Side by side
Concourse vs. Tyler Arkansas
A feature-level comparison of the Tyler-operated subscriber-gated AWCC opinions search vs. the open Concourse rebuild. Rows marked as “unknown” reflect features that live behind Tyler's subscriber login and cannot be publicly verified without paying for an account. Rows where Tyler likely has the edge today are flagged honestly.
The current operator
Tyler Arkansas Subscription Manager
| Feature | Tyler Arkansas | Concourse |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Tyler Arkansas account required ($150/yr) | Open, no login |
| Bulk download | $5,000 one-time + $100/month | Free CSV + JSON, one click |
| REST API | Not publicly documented | Open, versioned, documented |
| Faceted search UI | Not publicly verifiable; product is behind subscriber login | Facets for outcome, type, year, employer, AWCC# |
| Outcome extraction | Unknown — likely editorial, by AWCC staff | Auto-classified per opinion (~16% remain unknown) |
| Injury / body part tags | Unknown | Auto-extracted from PDF text |
| Source attribution | Hosts its own subscriber UI | Every record links back to the original AWCC PDF |
| Historical archive depth | Likely complete back to early 2000s | Currently 2023–2026 only (public AWCC index limit) |
| Editorial metadata (panel, body part codes, AMA ratings) | Likely richer; not verifiable without subscription | Not extracted yet |
| Subscriber account scaffold (login, billing, history) | Yes, included with $150/yr | Not built (open service) |
| Alerts / saved searches | Unknown | On the roadmap |
Tyler pricing on their public page
- Tyler Arkansas Account: $150/year (first 10 services).
- WC Opinions Bulk Download: $5,000 one-time + $100/month.
- Subscriber-only access to the opinions search.
Source: services modal on cdb-manager.ark.org/login.
Concourse pricing
- Public access: free.
- Bulk CSV + JSON: free.
- Open REST API: free.
In a real procurement, Concourse would host this for AR Labor & Licensing as a public-data commitment.