Government Site Builder (GSB) is a content management solution for creating, reviewing, approving, and publishing material on internet, intranet, and extranet sites. Its current platform, GSB 11, is based on TYPO3 and is intended for modern, accessible websites. It is developed for federal authorities required or choosing to participate in Dienstekonsolidierung, and 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 upload, and importing or exporting site configuration. Search options include Solr integration and an extension adapted to ITZBund hosting requirements. The product page describes regular federal BSI updates and security checks, as well as configurations intended to improve security and data protection. Authorities in Dienstekonsolidierung are generally hosted at ITZBund, though self-hosting is possible. The open-source distribution is free under GPL 3.0; hosting, support, training, and custom development may cost extra.
Who it is for
GSB 11 is intended chiefly for federal authorities participating in Dienstekonsolidierung, and is also open to states and municipalities. It may suit public bodies that need a content system for public-facing or intranet sites.
What is good
- Supports publishing to internet, intranet, and extranet sites.
- Meets Germany’s BITV 2.0 accessibility requirements.
- Open-source distribution is free under GPL 3.0.
- Includes Solr search extensions.
What to know first
- Self-hosted users handle updates, upgrades, and patches.
- Custom changes need central requirements-management approval.
- Intranet forums, chat, and user-generated content are not planned near term.
- Internet Explorer is unsupported.
Verdict
GSB 11 offers public-sector content workflows with accessibility requirements and extensions for common editorial needs. Organizations should account for approval of custom changes and maintenance responsibilities when choosing self-hosting.
Government Site Builder plans and pricing
All plansCompared on government website builders
- Free plan
- Yes
- Accessibility standard
- not_stated
