254 OpenGov Testimonials

"Now that I can export the data from my accounting system and feed it directly into OpenGov, it saves me three to four days of work creating the report each quarter."

“OpenGov is a key partner we utilize to execute and achieve our transparency goals, our civic engagement goals, and to achieve internal efficiencies in terms of data preparation and reporting objectives. They are definitely an important partner in achieving those high-level strategic objectives.”

“OpenGov makes it possible for the staff to compare trends with weather patterns and project future recreation revenue in easy-to-understand charts.”

“As Palm Desert continues to grow and evolve, so do the needs of our community. Our local supplier network helps us meet those needs, so it makes a lot of sense to make it easier for these businesses to submit bids to supply goods and services to the City."

“We needed a system that could be implemented quickly and easily. All of the other systems we reviewed had at minimum a two-year timeline. We were able to go live with Permitting & Licensing in six months.”

“Switching to Open Gov’s online permitting has really improved the permitting experience for our customers as well as our staff. Our customers now have real-time information on where their submitted permit application is in our system and allows them to receive nearly instant notifications if more information is needed or when their permit has been issued.”

“Don’t be afraid of making the change. Don’t be afraid to try new things. Don’t be afraid of technology, and don’t be afraid of how people will react. You can’t let anything hold you back.”

“We were given the direction from our leadership that this needed to happen sooner rather than later.”

“[OpenGov Procurement] is night and day above the rest of its competitors.”

“When systems are too complex and hard to use, people avoid them and revert back to paper. So, you might as well not have them at all.”

“We jumped from a word processing operation to a collaborative tool. It really moved us forward.”

“With OpenGov Procurement, we worked with our senior services manager and staff person in real time, making changes, getting live updates and discussing (the RFP). We were able to turn it around by the end of business that day, and within 17 days we had our first shipment delivered on the deadline."

“I’ve been doing this for 25 years, and I have never worked with a company like OpenGov. It has made a world of difference in how we do our daily work. It’s changed my professional life.”

"It was the fastest we had ever gotten the budget submission done."

"Everybody is able to do more than they have been in the past thanks to the technological advances of OpenGov."