We performed a comparison between ACL Analytics and RSA Archer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two GRC solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is very flexible and has hundreds of functions."
"The most valuable feature of ACL Analytics is its powerful data control capabilities."
"Initial setup is straightforward."
"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."
"Flexible record permissions and data import features."
"RSA Archer is a good tool and I have found performing the application, ISMS, and TPRM assessments beneficial."
"It has various valuable features. For example, showing us if a control aligns with specific standards or frameworks helps us understand it better and verify its compliance."
"Easy to implement with a high level of automation."
"The solution has improved my organization by having everything combined to a single platform."
"With RSA Archer, an admin can set permissions for a normal user to go directly to the tool they need to input some data. Admins can then go through that and approve some requests. Also, they can log in based on these kinds of permissions, including ticketing, service patches, or upgrades."
"One of the useful features is the ability to connect to various systems in order to accommodate data."
"It has the best workload management features."
"The ease of use could be better."
"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."
"The product's pricing has increased over the years."
"Reporting and presentation of information directly to solutions, such as PowerPoint."
"GUI could be improved."
"An area for improvement would be the user interface. They could also offer more on-demand applications free of cost."
"The solution as a whole could be simplified."
"Some of the error reporting isn't very clear. When you're looking for information on error codes, you got to do a lot of digging."
"It would be useful for customers if COBIT 2019 could be translated into different languages."
"The bullet chart is the best graph for my purposes, and it should be available for inclusion in the dashboards."
"Archer could be improved by having more customization. I'm not sure if the backend processes have API calls and those kinds of seamless integrations, but from the front, some of the solutions are very out-of-the-box. It's not customizable, so that could be a little problematic since you have to use their features. In terms of the backend structure, I'm not too sure because I'm not a developer—I was an end user and product owner of Archer—and I don't quite know the backend and developmental features. But since it's an out-of-the-box solution, sometimes customization was challenging and support was a little problematic because we had to reach out to them all the time."
"The technology's a little outdated."
ACL Analytics is ranked 6th in GRC with 5 reviews while RSA Archer is ranked 1st in GRC with 38 reviews. ACL Analytics is rated 9.4, while RSA Archer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ACL Analytics writes "Helps to find matches and also the situations where certain cell points match, but there's a difference between two different records". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RSA Archer writes "A rich application with good workflow, but search feature needs improvement". ACL Analytics is most compared with Galvanize HighBond, SAS Enterprise GRC, Workiva Wdesk and MEGA HOPEX, whereas RSA Archer is most compared with OneTrust GRC, IBM OpenPages, MetricStream and Workiva Wdesk. See our ACL Analytics vs. RSA Archer report.
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