi-user household model is documented. |
| Pricing & item caps | AllMyBooks strength: No item caps — catalogue as many books as you own. Free during our launch trial, and accounts created during the launch phase keep the full free tier forever; a supporter plan follows for collector-depth features, and export is never gated. The no-caps promise covers catalogue items; image storage has a fair-use ceiling we would talk to you about before applying. Pricing, plainly → | Caveat: Sold as yearly subscriptions (web and mobile are separate products), each starting with a free trial. |
| Adding books | AllMyBooks strength: ISBN barcode scanning in the browser — no app install — plus shelf-photo scanning for whole shelves, both uncapped. Pre-ISBN books resolve by LCCN. Ways to add books → | Excellent, very fast barcode scanning built for working along a shelf, resolved against a 40-million-ISBN database. |
| Collector detail | AllMyBooks strength: Every copy is its own record: printing, condition with dated photos, inscription notes, a value basis you set yourself, and custom fields. How copies and editions are catalogued → | Condition, purchase details, storage locations, tags, and value fields per book. |
| Lending | Loans with due dates and return nudges, plus a patron checkout mode for classroom shelves and little free libraries. How lending works → | A mature loan manager: borrowers, due dates, overdue warnings, and scan-to-return. |
| Public sharing | Share a curated showcase by link, or give a tiny library its own public catalogue page anyone can browse without an account. Sharing your library → | A read-only public link to your catalogue via CLZ Cloud sharing. |
| Import & export | AllMyBooks strength: Readerware, Goodreads, StoryGraph, and LibraryThing exports are recognized automatically — a Readerware TAB export brings copies, shelves, Dewey and call numbers, loans and want-list rows across; any other CSV (CLZ Books included) imports via column mapping, and a UTF-8 MARC 21 file — a LibraryThing MARC export, say — imports with its LC and Dewey classes. Export your whole catalogue as CSV or JSON anytime. Importing and exporting → | Your full catalogue exports to CSV or text from the app's Import/Export menu (mobile) or File → Export to → Text (desktop). |
When CLZ Books may fit
- The fastest barcode-scanning workflow in the category — walk along a shelf scanning book after book against CLZ's own 40-million-ISBN database.
- Two decades of collector-tool polish, with sibling apps for comics, movies, music, and games.
- A mature loan manager with due dates, overdue warnings, and barcode-scan returns.
- CLZ Cloud provides online backup, cross-device sync, and a shareable online copy of your catalogue.
Switching from CLZ Books
Export your CLZ Books catalogue to CSV or text (Import/Export → Export to CSV/TXT on mobile, or File → Export to → Text on desktop), then import the file into AllMyBooks — CLZ columns map in the column-matching step, and ISBNs fill in full edition details.