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EIS Group vs Hippo

EIS Group logo

EIS Group

Insurance

Coretech platform for insurers, strongest in group and voluntary benefits

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On request
Rated
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Hippo logo

Hippo

Insurance

Homeowners insurance reimagined

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Rated
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The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Hippo no published insurance rates or premium quotes on website; uses dynamic quote model based on individual circumstances
  • They diverge on capability: EIS Group covers Group and voluntary benefits, Hippo covers Personalized quotes.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which EIS Group and Hippo actually diverge.

Attributes where EIS Group and Hippo differ
AttributeEIS GroupHippo
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, Ios, Android
FoundedUnknown2015

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 EIS Group

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

Only in Hippo

  • Personalized quotes
  • Digital policy management
  • 24/7 customer support
  • Mobile app
  • Smart home integrations
  • Claims support
  • Customizable coverage
  • Instant policy changes

What people use each for

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

EIS Group

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

Hippo

  • Comparing home insurance quotes across multiple carrier partnersnot EIS Group
  • Bundling home coverage with auto, flood, pet or landlord add on policiesnot EIS Group

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Hippo

  • No published insurance rates or premium quotes on website; uses dynamic quote model based on individual circumstances

Pricing, plan by plan

EIS Group

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

Hippo

On request
  • Essential$undefined/month
    • Dwelling coverage
    • Personal property
    • Liability protection

Which should you pick?

Choose EIS Group if

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

Choose Hippo if

  • You need personalized quotes.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want digital policy management.

Questions people ask

Is EIS Group or Hippo better?
Neither clearly leads. EIS Group starts at On request and Hippo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, EIS Group or Hippo?
EIS Group starts at On request and Hippo at On request.
Does EIS Group or Hippo run on more platforms?
EIS Group runs on Web, API. Hippo runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is EIS Group best used for?
EIS Group is most often used for a carrier launching worksite or voluntary benefits products that need employer group and enrolment modelling, a multi-line insurer consolidating property, life and benefits books onto one core vendor, a mainframe replacement where the target architecture must run in the carrier own cloud account, an insurer that needs core services callable individually rather than one monolithic suite. Of those, a carrier launching worksite or voluntary benefits products that need employer group and enrolment modelling and a multi-line insurer consolidating property, life and benefits books onto one core vendor are not what Hippo is typically brought in for.
What can EIS Group do that Hippo cannot?
EIS Group covers Group and voluntary benefits, OneSuite core applications, Open API layer, Cloud-native deployment. Hippo covers Personalized quotes, Digital policy management, 24/7 customer support, Mobile app.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Hippo: What are Hippo's insurance rates?

Hippo does not publish specific premium rates on its website. The company offers personalized quotes from over 70 carrier partners and claims to provide affordable quotes in under 60 seconds. Actual pricing requires submitting your home information.

Source
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.

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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