Govstack CMS vs Single Digital Presence

Govstack CMS is a web content management system designed for public sector websites. Teams can create and edit dynamic pages in a Word-like editor, assign creators, editors and approvers in workflows, and schedule content. Page layouts, backgrounds, colors, fonts and CSS are customizable, while sections and subpages can be arranged into public navigation. Publishing tools cover news, alerts, pop-ups and real-time notifications; uploads include images, PDFs, vector files and videos. The CMS supports configurable navigation and search, multilingual publishing, document management and multiple sites. Listed widgets connect services including ACTIVENet Activities, PowerBI, SmartRecruiters listings, Trumba event feeds, Edsby News & Events and ApplyToEducation job feeds. Add-ons include Business Directory and Media Manager. A password-protected area can be used for internal or confidential information. Govstack says the service is hosted in Microsoft Azure, maintains documented security procedures and continuous vulnerability management, and has a 99.95% availability guarantee with 24/7/365 monitoring. Pricing is on request.

Single Digital Presence (SDP) is a web publishing platform for Victorian Government websites, established on Drupal in 2016. Its CMS provides publishing tools, data collection forms, revision history, federated approvals and domain redirect management. Each website receives Google Analytics dashboards. The service also provides security assessments and updates, Drupal and Ripple upgrades, outage and update alerts, bot protection and disaster recovery. The Ripple design system supplies styles, components and patterns for Victorian Government branded digital products. SDP’s design framework states technical and design compliance to Level AA of the latest WCAG accessibility standards. Victorian public servants can access online content training, a help centre and a Community of Practice. Technical support covers website bugs, malfunctioning elements and CMS assistance; 24/7 emergency support applies to outages and emergencies covered by the service level agreement. The service runs over 140 instances across 60 sites. Creating a new section on vic.gov.au costs nothing and requires approval from the lead department’s Digital Management Committee. Independent websites or components require a quote after a requirements document; some features and services incur charges.