CKAN

London, United Kingdom

CKAN is an open-source data management system for powering data hubs and data portals.

According to our data, CKAN ranks 195th among the content management systems we track.
It has 0.003% of the CMS market share and powers 0.001% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.6M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

CKAN is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

⚡ Sites Powered by CKAN

We have data on 42 websites that use the CKAN CMS. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using CKAN is datos.gob.ar.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 datos.gob.ar #58,368 Argentina Spanish
2 data.gov.ua #69,339 Ukraine Ukrainian
3 datos.gob.mx #95,694 Mexico Spanish
4 opendata.swiss #133,711 Switzerland German
5 gdcatalog.go.th #205,790 Thailand Thai
6 data.qld.gov.au #250,963 Australia Australian English
7 open.africa #283,463 American English
8 opendata.com.pk #363,414 Pakistan English
9 publications.qld.gov.au #476,810 Australia Australian English
10 datos.gob.cl #483,071 Chile Spanish
11 spatialhub.scot #484,787 English
12 resourcedata.org #579,515 English
13 openafrica.net #623,250 English
14 odata.org.il #636,085 Israel Hebrew
15 datamx.io #648,281 Austria Spanish
16 dados.mg.gov.br #669,856 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
17 energydata.info #715,014 English
18 mobidata-bw.de #810,013 Germany German
19 phoenixopendata.com #836,685 English
20 dati.trentino.it #930,991 Italy Italian

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use CKAN:

Most of the sites using CKAN are from Brazil, Australia, and Mexico.

  • Brazil 15.2%
  • Australia 9.1%
  • Mexico 9.1%
  • Germany 6.1%
  • Argentina 3%
  • Austria 3%
  • Canada 3%
  • Chile 3%
  • Cyprus 3%
  • Other 45.5%

Most CKAN users speak English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

  • English 47.6%
  • Spanish 19%
  • Portuguese 11.9%
  • German 7.1%
  • Italian 2.4%
  • French 2.4%
  • Thai 2.4%
  • Hebrew 2.4%
  • Ukrainian 2.4%
  • Other 2.4%

The CKAN CMS is especially popular on .gov.br, .org, and .com top-level domains.

  • .gov.br 11.9%
  • .org 9.5%
  • .com 7.1%
  • .de 4.8%
  • .mx 4.8%
  • .gov.au 4.8%
  • .ca 2.4%
  • .au 2.4%
  • .scot 2.4%
  • Other 49.9%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing CKAN include business, government and military, and public information.

  • Business 38.5%
  • Government/Military 23.1%
  • Public Information 15.4%
  • Internet Services 7.7%
  • Blogs/Wiki 7.7%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 7.7%

🔢 CKAN Versions

The most common version of CKAN is 2.9, used by 39% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 17.1% of sites use CKAN 2.11, and 14.6% use CKAN 2.10.

  • 2.9 39%
  • 2.11 17.1%
  • 2.10 14.6%
  • 2.7 12.2%
  • 2.8 9.8%
  • 2.5 7.3%

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is CKAN's headquarters?

CKAN is located in London, United Kingdom.

Is CKAN free?

Yes, it is a free CMS.
It is also an open-source solution, and you can find its source code on GitHub.

Which country uses CKAN the most?

The majority of CKAN users are from Brazil.

Who uses CKAN?

According to our data, CKAN is used on at least 42 sites, including such established ones as datos.gob.ar, data.gov.ua, and datos.gob.mx.

Is CKAN used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by data.gov.ua, data.qld.gov.au, and publications.qld.gov.au. Overall, we found CKAN on 5 government sites in Brazil and 2 in Australia.

How does CKAN compare to its competitors?

CKAN is a moderately popular CMS, ranking ahead of 95 other content management systems we track.

What are the alternatives to CKAN?

Alternatives and possible competitors to CKAN may include DSpace, Wagtail, and Tendenci.

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