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Contensis for Councils vs Digital Place
Both stand on government website builders. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Contensis for Councils combines council-focused publishing features with accessibility, multilingual content, APIs, and migration support. Compare plan allowances for projects, bandwidth, storage, and concurrent users before selecting a licence.
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Digital Place combines content management, workflows, forms and contact tools in a feature-pack subscription. Public-sector organizations can consider its integrations, regional AWS hosting and stated recovery objectives when assessing fit.
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| Contensis for Councils | Digital Place | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Not published |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | API, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Starter: £920 a month | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Maker | Contensis for Councils | Not published |
| Website | contensis.com | placecube.com |
| On government website builders | #10 of 33 | #14 of 33 |
Contensis for Councils: what it does well
- Includes GDS task-based templates and decision trees
- Supports translation into over 50 languages
- Provides Delivery, Management, and Image APIs
- Supports migration by section or all at once
- Council starter site follows WCAG 2.2
What to know first
- No free plan
- Starter begins at $920 a month
- Plan allowances vary for storage and users
- Enterprise pricing starts at $3,250 a month
Digital Place: what it does well
- More than 150 reusable components
- Supports multi-stage forms and approval workflows
- OpenAPI-compliant REST APIs and generated REST endpoints
- Supports MFA and role-based access control
- Placecube states an availability SLA of at least 99.9%
What to know first
- Pricing is available on request
- Subscriptions are assembled from feature packs
- GOV.UK and WCAG 2.2 AA details apply to the Local Gov DXP pack
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