Permitting and Inspection Software
Permit and Inspection Software for Local Government
GovOwl is permitting and inspection software that runs both sides as one connected lifecycle. A permit comes in, the inspection it triggers goes out, and the two stay tied to the same record from application to final sign-off. Agencies buy them together because that is how the job runs: the permit is not finished until someone inspects, and the inspector needs the permit in hand in the field. This pairing is the core of our business, roughly two-thirds of the work we do, for city and county agencies of every size.
One Record, Not Two Systems
GovOwl is one permit and inspection management system, not a permit log with inspections bolted on. The permit, its fees, every inspection, the results, and the follow-up all live on one record, so nothing gets re-keyed and nothing falls between two programs.
Tracking That Stays in Sync
Permit and inspection tracking is shared on one platform: a failed inspection holds the permit, a passed one moves it forward, and the fees, invoices, renewals, letters, notices, and reports follow the result on their own. Intake staff at the counter and inspectors in the field see the same live record, so the status is always the real one.
The Programs You Run on One Engine
The same permit and inspection lifecycle runs your environmental health programs, food, septic, pool, and well, alongside building permits, each tied to the property from application to sign-off. The engine is ready to run your electrical, plumbing, mechanical, sign, and fire permits and inspections on the same record. Your inspectors work on a native iPad and iPhone app that runs fully offline and syncs when it finds a signal, so a dead zone never stops an inspection.
Related Programs
Permitting & Licensing | Government Inspection | iPad App | Portal | Online Applications | Online Payments | Environmental Health | Building
Tell Us What You Permit and Inspect
Tell us which permits you issue and how your inspectors work in the field. We will show you how the whole cycle runs in one system.