AuditBoard vs Bitsight comparison

AuditBoard and BitSight are both solutions in the IT Vendor Risk Management category. AuditBoard is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0, while BitSight is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3. AuditBoard holds a 5.7% mindshare in IVRM, compared to BitSight’s 8.6% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of AuditBoard users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of BitSight users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

Bitsight and AuditBoard are competing products in the cybersecurity and risk management landscape. AuditBoard holds the upper hand with its comprehensive feature set and perceived value.

Features: Bitsight provides cybersecurity ratings with detailed analytics, focusing on third-party vendor security. It identifies vulnerabilities, reports on open ports, and offers a comprehensive view of external threats. AuditBoard integrates risk management, audit, and compliance on a single platform, facilitating document requests, editing of work papers, and real-time data access with an internal communication tool.

Room for Improvement: Bitsight could enhance trial accessibility and report customization, refine API integration, and extend geographical reporting capabilities. AuditBoard may improve interface customization, streamline onboarding processes, and enhance third-party integration options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AuditBoard offers streamlined cloud-based deployment and emphasizes strong support, simplifying implementation. Bitsight also utilizes cloud deployment, distinguished by its responsive customer service for fast issue resolution.

Pricing and ROI: Bitsight provides competitive pricing with a favorable ROI, attracting cost-conscious buyers. AuditBoard justifies higher setup costs by delivering significant ROI through its extensive functionality for comprehensive governance solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

AuditBoard

Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management

9th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

GRC (8th)

Bitsight

Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Attack Surface Management (ASM) (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the IT Vendor Risk Management category, the mindshare of AuditBoard is 5.7%, up from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Bitsight is 8.6%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Vendor Risk Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Bitsight	8.6%
AuditBoard	5.7%
Other	85.7%

IT Vendor Risk Management

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reviewer2562750

Vice President at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Streamlined workflow and enhanced simplicity with an easy setup

I used AuditBoard primarily for risk assessment questionnaires in a very premature risk environment. I also have experience with IBM OpenPages, mostly for operational risk to track issues, to look at risks and controls The collaboration within my team had not yet significantly changed since…

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Suresh A.

Senior AIML Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

Continuous monitoring has strengthened external security and improved customer trust

There are areas for improvement; we do notice sometimes finding vulnerabilities which gives us visibility to find them quickly. However, there could be a mechanism they can build on top of that for validation as they identify the issues. What will the real risk be for that identifiable issue? Sometimes it could be open because of the traffic; how they detected it could be seen as vulnerable, but upon testing, it might not be a real issue. It could be a false positive because there could be a honeypot that we built. My thinking is about validation, so if they can build that validation part before they expose the risk to the specific asset, that would help. Additionally, based on their reporting, they could also build risk scores and prioritization, which would also aid us. I would suggest adding dashboards and custom reporting, which could help us by enabling rich custom reports with filters. That is especially for leadership because they will not look at each technical area, but overall they would be looking at the risk score and what the assets or critical exposure areas are. Customizable reporting based on requirements would be valuable. I chose 9 out of 10 because the reporting and dashboards would be the first thing I would consider for improvement, and then the second is about the validation part, which could probably improve to 10 out of 10. I cannot think of too much for additional improvements. Maybe some good automation with the API solutions that could be integrated with the CI/CD pipeline or DevOps tools we are running would also be automated and tested.

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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

"AuditBoard has several solutions for governance, internal audit, and other categories."

"The most valuable feature of AuditBoard is its ability to facilitate the editing of work papers in a seamless and efficient manner. This is achieved through a built-in tool that allows for real-time editing without the need for downloading the working paper. This feature has proven to be incredibly time-saving for me as it eliminates the step of having to download the file and make changes, instead providing an easy-to-access "edit work paper" option. Overall, this feature has greatly improved my experience with AuditBoard and has been a significant contributor to its success in my opinion."

"The most valuable feature is that everybody can use the same tool. You can give a person permission to use AuditBoard and define their access to the Audit Table. For example, we can allow external auditors or clients to review our completed tests. The clients are attached to specific tests that happen regularly, like inventory counts and asset counts. Debt compliance is only done once annually."

"In AuditBoard, there are all the audit steps, including documentation, archiving, and tracking the progress of audits."

"AuditBoard is very user-friendly compared to other audit management software I have used in the past."

"For AuditBoard, the simple workflow made it very easy to code with the group."

