eCompliance

What eCompliance does

eCompliance.net is a California-based, privately-held SaaS firm founded in 1998 that builds subscription-based online regulatory compliance platforms for government agencies and regulated businesses. Its portfolio targets narrow but mandatory regulatory regimes — primarily Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) hazardous materials reporting, cross-connection / backflow assembly testing for water utilities, cottage food operator permitting under California AB 1616, and mobile access to CERS chemical inventory for first responders. The company built and still operates the original online statewide CUPA Hazardous Materials repository, signaling long-standing incumbency in California-specific compliance work.

The platform is built on a proprietary metadata database framework — a flexible, extendible foundation for unified collaborative shared systems with granular access control from web visibility to database restrictions. This framework underpins six core products: Environmental Health Portal (plan reviews, permits, complaints, public status lookups), 3CRS (backflow testing monitoring), Cottage Food (AB 1616 permitting), HazTrakr (no-login mobile CERS access for first responders), CiBR-Trac (hazardous chemicals, biological, and radioactive materials management), and the CUPA Repository. Solutions are fully responsive, configurable on-the-fly with custom roles, fields, validation, payment integration, and review workflows, and are deployed as cloud-based applications with system integration support.

Revenue is generated via subscription-based access to the platform suite, with quote-based annual pricing disclosed only on request. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales to local county and city health departments, CUPA agencies, water utilities, and first-responder organizations, supported by customized implementation, training, and ongoing customer support. All operations appear concentrated in California; no parent company, institutional investor, M&A activity, or external funding rounds are disclosed in available sources.

Name

eCompliance

Legal name

eCompliance.net

Website

https://ecompliancenet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

eCompliance.net is a California-focused SaaS firm, founded in 1998, that builds subscription-based online regulatory compliance platforms for government health departments, CUPA agencies, water utilities, and first responders handling hazardous materials, backflow testing, and cottage food permitting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Compliance Software Subscriptions: eCompliance generates revenue through subscription-based access to their suite of regulatory compliance software platforms. Government agencies and regulated businesses pay for online permit applications, compliance management, and reporting services. The model includes per-license access for agency personnel and per-business submissions for regulated entities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

eCompliance is a privately-held US software company that builds and sells subscription-based regulatory compliance platforms for government agencies and regulated businesses. Its six core products (Environmental Health Portal, Cross Connection Control Reporting System/3CRS, Cottage Food, HazTrakr, CiBR-Trac, and CUPA Repository) are built on a proprietary flexible metadata database framework and address permitting, inspection, hazardous materials reporting, backflow assembly testing, and emergency response data access primarily in California.

Product overview

eCompliance offers a platform-plus-modules architecture built on a flexible, extendible metadata database that serves as the foundation for industry-specific electronic regulatory exchanges. The product portfolio includes six distinct offerings: Environmental Health Portal for health department task management; Cross Connection Control (3CRS) for backflow assembly testing compliance; Cottage Food for food operation permitting; HazTrakr for mobile CERS data access; CiBR-Trac for hazardous chemicals, biological, and radioactive materials management; and CUPA Repository for statewide hazardous materials submissions. These solutions share a common metadata framework enabling integration, extended functionality, customizable workflows, and responsive access across devices, with the core differentiator being their specialization in regulatory compliance across different industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 3CRS (Cross Connection Control Reporting System): Online system for monitoring and managing the testing of backflow assemblies set between drinking water supply lines and non-potable substances. Satisfies local, state and federal guidelines.
• HazTrakr
• Cottage Food
• CiBR-Trac
• CUPA Repository
• Environmental Health Portal

Products and services

• Environmental Health Portal A portal product that manages diverse health department tasks including plan reviews, permits, temporary events, and complaints. It enables constituents to submit, pay for, and print permits, supports email notifications, and provides a public portal for users to check permit, application, complaint statuses, and inspection results. Designed for local county and city environmental health agencies.
• Cross Connection Control Reporting System (3CRS) An online system that monitors and manages the testing of backflow assemblies set between drinking water supply lines and non-potable substances. All data entries are done online, which greatly reduces costs and administrative time. It satisfies local, state, and federal cross-connection control guidelines and is designed for water utilities and municipal agencies.
• Cottage Food A web application providing Operations Class A and Class B forms from Assembly Bill (AB) 1616, a two-tier food operation registration and permitting system enforced by local county and city environmental health agencies. Sellers enter permits directly to their health department, pay, and print PDF permits. Includes inspector and health department administrator tools.
• HazTrakr A mobile application that provides First Responders and Inspectors with the latest CERS chemical inventory, site maps, and emergency contacts submitted by businesses. One license provides access to all agency personnel. No login is required for the phone app; users can see facilities near them and access their data in 1 to 3 taps.
• CiBR-Trac A comprehensive online application for the management of hazardous chemicals, biological, and radioactive materials. It includes use authorizations and maintains compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Authorized users can view, track, and update their inventories.
• CUPA Repository The original online statewide repository for Hazardous Materials submissions, supporting compliance with Assembly Bill 2286 for Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA). Includes Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBPs), Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks, Tiered Permitting, Hazardous Waste Generator, and CalARP programs. Provides a business owner-friendly interface and administrator management views.

Quantifiable outcome

• Greatly reduces costs and time for backflow assembly compliance management
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Tyler Technologies: Large incumbent provider of horizontal government software (courts, ERP, public safety, records). Tyler's broad portfolio competes for the same California municipal IT dollars but does not specialize in CUPA-grade hazmat compliance.
• OpenGov: Government-tech platform focused on budgeting, procurement, and asset management for state and local agencies. Overlaps with eCompliance in serving the same California municipal buyer but from a financial/operational rather than compliance angle.
• Cityworks (Trimble): GIS-centric asset, permit, and infrastructure management platform used by municipalities and utilities. Comparable to eCompliance's water utility and environmental compliance workflows but as part of a much broader Trimble portfolio.
• Granicus: Government experience and digital-services platform serving federal, state, and local agencies. Granicus overlaps with eCompliance in serving municipal compliance buyers but as a horizontal communications and service-delivery suite.

Direct peers

• Accela: Civic-tech platform that offers permitting, environmental health, and asset-management modules to state and local government agencies — directly overlapping with eCompliance's environmental health, CUPA-style hazmat, and permitting workflows.
• Cloudpermit: Cloud-based permitting and regulatory software for building, land-use, and health departments. Overlaps with eCompliance's permitting and inspection workflow offerings across North American municipalities.
• Clariti (formerly GovOS): Government software for permits, licensing, and code compliance. Closely comparable to eCompliance's Environmental Health Portal and Cottage Food permitting modules in both functionality and government buyer.
• MyGovernmentOnline: Online permitting, licensing, and compliance platform for city and county governments, particularly in the Southeast US — comparable to eCompliance's environmental-health and cottage-food permitting products in target buyer and workflow.
• ViewPoint GIS (CSDC Systems): Government software for permitting, licensing, and code enforcement. ViewPoint's municipal compliance modules address a similar buyer (county/city clerks and inspectors) as eCompliance's Environmental Health Portal.

Others

• Dude Solutions (Brightly Software): Facility, asset, and maintenance management software for municipalities, utilities, and institutions. Adjacent to eCompliance's CUPA/CiBR-Trac hazardous-materials inventory tracking but oriented toward operations rather than regulatory reporting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecompliance-inc.

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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