Transparency alternatives to Apply4
Other Software for local government vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Apply4 does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 63 that differ from Apply4 on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Apply4 has 10 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change. The column “publishes and Apply4 does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Apply4 does not | Apply4 publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenGovopengov.com | 39/100 | 5 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, Certifications named, +2 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Submittablesubmittable.com | 52/100 | 4 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Fluxxfluxx.io | 43/100 | 4 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| ProudCityproudcity.com | 26/100 | 4 Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Foundantfoundant.com | 39/100 | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | nothing | Compare |
| Rekorrekor.ai | 39/100 | 3 Public pricing, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | nothing | Compare |
| ARMSarms.com | 17/100 | 3 Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Accelaaccela.com | 35/100 | 2 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | nothing | Compare |
| Axonaxon.com | 26/100 | 2 Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| ClearGovcleargov.com | 17/100 | 2 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Granicusgranicus.com | 17/100 | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Mark43mark43.com | 17/100 | 2 Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.