airfocus and Dragonboat both target product portfolio management for larger organizations, but they emphasize different things: airfocus leans on AI-assisted…
| airfocus | Dragonboat | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | Product Management | Product Management |
| Rating | Not documented | Not documented |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Custom / Contact Sales |
| Starting price | Not documented | Custom pricing (contact sales) |
| Free plan | Not documented | Not documented |
| Free trial | Not documented | Not documented |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Team collaboration | Not documented | Not documented |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Public API | Yes | Yes |
AI Agent Architecture
airfocus: airfocus includes an AI agent for feedback triage, an insights agent on the Enterprise plan, and an MCP server that lets external tools like Claude and Copilot work with airfocus data.
Dragonboat: Dragonboat provides its own Ambient Agent that automatically tracks and reports across the product development lifecycle, plus a headless API and MCP access so AI agents can read and act on portfolio data directly.
The direction of AI integration differs: airfocus is built to be used by external AI assistants, while Dragonboat's Ambient Agent actively works inside the product lifecycle on its own.
Free / Entry-Level Access
airfocus: airfocus offers no free trial; evaluating the product requires booking a demo, and both the Professional and Enterprise plans are priced on request.
Dragonboat: Dragonboat's Starter plan includes free read-only and requestor access for up to 100 users, with paid access reserved for editors.
Free read-only access lowers the barrier for stakeholders across a large organization to view portfolio data without a full paid seat.
Security & Compliance Disclosure
airfocus: airfocus's security certifications are not documented in its public materials, though it does offer an EU-based hosting option.
Dragonboat: Dragonboat states it is SOC 2 certified and explicitly states customer data is not used for external model training.
Explicit SOC 2 certification and a stated AI training policy matter for enterprise security reviews and procurement.
Portfolio & Prioritization Scope
airfocus: airfocus covers OKRs, portfolio roadmaps with dependency tracking, customer feedback with a branded portal, and risk/drift detection.
Dragonboat: Dragonboat covers Strategies and Outcomes connecting OKRs to roadmaps, real-time impact analysis for ripple effects and risk, and centralized customer insights.
Both cover similar ground (OKRs, roadmaps, risk detection, customer insight), so the differentiator becomes execution details like AI depth and access model rather than feature checklist coverage.
Enterprise-Only Gating
airfocus: airfocus reserves Jira Server, Azure DevOps Server, and Salesforce integrations, plus SSO/SCIM and portal SSO, for its Enterprise tier only.
Dragonboat: Dragonboat reserves two-factor authentication, SSO, and a dedicated Customer Success Manager for its Enterprise tier only, while Starter includes core integrations with Jira, Azure DevOps, Asana, and Slack.
Knowing which security and integration features require the top tier avoids surprises during procurement.
| Feature | airfocus | Dragonboat |
|---|---|---|
| AI-powered prioritization/insights agent | Available | Available |
| Dedicated autonomous agent (lifecycle tracking) | Not documented | Available |
| MCP server for external AI tools | Available | Available |
| Headless API for AI agent access | Not documented | Available |
| Feature | airfocus | Dragonboat |
|---|---|---|
| OKRs and objectives tracking | Available | Available |
| Cross-product roadmaps with dependencies | Available | Available |
| Real-time risk/impact detection | Available | Available |
| Customer feedback portal | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | airfocus | Dragonboat |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Free trial | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Free read-only/viewer access | Not documented | Available |
| SOC 2 certification stated | Not documented | Available |
| SSO/SCIM | Available | Available |
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
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No, neither publishes pricing. Both airfocus's Professional/Enterprise plans and Dragonboat's Starter/Enterprise plans require contacting sales.
Neither offers a traditional free trial. airfocus requires booking a demo. Dragonboat doesn't mention a free trial, but its Starter plan does include free read-only and requestor access for up to 100 users.
Both offer MCP servers for connecting external AI tools like Claude and Copilot. Dragonboat additionally has its own Ambient Agent that autonomously tracks and reports across the product development lifecycle, plus a headless API specifically built for AI agent access.
Dragonboat states it is SOC 2 certified and does not use customer data to train external models. SOC 2 status is not documented for airfocus, though it does offer an EU-based hosting option.
airfocus is part of Lucid Software, a larger visual collaboration company. Dragonboat's ownership structure is not detailed in its public materials.
Dragonboat's Starter plan explicitly includes free read-only and requestor access for up to 100 users, which suits organizations with many stakeholders who only need to view portfolio data. airfocus does not document an equivalent free viewer tier.
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