CONSUL DEMOCRACY vs OpinionX

CONSUL DEMOCRACY7.7Visit OpinionX7.4Visit

Higher score CONSUL DEMOCRACY #7 in Decision-Making Software 7.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Try CONSUL DEMOCRACY

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OpinionX #8 in Decision-Making Software 7.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit OpinionX

• CONSUL DEMOCRACY fits best

  Communities running participatory decision processes

• OpinionX fits best

  Groups gathering and ranking opinions for free

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Side by side

Feature	CONSUL DEMOCRACY 7.7/10 Visit ↗	OpinionX 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.4
Ranking	#7 in Decision-Making Software	#8 in Decision-Making Software
Best for	Communities running participatory decision processes	Groups gathering and ranking opinions for free
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features CONSUL DEMOCRACY 0/3 · OpinionX 1/3
Criteria scoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Collaborative input	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Decision templates	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Decision methods	Not checked yet	Mixed
Export formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Native integrations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports debates, proposals, voting and participatory budgeting. Collaborative legislation and configurable multi-phase processes. Multilingual content, automatic translation and multi-tenancy.	Collects structured input from multiple participants Supports ranking and prioritizing options Offers voting workflows and shareable decision activities
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.	Focused on input, ranking and voting rather than formal decision modeling Web-based, with no other platform listed Plan limits and paid-tier distinctions are not described
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,… Read the review →	OpinionX is a web-based tool for groups that need to gather opinions, compare options and document decisions. It suits teams that want participants to contribute asynchronously or in facilitated discussions, then use ranking or voting to… Read the review →

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.

• OpinionX — where it wins

  • Collects structured input from multiple participants
  • Supports ranking and prioritizing options
  • Offers voting workflows and shareable decision activities

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on input, ranking and voting rather than formal decision modeling
  • Web-based, with no other platform listed
  • Plan limits and paid-tier distinctions are not described

• CONSUL DEMOCRACY7.7/10 · Free plan

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

  Try CONSUL DEMOCRACYFull verdict →
• OpinionX7.4/10 · Free plan

  OpinionX helps groups collect input, rank options and make decisions together.

  Visit OpinionXFull verdict →