"The most significant feature of AuditBoard is its community tools. It provides an internal communication platform that enables users to communicate within the system rather than relying on external tools such as Outlook or Microsoft products. By communicating within the system, all interactions are centralized and accessible, promoting a streamlined workflow."

"Its ability to share the data in real-time has helped us well."

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"My advice to others looking into using Bitsight is that it provides a lot of information that was not available before, and it is especially good in recon as it can identify many things about an organization that have never been found earlier, making it a valuable tool."

"Its customer service team responds quickly."

"The best thing about BitSight is the comprehensive list of risk vectors, covering compromised systems, diligence failures, and behavioral anomalies."

"The product helps us identify the vulnerabilities of internet-facing applications."

"Offers open ports from an external point of view."

"Bitsight has positively impacted my organization by improving security and customer trust, giving us continuous monitoring so we now find misconfigurations within hours instead of days or weeks, which directly improves our overall security posture and reduces risk as we catch high-risk exposures early, especially unexpected cloud assets or testing endpoints that accidentally went public."

"The solution is user-friendly."

"I prefer BitSight due to its patch management capabilities. The score is a valuable feature. I have contacted the customer support through e-mail and their response rate is fast. I rate the solution a nine out of ten."

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Cons

"The layout for the end user could be improved."

"They should improve the solution's test sheets feature for ease of use."

"A handful of things in the solution need to be improved. One of them is better communication of updates to the system or tool itself."

"AuditBoard could benefit from the addition of video capabilities, although it is not a necessity. Small companies that cannot afford licenses for Microsoft Teams or Zoom would benefit greatly from this feature, as it would enhance the communication process."

"After sending out a request to my network for documents, it would be great to have a receipt that shows who received the request and who did not."

"It is not easy to analyze the results of a survey as a whole."

"Everything is there, and I have no disadvantage to note as of now."

"The initial setup is somewhat difficult because it has multiple pieces that need to be stitched together. You have to integrate it with the business unit you want to test if you want to go down from the corporate level to the operational level."

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"I chose 8 out of 10 because if we receive invites from clients every 45 days, our subscription ends, and we have to renew it."

"The solution’s benchmarking should be improved."

"Data enrichment is the major issue."

"BitSight could improve the classes and lower-level detections of anomalies that compound the information used to compute the rating."

"There may be room for improvement in the methodology for identifying findings, as occasional errors occur on the technical side."

"Its factor analysis feature could be better."

"We found that some of the findings are clear false positives, but they still report that, and based on that, the rating goes down until we rectify them."

"At the moment, when the vulnerability score decreases, it remains the same for quite a while, even though issues are resolved in 24 hours."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I highly recommend this tool as the price is reasonable. However, consistent pricing is important, and having a loyalty program that rewards long-term customers with lower prices would be a great addition."

"Pricing is variable, like with any technology, and is determined by how hard you wish to negotiate. You can get to a price you're willing to pay if you're willing to negotiate aggressively."

"The product has a reasonable price."

"The solution's price is average."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Real Estate/Law Firm

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AuditBoard?

It consolidates the E2E process in one single solution, and in a very user friendly environment.

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What needs improvement with AuditBoard?

AuditBoard is overly simple in some instances and there needs to be flexibility to make it more robust. For IBM OpenPages, the reporting can be more robust as the summary report on each of the modu...

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What is your primary use case for AuditBoard?

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What do you like most about BitSight?

The solution is user-friendly.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BitSight?

The product is a little expensive and very oriented to large companies.

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Overview

AuditBoard is the leading cloud-based platform transforming audit, risk, and compliance management. More than 35% of the Fortune 500 leverage AuditBoard to move their businesses forward with greater clarity and agility. AuditBoard is top-rated by customers on G2, Capterra, and Gartner Peer Insights, and was recently ranked for the fourth year in a row as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America by Deloitte. To learn more, visit: AuditBoard.com.

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BitSight transforms how organizations manage cyber risk. The BitSight Security Ratings Platform applies sophisticated algorithms, producing daily security ratings that range from 250 to 900, to help organizations manage their own security performance; mitigate third party risk; underwrite cyber insurance policies; conduct financial diligence; and assess aggregate risk. With over 2,100 global customers and the largest ecosystem of users and information, BitSight is the Standard in Security Ratings. For more information, please visit www.bitsight.com, read our blog or follow @BitSight on Twitter.

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Fannie Mae, Cabela's, BNP Paribas, PWC, AIR Worldwide, Con Edison, The Container Store, OshKosh, Steris, University of South Florida, Emblem Health, Lloyds Bank

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