Alternatives to Polco
Other Software for local government vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Polco does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 31 that differ from Polco on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Polco has 9 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change. The column “publishes and Polco does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Polco does not | Polco publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenGovopengov.com | 52/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, Certifications named, +1 | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Submittablesubmittable.com | 52/100 | 3 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Notice before subprocessors change | nothing | Compare |
| Fluxxfluxx.io | 43/100 | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, security.txt (RFC 9116) | nothing | Compare |
| ProudCityproudcity.com | 26/100 | 3 Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Foundantfoundant.com | 39/100 | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | nothing | Compare |
| Granicusgranicus.com | 17/100 | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | 2 Data location stated, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Accelaaccela.com | 35/100 | 1 Status page with history | nothing | Compare |
| Mark43mark43.com | 30/100 | 1 Certifications named | nothing | Compare |
| Rekorrekor.ai | 30/100 | 1 Certifications named | nothing | Compare |
| Axonaxon.com | 26/100 | 1 Certifications named | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| ClearGovcleargov.com | 17/100 | 1 Status page with history | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Euna Solutionseunasolutions.com | 17/100 | 1 Uptime SLA with a figure | 2 HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | 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.