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Registered 1999 · site is live · HTTPS valid
AcCeLa.com
Accela provides e-government software for state and local agencies, managing permitting, code enforcement, licensing, case management, and asset management activities. The company is based in San Ramon, California.
Registered 27 years ago · on AboutUs since 2013 · one registrar since Jul 22, 2026 · last checked Oct 3, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredJan 14, 1999accela.com was registered on Jan 14, 1999.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageNov 9, 2013 – Mar 29, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described accela.com from Nov 9, 2013 to Mar 29, 2014 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2013Jul 1, 2013“Accela provides e-government software for state and local agencies. Our solutions manage activities for permitting, code enforcement, licensing and case ma...”
Registrar
Cloudflare, Inc.Jul 22, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026 (latest)Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. in the RDAP data AboutUs recorded, first on Jul 22, 2026 and most recently on Oct 17, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Zone file
Seen in the .com zone fileJul 28, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Sep 18, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 18, 2026: ram.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com. DNSSEC signed on Sep 18, 2026.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 18, 2026
Certificate
Certificate from Let's EncryptSep 26, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt certificate valid Sep 26, 2026 to Dec 25, 2026, as seen on Oct 3, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (7)
Jan 14, 1999Registration: accela.com was registered on Jan 14, 1999.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Jul 1, 2013AboutUs record: “Accela provides e-government software for state and local agencies. Our solutions manage activities for permitting, code enforcement, licensing and case ma...”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2013
Nov 9, 2013 – Mar 29, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described accela.com from Nov 9, 2013 to Mar 29, 2014 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 14, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 22, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026Registrar: Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. in the RDAP data AboutUs recorded, first on Jul 22, 2026 and most recently on Oct 17, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Jul 28, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Sep 18, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 18, 2026: ram.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com. DNSSEC signed on Sep 18, 2026.
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2013
Current AboutUs recordJul 14, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 18, 2026
Sep 26, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt certificate valid Sep 26, 2026 to Dec 25, 2026, as seen on Oct 3, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
All 4 safety checks passed (Oct 25, 2026).
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Jan 14, 1999 — 27 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Cloudflare, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 22, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.accela.com.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The site names Accela as the organisation behind it.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The live front page reads as a software or technology site that sells software or a subscription, mainly for businesses and professionals.
Authority 76/100— ahead of 76% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
76 is a percentile: higher than 76% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #32,075)+8
Verified continuity: 27.8 years (RDAP registration)+11
Identity corroboration (capped)+4
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+13
Model score: 39/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 76/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
What accela.com said about itself, 2013
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2013
Accela provides e-government software for state and local agencies. Our solutions manage activities for permitting, code enforcement, licensing and case ma...
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1999
Domain registered (Jan 14, 1999).
2013
First tracked by AboutUs (Nov 9, 2013); profile edited 2 times through 2014.
✓ domain continuity 27 years registered✓ live verified Oct 25, 2026
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 65 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 65 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment