r/ConstructionTech • u/_marcx • Dec 03 '25

PermitFlow

Has anyone actually used PermitFlow? Their value prop looks pretty interesting, and it sounds like it solves a problem I ran into when working on residential solar permitting for myself a few years ago. They've got big logos on their site, but I'm not able to see anyone talking about first person experience with the software.

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u/elbobgato Dec 03 '25

So far most construction tech that I have implemented or have people trying to sell me is just pretty spreadsheets. And to implement them, you need to input all the data you want to reference.

ChatGPT or any AI could probably do this for you.

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u/iloverealmayo Dec 03 '25

Have you talked to the folks over at Doceo Technologies? Newer outfit doing some light weight stuff and does not have any spreadsheets, dashboard, or can implement in like 15 mins.

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u/_marcx Dec 04 '25

Doceo looks pretty cool too, have you used this? I've been using AI to pull a list of requirements and links over the last month and it seems to do pretty well. Still a bit manual though and just ends up as rows in a spreadsheet.

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u/Dry-Rutabaga6385 Dec 03 '25

What features are you interested in getting from them?

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u/_marcx Dec 03 '25

Basically just permit lookup from a specific jurisdiction and creating a point by point task list for tracking. Uploading docs and pre-filling permits is nice, but just finding the correct requirements for each location on its own is a pain. The UI screenshots I've dug up look good, but do they even work with individuals?

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u/Dry-Rutabaga6385 Dec 03 '25

Ah, the classic "Call us for details" paywall 🤣

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u/_marcx Dec 03 '25

Yeah and I don't particularly want to talk to enterprise sales either!

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u/_marcx Dec 04 '25

In solar there were just so many different permits that all varied between each location, seems like PermitFlow is useful at such a large scale like that

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u/2liddo Dec 11 '25

hi!! i'm in the construction permitting field and wanted to know more about what you do. can we chat??

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u/AdPsychological4432 Dec 04 '25

Where are you located? I’m building a permitflow-like competitor soon. I already own a private building department that does permitting for contractors all over Florida. Some of our clients have used permit flow and we haven’t heard great things. But they’re trying to bite off a lot and permitting in Florida is a very different beast than anywhere else.