🆚 DNN vs. Kentico

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 DNN is twice as popular as Kentico.
🌎 DNN is more popular in the United States, the Netherlands, and Germany.
🌍 Kentico is more popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.

DNN

Kentico

Type

Content management system

About

DNN, formerly known as DotNetNuke, is a free and open-source content management system based on .NET and MS SQL Server.

It supports multi-portal management from a single installation and features a marketplace with thousands of modules and skins, along with enterprise-grade tools for user permissions and content workflows.

Kentico is a commercial content management system built on ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server.

It provides content personalization tools, drag-and-drop page and email builders, analytics dashboards, digital asset management, a unified API architecture, and offers headless capabilities on its Advanced license tier.

Headquarters

Austin, Texas, United States

Brno, Czech Republic

Website

dnnsoftware.com #282,806

kentico.com #102,023

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Free version ❌

Self-managed Standard$1,050+/month

Self-managed Advanced$2,110+/month

Cloud Standard$2,050+/month

Cloud Advanced$2,610+/month

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The DNN CMS is 1.6 times more popular than Kentico.

Total websites

Market share

CMS

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

DNN is more popular in the United States, the Netherlands, and Germany, while Kentico is more popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.

United States

United Kingdom

Australia

Canada

Netherlands

Czech Republic

Germany

Switzerland

Italy

Iran

Awards

🥉 Third most popular in Iran in the CMS category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Vietnam in the CMS category.
⭐ 6th most popular in the United States in the CMS category.
⭐ 6th most popular in Croatia in the CMS category.
⭐ 7th most popular in Slovenia in the CMS category.

⭐ 4th most popular in the Czech Republic in the CMS category.
⭐ 7th most popular in Ireland in the CMS category.
⭐ 8th most popular in Australia in the CMS category.
⭐ 8th most popular in Canada in the CMS category.
⭐ 8th most popular in Turkey in the CMS category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

DNN is more popular among sites focused on marketing and merchandising, education and reference, and non-profit, advocacy and NGO, while Kentico is more commonly used on business, finance and banking, and health sites.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Education/Reference

Finance/Banking

Health

Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Online Shopping

Travel

Government/Military

Internet Services