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ExpertChoice is a collaborative decision-making and risk management software platform built on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). It helps organizations structure complex decisions, align stakeholders, prioritize initiatives, and evaluate trade-offs with transparency.
Trusted by enterprises and government agencies for over 40 years, ExpertChoice supports strategic planning, portfolio management, vendor selection, and enterprise risk management.
| Plan | Price | Featured |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Prioritization | $660/mo (Billed Monthly) / $6,600/year (Billed Annually) | 1 project manager seat, Unlimited models, AHP-based prioritization |
| Advanced Allocation | $825/mo (Billed Monthly) / $8,250/year (Billed Annually) | Resource allocation optimization, Scenario comparisons, Portfolio canvas |
| Enterprise Solutions | Custom Pricing | Multiple seats, Single sign-on (SSO), Self-hosted and perpetual license options |
Price details: https://www.expertchoice.com/en/ec-comparion-pricing
Competitor |
Pros |
|---|---|
| Decision Lens | ExpertChoice offers deeper AHP rigor and mathematical transparency, making prioritization easier to defend in audits. Its scenario and sensitivity analysis are more advanced, while collaboration features support structured consensus rather than simple voting, which benefits regulated and public-sector organizations. |
| 1000minds | Compared to 1000minds, ExpertChoice provides broader enterprise workflows, portfolio management, and resource allocation. It is better suited for large teams and recurring strategic decisions, while offering more customization and reporting depth for executive and stakeholder communication. |
| Aha! | ExpertChoice focuses on decision quality rather than product roadmapping alone. Its AHP-based prioritization, scenario modeling, and consensus tools deliver stronger analytical support for high-stakes decisions, beyond the feature scoring and planning emphasis found in Aha!. |
| Smartsheet | While Smartsheet excels at task tracking, ExpertChoice outperforms it in structured decision analysis. The platform provides defensible prioritization logic, sensitivity analysis, and collaborative judgment capture, which are critical for strategic planning rather than operational project execution. |
| Palisade DecisionTools | ExpertChoice delivers stronger built-in collaboration and web-based workflows. Unlike Palisade’s analyst-centric tools, ExpertChoice is accessible to non-technical stakeholders, enabling group participation, consensus building, and repeatable decision processes at scale. |
Competitor |
Cons |
|---|---|
| Decision Lens | Decision Lens may feel easier for first-time users, while ExpertChoice can require more onboarding due to AHP concepts. Teams seeking lightweight prioritization without formal methodology may find ExpertChoice more complex than necessary. |
| 1000minds | 1000minds often has simpler pricing and faster setup. ExpertChoice’s higher entry cost and enterprise orientation can be a barrier for small teams that only need basic pairwise comparisons. |
| Aha! | Aha! provides stronger native integrations for product teams. ExpertChoice, while analytically superior, may require more configuration or support when used alongside existing product management or agile tooling. |
| Smartsheet | Smartsheet is more flexible for ad-hoc workflows. ExpertChoice is more prescriptive, which can feel restrictive for teams wanting unstructured collaboration or quick experimentation without formal decision models. |
| Palisade DecisionTools | Palisade offers deeper Monte Carlo simulation for quantitative risk analysts. ExpertChoice emphasizes collaborative prioritization over advanced probabilistic modeling, which may limit highly technical risk analysis use cases. |
