Lock down a city, category, or territory before competitors see the same permit signals.
Standard PermitPub access is shared and affordable. Exclusive access is market protection
and is priced accordingly.
When you purchase exclusivity, you are asking PermitPub not to distribute the covered feed
to other PermitPub customers during the paid term, subject to the written agreement.
Standard access is not the same product as exclusivity.
Standard Access
Shared and affordable.
Multiple customers may work the same market. Security companies, sign companies,
payment processors, roofers, solar companies, HVAC companies, insurance agents, telecom reps,
janitorial companies, contractors, and other teams can all use permit signals differently.
That is why standard access is priced lower.
Exclusive Access
Market protection.
PermitPub agrees not to distribute the covered feed to other PermitPub customers during the
exclusive term, subject to the written agreement.
That is why exclusivity is priced as protection, not as a normal subscription upgrade.
Two ways to protect a market
Category exclusivity or full-market exclusivity.
Category exclusivity
Best when the buyer only needs protection inside one sales lane: security, outdoor living,
solar and EV, new business openings, home upgrades, signage, occupancy, or another named category.
PermitPub may still distribute non-competing categories in that same city. A security company can protect
security, alarm, access-control, and low-voltage signals while PermitPub still distributes pool, solar,
roofing, restaurant-opening, or outdoor-living signals.
Full-city exclusivity
Broader protection for customers who want the named city feed to themselves. PermitPub agrees not to
distribute the covered feed to other PermitPub customers during the paid term, subject to the written agreement.
Full-city quotes depend on city size, permit volume, commercial value, categories blocked,
and whether the market is standard, major, countywide, or metro-level.
Exclusive access pricing
Exclusivity starts higher because PermitPub is limiting distribution.
New York City, Los Angeles, and similar top-tier markets are not standard-city deals.
PermitPub will not quote major national markets at standard city rates. New York City, Los Angeles,
Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Washington, DC, major counties, large metros, high-volume
permit markets, and strategic national markets require custom quotes.
Major-market pricing depends on permit volume, qualified signal count, population, commercial activity,
categories blocked, term length, payment structure, and whether the buyer wants citywide, countywide,
borough-level, or metro-wide protection.
Named market only
City, county, and metro exclusivity are quoted separately.
A city exclusive does not automatically include:
The full county
Nearby suburbs
Adjacent cities
Unincorporated areas
The full metro area
Regional permit feeds
Examples
Exclusive access for New York, NY does not automatically include surrounding New Jersey,
Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut, or the full New York metro area.
Exclusive access for Los Angeles, CA does not automatically include all of Los Angeles County,
Orange County, Ventura County, or the Inland Empire.
What access can cover
Qualified PermitPub signals with clear sales value.
Large construction and remodel permits
Commercial interior buildouts
New business opening signals
Sign permits and certificate of occupancy signals
Restaurant, retail, clinic, and office buildouts
Outdoor living, pool, and spa permits
Solar, EV charger, and panel upgrade permits
Security, alarm, access-control, and low-voltage permits
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and selected home upgrade permits
What it does not cover
Exclusivity does not transfer ownership.
No ownership of PermitPub software, process, code, database, brand, or infrastructure
No resale, redistribution, publishing, transfer, syndication, or repackaging rights
No nearby cities unless named in the agreement
No countywide or metro access unless specifically quoted
No historical data unless included in writing
No guarantee of closed sales
No guaranteed permit volume unless stated in the agreement
Category examples
Protect the lane your reps actually sell into.
Security Company
Alarm installs, commercial alarms, access control, low-voltage, cameras, fire alarm, and life-safety signals.
Send your company, the city, county, or territory you want, the permit categories you care about,
the number of reps using the data, whether you want monthly or annual access, and whether you need
CSV, saved searches, custom delivery, or custom reporting.
Your competitors would benefit from the same permit signals
You have reps ready to act on the leads
You want category protection or full-market protection
You want to lock down a territory instead of using shared subscription access
Standard access may be better if:
You are still testing whether permits help your sales process
You only need a focused feed
You are unsure which market you want
You do not have reps ready to work the data
You are not ready for a 6-month commitment
Important terms
Exclusivity is named, paid, and limited.
Exclusivity is not active until payment and agreement are complete.
Exclusivity applies only to the named market and categories in the agreement.
Exclusivity applies only during the paid term.
PermitPub retains ownership of its system, software, data process, source relationships, brand, and infrastructure.
The customer may not resell, redistribute, publish, transfer, syndicate, or repackage the data.
PermitPub does not guarantee closed sales.
PermitPub does not guarantee a specific permit volume unless stated in the agreement.
Bottom line
Standard access provides shared subscription delivery. Exclusive access provides protected PermitPub distribution for a defined feed.
If you are testing, start with standard monthly access. If you want PermitPub to limit distribution of a
defined city, category, county, or territory feed, request an exclusive quote.
