BS&A General Ledger vs CivicPlus Municipal Websites Central

BS&A General Ledger8.5Visit CMCivicPlus Municipal Websites Central8.2Visit

Higher score BS&A General Ledger #4 in Government Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit BS&A

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CM CivicPlus Municipal Websites Central #7 in Government Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit CivicPlus

• BS&A General Ledger fits best

  Municipalities needing fund and grant accounting

• CivicPlus Municipal Websites Central fits best

  Local governments building resident-facing websites

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Side by side

Feature	BS&A General Ledger 8.5/10 Visit ↗	CMCivicPlus Municipal Websites Central 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.2
Ranking	#4 in Government Software	#7 in Government Software
Best for	Municipalities needing fund and grant accounting	Local governments building resident-facing websites
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Email, Community	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	6 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BS&A General Ledger 0/5 · CivicPlus Municipal Websites Central 0/5
Citizen portal	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Permitting & licensing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Tax & revenue tools	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Records management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
FedRAMP authorized	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines GAAP-based fund accounting with GASB 34 reporting. Tracks grant fiscal years, expiration dates, and lifetime activity. Drills from reports into account and transaction details.	Drag-and-drop editing with configurable website layouts Resident self-service for payments, permits, forms, and issue reporting Integrates with CivicPlus services and other listed municipal tools
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales. Its feature set centers on municipal and local-government accounting. 24/7 support is not available.	Pricing is available through sales rather than public plan listings No stated multilingual publishing capability Public developer API documentation is not described
Our verdict	BS&A General Ledger is a cloud-based accounting module for municipalities and other local-government entities. Its focus is governmental fund accounting, with GAAP-based records and GASB 34 reporting alongside budgeting, project… Read the review →	CivicPlus Municipal Websites Central gives local governments a cloud-based way to manage public websites and online services. Municipal staff, communications teams, clerks, IT departments, and other government departments can use… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• BS&A General Ledger — where it wins

  • Combines GAAP-based fund accounting with GASB 34 reporting.
  • Tracks grant fiscal years, expiration dates, and lifetime activity.
  • Drills from reports into account and transaction details.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Its feature set centers on municipal and local-government accounting.
  • 24/7 support is not available.

• CivicPlus Municipal Websites Central — where it wins

  • Drag-and-drop editing with configurable website layouts
  • Resident self-service for payments, permits, forms, and issue reporting
  • Integrates with CivicPlus services and other listed municipal tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is available through sales rather than public plan listings
  • No stated multilingual publishing capability
  • Public developer API documentation is not described

• BS&A General Ledger8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A municipal ledger with grant tracking, GASB 34 reporting, and pooled cash reconciliation.

  Visit BS&AFull verdict →
• CMCivicPlus Municipal Websites Central8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Centralizes municipal content, public communications, documents, and resident services.

  Visit CivicPlusFull verdict →