NCEES is where your record lives. It is not where you find out Ohio is due in 30 days. PE License Pro imports your NCEES CE, then tracks every state's deadline and reminds you before anything lapses.
PE License Proworks alongside NCEES, not instead of it. It imports your NCEES CPC continuing-education record, then does the part NCEES does not: it tracks every license's renewal deadline across all 50 states, checks your CE against each state's specific requirement, and emails you before anything lapses. Keep your NCEES Record for credential transmittals and your official CPC log. Use PE License Pro to actually stay on top of renewals.
NCEES is the backbone of multi-state licensure. Your Council Record is how you get licensed by comity in a new state, and in some states (Florida, for one) your CPC hours have to be reported through NCEES. None of that is going away, and PE License Pro does not try to replace it.
What NCEES was never built to do is babysit your renewals. It will not email you that Ohio is due in 30 days. It will not pull your existing licenses and expiration dates in from the state boards. It will not tell you that you are three PDH short for a specific state this cycle. You enter and check all of that yourself.
That is the gap PE License Pro fills. Connect NCEES once, your CE history comes across, and from then on you are tracking deadlines and getting reminders instead of retyping records.
Where each one is built to help, and where it is not.
| Feature | PE License Pro | NCEES |
|---|---|---|
| Per-state renewal deadline tracking | Yes | No |
| Email reminders before a license lapses | Yes | No |
| Auto-import licenses + expirations from state boards | Yes | No |
| CE / PDH checked against each state's requirement | Yes | Logs hours only |
| Official continuing-competency (CPC) record | Syncs from NCEES | Yes |
| Transmit credentials to boards for new licenses (comity) | No | Yes |
| Firm / team dashboard for multiple engineers | Yes | No |
| Total annual renewal cost forecast | Yes | No |
| One-click links to each state's renewal portal | Yes | No |
| Free tier to start | 1 license | No |
NCEES refers to the NCEES Records and CPC Tracking services as publicly described in 2026. PE License Pro imports from NCEES; it is not affiliated with or endorsed by NCEES.
Most multi-state PEs we talk to end up using both: NCEES as the system of record, PE License Pro as the dashboard and the alarm clock.
No, and it does not try to be. NCEES holds your official Council Record and CPC continuing-competency log, and it transmits your credentials to state boards when you get licensed in a new state by comity. PE License Pro is the tracking and reminder layer on top: it imports your CPC record, then tracks renewal deadlines and CE per state and reminds you before anything lapses.
Yes. Connect your NCEES account and it pulls your CPC continuing-education history into your dashboard, then tracks ongoing CE against each state's specific requirement. No retyping entries from one system into another.
NCEES does not proactively track per-state renewal deadlines, email you before a license lapses, auto-import your existing licenses and expiration dates from state boards, forecast your annual renewal cost, or give a firm admin a team-wide view. In NCEES you enter and check all of that by hand. PE License Pro automates it.
If you get licensed in new states by comity, or your state board requires CPC reporting through NCEES (Florida is one example), then yes, keep your NCEES Record. PE License Pro sits alongside it. It does not cancel or replace it.
Free for 1 license, forever. $10/month for up to 10 licenses (including NCEES CPC import), $20/month for unlimited licenses plus firm Certificate of Authorization tracking, and $15 per seat per month for firms with a 30-day free trial.
Alex Woodhams, a Professional Engineer licensed in 30+ states, after years of tracking his own multi-state licenses in a spreadsheet and retyping CE out of NCEES every renewal.
PE License Pro imports your NCEES CE, tracks every renewal deadline, and emails you before anything lapses. Free for your first license.
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