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Cost-Benefit Analysis: DNN Platform, Evoq Basic & Evoq Content

Compare the free DNN Platform (Community edition) with the paid Evoq Basic and Evoq Content subscriptions. This overview covers what each edition adds, such as the SharePoint connector and content staging in Evoq Content, and which edition fits your needs.

Updated November 3, 2026

Cost/Benefit Analysis of DNN Platform, DNN Evoq Basic & DNN Evoq Content

Should your business upgrade to DNN Professional or DNN Enterprise (now called DNN Evoq Basic and DNN Evoq Content)? Or do your needs align more with the free Community edition (now called DNN Platform)? The following is a brief overview of the cost and benefits of each version of DNN.

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DNN Evoq Content Cost and Benefits

DNN Evoq Content is sold as a one-year subscription. All this depends on the specific training, hardware configuration, and support implemented. There are also licenses for production and staging servers, fail-over, and now they offer their DNN CMS versions as hosted and supported by DNN on Microsoft's Azure cloud. Click here to read more about their new Azure Cloud offering. The features include a wide range of enhancements and add-ons, the largest being their Liquid Content platform, which provides global shared assets in the cloud and visualizers to pull and display any data type from the cloud in many ways on your site. Advanced content approval processes, granular permissions, file integrity checking, web server farm support, health monitoring UI customization, and page and module caching are just a few of the additional benefits. Click here to read our review of their new Evoq Content's best features.

DNN Evoq Basic (new version of DotNetNuke Professional) Cost and Benefits

DNN Evoq Basic is also sold as a one-year subscription. Again, the price depends on the degree of training and support your team requires and the fail-over or staging licenses purchased. Features in DNN Evoq Basic are quite similar to DNN Evoq Content. Essentially, Evoq Basic has all the same functionality as Content, except Content features a SharePoint connector, content staging, Liquid Content, and additional support options. If your company does not use SharePoint, DNN Evoq Basic is the most intelligent solution.

Additional DNN Comparison Considerations

The DNN Platform (Community edition) is the core offering. This foundation lays the groundwork on which the other two versions are built. Evoq’s powerful features help many people meet their needs. At Clarity, we can help you develop custom modules to suit your needs. If you opt for the DNN Platform (Community edition), it’s important to make sure you have the latest version installed. Contact Clarity today if you need help deciding which edition of DNN is right for you.

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