Cloud permitting, licensing and asset management software for governments
Accela sells cloud software that runs permitting, licensing, code enforcement and asset management for government agencies. Its stack pairs a legacy Microsoft/Oracle core (C#, SQL Server, PL/SQL, Crystal Reports) with AWS and Azure, while a Gainsight, Salesforce, Outreach and Marketo layer shows heavy investment in customer success. Accelerating, sales-led hiring targets renewal risk, cross-selling into new agency departments and payment fraud detection.
Notable leadership hires: Legal Director
Accela, founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, provides a unified suite of cloud applications for public-sector agencies. Its products cover permitting, licensing, code enforcement, community development and planning, infrastructure asset management and citizen engagement, including mobile apps. The privately held company employs 201–500 people and serves government customers internationally. Delivery spans professional services implementations, agency onboarding and training, and responses to public-sector RFPs.
Accela uses C#, JavaScript, Python, SQL Server, Oracle/PL/SQL, AWS and Azure, with Snowflake and Power BI for data, plus Salesforce, Gainsight, Outreach and Marketo for go-to-market.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating in the United States, led by sales, with additional openings in operations, engineering, legal, product, support and security, including a Legal Director role.
Current initiatives include Gainsight-driven customer lifecycle automation, a renewal risk monitoring program, cross-selling into new agency departments, agency onboarding and training, and an ePermitHub digital plan room implementation.
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