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The core GitHub repository states the project is currently without maintenance, which suggests reduced active stewardship of the original codebase.
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Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
DemocracyOS is an open-source civic-tech platform originally launched in Buenos Aires in 2012 and now operated publicly through Democracia en Red in Argentina. It helps governments, legislatures, parties, and civil society run digital participatory budgeting, public consultations, collaborative lawmaking, and goal tracking; the product is offered as free DIY open source or paid installation/custom services.
Primary product
DemocracyOS, an open-source deliberation and voting platform for participatory budgeting, public consultations, crowd lawmaking, and goal tracking.
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Sub-industry
Civic Tech / GovTech
Offices
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Business model
open-source software
implementation services
custom software development
nonprofit/grant-funded operations
Funding
Stage
Seed / nonprofit-funded
Total raised
$120K
Latest round
Seed · Mar 2015
Latest amount
$120K
Mar 2015 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Directora ejecutiva / Executive Director
Co-director / Co-dirección ejecutiva
Coordinador de TI / Development Coordinator
Lead System Engineer / Tech Lead
Líder de proyectos / Coordinador de Innovación e Incidencia
Work & culture
Mission-driven civic-tech nonprofit culture centered on activists, programmers, and social scientists; emphasizes openness, transparency, collective intelligence, and expanding citizen participation.
Product & market
Pricing
Free DIY open source; paid standard installation and custom implementation services; quote-based for non-Do-It-Yourself deployments.
Differentiators
- —GPL-v3 open source and free DIY installation
- —Three deployment modes: DIY, standard installation, and custom version
- —Built specifically for participatory budgeting, consultations, crowd lawmaking, and goal tracking
- —Designed for governments and civic organizations rather than general-purpose collaboration
- —Public-facing codebase and documentation with reusable civic-tech modules
Technology
JavaScript
React
Angular
GraphQL
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Docker
Gatsby
Bulma
Google Analytics
SCSS
Customers
local governments
national governments
legislatures
decentralized public bodies
political parties
civil society organizations
municipalities such as Rosario, San Lorenzo, Vicente López, Sunchales, San Miguel de Tucumán, and Mendoza
public institutions such as the Argentine Chamber of Deputies and Bogotá council
Competitors
Consul
Decidim
Loomio
Scale & contact
Signals & risks
Latest news
Democracia en Red blog · Jun 2026
Opinion piece by Agustín Frizzera on lobby regulation, transparency, and civic participation in Argentina.
Democracia en Red blog · Jun 2026
Explains spyware risks, state surveillance concerns, and digital-rights implications in Argentina.
Democracia en Red LinkedIn · Nov 2025
Announces the close of the city’s 2026 participatory budgeting vote built on DemocraciaOS.
Democracia en Red blog · Oct 2025
Discusses how AI could support citizen participation and civic-tech processes.
Open Government Partnership · Jan 2025
Describes Mendoza’s digital participatory budgeting program and the role of civic-tech tools in the process.
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