Decision Lens
Decision Lens is cloud-based software for portfolio prioritization and resource optimization in R&D, capital planning, IT portfolio planning, and budget allo…
What Decision Lens is
Decision Lens is cloud-based software for portfolio prioritization and resource optimization in R&D, capital planning, IT portfolio planning, and budget allocation. Its framework compares scenarios and trade-offs through Value, Cost, Risk, and Balance. The platform supports financial and operational modeling, sensitivity analysis, version history, and up to three scenarios. AI-supported analysis can evaluate alternatives, identify insights, and summarize content, while scenario analysis considers thousands of alternatives under real-world constraints. Excel data can be imported, and reports exported as Excel, PDF, JPG, or PNG. A REST JSON API handles authenticated data updates, calculations, and result delivery to external systems. Listed identity integrations include SAML, Active Directory, LDAP, Common Access Card, Intelligence Community PKI, and trusted HTTP headers. Decision Lens targets government organizations and offers cloud, private, and self-hosted deployments, including air-gapped environments.
Good
- Financial and operational modeling
- Sensitivity analysis and version history
- REST JSON API connectivity
- Excel import and multiple export formats
- Private and air-gapped deployment options
Watch out
- Pricing is on request
- No free plan
- No free trial
- Three-scenario limit
Who it suits
It is aimed at government and other organizations prioritizing investments, planning resources, and adapting to funding changes. Support covers implementation, training, tickets, guides, and weekday phone assistance.
Verdict
Decision Lens combines portfolio modeling, scenario analysis, APIs, and deployment choices for complex planning programs. Its government-focused controls and implementation services are central to its offering.
Plans and prices
From Decision Lens's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $50,000 a year | Cloud · per year |
The facts
Each one read from Decision Lens's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI capabilities
- Decision Lens uses AI-supported analysis, optimization, insight identification, and content summarization while keeping AI configurable and controllable for government requirements.checked 1 Oct 2026
- API
- A REST JSON web service API provides authenticated functionality for creating and updating data, performing calculations, and sending results to external systems.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Customers include Army, Navy, Air Force, intelligence-community, federal civilian, transportation, and state and local government agencies.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Data connection level
- apichecked 23 Sep 2026
- Data exchange
- The software imports Excel data and exports reports as Excel, PDF, JPG, and PNG files.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Decision framework
- Its integrated planning framework uses Value, Cost, Risk, and Balance to compare scenarios and trade-offs.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Financial modeling
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Government focus
- The platform is designed for government organizations to prioritize investments, plan for the future, and respond to changing funding conditions.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- Decision Lens offers a rapid 12-week deployment process with customer-success support, training, portfolio development, go-live, and adoption closeout.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Decision Lens supports SAML identity-provider integration, Active Directory, LDAP, Common Access Card, Intelligence Community PKI, and trusted HTTP headers.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Modeling scope
- multi-domainchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Operational modeling
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Decision Lens is cloud-based portfolio prioritization and resource optimization software for R&D, capital planning, IT portfolio planning, and budget allocation.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Scenario limit
- 3checked 23 Sep 2026
- Security compliance
- Decision Lens states that its cloud infrastructure is FedRAMP Moderate compliant and offers deployed or private-hosting options across IL-2, IL 4-5, IL-6, and IL-7 availability.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Private deployments can run without public internet access, including on air-gapped networks, and support IL 6, IL 7, SIPRNet, and JWICS.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Sensitivity analysis
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Support
- Customer support includes help tickets, a knowledge base, quick-start guides, Decision Lens University, and phone support staffed Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Version history
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2002checked 19 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Arlington, Virginia, United Stateschecked 19 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Scenario planning
- AI-powered scenario analysis evaluates thousands of alternatives under real-world constraints.checked 1 Oct 2026
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