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Public Platform

Ch 066.5of 33 Government Website Builders
  1. 1Runs onWeb
  2. 2Costspaid from £200/mo
  3. 3Accessibility standardwcag aa
  4. 4Multilingual publishingYes
  5. 5Document managementYes
  6. 6Multi-site supportYes
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Overview

Public Platform is ranked #6 of 33 in government website builders on Specifiction. It runs on Web. There is no free plan. Paid plans start at £200/mo.

Public Platform plans and pricing

All plans
Up to 5000 monthly page views £200/mo Monthly licence fee (ex VAT) Up to 5000 page views per month publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
5001 to 15000 monthly page views £400/mo Monthly licence fee (ex VAT) 5001 to 15000 page views per month publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
15001 to 50000 monthly page views £800/mo Monthly licence fee (ex VAT) 15001 to 50000 page views per month publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
50001 to 100000 monthly page views £1,200/mo Monthly licence fee (ex VAT) 50001 to 100000 page views per month publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
100001 to 150000 monthly page views £1,650/mo Monthly licence fee (ex VAT) 100001 to 150000 page views per month publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
150001 to 300000 monthly page views £1,950/mo Monthly licence fee (ex VAT) 150001 to 300000 page views per month publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on government website builders

Free plan
Nopublicplatform.com
Accessibility standard
wcag_aapublicplatform.com
Multilingual publishing
Yespublicplatform.com
Document management
Yespublicplatform.com
Multi-site support
Yespublicplatform.com

Facts

Purpose
Public Platform is an online service for running public sector websites.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Availability
The service is fully functional from the first day of access and has no long build phase.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Setup time
Sites are ready for content population within 24 hours.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Design system
The platform is built on the GOV.UK Design System and describes its starting point as accessible and usable.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Content editing
It integrates the Gutenberg editor for content editing.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Features
Features include service directories, news pages, event listings, global search, multi-step forms, editorial workflow, and scheduled publishing.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
Newsletter sign-ups can use an on-site option or a third-party system such as MailChimp, and the platform can provide templates for ModernGov.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Security
The site says standard security includes two-factor authentication, minimum password complexity requirements, and automatic logout.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Subscription inclusions
Subscriptions include production and test hosting, support, documentation access, uptime monitoring, security updates, and a 99.9% uptime SLA.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Higher usage tiers
Subscriptions above 100,000 monthly page views include microsites, cookie-less analytics, accessibility auditing, and Doc2Page PDF-to-web conversion.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Intended users
The product is presented for public sector organisations, and the site lists councils and a town council among organisations it works with.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026
Recent functionality
The 3.2.0 release added Directory functionality and the option to generate summary fields using AI.publicplatform.com · 4 Oct 2026

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