Software · head to head
Tyler Technologies vs CKAN
The short version
- Only CKAN has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Tyler Technologies the Internet Archive's capture of Tyler Technologies' homepage on 31 December 2020 named dozens of distinct public-sector software solutions across Appraisal and Tax, Civic Services, Corrections, and Courts and Justice categories, all sold via government procurement contracts rather than a published price list.; CKAN the package install path requires Ubuntu 20.04 or 22.04 64-bit specifically; other operating systems must use the source install
- They diverge on capability: Tyler Technologies covers Financial Management, CKAN covers Dataset Management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Tyler Technologies and CKAN actually diverge.
| Attribute | Tyler Technologies | CKAN |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $2000/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Desktop, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 1966 | 2006 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Tyler Technologies
- Financial Management
- Courts & Justice
- Public Safety
- Appraisal & Tax
- School Solutions
- AWS GovCloud
- Microsoft Azure
- Oracle
Only in CKAN
- Dataset Management
- Data Harvesting
- API Access
- Visualization
- Extensions
- DataPusher
- Harvester
- Third-party Tools
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Tyler Technologies
- Citizen Servicesnot CKAN
- Records Managementnot CKAN
- Public Safetynot CKAN
- Civic Engagementnot CKAN
CKAN
- Publishing open government datasets in a searchable public data portalnot Tyler Technologies
- Self-hosting a data catalogue with harvesting and an APInot Tyler Technologies
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Tyler Technologies
- The Internet Archive's capture of Tyler Technologies' homepage on 31 December 2020 named dozens of distinct public-sector software solutions across Appraisal and Tax, Civic Services, Corrections, and Courts and Justice categories, all sold via government procurement contracts rather than a published price list.
CKAN
- The package install path requires Ubuntu 20.04 or 22.04 64-bit specifically; other operating systems must use the source install
- Only Solr 9 and Solr 8 are supported, and from CKAN 2.10 they are the only Solr versions supported at all
- A working deployment requires PostgreSQL, Solr, Redis, nginx, supervisor and uWSGI to be installed and maintained separately
- Python 3.10 or later is required
Pricing, plan by plan
Tyler Technologies
$2000/month- Enterprise$2000/month
- ERP Suite
- Courts & Justice
- Public Safety
CKAN
Free- Open SourceFree
- Data Management
- API Access
- Visualization
Which should you pick?
Choose Tyler Technologies if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Web, Desktop, Ios, Android.
- You also want courts & justice.
Choose CKAN if
- You need dataset management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want data harvesting.
Questions people ask
- Is Tyler Technologies or CKAN better?
- Neither clearly leads. Tyler Technologies starts at $2000/month and CKAN at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Tyler Technologies or CKAN?
- CKAN has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $2000/month for Tyler Technologies and Free for CKAN.
- Does Tyler Technologies or CKAN run on more platforms?
- Tyler Technologies runs on Web, Desktop, Ios, Android. CKAN runs on Web.
- Can I use CKAN for free?
- Yes. CKAN has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Tyler Technologies starts at $2000/month.
- What is Tyler Technologies best used for?
- Tyler Technologies is most often used for citizen services, records management, public safety, civic engagement. Of those, citizen services and records management are not what CKAN is typically brought in for.
- What can Tyler Technologies do that CKAN cannot?
- Tyler Technologies covers Financial Management, Courts & Justice, Public Safety, Appraisal & Tax. CKAN covers Dataset Management, Data Harvesting, API Access, Visualization. Both handle Web support.