Windoware

Name

Windoware

Website

https://windowareinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Windoware is a private U.S. software provider, founded in 1991 and based in Newport News, Virginia, that delivers affordable web-based permitting and inspection tracking solutions to municipalities and building departments nationwide through its PermitLVWEB platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Permit Management Software

NAICS

Building Inspection Services (54135)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMADAIAC

Windows

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Building Materials & Products/Doors, Windows & Architectural Openings

SECONDARYHSAPAJAA

Window Replacement (Residential)

Home & Personal Services/Residential Renovation Services/Windows, Doors & Skylights Replacement

SECONDARYHSAPAJAH

Egress Window Installation/Replacement

Home & Personal Services/Residential Renovation Services/Windows, Doors & Skylights Replacement

Keywords

• Permit management software
• Inspection tracking solutions
• Permitting software
• Building permit tracking
• Code enforcement software

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport News

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Core offering

Windoware (operating as WindoWare) provides affordable permitting and inspection tracking solutions to customers across the United States. The company delivers a software platform (PermitLVWEB) that enables the submission, tracking, and management of building permits and inspection activities, supporting municipalities, contractors, and other stakeholders in streamlining permit workflows and inspection scheduling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PermitLVWEB

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Accela: Accela is a leading provider of government technology for permitting, licensing, and code enforcement. It is a broad incumbent serving municipalities of all sizes and competes with Windoware for digital permitting and inspection-tracking business.
• Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies offers enterprise permitting, planning, and inspection suites (e.g., EnerGov) widely used by counties and municipalities. It is a broad incumbent that competes for the same permitting/inspection workloads Windoware addresses.
• OpenGov: OpenGov provides cloud software for government, including permitting and inspection workflows. It is a well-funded broad incumbent whose modern UX and pricing put pressure on smaller, more affordable alternatives like Windoware.
• Cityworks (Trimble): Cityworks, part of Trimble, offers asset, permitting, and inspection management for local government. It competes with Windoware in the inspection-tracking use case, particularly for public works and community development departments.
• Granicus: Granicus provides a government experience platform that includes permitting, licensing, and code enforcement capabilities. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same small-to-mid municipality buyers that Windoware targets.
• ViewPoint (by Trimble) / Procore: Procore (and Trimble ViewPoint) provide construction-focused project, permit, and inspection tracking for contractors. They are comparable to Windoware from the contractor-side workflow, particularly for window/door installers managing multiple jobs.

Direct peers

• OpenCounter: OpenCounter offers online permitting, licensing, and application workflows for local governments. It is a direct peer to Windoware with a similarly SaaS-delivered, web-based approach to digitizing permit and inspection processes.
• Citizenserve: Citizenserve (by Software Alpha) is a cloud-based community development and permitting platform serving small and mid-sized municipalities. It directly competes with Windoware's affordable, web-delivered permitting and inspection tracking.

Emerging players

• ePermitHub: ePermitHub is an emerging permitting platform that digitizes permit and inspection workflows for smaller jurisdictions. It is an emerging peer with overlapping functionality and a similar bottom-up, affordable SaaS approach.

Regional players

• MyGovernmentOnline (by CSDC Systems): MyGovernmentOnline / CSDC Systems offers permitting, licensing, and inspection software primarily to North American municipalities. It is a comparable regional player with similar web-delivered permitting/inspection capabilities to Windoware.

Market position

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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