Building Future-Proof, Seamless Permitting Integration

Imagine a local government where plan review flows seamlessly with your permitting system, staff members have complete visibility across departments, and applicants receive prompt, consistent feedback. Sounds like a dream? Maybe. But with Avolve’s permitting platform-agnostic solutions, your community can get closer to this vision. 

Turning this vision into reality starts with solving one of the most common challenges local governments face today — finding a plan review solution that works with your existing permitting System. We know this process can feel like navigating a maze, but the good news is that you don’t have to compromise.  

Whether you’re happy with your current system or planning to change it down the road, Avolve offers a choice of plan review products that adapts to your needs. Both ProjectDox and DigEplan integrate with the leading permitting platforms, effectively future proofing your technology investments. For your community, this means that even if you transition to a new permitting solution, your Avolve solution remains in place — maintaining continuity without disrupting the processes your team has worked so hard to establish.  

Many agencies feel locked into their tech stack with a one-system-fits-all approach. By customizing your tech stack with solutions that work in harmony through strong partnerships, your agency gains access to best-in-class processes tailored to support your agency and community’s needs. But what does this technical flexibility mean in practical terms for the people you serve every day? Let’s look more closely. 

Transform Your Community’s Experience 

When it comes to plan review, relying on systems that are built-in, traditional paper or PDF processes, or tools that are not purpose-built creates friction in both the reviewer and applicant experience.  

The Applicant Experience 

For your community members investing in development projects, time is literally money. By implementing advanced review capabilities, you’re not just streamlining bureaucracy — you’re actively supporting economic growth. More efficient reviews minimize construction delays, while clearer correction comments and status visibility foster trust and satisfaction in your organization.   

The Reviewer Experience  

For reviewers, full access to GIS, the ability to manipulate PDF plan documents, detailed audit trails, and enhanced collaboration between departments leads to a much faster plan review process. This efficiency produces a smoother, more transparent experience that reflects positively on your agency.  

The best part? You can access this, plus an array of other advanced functionality, no matter the permitting platform that you choose to utilize. 

Avolve’s Partner Ecosystem 

Avolve is able to make this flexibility possible across so many different technology environments thanks to our expansive partnership approach. 

With an extensive integration network to a wide variety of permitting platforms, including Accela, Tyler Technologies, Clariti, OpenGov, Trimble, Infor, Cloudpermit, and ICC Community Development Solutions, Avolve boosts more than 25+ GovTech partners across its technology and solution provider ecosystem. 

Because of this approach, Avolve has become a critical platform provider serving a global network of more than 350 government organizations comprised of 160 million citizens. By maintaining our focus on this crucial part of the planning and construction process, Avolve’s plan review meets customers where they are, leveraging and maximizing their existing technology investments. 

And our work doesn’t stop there. Being the most ubiquitously deployed plan review system across all the leading permitting systems and a robust network of partners with subject matter expertise, means that we also drive new innovation. Our offerings include GIS, Insights, AI, and Mobility to create standout organizations by providing the tools they need to drive collaboration, responsiveness, and transparency. 

Access to Plan Review Innovations 

We understand that every department in your organization moves at its own pace. That’s why Avolve systems don’t need to be rolled out organization-wide all at once. You can start with one department, Building for example, then expand to Planning, Fire, or Public Works when they’re ready.  

Both ProjectDox and DigEplan are built to scale with your community—today, tomorrow, and for years to come. 

The seamless, efficient permitting process you envisioned at the beginning of this article isn’t just possible: it’s already working in communities like yours across the country. What will your community’s success story be?