Government & Public Sector · head to head
CitizenLab vs American Legal Publishing
CitizenLab
Government & Public Sector
Digital Democracy Platform
- From
- $500/month
- Rated
- -
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American Legal Publishing
Government & Public Sector
Municipal Code Solutions
- From
- $150/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: CitizenLab citizenLab has rebranded to Go Vocal and the product now sells under govocal.com; American Legal Publishing a 2019 recodification contract between American Legal Publishing Corporation and the City of Dry Ridge, Kentucky, publicly posted by a separate Kentucky municipality as a model agreement, sets a base codification cost of $9,485 (USD) plus per-page increase rates of $18 (single column) and $21 (dual column) once the code exceeds the estimated page count, a one-time $550 setup fee to put the code in a searchable online format, $495 per year to host the code online after that, and a five-year supplement plan billed at $18-21 per reprinted page plus $200 per annual statutory update. This is one specific signed municipal contract, not a general price list, and actual costs for other municipalities will scale with code length.
- They diverge on capability: CitizenLab covers Participatory Budgeting, American Legal Publishing covers Code Codification.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which CitizenLab and American Legal Publishing actually diverge.
| Attribute | CitizenLab | American Legal Publishing |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $500/month | $150/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2015 | 1912 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Government & Public Sector).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in CitizenLab
- Participatory Budgeting
- Idea Management
- Online Consultations
- Surveys & Polls
- AI-powered Analysis
- Single Sign-On
- Open Data Portals
- GIS Systems
Only in American Legal Publishing
- Code Codification
- Online Publishing
- Print Services
- Editorial Support
- Code Search
- Legislative Systems
- Document Management
- Public Portals
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
CitizenLab
- Running community consultation and participatory budgeting for a citynot American Legal Publishing
- Collecting resident input through surveys, ideation, mapping and votingnot American Legal Publishing
- Centralising engagement data across multiple municipal departmentsnot American Legal Publishing
American Legal Publishing
- Citizen Servicesnot CitizenLab
- Records Managementnot CitizenLab
- Public Safetynot CitizenLab
- Civic Engagementnot CitizenLab
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
CitizenLab
- CitizenLab has rebranded to Go Vocal and the product now sells under govocal.com
- No prices are published on the plans page; every tier requires scheduling a demo
- The Essential plan allows only 1 active project and 1 admin seat, with no project manager seats
- Standard is limited to 4 admin seats and 5 project manager seats, and Premium to 8 admin seats and 25 project manager seats
- Standard restricts Sensemaking to Light, capped at 30 inputs; auto-insights require Premium
- The integrated Konveio document annotation and Echo blended engagement methods are excluded from Standard and require Premium
- Auto-translation on Premium is limited to 3 languages
- Custom fonts and other premium styling options are Premium only
- Priority support is Premium only
- Plans are split by population band, with separate ladders for cities under and over 100K population
American Legal Publishing
- A 2019 recodification contract between American Legal Publishing Corporation and the City of Dry Ridge, Kentucky, publicly posted by a separate Kentucky municipality as a model agreement, sets a base codification cost of $9,485 (USD) plus per-page increase rates of $18 (single column) and $21 (dual column) once the code exceeds the estimated page count, a one-time $550 setup fee to put the code in a searchable online format, $495 per year to host the code online after that, and a five-year supplement plan billed at $18-21 per reprinted page plus $200 per annual statutory update. This is one specific signed municipal contract, not a general price list, and actual costs for other municipalities will scale with code length.
Pricing, plan by plan
CitizenLab
$500/month- Government$500/month
- Participatory Budgeting
- Idea Collection
- Surveys
American Legal Publishing
$150/month- Online Code$150/month
- Online Publishing
- Code Updates
- Search
Which should you pick?
Choose CitizenLab if
- You need participatory budgeting.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want idea management.
Choose American Legal Publishing if
- You need code codification.
- You also want online publishing.
Questions people ask
- Is CitizenLab or American Legal Publishing better?
- Neither clearly leads. CitizenLab starts at $500/month and American Legal Publishing at $150/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, CitizenLab or American Legal Publishing?
- CitizenLab starts at $500/month and American Legal Publishing at $150/month.
- Does CitizenLab or American Legal Publishing run on more platforms?
- CitizenLab runs on Web, Ios, Android. American Legal Publishing runs on Web.
- What is CitizenLab best used for?
- CitizenLab is most often used for running community consultation and participatory budgeting for a city, collecting resident input through surveys, ideation, mapping and voting, centralising engagement data across multiple municipal departments. Of those, running community consultation and participatory budgeting for a city and collecting resident input through surveys, ideation, mapping and voting are not what American Legal Publishing is typically brought in for.
- What can CitizenLab do that American Legal Publishing cannot?
- CitizenLab covers Participatory Budgeting, Idea Management, Online Consultations, Surveys & Polls. American Legal Publishing covers Code Codification, Online Publishing, Print Services, Editorial Support. Both handle Web support.