D-Sight vs CONSUL DEMOCRACY

D-Sight8.9Visit CONSUL DEMOCRACY7.7Visit

Higher score D-Sight #1 in Decision-Making Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit D-Sight

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

• D-Sight fits best

  Teams comparing alternatives across multiple criteria

• CONSUL DEMOCRACY fits best

  Communities running participatory decision processes

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Side by side

Feature	D-Sight 8.9/10 Visit ↗	CONSUL DEMOCRACY 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	7.7
Ranking	#1 in Decision-Making Software	#7 in Decision-Making Software
Best for	Teams comparing alternatives across multiple criteria	Communities running participatory decision processes
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request · 14-day trial	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone	Community, Docs, Email
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features D-Sight 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	Supports AHP, PROMETHEE and MAUT decision methods Compares scenarios and tests sensitivity to weights or scores Includes visualizations, stakeholder collaboration and automated reports	Supports debates, proposals, voting and participatory budgeting. Collaborative legislation and configurable multi-phase processes. Multilingual content, automatic translation and multi-tenancy.
Cons	Pricing is handled through a sales conversation No free plan is offered Its decision-analysis focus may not suit teams seeking a general-purpose tool	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	When a decision depends on weighing competing criteria, D-Sight gives organizations a structured way to rank and score alternatives. It supports AHP, PROMETHEE and MAUT, and is positioned for uses such as vendor selection, project… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• D-Sight — where it wins

  • Supports AHP, PROMETHEE and MAUT decision methods
  • Compares scenarios and tests sensitivity to weights or scores
  • Includes visualizations, stakeholder collaboration and automated reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through a sales conversation
  • No free plan is offered
  • Its decision-analysis focus may not suit teams seeking a general-purpose tool

• 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.

• D-Sight8.9/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A focused decision-analysis tool with established methods, scenario comparison and sensitivity analysis.

  Visit D-SightFull verdict →
• CONSUL DEMOCRACY7.7/10 · Free plan

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

  Try CONSUL DEMOCRACYFull verdict →