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CKAN alternatives
3 tools to consider instead of CKAN, shown against it.
| CKAN | Tyler Data & Insights | Opendatasoft | Data.gov | |
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| Vendor | Open Knowledge Foundation / CKAN Association | Tyler Technologies | Opendatasoft SAS | U.S. General Services Administration |
| Pricing model | Open source + paid options | Quote only | Quote only | Free |
| Free tier | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud |
| Open source | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | No | No | No |
| Best for | Governments and organizations that want full control over a self-hosted open-data portal. | Government agencies wanting a managed open-data portal combined with public performance dashboards. | Governments and enterprises publishing both public open data and internal data through one branded portal. | Anyone needing a single free starting point for US federal government datasets. |
| Pricing | Free and open source; hosting and support are the organization's own responsibility unless purchased from a third-party integrator. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Sold as a managed government SaaS contract; Tyler Technologies does not publish list prices. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Sold as an enterprise SaaS subscription, quoted per organization; not published. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free public government service; funded by the U.S. General Services Administration. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. |
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