# Ready Community Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Ready Community Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Government products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/143147/Community --- # Ready Community Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on August 24, 2025 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Ready Community ## What is Ready Community? Readytech provides complex software solutions for local and state governments. The platform helps governments innovate and focus on communities, empowering them with high-function, fully integrated systems, covering all aspects of government functionality: - Financial management - Asset management - Service management - Compliance management Over 400 clients in Australia among local councils, statutory authorities, state government departments and governmental businesses ## What is Ready Community used for? [Government](https://www.capterra.com/government-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 18 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Ready Community?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.readytech.com.au/&name=Ready Community) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Ready Community 4.3 (18) VS. [3.9 (80)](https://www.capterra.com/p/201678/Permitting-and-Licensing/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.1 (18) Ease Of Use 3.8 (73) Value For Money 4.9 (13) Value For Money 3.8 (61) Customer Service 4.4 (12) Customer Service 3.8 (72) ## Ready Community alternatives Highest Rated [4.8 (18)](https://www.capterra.com/p/184923/idtPlans-Review/reviews/) Starting price $1500.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 94% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.6 (249)](https://www.capterra.com/p/137206/Caspio/reviews/) Starting price $540.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 93% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.0 (5)](https://www.capterra.com/p/276943/OpenGov-Procurement/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 80% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.7 (2,782)](https://www.capterra.com/p/158456/JotForm-4-0/reviews/) Starting price $39.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 96% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/143147/Community/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Compliance Management 4.4 (8) 50.00% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier Code Enforcement 4.1 (7) 28.57% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Ensure all properties are adhering to government and legal codes Utility Billing 4.4 (7) 28.57% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Measure, collect and manage the billing for utility usage including water, electricity, gas, sewage and more Fixed Asset Management 4.0 (6) 0.00% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Centralized database to track details of fixed assets such as depreciation and maintenance scheduling/history Purchasing & Receiving 4.0 (6) 16.67% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Workflows that help acquire inventory, issue purchase orders and receive and store items in required quantity Self Service Portal 4.3 (6) 33.33% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information Ready Community 10 features Ensure all properties are adhering to government and legal codes Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization Centralized database to track details of fixed assets such as depreciation and maintenance scheduling/history Intended to be used by governmental agencies Issuance of valid permits to initiate projects or tasks Workflows that help acquire inventory, issue purchase orders and receive and store items in required quantity Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information Measure, collect and manage the billing for utility usage including water, electricity, gas, sewage and more Creating, assign, and track jobs and/or tasks for work orders Features 4.1 (18) 4.1 Based on 18 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.9 (13) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Value for money 4.9 (13) 4.9 Based on 13 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.4 (12) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.4 (12) 4.4 Based on 12 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.3 Based on 18 reviews Filter by rating 5(9) 4(5) 3(4) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent AU Anonymous User Costumer care manager Machinery ### "Sembra OpenOffice..." 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 June 1, 2023 Pros Per chi non vuole abbonarsi alla suite Microsoft questa è una buona alternativa. Cons Comunque meglio la suite Google potendo lavorare online Switched from [Microsoft Word](https://www.capterra.com/p/227146/Microsoft-Word/) Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NF Narciso F. Advogaado Judiciary ### "Muito bom para trabalhar especialístico quanto se tem pouco dinheiro para investir, possui algumas " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 9, 2023 Como escritório de advocacia o maior uso é como editor de texto. Ele nos foi muito útil no começo até o escritório poder compara um pacote office mais eficiente e caro. Nos ajudou muito no começo do escrtório. Tenho muita consideração com essa empresa. Pros O custo é o principal atrativo. O software é bom, simples de usar e tem uma boa funcionallidade , apesar de ter algumas limitação não é nada crítico que impeça ou inviabilize sua utilização até que a empresa possa comprar uma softwaare mais completo e caro Cons Possui algumas limitações quanto alguns formatos muitos utilizados no Brasil, como PDF e o editor de texto tem uma diagramação um pouco estranha, diferente dos outro aplicativos Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Gerente Logistics and Supply Chain ### "Community de OpenOffice" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 April 18, 2023 Mi experiencia en general es muy buena, sobre todo para no tener que pagar por programas con licencia caras o de "dudoso origen" este software está respaldado por una importante compañia. Pros Realmente tiene muchas cosas interesantes pero lo que mas me ha gustado es el precio $0.