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Alternatives to NEOGOV
22 government tools sit alongside NEOGOV in this directory. Below is what separates each from NEOGOV on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- -
- NEOGOV starts at
- On request
Why people look past NEOGOV
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the NEOGOV entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for NEOGOV carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 1 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
NEOGOV publishes a single plan, NEOGOV Suite at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Empowering the Public Sector
- Publishes an entry price of $2000/month, where NEOGOV does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Digital Government Experiences Platform
- Publishes an entry price of $500/month, where NEOGOV does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Hiring software for growing companies
Priced and rated the same as NEOGOV on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Bid distribution network that is free for government agencies and charges the suppliers instead
- Can be used without paying; NEOGOV cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $60/year, where NEOGOV does not.
- Sold on a Free for agencies, per year by geographic coverage for suppliers model rather than quote.
- 5 tiers to NEOGOV's 1.
GIS-centric public asset and work management, the product formerly sold as Cityworks
Priced and rated the same as NEOGOV on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Local government asset and work order software, the former Beehive Industries platform
Priced and rated the same as NEOGOV on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every NEOGOV alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEOGOV (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| Tyler TechnologiesWorth comparing when the agency already runs Tyler ERP and wants HR in the same stack | $2000/month | Subscription | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| GranicusDifferent problem, but overlaps on public facing communications and citizen engagement workflows | $500/month | Subscription | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| GreenhouseOnly sensible if the agency hires outside civil service rules and wants a modern commercial ATS | On request | Quote | - | vs NEOGOV |
| DemandStar | Free, then $60/year | Free for agencies, per year by geographic coverage for suppliers | 5 | vs NEOGOV |
| Trimble Unity Maintain | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| CivicPlus Asset Management | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| NEXGEN Asset Management | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| CentralSquare Asset Management | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| VUEWorks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| Periscope Holdings | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| Zencity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| mySidewalk | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| GovPilot | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| Bonfire | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| Clariti | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| RecDesk | $3835/year | Per year, all inclusive with unlimited users | 4 | vs NEOGOV |
| Springbrook Software | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| MyRec.com | On request | Per year by department annual revenue | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| ArchiveSocial | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| Euna Solutions | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
| Bidnet Direct | On request | Quote | 2 | vs NEOGOV |
| eCode360 | $175/month | Subscription | 1 | vs NEOGOV |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the NEOGOV badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- DemandStar , Free, then $60/year
What you would be giving up
NEOGOV is most often brought in for a city or county hr department that must run scored examinations and ranked eligibility lists, a public safety agency needing policy acknowledgement records that stand up in litigation, an agency replacing a commercial applicant tracking system that cannot handle veterans preference, a school district or university consolidating recruiting, onboarding and mandated training records. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If NEOGOV is broadly right and the question is cost, the NEOGOV pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Government category lists everything the directory holds, and best government tools ranks them.
NEOGOV runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about NEOGOV alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to NEOGOV?
- 22 other government tools are listed in this directory, led by Tyler Technologies, Granicus, Greenhouse, DemandStar. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to NEOGOV?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: DemandStar.
- Why do people look for an alternative to NEOGOV?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from NEOGOV?
- NEOGOV is most often brought in for a city or county hr department that must run scored examinations and ranked eligibility lists, a public safety agency needing policy acknowledgement records that stand up in litigation, an agency replacing a commercial applicant tracking system that cannot handle veterans preference, a school district or university consolidating recruiting, onboarding and mandated training records. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to NEOGOV?
- None of the government tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these NEOGOV alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Government, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare NEOGOV against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against NEOGOV covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every government tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Government category, 22 tools beside NEOGOV. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.