CivicPlus®

What CivicPlus® does

CivicPlus is a privately held U.S. software company headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, that sells a modular civic-technology platform — branded the Civic Impact Platform — to local and state government agencies, with an installed base of roughly 13,000 customer organizations. Founded around 2001, the company has grown to 501–1,000 employees and operates primarily through a sales-led B2G motion in which prospects request custom pricing after engaging dedicated technology strategists; the funnel is supported by self-guided product demos, recurring webinars, and channel partnerships (notably AudioEye and Allyant for accessibility). The product suite spans municipal websites, web accessibility / WCAG 2.1 AA tooling, recreation management, mass notification integrated with FEMA IPAWS, utility billing, asset management, 311/CRM (via the SeeClickFix brand), process automation, public-records request management (NextRequest), codification (Municode), agenda and meeting management, social media archiving, and community development — delivered primarily on AWS infrastructure with an Integration Hub exposing connections to Esri ArcGIS, Amazon Connect, CodeComply.Ai, Nextdoor, payment gateways, and SSO providers.

The company makes money through enterprise SaaS contracts priced custom per agency and per module, with cross-sell into adjacent products and pricing-tiered add-ons (e.g., CivicPlus Pay, CivicPlus Chatbot, CivicPlus Media). It has been an active acquirer of complementary civic-tech assets: Municipal Code Corporation (Municode) in 2021, PASS Cost-Recovery Solutions from ePRepSolutions in 2024, Beehive Industries' asset management and utility billing software in January 2025, and Streamline in December 2025 — the last adding roughly 2,500 public-agency customers, including special districts and the DocAccess PDF accessibility tool. Recent certifications include GovRAMP Ready Status for five products (August 2025), supporting procurement into state-level buyers, and alignment with the DOJ ADA Title II web-accessibility rule.

Most recently, CivicPlus launched CivicPlus Intelligence in January 2026 — an AI capability layer embedding AI agents, a Content Advisor, an Editing Assistant, and AI-assisted search across the platform — and signed strategic partnerships with CodeComply.Ai (AI building-plan review, March 2026) and an expanded Esri GIS partnership (February 2026). The 2024 addition of a Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chief Product & Technology Officer signals a maturing executive structure consistent with a scaled, PE- or sponsor-backed private SaaS business. Specific revenue, ARR, ownership, and valuation figures are not disclosed in the available data.

Name

CivicPlus®

Legal name

CivicPlus

Website

https://civicplus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

CivicPlus is a private U.S. SaaS provider selling a modular civic-technology platform — spanning websites, 311 CRM, mass notification, utility billing, asset management, and AI-enabled resident services — to roughly 13,000 local and state government agencies, special districts, and educational institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manhattan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Go-to-market motion5 records

Core offering

CivicPlus® provides the Civic Impact Platform, an integrated suite of SaaS solutions for U.S. local and state governments covering municipal websites, 311 service-request CRM (SeeClickFix), recreation management, mass notification, utility billing, asset management, agenda/meeting management, code codification (Municode), public records (NextRequest), community development/permitting, social media archiving, and digital accessibility. The platform targets cities, counties, special districts, K-12/higher education, and public-safety agencies, supported by acquired brands including Municipal Code Corporation (Municode), SeeClickFix, ArchiveSocial, AlertSense/CivicReady, PASS Cost-Recovery Solutions, Beehive Industries, and Streamline.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Municipal Websites (Municipal Web Central): Custom-branded municipal website/content management system for local governments.
• Web Accessibility
• Recreation Management
• Mass Notification (formerly CivicReady)
• Utility Billing
• Social Media Archiving (formerly ArchiveSocial)
• SeeClickFix 311 CRM
• Process Automation and Digital Services
• NextRequest
• Community Development
• Agenda and Meeting Management
• Municode Codification
• Asset Management
• CivicPlus Intelligence
• CodeComply
• DocAccess
• CivicPlus Pay
• CivicPlus Chatbot
• CivicPlus Media
• CivicPlus Mobile / CivicPlus Marketplace App
• Resident Portal
• Integration Hub
• PASS Cost-Recovery Solutions

