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.

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July DNN Show & Tell at 12:30 PM Eastern Again

We are doing demonstrations again starting at 12:30 PM Eastern. Demos include Sitemaps, the New article editor in EasyDNNnews, and a real demo of restoring a DNN site from backup!

Jeremy Farrance
2026-07-06

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Deep Dive DNN AI

There is this DNN AIchat extension that I wanted to try. So, how did I go?

Tycho de Waard (SU)
2026-01-12

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As per version 10.2.0 of DNN the code that used to be in the sample modules (MVC/SPA) repository (https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform.Samples.Mvc) has been moved to /Dnn Platform/Modules/Samples. This move serves three purposes:

Peter Donker
2025-12-03

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Sponsoring Open Source Maintainers Works - Here’s Proof

Open source isn’t truly “free”, it’s only free to use. The real cost lies in maintenance, which depends almost entirely on volunteers donating their time, expertise, and energy. DNN is a perfect example: despite being old enough to share a timeline with MapQuest printouts and MySpace profiles, it’s still alive because dedicated contributors keep it alive. Yet many modules were created by developers who have long since moved on, leaving behind essential but aging pieces that block upgrades and require significant, often tedious modernization work.

That’s why sponsorships matter. And it works!

Daniel Valadas
2025-11-20

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Using the DNN Dependency Injection Services in existing modules

Over the past years, DNN has been deprecating a lot of API methods to services using Dependency Injection. Starting DNN 10, the first batch of "old" API's have actually been removed. This means a lot of the old modules that are still out there, will need to be updated to use those new DI-services. The good thing is that de DNN Docs explain how you can do that. But, unfortunately, back iin the day, static method were considered pretty fancy. No need to instanciate a class if you don't nmeed it's state, right? Well, that's biting us now. But, there's no way back, so we need to have a quick and solid way to use the new services, using DI.

Stefan Kamphuis (40F)
2025-11-18

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