High risk
Largo
Summary
A responsive WordPress theme framework designed for news publishers.

Parent organisation: Institute for Nonprofit News
Type of organisation: Non-profit organisation
Market share: Very niche

Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Needs tool/domain expert to configure
Skills needed to use: Needs tool/domain expert to configure
Requires audience sign-in to use: Requires WordPress
Pros
Open Source alternatives available
Clear data policies
Cons
Lack pricing transparency
Reliant on 3rd-party data APIs
Lacks accessibility statement
Does not share diversity data

Full Product Data Collection

Data collected January-February 2020

Product nameLargo
Product URLhttps://largo.inn.org/
Parent organisationInstitute for Nonprofit News
Workflow categoryPublishing & distribution
Date product founded2012
Product descriptionA responsive WordPress theme framework designed for news publishers.
What type of company or organisation is the product owned by?Non-profit organisation
Is the company profit-making?Not-for-profit model
How is this product funded?Backed by a non-profit organisation or charity
What market share does the tool have?Very niche
Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space?Yes. Newspack (currently in private beta)
When did the company last release new features?July 2019. Improved compatibility with the WordPress Block Editor; the Largo Series Posts Widget gains more options for the display of images; Largo gains support for the wp_body_open hook, introduced in WordPress 5.2.
Have they shared details of the product roadmap?No
Is there talk of the product raising further investment?No
Is there talk of the product being acquired?No
Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months?No
Is there a pricing model listed on the website?No / cannot find
How clear & transparent is this pricing model?N/A no pricing model listed
What is the range of prices offered?Free
What factors drive higher pricing?N/A
What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable?Needs tool/domain expert to configure
What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day?Needs tool/domain expert to configure
Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs?Defaults to common open standard formats
Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function?Requires WordPress
Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years?No
How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)?No public TOS available pre-purchase
Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)?Yes, comprehensive.
Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”?No GDPR policy information available
Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it?N/A not an audience-facing tool
IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms?N/A not an audience-facing tool
Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service?N/A
Does the public product website mention how to delete your data?N/A
Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years?No
Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website?No / cannot find
Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce?No