DKAN

A powerful open data platform making data FAIR.

Ranked #5 in Open-source data catalogue software.

DKAN is a community-driven open data platform built as a Drupal module. It creates modern, API-first catalogues for government and nonprofit organisations.

Official website

At a glance

Best for

Government agencies

From DKAN's own website.

Company facts

Social profiles	GitHub
Brand colour	#fafafa

Facilities and features

Its website also mentions:

Published pricing
API

What stands out

The product eliminates licensing costs associated with proprietary software.

“Cost-Efficient”DKAN, own website

DKAN allows users to easily customize schemas to fit specific needs.

“Easily set up a data catalog from scratch and customize its schema to fit your specific needs.”DKAN, own website

How it ranks

DKAN is ranked 5th of 10 in Open-source data catalogue software (Lister Score 86.0).

#5 in Open-source data catalogue software · Lister Score 86.0

Eliminates licensing costs associated with proprietary software.

How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 14; buying information on its own site 12.

“As a Drupal module, DKAN leverages Drupal's robust features to create modern, standards-focused, and API-first open data catalogs for a variety of specific use cases.”DKAN, own website

“Open source software like DKAN allows for customized solutions. It is also publicly funded and owned, with no licensing fees or subscription costs,”DKAN, own website