Yes. DNN Platform is a free, open-source CMS under the MIT License.

What is the tech stack for DNN?

DNN runs on ASP.NET (.NET Framework 4.8+) with Microsoft SQL Server (2017+ or Azure SQL).

DNN Platform is community-led and a member project of the .NET Foundation.

What’s the difference between DNN and Evoq?

DNN Platform is the open-source core that's been wildly popular and adopted for over 20 years. Evoq is a commercial offering maintained by DNN Software (IgniteTech) that builds on DNN.

Platform Announcements

DNN 10.02.02 Released

Written By Timo Breumelhof.

2026-02-11

We are happy to announce that a new version of DNN has been released.

Download DNN 10.02.02 from GitHub

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Release notes

The full release notes can be found on the github release page.

v10.2.2 Summary

Community-driven release with 26 pull requests from 5 contributors.

Key Themes

Stability & bug fixes: Resolved issues in Persona Bar module installs, Client Resource Management, RTL handling, CKEditor issue, permissions retrieval, and dependency injection resolution.
Enhancements & accessibility: Improved SkinObjects (including semantic Breadcrumb markup and nofollow support), added configurable JWT TTL, and introduced RenderingVersion support.
Maintenance & updates: Updated dependencies and tooling, resolved build warnings, refreshed browser data, and improved package management and documentation.

Overall

This is a maintenance-focused release that strengthens stability, improves accessibility and configurability, and enhances the developer experience.
No major new features were introduced.