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Head-to-head · Decision-Making Software

airfocus vs CONSUL DEMOCRACY

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score airfocus #6 in Decision-Making Software 7.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit airfocus
CONSUL DEMOCRACY #7 in Decision-Making Software 7.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Try CONSUL DEMOCRACY

airfocus leads on 0 checks, CONSUL DEMOCRACY on 1, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreairfocus · 7.8/10
  • Free planonly CONSUL DEMOCRACY

airfocus scores higher on our rubric for decision-making software: 7.8 against 7.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #7.

CONSUL DEMOCRACY offers free plan; airfocus doesn't.

airfocus is the better fit for product teams prioritizing roadmaps and feedback. CONSUL DEMOCRACY is the better fit for communities running participatory decision processes.

  • airfocus fits best

    Product teams prioritizing roadmaps and feedback

  • CONSUL DEMOCRACY fits best

    Communities running participatory decision processes

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Side by side

Feature airfocus 7.8/10 Visit ↗ CONSUL DEMOCRACY 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.8 7.7
Ranking #6 in Decision-Making Software #7 in Decision-Making Software
Best for Product teams prioritizing roadmaps and feedback Communities running participatory decision processes
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price — Free plan
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Docs, Community Community, Docs, Email
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features airfocus 0/3 · CONSUL DEMOCRACY 0/3
Criteria scoring Not checked yet Not checked yet
Collaborative input Not checked yet Not checked yet
Decision templates Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Decision methods Not checked yet Not checked yet
Export formats Not checked yet Not checked yet
Native integrations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Offers RICE, weighted scoring, MoSCoW, and custom prioritization frameworks
  • Combines feedback portals, roadmaps, and multiple planning views
  • Connects with tools including Jira, Linear, Slack, Zendesk, and Zapier
  • Supports debates, proposals, voting and participatory budgeting.
  • Collaborative legislation and configurable multi-phase processes.
  • Multilingual content, automatic translation and multi-tenancy.
Cons
  • No free plan is offered
  • Professional and Enterprise pricing is available by request
  • Portfolio management and capacity planning are Enterprise features
  • Organizations must implement and operate their own platform.
  • Self-hosting makes deployment and administration an organizational responsibility.
  • Focuses on civic participation, not analytical comparison of alternatives.
Our verdict

Product teams can use airfocus to connect customer input, prioritization, roadmaps, and delivery planning in one cloud-based platform. It is aimed at both individual product teams and multi-team organizations, with a scope that extends…

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CONSUL DEMOCRACY is open-source software for public institutions and organizations that want to run online citizen participation. Its tools support debates, citizen proposals with support thresholds, voting, participatory budgeting,…

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  1. airfocusDecision-Making Software 7.8Pricing on request
  2. CONSUL DEMOCRACYDecision-Making Software 7.7Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • airfocus — where it wins

    • Offers RICE, weighted scoring, MoSCoW, and custom prioritization frameworks
    • Combines feedback portals, roadmaps, and multiple planning views
    • Connects with tools including Jira, Linear, Slack, Zendesk, and Zapier

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is offered
    • Professional and Enterprise pricing is available by request
    • Portfolio management and capacity planning are Enterprise features

  • CONSUL DEMOCRACY — where it wins

    • Supports debates, proposals, voting and participatory budgeting.
    • Collaborative legislation and configurable multi-phase processes.
    • Multilingual content, automatic translation and multi-tenancy.

    Where it doesn't

    • Organizations must implement and operate their own platform.
    • Self-hosting makes deployment and administration an organizational responsibility.
    • Focuses on civic participation, not analytical comparison of alternatives.
  • airfocus7.8/10 · Pricing on request

    A connected workspace for product roadmaps, customer feedback, prioritization, and portfolio planning.

    Visit airfocusFull verdict →
  • CONSUL DEMOCRACY7.7/10 · Free plan

    A configurable self-hosted platform for structured civic participation, not analytical decision modeling.

    Try CONSUL DEMOCRACYFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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