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Should I use PermitFlow?

PermitFlow simplifies permit preparation, submission, and tracks nationwide. Our platform handles the paperwork across all municipalities. - permitflow.com

Depends. Buy if you're a contractor, home builder, or developer pulling permits across many municipalities and can absorb opaque, sales-led pricing. Small GCs doing a few local permits a year should hire an expediter or call the permit office directly instead.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; no independent customer reviews or published pricing found.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo public pricing in sources
  • Ease of useNo independent user reviews found
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Multi-state contractors
  • Home builders and developers
  • Teams replacing traditional permit expediters
  • Docs-heavy nationwide permit pipelines

Not for

  • Owner-operators doing a few local permits a year
  • Municipalities — they need gov-side systems like GovPilot
  • Anyone wanting transparent, published pricing
  • Small GCs; a spreadsheet plus a local expediter is cheaper

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing fully hidden; budget for a sales process and a custom quote.

medium

No security page; request SOC 2 proof before uploading project documents.

medium

Guess: migrating permit history out later may be painful; test export before committing.

medium

Almost no independent user reviews; ask for reference customers on sales calls.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Handles permit prep, submission, and tracking nationwide across all municipalities
  • Combines software workflows with embedded human expediting service
  • AI agents automate intake, research, submission, and coordination
  • Capital leader in applicant-side permitting; valued at $511.5M

Cons

  • No public pricing; expect custom sales quotes
  • No public security page
  • Only 7 companies publicly tracked as users
  • Founded 2021; short operating track record
  • Guess: bundled expediting may lock you into their service

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 10 sources - No security page; no known vulnerabilities in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x4security x1news x3
  • No public security page, returned no security page in the sources reviewed, limiting ability to verify data handling.

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No public pricing in sources
  • Ease of use. No independent user reviews found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Workflow platform plus embedded expediting and AI agents
  • Support quality: 4/5. Guess: bundled expediting service implies human support
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page
  • 2021 Founded YC W22; SF-based, NYC hiring
  • $511.5M Valuation Pre-IPO share price, Forge Global
  • 51-200 Team size Employees
  • $45B/yr Market pain Lost to permit delays, per Felicis

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No security page; no known vulnerabilities in the sources reviewed.

  • No public security pagereturned no security page in the sources reviewed, limiting ability to verify data handling.⁷

What users say

user reviews are scarce; sources are mostly directories, funding coverage, and the company's own marketing rather than customer feedback.

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; no independent customer reviews or published pricing found.

Strong fit for multi-state builders drowning in permits; overkill for small contractors — and pricing is hidden.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; no independent customer reviews or published pricing found.

Sources

  1. PermitFlow | Construction Permitting Softwarepermitflow.com
    official
  2. PermitFlow: business model, traction, and outlook - Teardownteardown.ai
    review
  3. Felicis's Investment in PermitFlowfelicis.com
    news
  4. Buy and Sell PermitFlow Stock, $511.52M Valuationforgeglobal.com
    news
  5. PermitFlow vs. Pulley: Permit Software Comparedoceanpermits.com
    review
  6. PermitFlow - Remote First Jobsremotefirstjobs.com
    news
  7. Security pagepermitflow.com
    security
  8. Top Software Companies Using PermitFlowzoominfo.com
    review
  9. Best Construction Permitting Software • August 2026 | F6Sf6s.com
    review
  10. Permit Expeditors vs. Pulley: Best Permit Alternatives 2025withpulley.com
    official

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