Company Overview
SilverStripe was founded in 2000 (originally as KPC by Sam Minnee), headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand. It is a software company specializing in open-source content management systems (CMS) built on its own PHP web application framework. SilverStripe provides developers and content editors with a flexible, secure, and scalable website building experience.
As a mature open-source CMS, SilverStripe has extensive deployments in government, education, and enterprise sectors across New Zealand and Australia, holding a significant position in public sector website construction.
Related providers: SilverStripe CMS, SilverStripe
Core Products
| Product | Description |
|---|---|
| SilverStripe CMS | Open-source content management system built on PHP framework, supports structured content modeling |
| SilverStripe Framework | Underlying PHP web application framework providing MVC architecture and ORM support |
| SilverStripe Cloud | Managed cloud platform offering automated deployment, monitoring, and scaling capabilities |
| SilverStripe Assets | Digital asset management component supporting file storage and image processing |
| SilverStripe GraphQL | GraphQL API module for headless CMS and decoupled architecture integration |
Core Strengths
- Open Source & Extensible: Fully open-source CMS under MIT license, developers can freely customize and extend functionality
- Security & Compliance: Built-in enterprise-grade security mechanisms including CSRF protection, SQL injection defense, and permission control
- Flexible Content Modeling: Custom data objects and field types support complex content structure scenarios
- Active Community: Global developer community with commercial support team providing ongoing plugins and theme ecosystem
Key Milestones
- 2000: Sam Minnee founded the company in New Zealand (originally as KPC), starting CMS development
- 2007: SilverStripe CMS first publicly released as an open-source project
- 2012: SilverStripe 3.0 released, introducing new ORM and template system
- 2020: SilverStripe 4.0 released with GraphQL API and headless CMS support
- 2026: Continues to optimize CMS platform for global customers
Market Position
SilverStripe competes with the following providers in the open-source CMS market:
| Competitor | Description |
|---|---|
| WordPress | Largest global market share open-source CMS with extensive plugin ecosystem |
| Drupal | PHP open-source CMS targeting enterprise and government-level complex content management |
| Joomla | Open-source CMS platform with notable presence in the small-to-medium website market |
| Craft CMS | Modern PHP-based CMS focusing on content modeling and developer experience |
| Statamic | Laravel-based flat-file CMS combining static site advantages |
| Concrete CMS | Open-source PHP CMS featuring intuitive in-page editing experience |
