CONSUL DEMOCRACY vs Vooter

CONSUL DEMOCRACY8.2Visit Vooter7.1Visit

Higher score CONSUL DEMOCRACY #3 in Citizen Engagement Software 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 1 features Try CONSUL DEMOCRACY

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Vooter #7 in Citizen Engagement Software 7.1/10 Free plan · paid from €480/yr Free plan✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Vooter

• CONSUL DEMOCRACY fits best

  Communities seeking open-source digital democracy

• Vooter fits best

  Organizations already using JVS products

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Side by side

Feature	CONSUL DEMOCRACY 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Vooter 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	7.1
Ranking	#3 in Citizen Engagement Software	#7 in Citizen Engagement Software
Best for	Communities seeking open-source digital democracy	Organizations already using JVS products
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Community, Docs, Email	Email, Phone
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CONSUL DEMOCRACY 1/1 · Vooter 1/1
Participatory budgeting	✓	✓
Specs
Participation methods	debates, citizen proposals, voting, participatory budgeting, collaborative legislation, advanced processes	consultations, surveys, votes, live voting, brainstorming, idea collection, quizzes, events, participatory budgeting
Supported languages	Not published	Not published
Named integrations	Not published	Not published
Accessibility standard	Not_stated	Not_stated
Our review
Pros	Supports debates, proposals, voting, budgeting and collaborative legislation Configurable processes let administrators enable or disable modules Multilingual content, automatic translation and multi-tenancy	Combines consultations, surveys, votes and live result projection Supports idea collection, quizzes, events and participatory budgeting Offers web, iOS and Android access with multi-group communities
Cons	Organizations must implement and operate their own platform Self-hosting calls for internal administration and technical capacity No accessibility standard is stated	Current availability requires integration with JVS products Standalone plan pricing may not apply to the current offering Group-size limits vary by plan, with unlimited participants only on Max
Our verdict	CONSUL DEMOCRACY is configurable, open-source software for public institutions and organizations that want to run online citizen participation. It brings debates, citizen proposals, voting, participatory budgeting, collaborative… Read the review →	Vooter brings consultations, surveys, votes and information campaigns together for municipalities, public bodies, associations, companies and other groups. Participation is available on web, iOS and Android, with tools for both ongoing… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CONSUL DEMOCRACY — where it wins

  • Supports debates, proposals, voting, budgeting and collaborative legislation
  • Configurable processes let administrators enable or disable modules
  • Multilingual content, automatic translation and multi-tenancy

  Where it doesn't

  • Organizations must implement and operate their own platform
  • Self-hosting calls for internal administration and technical capacity
  • No accessibility standard is stated

• Vooter — where it wins

  • Combines consultations, surveys, votes and live result projection
  • Supports idea collection, quizzes, events and participatory budgeting
  • Offers web, iOS and Android access with multi-group communities

  Where it doesn't

  • Current availability requires integration with JVS products
  • Standalone plan pricing may not apply to the current offering
  • Group-size limits vary by plan, with unlimited participants only on Max

• CONSUL DEMOCRACY8.2/10 · Free plan

  A configurable, self-hosted platform for public participation across multiple civic processes.

  Try CONSUL DEMOCRACYFull verdict →
• Vooter7.1/10 · Free plan · paid from €480/yr

  Web and mobile participation tools, now available only integrated with JVS products.

  Visit VooterFull verdict →