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ACL Analytics vs SecurityScorecard comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
ACL Analytics quickly recoups costs, enhances efficiency, reduces audit hours, and eliminates alternative tools, benefiting operational workflows.
Sentiment score
6.1
SecurityScorecard enhances security visibility and efficiency, improving scores and reducing premiums, yielding 176% ROI over three years.
If an auditor was normally budgeted to take 600 hours, we have implemented a solution to take those audit hours down to 200 hours.
ACL Consultant
It has proven value in terms of time saving and efficiency, so much so that using open-source tools like Python is not necessary.
Group Internal Audit - Data Analytics Specialist at a non-profit with 501-1,000 employees
This resulting in a lower insurance premium cost for us and considerable cost savings overall, which made our management very pleased with the progress.
Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees
The biggest benefit is visibility, allowing organizations to understand their risks, vulnerabilities, and potential threats.
Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We have seen a clear return on investment, and in terms of the metrics, the time saver is in the reduction of time spent.
SOC analyst at BUSINESS IT
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
ACL Analytics support is praised for effectiveness, though regional differences and occasional delays affect overall response times.
Sentiment score
7.4
SecurityScorecard's customer support is knowledgeable and available 24/7, but users report delayed response times despite improvements.
This rating is due to slow response times; it would take more than 5 days to respond.
ACL Consultant
For major technical issues, resolutions typically took six to eight hours.
Senior Audit Analyst 2 at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I escalate many questions to technical support, and they usually respond to me.
Team leader - Internal Audit sector at HD Bank
They need better organization to support their customer volume.
Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
they continue to assist us with bi-monthly sync-up calls whenever we face issues with the platform regarding risk and how to improve our security score
Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees
I would rate the customer support for SecurityScorecard nine out of 10.
Technical Lead Pre-Sales at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.1
ACL Analytics is praised for scalability but faces mixed reviews on vendor limits and potential system crashes.
Sentiment score
6.3
SecurityScorecard offers a scalable, adaptable service ideal for medium to large enterprises, though not suited for Fortune 500 firms.
It is a vendor application, and you do not have much power in terms of what we can adjust.
ACL Consultant
The product is suitable for medium to large businesses, typically with a revenue range from $200 million to a couple of billion dollars.
Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
My experience with SecurityScorecard is that it is highly scalable and can handle more vendors or users as my organization grows.
SOC analyst at BUSINESS IT
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
ACL Analytics is stable with minor issues easily resolved, reliable performance, and options like secondary nodes enhancing uptime.
Sentiment score
8.2
SecurityScorecard is highly stable, rated 9/10, with 99.99% uptime, appreciated for performance speed and reliable browser extension.
I would rate how stable this solution is as a 10.
ACL Consultant
It didn't take more than half an hour for our IT team to resolve the issue.
Senior Audit Analyst 2 at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I occasionally experience lag when extracting Excel sheets after formulating and setting up the required data.
Team leader - Internal Audit sector at HD Bank
I find SecurityScorecard stable for our organization, as I have not encountered any downtime.
Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

ACL Analytics needs enhancements in usability, visualization, security, and affordability to better support non-technical users and improve accessibility.
SecurityScorecard requires better responsiveness, remediation guidance, integration, customization, pricing, insights, accuracy, interface, mobile capabilities, and third-party risk management.
It would also be beneficial if ACL Analytics included features similar to Tableau for data presentation.
Team leader - Internal Audit sector at HD Bank
While we had e-learning resources to assist, a more intuitive platform would be beneficial.
Senior Audit Analyst 2 at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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.
ACL Consultant
If SecurityScorecard could improve anything, it would be making sure the algorithm pulls the right data for the right domain.
IT operations risk analyst at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
There is a need for more active rather than passive third-party risk management features to truly mitigate risks.
Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
SecurityScorecard could enhance some of the integrations based on AI platforms, where I could receive suggestions from the AI tool regarding why SecurityScorecard rates specific issues as critical or high.
Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

ACL Analytics costs $6,000 annually, seen as expensive individually, but offers value for organizations with included features.
SecurityScorecard's mid-range pricing and flexible setup attract enterprises, offering transparency and support, though international cost varies.
I would rate the pricing of ACL Analytics as a 10.
ACL Consultant
ACL Analytics is quite affordable compared to the market.
Senior Audit Analyst 2 at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
For example, a thousand dollars last year cost three thousand pounds, but today it is five thousand pounds.
Team leader - Internal Audit sector at HD Bank
There are more expensive and cheaper options available.
Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I expected slightly lower pricing.
Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees
Pricing is acceptable as per the Indian market.
Technical Lead Pre-Sales at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
 

Valuable Features

ACL Analytics efficiently tests data, integrates sources, and enhances audit processes with automation, robust control, and visualization capabilities.
SecurityScorecard provides continuous monitoring, risk management, and visual insights, improving compliance and security conversations with stakeholders and vendors.
The most valuable feature of ACL Analytics is its error suggestion capability, where it indicates problems if operations are incorrect.
Senior Audit Analyst 2 at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
With over a million clients, this feature helps tremendously in identifying fraud detection in client accounts.
Team leader - Internal Audit sector at HD Bank
I can access data from various sources, both relational and non-relational databases, using one tool.
Group Internal Audit - Data Analytics Specialist at a non-profit with 501-1,000 employees
It combines threat intel data with vulnerability information to increase risk ratings and provides insights into third-party supply chain risks.
Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I particularly value the Jira integration, so any issue identified as part of the threat intel activity can be directly updated through our Jira.
Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees
It converts complex security issues into business-friendly language, which helps executives and the board understand cyber risk.
Technical Lead Pre-Sales at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
 

Categories and Ranking

ACL Analytics
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Continuous Controls Monitoring (1st), GRC (3rd)
SecurityScorecard
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
IT Vendor Risk Management (1st), AI Legal & Compliance (2nd), AI Procurement & Supply Chain (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2707797 - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees
Vendor risk monitoring has strengthened our security posture and reduced insurance costs
In terms of improvements, I feel SecurityScorecard could enhance some of the integrations based on AI platforms, where I could receive suggestions from the AI tool regarding why SecurityScorecard rates specific issues as critical or high. Details on the technical mitigation would help my non-technical teams understand the security issues better. I think improvements could be made on the reporting side as well, such as the ability to download customizable reports. While SecurityScorecard offers various kinds of reports now, they are limited to predefined formats. Having the ability to choose specific fields for an automated report would be very helpful.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with ACL Analytics?
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. Every time you enter...
What is your primary use case for ACL Analytics?
We normally use ACL Analytics to automate what we call control testing across different business areas. We have several use cases for procurement which covers accounts payable. We are looking at pa...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SecurityScorecard?
I have seen a return on investment with SecurityScorecard as it is easy to use and has saved us some time, so we do not need to do the scans on our own.
What needs improvement with SecurityScorecard?
I suggest that SecurityScorecard could be improved by giving a little more specifics on how the scanning works and how you are able to detect those IPs, including more details on the privacy side a...
What is your primary use case for SecurityScorecard?
My main use case for SecurityScorecard is to keep an eye on our vulnerabilities and also monitor which companies follow us in the platform, and we keep track when our score drops so we can fix it. ...
 

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Sample Customers

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