Market Moves
Granicus's SmartGov acquisition reframes the midmarket permitting decision
SmartGov joined Granicus in 2024, placing an enhanced permitting product beside AMANDA's enterprise model and a wider digital-government portfolio.
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Market Moves
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Market Moves
Avolve's DigEplan merger makes plan review a two-product question
The combined Avolve record includes ProjectDox and DigEplan, so buyers need to compare architecture, integration, document control, workflow, and implementation rather than treat the brand as one interchangeable product.
Product Intelligence
Permitting platforms converge on guided intake—but not on one definition of complete
Accela, Clariti, OpenGov, Citizenserve, and Cloudpermit all publish applicant-guidance or completeness claims, while the required facts, documents, fees, professional judgment, and local rules remain jurisdiction-specific.
Market Analysis
Permit-operations services need an authority map, not a speed promise
PermitFlow, GreenLite, Permit.com, Pulley, Service First, and Milrose all operate on the applicant side; their useful scope ends where jurisdictional interpretation, licensed design, delegated review, and public approval authority begin.