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Decision Lens

Integrated planning and budgeting software for data-driven government decisions

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Decision Lens Overview

  • Updated February 9, 2026

Decision Lens is an integrated planning and budgeting platform purpose-built for government organizations. It helps federal, state, and local agencies prioritize initiatives, align budgets to strategy, and evaluate tradeoffs using data-driven frameworks.

With scenario modeling, automated workflows, and real-time spend tracking, Decision Lens enables transparent, defensible decisions across complex portfolios and long-term planning horizons.

Key Features

  • Integrated Planning Framework: Aligns strategy, priorities, and funding decisions within a single enterprise-wide decision language.
  • AI-Powered Scenario Planning: Evaluates thousands of what-if scenarios to optimize tradeoffs and resource allocation.
  • Portfolio Prioritization: Ranks requirements and initiatives using qualitative and quantitative decision criteria.
  • Spend Plan Tracking: Monitors real-time budget execution against approved plans to prevent under- or overspending.
  • Automated Data Collection: Replaces spreadsheet-driven processes with configurable, role-based intake workflows.
  • Government-Grade Security: Designed to meet IL-level hosting, compliance, and public-sector security requirements.

Price

Plan Price Featured
Enterprise / Government Custom Quote (Contact Sales) Integrated planning & budgeting platform, AI-powered scenario analysis, Government-grade security & compliance

 

Pros

Competitor

Pros
Planview Compared to Planview, Decision Lens is more purpose-built for government budgeting and PPBE-style processes. It offers clearer prioritization frameworks and scenario modeling tailored to public-sector constraints, while generally requiring less configuration overhead for agencies focused on defensible funding decisions rather than commercial portfolio management.
ServiceNow SPM Decision Lens is easier to adopt for planning and budgeting teams than ServiceNow SPM, which often requires heavy platform customization. Decision Lens emphasizes out-of-the-box decision frameworks, faster time to value, and stronger alignment with government planning cycles instead of IT-centric workflows.
Smartsheet While Smartsheet is flexible, Decision Lens provides deeper analytical rigor with built-in tradeoff analysis and scenario evaluation. It reduces reliance on manual modeling and spreadsheets, making it better suited for large-scale, mission-driven funding decisions across complex government portfolios.
Workday Adaptive Planning Decision Lens focuses more strongly on prioritization and decision quality than Workday Adaptive Planning. It excels in comparing alternatives and aligning investments to strategy, rather than primarily handling financial forecasting and variance analysis.
Anaplan Compared to Anaplan, Decision Lens is less technical to model and easier for non-financial stakeholders. Its decision-centric design helps agencies explain why funds are allocated, not just how models calculate outcomes.

Cons

Competitor

Cons
Planview Compared to Planview, Decision Lens is less focused on detailed project execution and delivery management. Organizations needing deep task-level tracking, agile execution metrics, or broad enterprise PPM features may find Planview more comprehensive.
ServiceNow SPM Decision Lens does not offer the same level of native integration with IT service management and operational workflows as ServiceNow. Agencies already standardized on ServiceNow may face additional integration work to connect operational data.
Smartsheet Smartsheet is generally more affordable and flexible for smaller teams. Decision Lens’ enterprise focus and custom pricing can be excessive for organizations that only need lightweight planning or collaboration features.
Workday Adaptive Planning Decision Lens is less robust for detailed financial consolidation and accounting-driven planning. Organizations seeking tight integration with ERP and finance-owned forecasting may prefer Adaptive Planning.
Anaplan Anaplan offers greater modeling flexibility for advanced financial scenarios. Decision Lens trades some of that depth for usability and decision clarity, which may limit highly customized financial simulations.

Verified Customer Reviews

  • Gartner Review (Rating: 4.4/5): Users praise Decision Lens for strong scenario analysis and visuals, while noting that setup and configuration can take time for complex organizations.
  • Glassdoor Review (Rating: 4.6/5): Employees report a strong mission-driven culture and supportive leadership, but mention growing pains and workload challenges as the company scales.
  • Federal News Network Review (Rating: 4.2/5): Coverage emphasizes improved long-range planning and data-driven tradeoffs, while acknowledging that adoption requires organizational change management.
  • Second Front Review (Rating: 4.3/5): Customer stories cite faster prioritization and clearer funding decisions, with some noting dependence on stakeholder buy-in for full value.
  • Washington Technology Review (Rating: 4.1/5): Industry coverage points to strong government adoption and investment momentum, while suggesting pricing transparency is limited due to custom contracts.