Silverstripe CMS
Silverstripe is free, open source, and designed to make life easier for the people managing your website. Our team at Catalyst are expert Silverstripe developers. We partner with you to build solutions that are intuitive, flexible, and ready to scale, so you're never outgrowing your platform.
New Zealand
owned & operated
15+ years
ongoing client partnerships
zero
vendor lock-in & licensing fees
Tier 2
supplier for Government
Silverstripe experts
Whether you're in government, enterprise, or the non-profit sector, our Silverstripe specialists build digital experiences that work harder for your organisation and the people you serve.
Get to market faster with Catalyst Starter
Get compliant and to market in as little as 2 weeks with our pre-configured solution.
✓ Perfect for lean budgets and tight timeframes and rapid deployment
✓ WCAG 2.2 AA compliant from day one
✓ Optional design system for brand consistency
Make it yours with custom development
Our custom and bespoke Silverstripe development service is tailored to your organisation's specific requirements.
✓ Fully customised solutions built from scratch
✓ Tailored workflows matching your processes
✓ Specific features designed for your needs
Host your CMS in NZ
Our proudly Aotearoa-based team understands NZ business culture and regulations.
✓ Face-to-face collaboration offered
✓ Data hosted exclusively on carbon-net-zero and NZ sovereign infrastructure
✓ Proudly supporting te ao Māori approaches
Our services
Digital experience
From understanding what your community genuinely needs, to designing interfaces that work across every device, to reviewing what's working and what isn't, we help you create digital experiences people trust, rely on, and recommend.
Software engineering & development
Custom software, plug-in development, legacy system modernisation, complex integrations and more. Modern engineering practices with automated testing and code reviews that maintain quality at scale.
NZ-hosting and cloud platform
Cove is Catalyst's fully managed cloud platform - auto-scaling, high availability, geo-redundancy and disaster recovery. Runs on Catalyst Cloud with the option to store data in NZ, or across AWS and Azure infrastructure.
Analytics & insights
Understand what's driving growth. Visualise visitor patterns, engagement and more. Make decisions backed by data. Surface insights that help you optimise operations and visitor experiences.
Fully managed solutions
From user research and journey mapping, to visual design and UI that works across every device, to reviews that reveal what's working and what isn't, we help you create digital experiences people trust, rely on, and recommend.
Web accessibility
We can audit your existing website against WCAG 2.2 AA, then back you to act on what we find. From compliance roadmaps to implementation support, we help you meet your accessibility obligations and connect with more of your community.
Success stories
2 weeks to go live: A crown entity's success with Catalyst Starter
"We couldn’t ask for anything better. I was really impressed with the quick turnaround. Catalyst was amazing to deal with. I’m over the moon."
- Office Manager, Inspector-General of Defence
Catalyst Starter lights up Orion
"From scoping to go-live, Catalyst delivered value and deep expertise every step of the way." - Digital Channels Lead, Orion Group
Tasman District Council future-proofs community hub
"The project was delivered on time and budget. Clear and regular communication including a quick weekly catch-up. Any issues that arose were dealt with quickly and collaboratively." - Digital Content Lead, Tasman District Council
Catalyst Starter transforms Qualmark’s digital experience
"We were consistently impressed by the speed of service provided by Catalyst. Their quick delivery allowed us to maintain momentum and meet our deadlines with ease." - General Manager, Qualmark
Create your digital presence with confidence
With our NZ-based Silverstripe services, you'll experience the difference when your website actually works for your team, better connects them with your community and achieves the right results.
FAQs about Silverstripe
Silverstripe is a powerful, flexible content management system that's perfect for organisations needing sophisticated websites with user-friendly editing. Built in New Zealand, it offers excellent security, scalability, and meets government accessibility standards, making it ideal for public sector and enterprise clients who value quality and local expertise.
Think of Silverstripe as your website's foundation and control centre. It lets your team easily manage content, create new pages, and update information without technical knowledge, whilst providing developers with the flexibility to build complex features. It's particularly strong for sites requiring multiple user roles, workflow approval processes, and integration with other systems.
Great choice. Setting up Silverstripe involves technical configuration that's best handled by experienced developers like our Silverstripe experts at Catalyst. We'll work with you to understand your needs, design a solution that fits your goals, and build a site that your team will love using. We handle all the technical setup so you can focus on your content and objectives. Contact us and our team will walk you through what's next.
Absolutely. Silverstripe upgrades can be tricky territory involving data backups, compatibility checks, and thorough testing, but don't worry we can sort all of that for you. We'll ensure your upgrade is smooth, secure, and seamless, often improving performance and adding the latest features along the way. Plus, we provide ongoing support so you're never left wondering what to do next.
FAQs about Catalyst's Silverstripe development services
Our Silverstripe team has nearly 30 years of trusted experience delivering exceptional digital solutions whilst strengthening New Zealand's tech ecosystem. Our Silverstripe team have also been involved with the solution pretty much since the day it was created. We've dealt with the simplest of brochureware sites to the most complex and integrated systems, so you can trust whatever comes up, we've seen it before and know how to achieve results fast.
Plus, as a NZ-owned and operated company, every dollar you invest in partnering with us nurtures homegrown talent, builds local capability, and drives economic value throughout Aotearoa, creating lasting impact beyond great websites.
Catalyst is a Tier 2 supplier on the Government Digital Marketplace and has three decades delivering secure, scalable platforms with ISO 27001 and NZISM compliance. Our certified project managers, QA specialists, and business analysts average 15+ years expertise.
We contributed to Web Accessibility standards, were the first company registered for accessibility services on the Government Marketplace, and maintain comprehensive Government Digital Marketplace registration across design, development, and infrastructure services.
Our locally NZ-owned and operated Catalyst Cloud(external link) holds ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and All-of-Government Cloud Framework Agreement certifications: the only provider offering 100% New Zealand-located infrastructure.
Find us on the Government Digital Marketplace.(external link)
We balance innovation with responsibility, understanding public sector needs for privacy, transparency, and accessibility whilst respecting Māori Data Governance principles(external link).
Our modular platforms built on open standards integrate emerging technologies like AI and enhanced accessibility features.
As active tech community contributors, we bring global insights to local challenges, with Catalyst Cloud hosting ensuring complete New Zealand data sovereignty and regulatory compliance.
That's no problem at all. Our team will always ensure we are delivering the right solution for you. On our Cloud agnostic Cove infrastructure platform, we provide managed services for websites and applications hosted on Catalyst Cloud, AWS and Azure.
Alternatively, if you don't need any Cloud support, you can still partner with us across the rest of our comprehensive services, picking and choosing what you need, when you need it.