Products and services

• Municipal Websites Custom-branded websites built for local governments as a digital city hall, with resident engagement modules, accessibility, mobile-responsive self-service, Alert Center, Calendar, Form Center, and Facilities Management.
• Web Accessibility Digital optimization and compliance solutions that help local governments ensure their websites meet ADA and WCAG 2.1 AA standards, with automated scans and governance tooling.
• Recreation Management Software built specifically for government parks and recreation, managing community activity programming, facility maintenance, resident registrations, leagues, point-of-sale, and ticketing.
• Mass Notification (formerly CivicReady / AlertSense) System for emergency and routine alerts, integrating with FEMA IPAWS for public warnings and providing geotargeted, multi-channel notifications to residents and staff.
• Utility Billing Automated utility billing software that improves operations for local-government water and wastewater utilities, with mobile-friendly resident portals, cloud-based payment environments, and Esri GIS integration.
• Social Media Archiving (formerly ArchiveSocial) Software for capturing and archiving social media interactions to maintain compliance with public records laws, with deep search, exports, and Nextdoor integration.
• SeeClickFix 311 CRM Resident service delivery and 311 CRM for accepting, tracking, and resolving service requests, with mobile app, web tools, and integration into Asset Management workflows.
• Process Automation and Digital Services Workflow and automation software that eliminates paper-based processes, automates manual tasks, and meets modern service delivery expectations for local government.
• NextRequest Public records request management software for accepting, tracking, and fulfilling FOIA/public-records requests with centralization, automated routing, an AI-powered Risk Module, and redaction management.
• Community Development Planning, permitting, licensing, code enforcement, and fire safety suite for local governments, augmented with AI-powered building plan review via the CodeComply.Ai partnership integration.
• Agenda and Meeting Management Cloud-based agenda, minutes, and meeting management solutions for clerks to streamline meetings, integrate with CivicPlus Media for video/captioning, and ensure transparency.
• Municode Codification (Municipal Code Corporation) Software and services for codification, recodification, and online hosting of municipal codes and ordinances.
• Asset Management Centralized platform for infrastructure and work order management with preventive maintenance and data-driven insights for local governments.
• CivicPlus Intelligence AI-powered capability layer embedded across Civic Impact Platform modules providing AI agents for workflow automation, AI Content Advisor for content creation, AI Editing Assistant, and AI-assisted search across meetings, CRM, websites, and municipal content.
• CodeComply (AI plan review) AI-powered building plan review and code compliance software that automates version comparison and compliance checks, reducing review times from months to minutes for local government building departments.
• CivicPlus Pay Utility application connecting CivicPlus solutions to select payment gateways to process utility billing and other government payments.
• CivicPlus Chatbot AI-powered automated customer service tool (powered by Frase) that answers natural-language resident questions on municipal websites.
• CivicPlus Media Live and on-demand video and automated closed captioning for public meetings.
• CivicPlus Marketplace App Branded configurable mobile app solution that aggregates resident and staff touchpoints for a municipality.
• DocAccess (PDF-to-HTML Accessibility) PDF-to-HTML accessibility tool that converts PDFs into WCAG 2.1 AA-aligned HTML transcripts translatable into 150+ languages for government document accessibility.
• Cost Recovery (PASS) Cost-recovery software and consulting for parks and recreation departments to empower data-driven financial and operational decisions.
• Community Engagement Consulting Service Professional service helping local governments operationalize digital engagement strategies across CivicPlus solutions.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Granicus: Closest direct peer — Granicus offers a govtech experience platform spanning websites, communications, legislative management, and records requests to U.S. state and local governments, directly overlapping CivicPlus's core websites, agenda, and records modules.
• Accela: Direct peer providing civic SaaS for permitting, licensing, code enforcement, and community development — overlapping directly with CivicPlus's Community Development module for U.S. cities and counties.
• OpenGov: Direct peer offering cloud software for budgeting, procurement, asset management, and permitting to U.S. state and local governments; overlaps with CivicPlus's Asset Management, Utility Billing, and Community Development modules.
• CentralSquare Technologies: Public-sector software provider serving cities, counties, and public safety with CAD, RMS, ERP, and citizen engagement — overlapping with CivicPlus's SeeClickFix 311 CRM and public-safety-adjacent workflows.
• Brightly Software: Asset and maintenance management software (formerly Dude Solutions) widely used by U.S. schools, municipalities, and parks & recreation — overlaps with CivicPlus's Asset Management and Recreation Management modules.
• PowerSchool: K-12 edtech SaaS leader covering SIS, communications, and community engagement for U.S. school districts — overlaps with CivicPlus's K-12 website, mass notification, and community engagement offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Tyler Technologies: Broad incumbent in U.S. public-sector software with deep ERP, financials, and civic solutions; overlaps with CivicPlus in Utility Billing, Community Development, and Asset Management as part of a much larger portfolio.
• Motorola Solutions: Broad incumbent in public-safety and command-center software, competing with CivicPlus's Mass Notification/AlertSense and adjacent public-safety workflows as part of a much larger portfolio.
• Axon: Public-safety platform with body cameras, CAD, and records; adjacently competes in emergency-alert and public-safety communications space overlapping CivicPlus's Mass Notification product.

Others

• Esri: Strategic partner of CivicPlus and de facto standard for GIS in U.S. local government — adjacent technology that increasingly overlaps with asset, utility, and 311 workflows CivicPlus sells.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CivicPlus
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CivicPlus1
• Facebookfacebook.com/civicplus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/civicplus

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A9 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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