Government Site Builder vs Public Platform
Government Site Builder
produkt.gsb.bund.dePublic Platform
publicplatform.comSide by side
| Figure | Government Site Builder | Public Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | £200/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 18 |
| Spec score · Government Website Builders | 7.6 (#14) | 8.3 (#6) |
| Accessibility | GSB 11 meets the requirements of Germany’s BITV 2.0 accessibility regulation. | The maker says sites comply with the September 2020 Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations and are scanned through Publica11y. |
| Intended users | GSB 11 is developed for federal authorities required or choosing to participate in Dienstekonsolidierung, and is also open for reuse by states and municipalities. | The product is presented for public sector organisations, and the site lists councils and a town council among organisations it works with. |
| Purpose | GSB is a web content management solution for creating, reviewing, approving, and publishing content on internet, intranet, and extranet sites. | Public Platform is an online service for running public sector websites. |
| Security | The product page says regular updates and security checks by the federal government (BSI) support security, and describes GSB-specific configurations as improving security and data protection. | The service includes two-factor authentication, password-complexity rules, automatic logout, security updates and a 99.9% uptime SLA. |
| Support | ITZBund support handles faults and questions about IT procedures it operates, with contacts provided for support requests and live websites. | Support is offered by email or online ticketing, with stated response targets of two hours for critical issues and four hours for major issues; phone support is listed as 24/7. |
Plans
Government Site Builder
- GSB 11 Open Source distributionFree
- GSB 11 ITZBund hostingPriced on request
Public Platform
- Up to 5000 monthly page views£200 a month
- Up to 5,000 page views£200 a month
- 5001 to 15000 monthly page views£400 a month
- 5,001 to 15,000 page views£400 a month
- 15001 to 50000 monthly page views£800 a month
- 15,001 to 50,000 page views£800 a month
- 50001 to 100000 monthly page views£1,200 a month
- 50,001 to 100,000 page views£1,200 a month
- 100001 to 150000 monthly page views£1,650 a month
- 100,001 to 150,000 page views£1,650 a month
In their own words
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.
Public Platform
Public Platform has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.