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Sentra CMS vs Granicus govAccess
A fair comparison for cities choosing a website platform. Granicus offers govAccess websites alongside its meeting and communications products, widely used by local governments.
How to compare
We don’t list another company’s features here — they change, and the vendor is the right source. Instead: what Sentra CMS does, and the question to ask Granicus govAccess.
| What to compare | Sentra CMS | Questions to ask Granicus govAccess |
|---|---|---|
| WCAG 2.1 AA checks that block publishing | Yes — pages, documents, forms, widgets, themes and imported templates | Ask whether checks block publishing or only report afterwards |
| Inaccessible PDFs held until fixed | Yes, with SentraCheck remediation or convert-to-page | Ask what happens when an editor uploads an untagged PDF |
| Bring your own HTML design | Yes — import a zip, URL, Git repository or Claude design | Ask whether you can use a design from any agency |
| Publish to your own Git repository | Yes, one repository per site, with rollback | Ask how you’d leave and what you’d take with you |
| Emergency mode | Yes — one switch, reviewed templates, light emergency page | Ask how fast the homepage changes in a crisis |
| Meetings integration | CivicCA built in; others by link | Ask which agenda systems connect |
| AI that only drafts | Yes — assistant changes are drafts with a before/after | Ask what AI can change without a person approving |
| Append-only audit log | Yes — people, API keys and the assistant | Ask whether the log can be edited by admins |
| Pricing | By quote; discounts for current customers of our products | Ask for multi-year totals including migration and training |
Based on publicly available information as of November 2026. Products change — confirm details with each vendor.
Switching
Make the move without broken links
Moving from govAccess? We import pages and documents, fix accessibility on the way in, and connect meetings through CivicCA.
- Free accessibility scan of your current site first
- Every page and PDF mapped and redirected
- Staff training included in migration quotes
Compare with your own website
Run a free scan of your current site, then see the same pages on Sentra CMS.