FiscalNote
Public affairs and advocacy software
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What is FiscalNote
FiscalNote is a public policy and regulatory intelligence platform that helps organizations track legislation, regulations, and policy developments across jurisdictions. It is used by government affairs teams, compliance and legal functions, and public policy professionals to monitor issues, manage stakeholder activity, and support advocacy planning. The product combines policy content, tracking and alerting, and workflow features, and it also offers data-driven tools such as analytics and AI-assisted summarization in some modules.
Broad policy tracking coverage
FiscalNote supports monitoring of legislative and regulatory activity across multiple jurisdictions, which fits organizations that operate in more than one state or country. Users can set up issue-based tracking, alerts, and saved searches to follow bills, rules, and related policy events. This breadth aligns with public affairs intelligence use cases rather than purely campaign or fundraising workflows.
Workflow for government affairs
The platform includes tools to organize policy work such as tracking positions, assigning tasks, and maintaining activity records tied to issues or bills. These capabilities help teams coordinate internal review and external engagement over long policy cycles. Compared with tools focused mainly on constituent outreach, FiscalNote places more emphasis on research, monitoring, and internal collaboration.
Integrated policy content and analysis
FiscalNote provides policy content, summaries, and context around tracked items, reducing the need to assemble information from many separate sources. Some offerings include analytics and AI-assisted features intended to speed up triage and briefing preparation. This can be useful for teams that need frequent updates and standardized reporting for executives or clients.
Less campaign-style engagement
FiscalNote is primarily designed for policy intelligence and government affairs operations rather than voter outreach, canvassing, or campaign field organizing. Organizations that need volunteer management, door-to-door tools, or election-focused contact programs may require additional systems. Advocacy teams may also need separate tooling for high-volume supporter mobilization depending on their program design.
Data quality varies by jurisdiction
Legislative and regulatory data availability and timeliness can differ across jurisdictions due to source formats and publication practices. As a result, coverage depth, metadata consistency, and update frequency may not be uniform everywhere. Teams often need to validate critical items against official sources for high-stakes decisions.
Complexity and cost management
The platform’s breadth (multiple modules, content sets, and user roles) can increase implementation and ongoing administration effort. Larger teams may need governance around taxonomies, alert rules, and reporting standards to avoid noise and duplication. Total cost can rise as organizations add jurisdictions, content packages, or advanced capabilities.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Only | Request pricing (not publicly listed) | US State & Federal Data; CQ News & Analysis; AI Assistant; AI Bill Summaries; Expansive Stakeholder Database; In-Depth Reporting Tools; Custom Dashboard. |
| Essential | Request pricing (not publicly listed) | All Platform features, plus Curation (hands-on monitoring support from a policy analyst); Unlimited number of modules in every email. |
| Advanced | Request pricing (not publicly listed) | All Platform & Curation features, plus Weekly Briefs (executive summary report for key issues). |
Seller details
FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.
Washington, DC, USA
2013
Public
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