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Head-to-head · Insurance Analytics Software

Aon PathWise vs Guidewire Analytics

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Aon PathWise #1 in Insurance Analytics Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Aon
Guidewire Analytics #4 in Insurance Analytics Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 1 features Contact Guidewire

Aon PathWise leads on 0 checks, Guidewire Analytics on 0, and 1 is 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 scoreAon PathWise · 9.4/10

Aon PathWise scores higher on our rubric for insurance analytics software: 9.4 against 9.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #4.

Aon PathWise is the better fit for enterprise actuarial and financial risk analytics. Guidewire Analytics is the better fit for guidewire-centered insurance analytics teams.

  • Aon PathWise fits best

    Enterprise actuarial and financial risk analytics

  • Guidewire Analytics fits best

    Guidewire-centered insurance analytics teams

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Side by side

Feature Aon PathWise 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Guidewire Analytics 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.1
Ranking #1 in Insurance Analytics Software #4 in Insurance Analytics Software
Best for Enterprise actuarial and financial risk analytics Guidewire-centered insurance analytics teams
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan Not published Not published
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 2 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aon PathWise 0/1 · Guidewire Analytics 0/1
Catastrophe modeling Not published —
Specs
Analytics areas pricing; product development; projections; valuation; financial reporting; capital management; asset-liability management; hedging; economic scenario generation; risk analytics Underwriting and risk selection; pricing; claims triage, settlement and performance; policy, billing and claims business intelligence; cyber risk; catastrophe claims response
Modeling methods stochastic simulations; nested simulations; real-world and risk-neutral economic scenario generation Neural networks (including deep neural networks), decision trees, GLM/GAM, text mining; import of models built in R and Python
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Data connectors Python-based ETL tools and scripts; REST API; upstream data sources and downstream finance and risk systems; integrated data warehouse Guidewire InsuranceSuite policy, billing, and claims data; internal, external, third-party, and cooperative data; third-party data for catastrophe response
Output formats Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Covers pricing, valuation, capital, ALM, hedging and financial reporting.
  • Runs large-scale policy-level, stochastic and nested simulations on a GPU-native engine.
  • Combines ETL, workflow orchestration, version control and audit trails.
  • Supports predictive models across underwriting, pricing, and claims
  • Curates policy, billing, and claims data for analytics and reporting
  • Connects with Guidewire core systems and third-party BI tools
Cons
  • Pricing requires contacting Aon rather than selecting a published plan.
  • The enterprise focus may not suit smaller insurers seeking a narrower tool.
  • Deployment approaches are tailored to client needs and require planning with Aon.
  • Cloud deployment may not suit teams requiring on-premises software
  • The portfolio spans multiple products rather than one standalone application
  • Its strongest fit is for insurers centered on Guidewire systems
Our verdict

Aon PathWise is an enterprise actuarial modeling platform for life and annuity insurers and reinsurers. Its scope spans pricing and product development through projections, valuation, financial reporting, capital management,…

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Guidewire Analytics is a portfolio of analytics products for property and casualty insurers and reinsurers. It is aimed at insurance teams making underwriting, pricing, claims, and business performance decisions, particularly organizations…

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  1. Aon PathWiseInsurance Analytics Software 9.4Pricing on request
  2. Guidewire AnalyticsInsurance Analytics Software 9.1Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Aon PathWise — where it wins

    • Covers pricing, valuation, capital, ALM, hedging and financial reporting.
    • Runs large-scale policy-level, stochastic and nested simulations on a GPU-native engine.
    • Combines ETL, workflow orchestration, version control and audit trails.

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting Aon rather than selecting a published plan.
    • The enterprise focus may not suit smaller insurers seeking a narrower tool.
    • Deployment approaches are tailored to client needs and require planning with Aon.

  • Guidewire Analytics — where it wins

    • Supports predictive models across underwriting, pricing, and claims
    • Curates policy, billing, and claims data for analytics and reporting
    • Connects with Guidewire core systems and third-party BI tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Cloud deployment may not suit teams requiring on-premises software
    • The portfolio spans multiple products rather than one standalone application
    • Its strongest fit is for insurers centered on Guidewire systems
  • Aon PathWise9.4/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad actuarial and risk platform for enterprise life and annuity insurers and reinsurers.

    Visit AonFull verdict →
  • Guidewire Analytics9.1/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad analytics portfolio built around Guidewire workflows for insurers.

    Contact GuidewireFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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