Government & civic organizations
Residents can't use most government websites. Now that's also a legal problem.
A PDF from 2016. A menu nobody can navigate on a phone. An agenda that takes three clicks and a prayer to find. Every organization that serves the public runs into the same site, built by the same handful of vendors, on a five-year contract. Mainfolk builds the other kind: fast, accessible by construction, and priced so your board doesn't need an RFP to say yes.
Download the one-page brochure (PDF) to take to your next board meeting.
- WCAG 2.1 AA by construction
- Live in days, not months
- No contract, cancel anytime
- Usually under the bid threshold
The clock is running
Accessibility isn't a feature. For a public-sector site, it's the law.
The U.S. Department of Justice's ADA Title II web accessibility rule requires state and local government websites, including special districts, to meet WCAG 2.1 AA on compliance deadlines that depend on your population size. Most small agencies are not compliant and know it. Overlay widgets don't get you there; courts and accessibility experts consider them insufficient. We build conformance into the markup itself, not a yearly add-on fee.
We engineer every Mainfolk page to the WCAG 2.1 AA standard, and a ready-to-publish accessibility-statement page is included with every plan. We engineer to the standard; your attorney confirms your entity's specific deadline and obligations under the rule. An accessibility gap in what we built is a bug, tell us and we'll fix it. See how we build ADA compliance in →
See it, don't take our word for it
Three real, working demonstration sites, built on Mainfolk.
These are demonstration sites we built on the platform to show what a real organization gets: a fire district, a village, and a nonprofit. Open one, tab through it, run it through a screen reader. That's the standard every plan ships to.
The honest price
What agencies actually pay, and what you'd pay us.
The government-website industry runs on five-year contracts, five-figure invoices, and accessibility sold as an add-on. We don't.
| Option | Typical cost / yr | Contract & lock-in | Accessibility | Procurement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CivicPlus | $8,000–$25,000 | Multi-year + ~5–7% escalator | ~$4,200/yr overlay add-on | Formal RFP |
| Revize | ~$5,900 (+ setup) | 5-year term; early exit = balance due | Overlay widget | Formal RFP |
| Granicus | Quote-only | Multi-year | Varies by module | Formal RFP |
| Mainfolk — Civic | ~$1,490–$1,788 | Month-to-month · export anytime | WCAG 2.1 AA by construction, included | Usually under bid threshold |
Figures from vendors' published pricing and municipal procurement records, 2024–2026; re-verify at contract time. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. See our full breakdown against CivicPlus, Revize, and Granicus.
Everything above, plus hosting, security, updates, and get-found-by-Google-and-AI optimization. About $1,490–$1,788 a year, usually under the competitive-bid threshold, so no RFP: many boards can approve it on a consent agenda. Confirm your own entity's threshold and purchasing policy with your attorney or clerk.
★ Civic includes free white-glove migration, we move your current site over for you. No RFP, no setup fee, no contract.How a government actually buys
You need a written quote and a W-9. We give you both.
Nobody on a board approves a software subscription off a landing page. Request a quote and we send a written quote, a W-9, and the brochure you can attach to a requisition or hand out at a meeting.
Download the one-page brochure (PDF) to take to your next board meeting.
- Written quote. A real number, in a PDF, addressed to your organization.
- W-9 on request. Whatever your finance office needs to set us up as a vendor.
- A one-page brochure. Something you can print and hand to a board without writing it yourself.
- You approve it live before you pay. See the real site on your own web address first.
- No contract. Month-to-month, cancel anytime. No five-year term, no cancel-early penalty.
Who it's for
One platform, built for the organizations a town is actually made of.
Every one of these is engineered to the same accessibility standard and priced the same way. Pick your kind of organization for the pages, forms, and content built for it.
Already sold on the compliance argument? See the ADA Title II compliance deep-dive, or compare us directly against the vendor you're replacing.
Straight answers
The questions boards actually ask.
What does it cost?
It's $149 a month, no setup fee. Incumbent vendors like CivicPlus, Revize, and Granicus typically quote $5,900 to $25,000 a year; confirm current figures at contract time.
How long does it take?
Days, not months. Send us a few photos and the basics about your organization, we build the first draft, and you approve it live on your own web address before you pay.
Do you handle ADA and WCAG compliance?
Yes. We build to WCAG 2.1 AA in the HTML itself, not with an overlay widget, and every plan includes a ready-to-publish accessibility statement. Confirm your entity's specific deadline and obligations with your attorney.
Can our staff update it themselves?
Yes. Posting an alert, adding a page, or uploading minutes is click-to-edit. No webmaster, no plugins, no HTML.
Can you move our existing content over?
Yes. Public-sector onboarding includes migrating your existing site's content, and you approve the new site live before you pay.
Do you provide a W-9 and a written quote?
Yes. Request one at /quote and we send a written quote and a W-9 you can attach to a requisition or take to a board meeting.
What happens to our site if we leave?
You export your entire site and content whenever you want. Plans are month-to-month, no five-year term, no cancel-early penalty.
Looking for one specific kind of organization? Jump straight to fire, police, or cities & villages.
Give your organization a website that holds up.
Get a written quote for your board, or see it free first.
Download the one-page brochure (PDF)
Accessible by construction · Live in days · No contract · Written quote and W-9 on request.