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CivicCMS vs. CivicPlus
CivicPlus is a strong, established suite. Here is an honest look at where we match it, where we go further, and what is still on our roadmap.
Accessible by default
CivicPlus sells document accessibility separately. CivicCMS includes accessibility checks on every page, and accessible versions of uploaded documents are part of the base price.
One tier, one login
No choosing between an essential and a select edition. Every city gets every feature, and staff use one login for the website and meetings.
Florida home field
Public records (Ch. 119), the Sunshine Law (Ch. 286) and online legal notices (s. 50.0311) are defaults, not support tickets. And our team is in Panama City.
| Feature | CivicPlus | CivicCMS | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-department CMS with templates | Yes | Yes, 12 templates | Available now |
| WCAG 2.1 AA checks before publishing | Add-on | Included, blocks publishing on failure | Available now |
| Calendar, news, alerts, staff directory | Yes | Included | Available now |
| Site search | Yes | Included | Available now |
| Machine translation | Add-on | Included | Coming 2027 |
| Feature | CivicPlus | CivicCMS | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meetings, agendas and minutes online | Yes, in two products (Essential and Select) | One tier | Available now |
| Word, Excel and PowerPoint to PDF | Yes | Yes, and the original is kept | Coming 2027 |
| Tagged PDF and web page version of every upload | Add-on (DocAccess) | Included | Coming 2027 |
| Search inside every page of every attachment | Partial | Included, opens at the matching page | Coming 2027 |
| Board member annotations | Yes | Yes | Coming 2027 |
| Sunshine Law and public records defaults | No | Built in for Florida cities | Coming 2027 |
| Captions and searchable transcripts | Yes | Included | Coming 2027 |
| Feature | CivicPlus | CivicCMS | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online forms and payments | Yes | Included | Available now |
| 311 service requests with a map | Separate product (SeeClickFix) | Included | Coming 2027 |
| Public records request portal | Separate product (NextRequest) | Included | Coming 2027 |
| Utility billing, permitting, recreation | Yes | We connect to the system you use | Integration |
CivicPlus details come from its public product directory and help center as of November 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, let us know and we'll fix it. “Coming 2027” features are on our published roadmap for pilot cities ahead of the ADA deadline. CivicPlus is a trademark of its owner, which does not endorse this comparison.
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