IEC Standards Search

IEC Standards Search compared with BSI Knowledge
IEC Standards Search	BSI Knowledge
Standards covered: The IEC webstore lists the publications of the International Electrotechnical Commission only. Its technical areas include electrical, energy, health and testing. It is the primary source, so you get the reference text as the committees publish it.	Standards covered: BSI Knowledge is a library of more than 120,000 standards from several bodies, including BS, EN, ISO, IEC, ASTM, ASME, PAS and the Eurocodes. IEC texts are therefore one part of a mixed collection.
Access and cost model: Documents are sold per publication through the IEC webstore. The searching itself does not require a purchase. Title, year and scope can be read without paying.	Access and cost model: Access is by organisation subscription. BSI presents it as cheaper than buying single PDFs when several departments need the same standards. A read-only Micro Business subscription exists for the British Standards library, and BSI Membership is listed with 50 percent off a subscription.
Document versions and formats: Besides the base document, the webstore offers value-added versions such as Consolidated, Redline, Commented, Extended, Pre-release and Pack, and a test report form (TRF) for some publications. This matters when an amendment history has to be traced.	Document versions and formats: The platform stresses multi-user access from any device, update notifications and sharing across teams and sites in a copyright compliant way. Value-added IEC versions are not listed on the page reviewed.
Maintenance of references: A free monthly newsletter, IEC Just Published, lists the publications of the previous month. Updates therefore come from the issuing body itself.	Maintenance of references: Subscribers receive automatic notifications when a standard in their library changes, which suits teams that must keep a controlled list of applicable standards.
When to choose it: Choose it to check what exists, its scope and its edition for an electrical or electronic product, or to buy one specific IEC document.	When to choose it: Choose it when a company needs a shared, multi-publisher library for many users and the cost of single purchases would add up.

IEC Standards Search compared with BSI Knowledge

IEC Standards Search

BSI Knowledge

Standards covered: The IEC webstore lists the publications of the International Electrotechnical Commission only. Its technical areas include electrical, energy, health and testing. It is the primary source, so you get the reference text as the committees publish it.

Standards covered: BSI Knowledge is a library of more than 120,000 standards from several bodies, including BS, EN, ISO, IEC, ASTM, ASME, PAS and the Eurocodes. IEC texts are therefore one part of a mixed collection.

Access and cost model: Documents are sold per publication through the IEC webstore. The searching itself does not require a purchase. Title, year and scope can be read without paying.

Access and cost model: Access is by organisation subscription. BSI presents it as cheaper than buying single PDFs when several departments need the same standards. A read-only Micro Business subscription exists for the British Standards library, and BSI Membership is listed with 50 percent off a subscription.

Document versions and formats: Besides the base document, the webstore offers value-added versions such as Consolidated, Redline, Commented, Extended, Pre-release and Pack, and a test report form (TRF) for some publications. This matters when an amendment history has to be traced.

Document versions and formats: The platform stresses multi-user access from any device, update notifications and sharing across teams and sites in a copyright compliant way. Value-added IEC versions are not listed on the page reviewed.

Maintenance of references: A free monthly newsletter, IEC Just Published, lists the publications of the previous month. Updates therefore come from the issuing body itself.

Maintenance of references: Subscribers receive automatic notifications when a standard in their library changes, which suits teams that must keep a controlled list of applicable standards.

When to choose it: Choose it to check what exists, its scope and its edition for an electrical or electronic product, or to buy one specific IEC document.

When to choose it: Choose it when a company needs a shared, multi-publisher library for many users and the cost of single purchases would add up.