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 197th 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 3.3M+ 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 39 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 datos.gob.mx #95,694 Mexico Spanish
3 opendata.swiss #133,711 Switzerland German
4 gdcatalog.go.th #205,790 Thailand Thai
5 data.qld.gov.au #250,963 Australia Australian English
6 open.africa #283,463 English
7 opendata.com.pk #363,414 Pakistan English
8 publications.qld.gov.au #476,810 Australia Australian English
9 spatialhub.scot #484,787 English
10 resourcedata.org #579,515 English
11 openafrica.net #623,250 English
12 odata.org.il #636,085 Israel Hebrew
13 datamx.io #648,281 Belgium Spanish
14 dados.mg.gov.br #669,856 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
15 energydata.info #715,014 English
16 mobidata-bw.de #810,013 Germany German
17 phoenixopendata.com #836,685 English
18 dati.trentino.it #930,991 Italy Italian
19 niagaraopendata.ca #1,001,146 Canada English
20 datosabiertos.gob.pa #1,034,751 Panama Spanish

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use CKAN:

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

  • Brazil 16.1%
  • Australia 9.7%
  • Mexico 9.7%
  • Germany 6.5%
  • Argentina 3.2%
  • Belgium 3.2%
  • Canada 3.2%
  • Cyprus 3.2%
  • Ireland 3.2%
  • Other 42%

Most CKAN users speak English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

  • English 48.7%
  • Spanish 17.9%
  • Portuguese 12.8%
  • German 7.7%
  • Italian 2.6%
  • French 2.6%
  • Thai 2.6%
  • Hebrew 2.6%
  • Kyrgyz 2.6%

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

  • .gov.br 12.8%
  • .com 7.7%
  • .org 7.7%
  • .de 5.1%
  • .mx 5.1%
  • .gov.au 5.1%
  • .au 2.6%
  • .it 2.6%
  • .th 2.6%
  • Other 48.7%

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

  • Business 41.7%
  • Public Information 16.7%
  • Government/Military 16.7%
  • Internet Services 8.3%
  • Blogs/Wiki 8.3%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 8.3%

🔢 CKAN Versions

The most common version of CKAN is 2.9, used by 39.5% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 15.8% of sites use CKAN 2.11, and 13.2% use CKAN 2.10.

  • 2.9 39.5%
  • 2.11 15.8%
  • 2.10 13.2%
  • 2.8 13.2%
  • 2.7 10.5%
  • 2.5 7.9%

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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 39 sites, including such established ones as datos.gob.ar, datos.gob.mx, and opendata.swiss.

Is CKAN used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by data.qld.gov.au, publications.qld.gov.au, and dados.mg.gov.br. 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 93 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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