Straight answers about how PermitJunkie works, what it costs, and where it can help — plus how we stack up against other AI plan-review tools.
Start free: upload a packet and see a redacted review summary with the issue count at no charge. A full permit report is a flat one-time fee, and workspaces can buy credit bundles for ongoing reviews. Cities and agencies are scoped by contract — no per-seat surprise on your applicants.
Building, structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire, zoning, and accessibility run as separate discipline desks — the same way a municipal reviewer writes separate correction comments. Licensing packets (food, liquor, public assembly) are supported through the same intake.
Jurisdiction code editions, adopted amendments, and enforcing-agency rosters are tracked in our jurisdiction intelligence layer and re-verified on a schedule. Every finding cites the edition it was checked against, so you can see exactly which code applied.
Deep review targets under 60 seconds for a typical packet. Discipline desks run in parallel and stream results as they land, so you watch findings appear instead of staring at a spinner.
Yes. Packets live in your private workspace with row-level access control, and reviews are scoped to your project. Nothing is shared with other applicants, and we don't publish your drawings.
No. PermitJunkie works applicant-first — you can review and fix a packet before submitting anywhere. City partnerships add jurisdiction-specific checklists and reviewer replay, but they aren't a prerequisite.
CivCheck (now part of Clariti) sells guided plan review to cities, and applicants pay a prescreening fee inside those partner jurisdictions. PermitJunkie is applicant-first: you can review, fix, and hire before your city adopts anything. Details below reflect each vendor's public materials.
| Capability | PermitJunkie | CivCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Offering | ||
| Who can start today | Any applicant, contractor, or homeowner | Applicants in partner cities |
| AI plan review with code citations | ||
| Per-discipline correction comments | 8 parallel discipline desks | Multi-discipline prescreen |
| Marked-up PDF returned to you | Neon-highlighted defects + summary page 1 | |
| Marketplace of verified pros | Licensed pros bid on the fixes | |
| City / reviewer-side tooling | Gov edition | Core product |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Free redacted review + issue count | |
| Applicant cost | Flat report fee or credit bundles | Prescreening fee on top of city fees |
| Cost to the city | Contract-scoped | Free to partner cities |
| Published price list | Yes — /pricing | Not published |
| Experience | ||
| Time to first result | Under 60s, streamed live | Minutes |
| Works before you pick a city | ||
| Mobile-first upload and review | Desktop-oriented | |
| Guided fix → re-review loop | Mission panel + next best action | Guided review |