- si gratis. Tiene incorporado los programas que más uso, como Writer (completo procesador de textos) Calc (hojas de cálculo) Impress (presentaciones), también dispone de mas aplicaciones que no estoy utilizando como:Base (para administrar y crear bases de datos) Cons lo que menos me gustaba es que al estar muy familiarizado con Word y Excel, me costó adaptarme a estos programas porque si bien "hacen lo mismo" la distribución de las pantallas es distinta. Pero nada que no se pueda superar con el uso Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AB Anil B. Director Management Consulting ### "Community : your true office mate " 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 27, 2023 Excellent Pros Overall it is very useful tool which works closely with the rules and regulations of govt and helps business to grow faster Cons No, I am still trying to understand more know -about this package Switched from [WPS Office](https://www.capterra.com/p/126794/WPS-Office/) Testing and understanding new technology Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. FB Fabrizio B. Studente Think Tanks ### "Interessi" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 February 18, 2023 Pros In software è molto interessante, e collega molti utenti del mondo condividendo le loro problematiche Cons Che attualmente il software è offline da qualche giorno Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AC Alberto C. Pensionato Computer Software ### "Ottimo strumento per uffici" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 February 4, 2023 Pros Offre strumenti di ufficio per scrittura documenti e per calcolo Cons Non sempre gestisce bene i documenti prodotti da altri strumenti software Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. GD Giovanni D. Oss Health, Wellness and Fitness ### "Ottimo software" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 January 23, 2023 Pros Molto simile al pacchetto office. Ma senza le limitazioni Cons A volte non è di facile comprensione in alcune sue funzioni Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Leticia d. dependienta Museums and Institutions ### "Participación financiera grupal" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 December 17, 2022 Básicamente es un puente entre un gobierno con su comunidad, implicando que esta ultima participe de forma activa en muchos aspectos de la ciudad, lo que da una gran sensación de control. Pros La gran cantidad de ventajas que ofrece a la hora de que los clientes puedan administrar sus varios aspectos de la funcionalidad de su comunidad, como por ejemplo las finanzas. Cons Al principio cuesta tener confianza en este tipo de softwares. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. IC Isabella C. Docente Higher Education ### "Da provare" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 December 1, 2022 Pros Economico, veloce e intuitivo.Da provare per farsi un’idea! Cons Nulla. Mi sono trovata bene con questo software. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Project Manager Information Technology and Services ### "Open Office for those who cannot afford Office" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 November 19, 2022 Pros No doubt being "free" as in "free speech" but also as in "free beer" is the best thing about it. You can always have an option against proprietary solutions. It will handle almost every known format so no worries. I often used it to create new documents that needed to be as much accessible as possibile. Cons If you are receiving documents in proprietary formats, be ready to Google for many incompatibility issues, specially with formulas and graphs. Also, do not expect a very intuitive UI, it is a long way to go. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. LA Luis Alfredo T. Asesor Information Technology and Services ### "Evaluación " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 October 6, 2022 Es interesante dentro de las labores q realizo Pros Intuitivo en su uso, de fácil uso, práctico. Cons Es un software relativamente poco usado en mi entorno Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Armando I. Network Manager Computer & Network Security ### "Set of corporate tools for government. Easy to use" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 December 3, 2021 In general, Community is made to obtain all the necessary data and perform the tasks according to the established rules. That does it perfectly. I would like to use it again one day. Pros Community allowed me to carry out my work of consulting risks in an agile and safe way at any time of the day and from any device. The data flow I received was the exact and necessary according to the standards to evaluate and make my decisions. Cons I did not find many difficulties in the modules that I use. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KM Kiara M. Banquet server Food Production ### "Great will keep using for years" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 2.0 2.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 June 7, 2020 Pros Really loved all the feature and how easy it was to use. Cons I had a hard time a first with it because I was thinking it was gonna like all the other but it was way easier so I don’t have any complaints. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AV Ashley V. Assistant teacher E-Learning ### "Excellent!!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 21, 2020 The benefits I would have to say are getting help from other people and getting your problems solved !! Pros Everything about this product!! It's extremely easy to use and I can use it with everyone coworkers and students. Cons There wasnt really anything that I would day that I didn't like about this program, all of its features are truly great !! Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. FC Frank C. Chief Problem Solver Health, Wellness and Fitness ### "I'd rather be using Excel " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 May 17, 2020 Overall it was an ok experience and a learning one at that. Pros Well at the time of my use it was free and from further research it still is. I liked that I was able to still use my excel. extensions on this platform and save them as such or in an office extension. Cons It was a little difficult getting used to and finding guides on how to do certain things that I was able to do in Office was frustrating. Sometimes you just weren't able to do the functions you wanted to do at all... but hey it was free Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KH Kevin H. Owner Retail ### "Great alternative to the big money office suites!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 January 7, 2020 Pros OpenOffice Community offers all of the features I need to complete office suite tasks. The user interface is easy to use and very friendly to new users as well. If coming from other office suites there is enough familiarity to make Community easy to use from the very beginning. Cons The "ribbon" area at the top presents a lot of options but is somewhat cramped. It doesn't change the performance, just the appearance. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User I.T Accounting ### "Open Office" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 November 12, 2019 Pros Open Office is free and has all the same functions as Microsoft Office. Cons The problem occurs when frequently going back and forth between Open Office and Microsoft Office. Formulas made in Microsoft Office are not always compatible with Open Office. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. IR Ian R. Manager Marketing and Advertising ### "I Wouldn't Use Anything Else" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 July 19, 2019 I wouldn't use anything else - really. It has everything I need and I have been a user for years Pros Easy to use, clean interface, opens documents of all types, and works really well Cons It has a hard time opening certain txt files and cell files Reasons for choosing Ready Community Better features and more usable with multiple platforms Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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