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Head-to-head · Decision-Making Software

CONSUL DEMOCRACY vs airfocus

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score CONSUL DEMOCRACY #6 in Decision-Making Software 6.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Try CONSUL DEMOCRACY
airfocus #8 in Decision-Making Software 6.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit airfocus

CONSUL DEMOCRACY leads on 1 check, airfocus on 0, 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 scoreCONSUL DEMOCRACY · 6.8/10
  • Free planonly CONSUL DEMOCRACY

CONSUL DEMOCRACY scores higher on our rubric for decision-making software: 6.8 against 6.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #8.

CONSUL DEMOCRACY offers free plan; airfocus doesn't.

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

  • CONSUL DEMOCRACY fits best

    Communities running participatory decision processes

  • airfocus fits best

    Product teams prioritizing roadmaps and feedback

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Side by side

Feature CONSUL DEMOCRACY 6.8/10 Visit ↗ airfocus 6.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 6.8 6.5
Ranking #6 in Decision-Making Software #8 in Decision-Making Software
Best for Communities running participatory decision processes Product teams prioritizing roadmaps and feedback
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Community, Docs, Email Email, Live chat, Docs, Community
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CONSUL DEMOCRACY 0/3 · airfocus 0/3
Criteria scoring Not published Not published
Collaborative input Not published Not published
Decision templates Not published Not published
Specs
Decision methods Not published Not published
Export formats Not published Not published
Native integrations Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Supports debates, proposals, voting and participatory budgeting.
  • Collaborative legislation and configurable multi-phase processes.
  • Multilingual content, automatic translation and multi-tenancy.
  • 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
Cons
  • 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.
  • No free plan is offered
  • Professional and Enterprise pricing is available by request
  • Portfolio management and capacity planning are Enterprise features
Our verdict

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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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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  1. CONSUL DEMOCRACYDecision-Making Software 6.8Free plan
  2. airfocusDecision-Making Software 6.5Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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.

  • 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 DEMOCRACY6.8/10 · Free plan

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

    Try CONSUL DEMOCRACYFull verdict →
  • airfocus6.5/10 · Pricing on request

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

    Visit airfocusFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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