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The difference

No cost to the agency. No long-term contract. Live in weeks.

Most payment projects stall on budget, procurement or timeline. Government Window is structured so none of those three is the reason your residents still can't pay online.

Years facilitating government payments
Government agencies served
Approximately 8 million transactions processed annually.
Approximately 2.5 billion dollars in payments processed annually.

Six reasons

What agencies actually cite when they choose us

  • No cost

    The agency pays nothing

    There is no software cost, no implementation fee, no training fee and no support fee. A nominal service fee is disclosed to and collected from the payer, separate from the payment itself. Budget is never the reason a project waits a year.

  • No contract

    No long-term lock-in

    We don't hold agencies with contract terms. We're confident enough in the platform and the service to earn the relationship each year, which is a different set of incentives from the one a multi-year term creates.

  • Proven

    Nineteen years, 2,500+ agencies

    Since 2006 we've built a network of more than 2,500 government agencies, operating to 99.9% uptime on a simple transaction and consumption-based model. We are the payment leader in Georgia and growing across the United States.

  • Adaptable

    Configured to your rules, not ours

    Every department, every payment type and every business rule. Web, IVR, POS, mobile and recurring payments. Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express and eCheck. Integrated with the back-office system you already run.

  • Timely

    Live in days or weeks

    Not months, and not years. With 100+ solution integrations already delivered, most implementations are a configuration exercise rather than a development project.

  • Supported

    In-house support for your residents

    Our multilingual, in-house customer support team assists both your residents and your staff — so payment questions stop arriving at your office.

Compare

Government Window vs. the alternatives

Agencies generally choose between a payment processor, an enterprise government software suite, and a specialist like us. Here is the honest shape of that decision.

Comparison of Government Window against generic payment processors and enterprise government software suites across cost, contract, timeline, integration, reconciliation, support and government specificity.
DimensionGovernment WindowGeneric payment processorEnterprise software suite
Cost to the agency None. A nominal service fee is disclosed to and paid by the payer. Merchant fees absorbed by the agency, at rates that vary by card type. Licensing, implementation and annual maintenance, budgeted years ahead.
Contract term No long-term contract. Multi-year merchant agreements with early-termination terms. Multi-year enterprise agreement tied to the implementation.
Time to launch Days or weeks. Fast to accept cards, slow to connect to your system of record. Months to years, with a professional-services engagement.
Back-office integration 100+ solution integrations delivered; 40+ third-party systems in production. Generally none. Payments live outside your system of record. Available, usually as a paid custom integration.
Reconciliation Real-time, every channel in one report, gross deposits, identifier-rich detail. Netted deposits and generic transaction IDs. Capable, but scoped and configured as part of the project.
Who supports residents Government Window's in-house team, by phone, chat and email. Merchant support only. Resident questions come back to your office. Tiered support, typically agency-facing only.
Government specificity Built for court dockets, tax digests, utility cycles and fund accounting. Built for retail commerce. Broad public-sector suite; payments are one module among many.

Comparison describes typical market patterns rather than any specific named vendor. Evaluate each provider against your own requirements.

What customers report

The outcomes behind the decision

  • 40%

    Fewer inbound payment calls

    Self-service and IVR absorb routine payer questions.

  • 24%

    Increase in collections

    More payment channels means fewer missed deadlines.

  • 15%

    Staff productivity gain

    Automated posting and reconciliation replace manual entry.

  • 180%

    Return on investment

    Delivered with no software cost to the agency.

Reported by Government Window customers. Results vary by agency, department and payment mix.

Where to start

Whichever seat you're in

Payment decisions involve four different people asking four different questions. Here's the shortest path to yours.

Proof

The switch, described by the office that made it

Customer storiesAll testimonials
After months of deliberating about switching to Government Window, I am glad we made the move. Once we decided to go with them, it was a smooth and quick transition. Any issues that have come up since the move, the customer service staff have been responsive and usually the issue is handled within hours. I just wish we had gone with Government Window sooner.
Amy OrebaughChief Financial Officer · City of Cedartown
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Objections

The questions behind the questions

Cost and contract terms decide most evaluations. Here are ours, in full.

All questions
What does Government Window cost the agency?

Nothing. Government Window does not charge the agency for the platform, implementation, training or support. A nominal service fee is collected from the payer, separate from the payment itself, and covers the cost of the service.

How is the service fee presented to payers?

The fee is disclosed clearly before the payer confirms the transaction, itemized separately from the amount owed to the agency. There are no hidden charges added after confirmation.

Does the agency receive the full payment amount?

Yes. Because the service fee is collected separately from the payment, the agency's deposit reflects the amount owed to the jurisdiction rather than a netted figure.

Is there a long-term contract?

No. Government Window does not lock agencies into long-term contracts. The model is built on the assumption that agencies stay because the service works.

How does procurement typically work?

Because there is no cost to the agency, many jurisdictions can proceed without a competitive procurement. Requirements vary by state and by charter — your procurement office is the authority, and Government Window will support whatever process applies.

Can we pilot with one department first?

Yes, and many agencies do. A single department goes live, finance validates the reconciliation, and additional departments are added on the same platform afterwards.

Ready when you are

See what your jurisdiction's payment experience could look like

A 30-minute walkthrough of the platform against your departments, your business rules and your back-office system. No cost, no contract, no obligation.

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