CivicLive vs Loop Municipal Websites
CivicLive
www1.civiclive.comLoop Municipal Websites
looponline.coSide by side
| Figure | CivicLive | Loop Municipal Websites |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Government Website Builders | 8.3 (#4) | 7.9 (#13) |
| Accessibility | Content editors can check pages for W3C and ADA Section 508 accessibility requirements. | Loop says it builds websites to WCAG Level AA and trains editors on maintaining accessible content. |
| Founded | 2001 | 2005 |
| Integrations | The official platform pages mention social-media integration and synchronization between websites and mobile apps. | Loop lets administrators schedule and share website content directly to social media platforms. |
| Responsive design | CivicLive websites are designed to adapt across computers, tablets and mobile devices. | Loop says its websites are responsive and intended to work across screen sizes. |
| Support | CivicLive advertises unlimited technical support available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, plus training and a customer portal. | Training and ongoing direct support are included for Loop users, and support requests are handled through a web form. |
| What it does | CivicLive provides government websites, content management, notifications, mobile apps and citizen-request tools for public agencies. | Loop provides municipal websites, a content-management system, and companion mobile apps for towns, cities, villages, and counties. |
Plans
Loop Municipal Websites
- Custom municipal website/app quotePriced on request
- Scalable annual pricing plansPrice not published
In their own words
CivicLive
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Loop Municipal Websites
Loop Municipal Websites provides municipal websites and resident apps, with a focus on small and medium-sized communities. Loop says it serves over 90 municipalities across North America. Administrators manage website and app content through Loop CMS in one place. Website modules include emergency notices, business directories, polls, tax calculators, online forms and payments, council meetings, waste collection, trail maps, snow removal, and problem reporting. The resident app supports push notifications, news, events, waste reminders, and problem reports, with content shared between the app and website.
Municipalities can select a pre-designed template or work with Loop on a partial or fully custom design. Loop can migrate existing site content. Pre-designed sites typically take about one month; custom projects typically take three to four months. The company says its sites are hosted in a secure private cloud and built to WCAG Level AA standards. Training and ongoing direct support are included at no extra cost. Pricing is on request, and an optional applicant-tracking feature is available for job postings. The service is listed for Android, iOS, and web.