CivicLive vs Government Site Builder
CivicLive
www1.civiclive.comGovernment Site Builder
produkt.gsb.bund.deSide by side
| Figure | CivicLive | Government Site Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Government Website Builders | 8.3 (#4) | 7.6 (#14) |
| Accessibility | Content editors can check pages for W3C and ADA Section 508 accessibility requirements. | GSB 11 meets the requirements of Germany’s BITV 2.0 accessibility regulation. |
| Support | CivicLive advertises unlimited technical support available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, plus training and a customer portal. | ITZBund support handles faults and questions about IT procedures it operates, with contacts provided for support requests and live websites. |
Plans
Government Site Builder
- GSB 11 Open Source distributionFree
- GSB 11 ITZBund hostingPriced on request
In their own words
CivicLive
CivicLive has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Government Site Builder
Government Site Builder (GSB) is a web content management solution for creating, reviewing, approving, and publishing material on internet, intranet, and extranet sites. Its current release, GSB 11, is based on TYPO3 and intended for modern, accessible websites. Federal authorities required or choosing to participate in Dienstekonsolidierung are its primary users; states and municipalities can also reuse it. GSB 11 meets Germany’s BITV 2.0 accessibility requirements. Its modular editorial system has extensions for consent management, content modules and templates, website logins, metadata cleaning during uploads, and site configuration import and export. Search extensions include Solr and an adaptation for ITZBund hosting requirements. The product page describes regular updates and security checks by the federal government’s BSI, along with configurations intended to improve security and data protection. Authorities in Dienstekonsolidierung are generally hosted at ITZBund, though self-hosting is possible. Self-hosting or an external provider makes the authority responsible for updates, upgrades, and patches. The Open Source distribution is free under GPL 3.0; hosting, support, training, and custom development may cost extra.