The short version
Greenlight is a cloud approvals platform for local government from E-VIS, a software company that has built cloud systems since 2002. E-VIS describes it as "a suite of modules designed to cater to local government of all sizes" (their words). The modules cover planning, building, infringements, environmental health, asset protection, animal registration and council registers, with module sets for Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.
Its Victorian planning module is a system of record for statutory planners. It offers an "out of the box workflow covering advertising, referrals, objections, amendments, extension of times and secondary consents" (their words), statutory clock management, separate portals for applicants and referral agencies, and integration with State Government platforms including PPARS and SPEAR.
PlanSuite is the assessment and report layer. It answers the planning question, is a permit required, on what grounds, and here is the council-ready assessment, using live VicPlan and Vicmap data and the actual Victorian planning scheme.
So this is not an either/or choice. A council running Greenlight keeps it as the system of record, and its planners use PlanSuite for the assessment that Greenlight's workflow hands to them.
Side by side
| PlanSuite | Greenlight | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Planning assessment and report drafting | Lodgement, workflow and case management for council approvals |
| Does the planning assessment? | Yes. Reads the scheme and the submitted plans, and drafts the determination with the clauses it relied on | Not described on their website. The workflow carries the application to a planner, who assesses it |
| Statutory process | Not a workflow system: no lodgement, statutory clock, fees or register | Advertising, referrals, objections, amendments, extensions of time and secondary consents, with statutory clock management |
| Planning data | Live VicPlan and Vicmap data, with zones and overlays built to match the VicPlan property report | Address lookup from council GIS systems and Vicmap; integration with PPARS and SPEAR |
| Outputs | Six council-ready report types in editable Word, PDF & HTML | Application records, correspondence from MS Word templates, a library of 100+ reports and Power BI dashboards |
| Scope | Victorian planning, across all 79 LGAs | Planning, building, infringements, environmental health, animal registration and council registers, in six states |
| Relationship | Sits alongside your system of record | The system of record |
This comparison reflects our opinion, not an independent or impartial assessment. It is based on publicly available information as of November 2026, sourced from e-vis.com.au. Greenlight feature claims are quoted or summarised from their website, and its features may vary by council and by state. PlanSuite is not affiliated with E-VIS.
What PlanSuite adds for a council running Greenlight
The planning judgement, not just the file. PlanSuite drafts the permit determination and the assessment reasoning: the work a planner otherwise does by hand once the application reaches their queue.
VicPlan-accurate property intelligence. Zones, overlays and parcel data are read live and built to match the VicPlan property report a Victorian planner verifies against.
Cited, scheme-based reasoning. The AI reads the actual ordinance text and shows the clauses it relied on, so the planner can check the reasoning before it goes on the file.
Council-ready reports. Delegate, Initial Assessment, Planning Advice Letter, Subdivision, Town Planning Assessment, and Compliance & Permit Review outputs in editable Word, ready to finalise.
No migration. Greenlight stays the system of record. PlanSuite runs in the browser beside it, and the planner saves the finished report to the application record.
Minimum input from you. We know you hate filling out forms. PlanSuite works the answer out from what it can already see — your address, the plans you upload, and the live planning record behind them — so you do almost nothing and the results are still thorough.
When Greenlight is what you need
Greenlight solves a problem PlanSuite does not try to solve. It is the right tool when:
- •You need to manage how applications move through the council: online lodgement, fee payments, referrals, objections, statutory clocks and the application record.
- •You want one platform across regulatory functions, with planning, building, infringements, environmental health and animal registration on the same system.
- •You need integration with your other council systems. E-VIS states that Greenlight integrates with 35+ third-party products, including property and rating systems and geospatial systems, and its Victorian planning module lists integrations with finance, payment and document management systems.
- •Your enforcement team works in the field, recording site inspections and issuing infringement notices on a mobile device.
PlanSuite's strength is the Victorian planning assessment itself, with VicPlan-accurate data and council-ready reports. A council that runs Greenlight keeps it for the file and adds PlanSuite for the planning work.
Add the assessment layer beside Greenlight
See how PlanSuite gives your planners VicPlan-accurate intelligence and council-ready reports alongside the system you already run.
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