At a glance
- Best for
- Journalists, researchers, and civic teams following government meetings and decisions.
- Market focus
- U.S. federal, state, local, and education
- Pricing
- Free is $0 with no card required. Citizen Pro is $15/month, with annual billing advertised as 30% lower. Founding Member lifetime access is listed at $299 as a one-time payment with no renewals.
Overview
Citizen Portal is a civic information platform for public government meetings and decisions. It helps people search for, follow, and understand government actions using primary records.
Products and capabilities
The platform provides meeting transcripts, videos, documents, search, summaries, briefings, alerts, and spending dashboards. Claims link back to original government records.
Integrations
Ballotpedia announced plans to embed Citizen Portal’s AI-powered school board analysis tool. Open the Books provides access to government spending data alongside meeting records.
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Links claims to primary government records
- Covers meetings across every state and territory
- Offers search, alerts, summaries, and spending dashboards
Limitations
- Free access has limited listed features
- Full meeting access is listed with Citizen Pro
- No trial is stated on the memberships page
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Recent product and company changes
- 2025-09-30 — Citizen Portal and Ballotpedia announced a partnership for a school-board analysis tool.
- 2025-11-01 — Paul Allen reported a $1.4M SAFE led by three venture funds.
- 2026-08-13 — Citizen Portal advertised lifetime access for a one-time $299 payment.
Sources (7)
- Official website ↗citizenportal.ai
- about us ↗citizenportal.ai
- memberships ↗citizenportal.ai
- Press release Citizen Portal and Ballotpedia Partner to… ↗ballotpedia.org
- press release open the books citizen portal partner to… ↗openthebooks.com
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- paulballen ↗x.com
Last verified: 2026-09-06
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