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CKAN

The open source data management system

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CKAN is an open-source data management system for building data hubs and data portals. It addresses the need to publish, share, and use structured data through a central platform, and it is used to power official and internal data portals across government and enterprise settings.

Core capabilities include a full API covering the web interface's functionality, the Datastore extension for ad hoc storage of structured resources, geospatial preview and search, metadata management, keyword search and filtering, theming, data visualization with line, bar, and pie charts, federated portal networks, file uploads to server or cloud storage, and security controls. CKAN is extensible, with a community library of extensions covering integrations such as CartoDB, Discourse, Active Directory single sign-on, cloud storage providers, multilingual metadata, and document viewers.

CKAN targets government organizations and enterprise sectors including resources, energy, pharmaceuticals, and finance. It is 100% open source and available on GitHub, with documentation and community support, alongside commercial support options.

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