ACL Analytics vs Methodware Kairos comparison

Diligent and Methodware are both solutions in the GRC category. Diligent is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.6, while Methodware is ranked #45. Diligent holds a 2.4% mindshare in G, compared to Methodware’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Diligent users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Methodware users who would recommend it.

ACL Analytics

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

Methodware Kairos and ACL Analytics are key players in the data analytics category. ACL Analytics holds a competitive edge due to its advanced audit-specific analytics features, despite Methodware Kairos's strong holistic risk management capabilities.

Features: Methodware Kairos provides comprehensive risk management tools, an integrated analytics framework, and a unified approach to risk and data analysis. ACL Analytics offers powerful audit-focused tools, precision in data analysis, and robust data analysis engine capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Methodware Kairos features a streamlined deployment and strong customer support, making it appealing for straightforward implementations. ACL Analytics, while requiring a complex setup, compensates with highly specialized support aimed at maximizing analytical efficiency, appealing to those seeking in-depth proficiency.

Pricing and ROI: Methodware Kairos is recognized for budget-friendly setup costs and favorable ROI due to its extensive functionalities. ACL Analytics, despite higher initial costs, provides significant ROI through its comprehensive analytical capabilities, attracting professionals.

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Categories and Ranking

ACL Analytics

Ranking in GRC

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Continuous Controls Monitoring (1st)

Methodware Kairos

Ranking in GRC

45th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the GRC category, the mindshare of ACL Analytics is 2.4%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Methodware Kairos is 0.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

GRC Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ACL Analytics	2.4%
Methodware Kairos	0.9%
Other	96.7%

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ACL Consultant

Have significantly reduced audit hours through automation and advanced data integration with robust connectors

The key feature of ACL Analytics is integration, which allows for vast amounts of data sources you can connect to. The tool itself allows you to integrate it into your audit work in terms of taking exceptions that you receive from your analytics. It provides integration into your GRC platform and into your audit working files, and then one key thing is the vast amounts of connectors. We have seen a return on investment as we have mostly reduced working hours for the audit engagements. If an auditor was normally budgeted to take 600 hours, we have implemented a solution to take those audit hours down to 200 hours. We are mostly taking those metrics.

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Sumeet Malhotra

Managing Partner at Tata Consultancy

Meeting industry standards now and for the future, straightforward setup, with reliability

The most valuable feature is the user-friendly mechanism that makes it possible to easily integrate its data with external, contextually important data, so that wholistic data analytics can be performed from a GRC perspective. At TCS, we have created add-ons to allow this software to be able to import and export data using industry standards like OMG’s XMI (XML Metadata Interchange).

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"We have seen a return on investment as we have mostly reduced working hours for the audit engagements."

"I rate ACL Analytics nine out of ten."

"I like the fact that in the duplicate section, I can find matches, and I can find situations where certain cells or certain cell points match, but there's a difference as well between two different records."

"I did not have any problems with the stability of ACL Analytics."

"ACL Analytics is a great application that helps me analyze data more effectively compared to other tools like Excel."

"It improved my organization using an automated audit revision with scripts."

"I recommend ACL Analytics because it makes work easier and is user-friendly."

"We apply different methods, such as sampling, data manipulation, and sorting. I'm fond of the scripting feature, which automates routine tasks and saves time. It also offers data insights."

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"The most valuable feature is the ability to import and export using industry standards like XMI and XML metadata interchange managing the data in and data out."

Cons

"I believe the formulas and scripting language in ACL Analytics need development to be easier for me to use."

"Reporting and presentation of information directly to solutions, such as PowerPoint."

"The product's pricing has increased over the years."

"We have an issue with the hard coding of passwords in ACL Analytics. You do not have an interface where you can enter a password and then it can be encrypted when you enter it."

"The tool's pricing is quite high. When I purchased the software, I constantly contacted the representatives. I requested a single license, but they informed me that only packages of three licenses were available. This made it very difficult for us to manage the cost, especially given the economic challenges in our country."

"It would be beneficial if the software could improve its capabilities when extracting data from databases, particularly for those who may not be familiar with SQL queries."

"A person must have someone teach them how to use ACL Analytics as a common person cannot use it independently."

"The visualization capabilities in ACL Analytics need more variety and features."

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"We are currently working on making Essence one hundred percent compliant and we are not there yet."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for me as an individual seems a lot. For our organization, the price is okay. It's about $6,000 a year. I don't know of any additional costs."

"The price of $5,000 is high, and transferring money from one country to another, particularly in dollars, is challenging due to high exchange rates. Although we managed to purchase it then, the lack of a single license option and the high cost were issues."

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Top Industries

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Government

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Insurance Company

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Large Enterprise	5

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ACL Analytics?

The tool's most valuable feature is its ability to import files from other software packages. Its reporting and visualization capabilities have made our reporting easier. Importing results into spr...

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I would rate the pricing of ACL Analytics as a 10.

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Kairos

Overview

ACL Analytics connects you to any data source, and lets you run sophisticated risk analytics and detect anomalies or patterns that you simply can't illuminate with any amount of random sampling, spreadsheet ninjutsu or generic business intelligence. It's designed for you, the GRC professional.

Diligent

Kairos is a fully integrated and comprehensive governance, risk and compliance solution

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Sample Customers

Essar Group, Dean Foods, Lafarge North America, Austrian Ministry of Finance

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