Comparison
How DocketFox compares to PermitFlow and Expiration Reminder.
Contractors running active permits in VA, MD, and NC fall between two stools — agency-side tools built for the municipality, and email-only reminder apps that stop at the expiration date. DocketFox is the contractor-facing source of truth in between: multi-channel alerts, inspection windows, and a published price for solo operators and small crews.
| Feature | PermitFlowPre-submittal intake & plan-review workflows | Expiration ReminderLightweight permit expiration reminders | Our planDocketFoxSingle source of truth for active permits & renewals$49 · $99 · $199 / moView plans → |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alert channels | Built around agency-side intake & plan-review, not contractor-facing renewal alerts. | Email-only expiration alerts — the product’s whole purpose. | Email + SMS (Twilio, TCPA-gated) + a weekly digest. |
| Jurisdictions served | Coverage tracks where partner municipalities adopt; varies by region. | Nationwide — any U.S. agency the contractor enters. | VA · MD · NC (currently). |
| Pricing model | Agency / enterprise pricing — not published publicly. | Flat per-seat subscription. | Solo $49 / Small team $99 / Team $199 per month · 14-day free trial.See plans → |
| Inspection-window support | Intake-side inspection scheduling, no contractor-facing window reminders. | — | Operator-set target windows on Small team & Team tiers. |
| Integrations | Focused on municipal intake workflows — no published contractor-side integrations. | — | Stripe-billing subscriptions, Twilio SMS, jurisdictions lookup, calendar sync, OCR intake via the Polsia AI proxy. |
Compiled from product research and our own platform's documented capabilities.
Plan-level
Every feature, by plan.
Pick the tier that matches your permit volume and team size — every plan ships with the rules engine and the same multi-channel reminder cadence.
Solo
For a single contractor tracking a handful of permits.
$49/ month
- Up to 25 active permits
- Full rules engine for VA · MD · NC
- Email + SMS at 90 / 60 / 30 / 14 / 7 days
- Auto-computed from issue date
- Single user
Small team
Most popular
For a small team (2–5) that shares permit intake.
$99/ month
- Up to 150 active permits
- Full rules engine for VA · MD · NC
- Email + SMS at 90 / 60 / 30 / 14 / 7 days + inspection windows
- Public homeowner link + read-only timeline
- Auto-computed from issue date
- 2–5 team members
- Shared intake view
Team
For established teams (6–10) running permits across many jurisdictions.
$199/ month
- Unlimited active permits
- Full rules engine for VA · MD · NC
- Email + SMS at 90 / 60 / 30 / 14 / 7 days + inspection windows, priority queue
- Public homeowner link + read-only timeline, custom subdomain
- Auto-computed from issue date
- 6–10 team members
- Priority response
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