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Why Contensis isn't open source

calendar_today June 4, 2026 person Richard Chivers domain contensis

Richard Chivers, CEO of Zengenti, explains why Contensis remains proprietary rather than open source. He argues that the SaaS model allows them to manage infrastructure security and maintain a coherent microservices architecture that would be compromised by open sourcing. While respecting open source’s contributions, Chivers contends that the job of a CMS vendor is to carry the complexity so that customers can focus on their content through a committed SaaS approach.

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