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Duck Creek vs EIS Group

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Duck Creek

Insurance

Intelligent digital insurance platform

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
EIS Group logo

EIS Group

Insurance

Coretech platform for insurers, strongest in group and voluntary benefits

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Duck Creek pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process; EIS Group implementations run for years and the integrator you choose determines whether the programme lands, so a strong software evaluation with a weak partner selection still fails.
  • They diverge on capability: Duck Creek covers Policy administration, EIS Group covers Group and voluntary benefits.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Duck Creek and EIS Group actually diverge.

Attributes where Duck Creek and EIS Group differ
AttributeDuck CreekEIS Group
PlatformsWebWeb, API
Founded2003Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Insurance).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Duck Creek

  • Policy administration
  • Claims management
  • Billing
  • Digital customer portal
  • Mobile app
  • AI-powered workflows
  • Real-time reporting
  • Document management

Only in EIS Group

  • Group and voluntary benefits
  • OneSuite core applications
  • Open API layer
  • Cloud-native deployment
  • Multi-line support
  • Digital engagement

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Duck Creek

  • Policy administrationnot EIS Group
  • Claims managementnot EIS Group
  • Rating and billingnot EIS Group
  • Underwriting automationnot EIS Group
  • Enterprise insurance operationsnot EIS Group

EIS Group

  • A carrier launching worksite or voluntary benefits products that need employer group and enrolment modellingnot Duck Creek
  • A multi-line insurer consolidating property, life and benefits books onto one core vendornot Duck Creek
  • A mainframe replacement where the target architecture must run in the carrier own cloud accountnot Duck Creek
  • An insurer that needs core services callable individually rather than one monolithic suitenot Duck Creek

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Duck Creek

  • Pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process
  • Cloud-only deployment; no on-premises option

EIS Group

  • Implementations run for years and the integrator you choose determines whether the programme lands, so a strong software evaluation with a weak partner selection still fails.
  • The name recognition gap against Guidewire and Duck Creek means your reinsurers, auditors and incoming executives will ask you to justify the choice repeatedly over the life of the system.
  • Benefits strength does not transfer to personal lines, where you are comparing on general capability and the incumbents have more comparable references.
  • The microservices architecture that makes the platform flexible also raises the operational bar; carriers without a mature platform engineering function end up paying the vendor or an integrator to run it.
  • Licence costs are quoted per programme and scale with premium or policy volume, so a book that grows faster than forecast produces a renewal conversation you have little leverage in.

Pricing, plan by plan

Duck Creek

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Duck Creek review.

EIS Group

On request
  • EIS OneSuite$undefined/year
    • Policy, billing, claims and customer applications
    • Cloud deployment
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose Duck Creek if

  • You need policy administration.
  • You also want claims management.
Duck Creek review

Choose EIS Group if

  • You need group and voluntary benefits.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want onesuite core applications.
EIS Group review

Questions people ask

Is Duck Creek or EIS Group better?
Neither clearly leads. Duck Creek starts at On request and EIS Group at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Duck Creek or EIS Group?
Duck Creek starts at On request and EIS Group at On request.
Does Duck Creek or EIS Group run on more platforms?
Duck Creek runs on Web. EIS Group runs on Web, API.
What is Duck Creek best used for?
Duck Creek is most often used for policy administration, claims management, rating and billing, underwriting automation. Of those, policy administration and claims management are not what EIS Group is typically brought in for.
What can Duck Creek do that EIS Group cannot?
Duck Creek covers Policy administration, Claims management, Billing, Digital customer portal. EIS Group covers Group and voluntary benefits, OneSuite core applications, Open API layer, Cloud-native deployment.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Duck Creek: How does Duck Creek pricing work?

Duck Creek does not publicly disclose specific pricing plans, costs, or tiers. The company directs interested parties to contact their sales team directly, as solutions are customized for individual clients.

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EIS Group: Who is EIS actually best for?

Carriers writing group or voluntary benefits, where the alternative is heavy customisation of a property and casualty platform that was never designed to model an employer group.

Duck Creek: What Duck Creek products require pricing discussions?

Duck Creek's Intelligent Core platform (Policy, Rating, Billing, Claims) and Agentic AI Platform pricing depends on factors such as company size, deployment model (cloud vs. on-premise), implementation scope, and specific modules required.

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EIS Group: Can it run in our own cloud account?

Yes. It is container-based and is deployed in customer-controlled cloud tenancies as well as the vendor cloud, which matters for carriers with data residency obligations.

Duck Creek: How do I get a quote from Duck Creek?

Duck Creek directs prospects to contact their sales team through a 'Talk with an Expert' button or the contact form at their website. They require direct sales engagement for pricing discussions.

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EIS Group: How much of the outcome depends on the integrator?

Most of it. Budget for the delivery partner as the larger line item and check references for the specific practice team, not the firm.

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