Trimble Unity vs OpenGov
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trimble Unity
This cloud-based suite helps water utilities manage assets and networks. It offers advanced workflows for mapping, performance assessment, and cost reduction, while ensuring public health and safety. The software integrates GIS and GNSS technologies for accurate data collection and reporting.
- Cloud-based collaboration suite
- GIS-centric asset management
- Mobile data collection
- Offline operation
- Intelligent data forms
- GPS positioning and photo capture
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Trimble® Unity Work Management software offer a unified cloud-based, GIS-centric and mobile collaboration suite of applications for water, wastewater and stormwater asset and network management. Includes advanced workflows to map, manage, measure and improve asset performance, reduce operations costs, and improve public health and safety Combined with Trimble’s GNSS and Esri’s GIS technologies, the software offers advanced features to map, locate and assess the performance of critical infrastructure assets, enabling utilities to keep their field infrastructure data up-to-date and accurate, monitor asset operating conditions, manage leak repairs, reduce non-revenue water, deploy and inspect smart meters, lower potential threats to safety and health due to contamination and adhere to regulators’ reporting guidelines and requirements. • GIS-centric solution, enabling water utility personnel to bring GIS and asset information out to the field • Eliminates error prone paper and manual data entry • Operates online and offline with full access to asset data • Provides seamless flow of data between the field and office • Provides intelligent data collection forms and workflows using business rules, default values and conditional attributes • Captures photos and Accurate GPS positions
OpenGov
This app enables inspectors to conduct permit and license approvals efficiently, even offline. Access your schedule, view applicant and property details, and add comments for clear communication and task resolution.
- Offline inspection capability
- Access inspection schedule
- View applicant and property details
- Add comments for reviewers
- Work without internet connection
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Simple and user-friendly, the OpenGov Mobile App allows inspectors to efficiently conduct inspections needed to approve permits and licenses -- with or without an internet connection. In addition to the ability to work offline, inspectors will be able to easily access their inspection schedule and view all the details from the application such as the applicant information, property details, uploaded attachments, and issued documents. Inspectors can also add comments for fellow permit reviewers or the applicant, ensuring that results are clearly communicated and open tasks are resolved as quickly as possible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Trimble Unity at 3 against OpenGov's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OpenGov holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Trimble Unity | OpenGov |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 384 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trimble Inc. | OpenGov |
Customer experience
Trimble Unity
OpenGov
In-app purchases
Trimble Unity
No in-app purchases
OpenGov
No in-app purchases
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