ACL Analytics vs MetricStream comparison

Diligent and MetricStream are both solutions in the GRC category. Diligent is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.6, while MetricStream is ranked #10. Diligent holds a 2.5% mindshare in G, compared to MetricStream’s 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Diligent users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of MetricStream users who would recommend it.

ACL Analytics

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90% willing to recommend

MetricStream

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75% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

MetricStream and ACL Analytics are competing products in governance, risk, and compliance management. MetricStream has the upper hand with its robust support and competitive pricing, while ACL Analytics is valued for sophisticated data analysis capabilities.

Features: MetricStream provides comprehensive compliance management tools, audit management, and flexible reporting functionalities. ACL Analytics offers advanced data analytics, intuitive visualization, and audit analytics features. The main difference is MetricStream's focus on risk management integration, whereas ACL Analytics specializes in data manipulation and visualization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: MetricStream offers cloud and on-premise deployment options with responsive customer support. ACL Analytics also supports multiple deployment methods and is noted for AI-driven analytics simplifying installation. MetricStream's customer support is known for efficiency, whereas ACL Analytics excels in technical expertise.

Pricing and ROI: MetricStream is seen as cost-effective, suitable for budget-conscious organizations with a positive ROI from its tools. ACL Analytics may have higher initial costs but offers substantial ROI through advanced analytics. The key difference is MetricStream's lower entry cost compared to ACL Analytics's premium pricing for advanced features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

ACL Analytics

Ranking in Continuous Controls Monitoring

1st

Ranking in GRC

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

MetricStream

Ranking in Continuous Controls Monitoring

9th

Ranking in GRC

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Governance (4th), IT Vendor Risk Management (18th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the GRC category, the mindshare of ACL Analytics is 2.5%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MetricStream is 3.1%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

GRC Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ACL Analytics	2.5%
MetricStream	3.1%
Other	94.4%

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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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John Quant

Owner at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

Centralized risk libraries have streamlined audits and now highlight clunky workflows and upgrades

MetricStream can be improved in several areas. Sometimes the overall flow of the application can seem a bit clunky, based on feedback from clients. From my understanding and what I have heard from developers within MetricStream during my deeper use of the application, the application seems to have been developed within silos, and the interaction of certain applications internally could definitely be improved in terms of the overall coding that exists between applications within the solution. The only improvement I suggest for MetricStream is to gather a collaborative think tank from several of the largest clients and compile feedback to prioritize suggested enhancements from multiple organizations.

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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

"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."

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

"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 spreadsheets or other documents for incorporation into reports is particularly helpful."

"The most valuable feature of ACL Analytics is its powerful data control capabilities."

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

"I rate ACL Analytics nine out of ten."

"It is very flexible and has hundreds of functions."

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

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"The interface is mobile-friendly and it is getting a good response from our customers."

"Key features are usability and ease of configuration. It allows us to have all the information in a single place and provide real-time indicators and information for our executives."

"Since implementing MetricStream, audit teams have shaved about two weeks off of annual planning across various teams, allowing audit departments of about 140 auditors across maybe 10 teams to squeeze in 10 extra audits, one audit per each team, if not additional testing."

Cons

"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."

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

"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."

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

"The ease of use could be better."

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

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

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

More ACL Analytics cons

"MetricStream's scalability is adaptable, though the biggest issue I have encountered with clients has been around upgrades that require re-implementing customizations to the out-of-box solutions after significant upgrades."

"I would like to see out-of-the-box integration with more security, it would be helpful."

"We would like to have more dashboards and reports, such as geographical and trend reports in the next version. Also, an improvement in the mobile version would be helpful."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"They are flexible in terms of customers' needs."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

22%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

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Questions from the Community

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

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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

Provides advanced capabilities such as risk calculators and risk heat maps for risk analysis and monitoring.

MetricStream

Sample Customers

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

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, ACCO Brands Corporation, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, AIB International, Associated Banc-Corp, BAE Systems, Barclaycard, Dell Inc, DIRECTV, Energizer, Fresenius Kabi, Hasbro, Goodyear, HudsonCity Savings Bank, Infigen Energy, Kaydon, Leroy Merlin, Mountry Financial Corp., Nicholas Piramal, Pepco, Pfizer, Societe Generale, Whitney Bank

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