Why Big Companies Still Use Plone CMS in 2025?

Are you still using Plone CMS in your organization and wondering if you’re the only one? You’re not.

In fact, some of the world’s most trusted companies are still using Plone — even in 2025. And they’re not switching.

Why?

Because it works, it’s secure, and it can absolutely be modernized — if you know how.

Hey, I’m Vitaliy Podoba from SoftFormance. We’re Python and Plone CMS development agency, and over the past 14 years, we’ve helped private companies as well as public-sector organizations, non-profits, government agencies and universities maintain, upgrade, and modernize their Zope & Plone installations.

In this article, I’ll walk you through:

• Why Plone is still in use in 2025
• Which companies are using it
• And what you can do if you’re running an older version and want to move forward

Let’s get into it.

Who Still Uses Plone CMS in 2025?

Plone isn’t as loud in the headlines as other platforms… but it’s very alive in the enterprise world.

Companies like:

• Nokia – internal systems
• eBay – documentation and content management
• Novell – legacy portals
• Volkswagen Group
• Sanofi
• Texas Instruments
• Nasa
• European National Agency
• Brazilian & Australian Government
• UNESCO
• City of Munich
• Oxford University
• And many big pharmaceutical and industrial companies use it

These aren’t hobby blogs. These are mission-critical systems that have been runnning on Plone CMS for years.

Why These Companies Stick With Plone CMS?

Here’s why they don’t just rip it out and replace it:

1. Security:
Plone has one of the best security track records of any CMS, period. For companies handling sensitive data — this matters.

2. Stability:
Many of these systems have been running with minimal downtime for a decade or more.

3. Custom Workflows & Permissions:
Out of the box, Plone supports granular control — something other CMS tools struggle with at scale.

4. Full Ownership:
It’s open-source. No licensing traps. No vendor lock-in.

5. It Can Be Modernized:
With Plone 6 and Volto (the React frontend), you don’t have to start over — you can evolve your system.

What You Can Do Now?

If your team is still on Plone 4 or 5, and you’re wondering what to do next, you’ve got 3 options:

• Stay where you are and patch it forever (not recommended)
• Or you can rebuild it from scratch using something like Python and Django framework (expensive, risky but we can do it for you)
• Or you can modernize it with Plone 6, using your existing data, workflows, and backend — and bring in a React-based frontend with Volto

At SoftFormance, we help teams plan and execute that modernization. We’ve done it with pharma companies, tech firms, and even legacy intranet platforms.

So.

Plone might not be flashy or trendy — but it’s battle-tested, deeply trusted, and more modern than ever with Plone 6 and the Volto frontend. Big industry players like Nokia, Roche, Volkswagen, Sanofi, and TotalEnergies still rely on Plone today.

Why? Because it just works — and the cost of switching from a stable, secure system like Plone rarely makes sense for them.

And with an active community, continuous updates, and a modern React-based UI, Plone’s future is still secure. If you’ve invested in Plone years ago, now’s the time to evolve it — not abandon it.

Now, if you’re managing or inheriting a Plone-based platform and want to understand your options, we can help.

We’re offering a free Plone CMS audit — we’ll review your current setup and send you a tailored report with:

• Migration options
• Upgrade paths
• Security & performance suggestions
• And a roadmap to bring it into 2025

Click this link to request your free audit: http://calendly.com/softformance-vitaliy/python-support/
Let’s make your Plone system work even better — without rebuilding it from scratch.

See you!