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LocalGov Drupal gives councils in the UK and Ireland a free, open-source platform for publishing public information. It supports subsites, news, events, alerts, directories, service pages, guides, step-by-step content, elections and HTML publications. Flexible components, styles, workflows, revisions, service contacts and preview links help teams manage content. Optional governance tools add permissions, moderation, approval dashboards, scheduled publishing and review records. Multilingual publishing, document management, multisite operation and Drupal’s integration ecosystem extend its scope, while its accessibility target is WCAG 2.1 AA.

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   Government Site Builder

   Free plan Self-hostedWeb

   German authorities needing TYPO3-based government websites — Government Site Builder targets German federal, state and municipal authorities with TYPO3, BITV 2.0 accessibility and Solr extensions.

   7.1 Free plan Visit site
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   Isomer

   Free plan Open source Web

   Singapore agencies wanting no-code static sites — Isomer offers Singapore-only agencies a drag-and-drop editor for static sites, with built-in prompts, SEO fields and approval publishing.

   8.5 Free plan Visit site
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   S3WaaS

   Free plan Web

   Indian government entities needing hosted bilingual sites — S3WaaS provides cloud hosting, GOV.IN or NIC.IN domains, responsive templates, bilingual support and automatic patches with SSL certificates.

   6.6 Free plan Visit site
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   Single Digital Presence

   Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWeb

   Victorian Government website consolidation — Single Digital Presence is a Drupal-based Victorian Government service adding federated approvals, analytics, security operations and chargeable migration or hosting services.

   8.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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   WebSG

   Free plan Web

   Singapore public officers building simple information sites — WebSG is a no-code Singapore government builder with CSV-generated directories, but excludes payments, complex logic and custom API integrations.

   6.5 Pricing on request · 90-day trial Visit site
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   Loop Municipal Websites

   Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

   Small and medium North American municipalities — Loop combines municipal website and resident iOS/Android apps with modules for payments, reporting, waste, meetings, maps and notifications.

   5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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   Digital Place

   Paid APIWeb

   Local governments needing forms and case workflows — Digital Place combines web CMS, low-code forms, case workflows, CRM and customer-contact tools, with APIs, integrations and stated recovery targets.

   5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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   GovCMS

   Paid Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
   7.4 Visit site
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   CMS Max

   Free trial APIWeb
   6.2 From $40/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    CivicLive

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Contensis for Councils

    by Contensis for Councils

    Paid APIWeb
    5.7 Visit site
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    GOSS iCM

    Paid APISelf-hostedWeb
    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Jadu Central

    by Jadu Central

    Paid APILinuxSelf-hosted+2
    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Public Platform

    Free trial APIWeb
    5.7 From £200/mo Visit site
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    Council Platform

    Paid Web
    5.5 From £200/mo Visit site
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    TownCloud Finance Suite

    Free trial Web
    5.5 From $99/mo Visit site
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    Catalis Websites

    Paid Web
    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Govstack CMS

    Paid Web
    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Content Management Framework

    Paid Web
    5.2 Open source Visit site
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    Munibit

    Paid Web
    5.2 From $99/mo (annual) Visit site
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    OpenCities

    Paid APIWeb
    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Town Web

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.2 From $99/mo Visit site
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    MuniDIY

    Paid Web
    5.1 From $125/mo Visit site
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    Municipal One

    Paid Web
    4.9 Pricing on request Visit site

The trade-off is operational responsibility. Installing and preparing a site requires development resources and suitable hosting, followed by ongoing security updates. Its free plan is available to UK and Irish councils, and its API and self-hosted model may require more technical involvement than managed services. When switching, compare geographic eligibility, hosting responsibilities, accessibility requirements, editorial and approval workflows, integrations, and whether you need resident-facing apps, forms, case management or broader digital-service tools alongside publishing.

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