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Duck Creek vs Openly

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Duck Creek

Software

Intelligent digital insurance platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Openly

Software

Customizable homeowners insurance sold only through independent agents

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; Openly available in only 24 states as of August 2026, with Nevada still listed as coming soon

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Duck Creek and Openly actually diverge.

Attributes where Duck Creek and Openly differ
AttributeDuck CreekOpenly
Founded2003Unknown

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

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 Openly

Nothing recorded that Duck Creek does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Duck Creek

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

Openly

No use cases recorded yet. See the Openly review.

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

Openly

  • Available in only 24 states as of August 2026, with Nevada still listed as coming soon
  • Policies are not sold directly to consumers; coverage must be obtained through an independent agent, as of August 2026

Pricing, plan by plan

Duck Creek

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Duck Creek review.

Openly

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Openly review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Duck Creek if

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

Choose Openly if

Nothing in the data separates Openly from Duck Creek on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Openly review

Questions people ask

Is Duck Creek or Openly better?
Neither clearly leads. Duck Creek starts at On request and Openly at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Duck Creek or Openly?
Duck Creek starts at On request and Openly at On request.
Does Duck Creek or Openly run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Openly is typically brought in for.
What can Duck Creek do that Openly cannot?
Duck Creek covers Policy administration, Claims management, Billing, Digital customer portal.
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