Council Platform
Council Platform: A council-focused CMS combining service publishing, forms, accessibility tools and integrations. Ranked #13 of 33 in Government Website Builders by our editors (7.4/10); pricing: Paid; best for UK councils needing comprehensive service sites.
At a glance
- Editor score7.4 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forUK councils needing comprehensive service sites
- Free planNo
- Paid from£200/mo
- Accessibility standardWcag_aa
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- GOV.UK Design System-based front end with visual editing
- Accessibility scans, WCAG AA support and bilingual publishing
- Forms, workflows, microsites and council-focused integrations
Where it doesn't
- No free plan or trial
- Monthly pricing increases with page-view volume
- Advanced features begin only on higher page-view plans
Our verdict on Council Platform
Council Platform is a Drupal-based managed service for local government and other public-sector websites. It combines a GOV.UK Design System-based front end with visual drag-and-drop editing, service pages, news, events, directories, global search, custom multi-step forms and surveys. Councils can also manage bilingual content, scheduled publishing, content expiry, media files and editorial stages from Draft through Review to Publish. It is designed for organisations that need more than a basic brochure site, particularly those managing public services across multiple teams or web properties.
Pricing is based on monthly page views. The plan for up to 5,000 page views costs £200 per month, while 5,001 to 15,000 costs £400, 15,001 to 50,000 costs £800 and 50,001 to 100,000 costs £1,200. These plans include production and test hosting, platform support, documentation, uptime monitoring, security updates and a 99.9% uptime SLA. Higher-volume plans cost £1,650 to £2,700 per month and add microsites, cookie-less analytics, accessibility auditing and Doc2Page PDF-to-web-page conversion. The published pricing is a monthly licence fee excluding VAT, with no free plan or trial.
Its strongest fit is a council that needs structured service publishing alongside accessibility and operational controls. Integrations include Bartec, ModernGov, Elgin Roadworks, Council Advertising Network, Microsoft Azure Chatbots, Google Analytics, SiteImprove and ReciteMe. Multi Sites or Domain Access support microsites, while two-factor authentication adds an account-security control. Choose Council Platform when council-specific content types, workflows, multilingual publishing and integrations justify a managed platform. A smaller organisation seeking a simple, low-cost website builder may find its page-view pricing and broader feature set unnecessary.
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Council Platform pricing
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Council Platform fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | £200/mo |
| Accessibility standard | Wcag_aa |
| Multilingual publishing | Yes |
| Editor roles | Not verified |
| Page limit | Not verified |
| Document management | Yes |
| Multi-site support | Yes |
| API access | Not verified |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | GDPR, 2FA |
| Support | Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 8 integrations: Bartec, ModernGov, Elgin Roadworks, Council Advertising Network, Microsoft Azure Chatbots, Google Analytics … See all → |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | councilplatform.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Council Platform integrations
Council Platform lists 8 integrations on its own site.
- Bartec
- ModernGov
- Elgin Roadworks
- Council Advertising Network
- Microsoft Azure Chatbots
- Google Analytics
- SiteImprove
- ReciteMe
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Alternatives to Council Platform
- Single Digital PresenceA managed Drupal platform for government teams needing structured, accessible publishing.9.4
- Government Site BuilderAn open-source TYPO3-based foundation for reusable government web publishing.9.2
- govAccessA configurable government CMS for forms, workflows, microsites, and multi-channel publishing.8.9
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