CKAN
An open-source data management system for publishing and managing data portals
- Also known as
- ckan
Available worldwide
What is CKAN?
A web-based platform that helps organizations publish, organize, and make datasets discoverable. Includes a full API, search functionality, data storage capabilities, visualization tools, and support for extensions to customize features.
CKAN pricing
We don't have CKAN's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (7)
Independently observed- Carto•
- Discourse•
- Amazon S3•
- Azure•
- Active Directory•
- Microsoft Office•
- PDF.js•
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 15 (6 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
CKAN alternatives
Other government & community software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
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- Decidimlow · 15%
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- FixMyStreetlow · 21%
Compare CKAN
Side by side against other government & community software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for CKAN, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 63 | 0.09 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Security score | 75 | 0.04 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Stars | 70 | 0.03 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 26 | 0.07 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 23 | 0.06 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65% |
Adoption
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 7 | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Python | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| History | 20 items | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 70% |