AuditBoard vs Microsoft Secure Score comparison

AuditBoard and Microsoft are both solutions in the IT Vendor Risk Management category. AuditBoard is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft is ranked #10 with an average rating of 9.0. AuditBoard holds a 5.9% mindshare in IVRM, compared to Microsoft’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of AuditBoard users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

AuditBoard

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92% willing to recommend

Microsoft Secure Score

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297 Views
294 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AuditBoard and Microsoft Secure Score based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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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:

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 (7th)

Microsoft Secure Score

Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management

10th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the IT Vendor Risk Management category, the mindshare of AuditBoard is 5.9%, up from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Secure Score is 1.4%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Vendor Risk Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
AuditBoard	5.9%
Microsoft Secure Score	1.4%
Other	92.7%

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Featured Reviews

Gopichand Rajbhar

IT GRC Manager at Capgemini

User-friendly, simple to implement, and has lots of features

There are lots of features. We like the reviewer and auditor, where they support you if you want to upload evidence. At the same time the reviewer or auditor can also put their remark. The solution is user-friendly. It's easy to set up. You can easily find out how to proceed for reassessment, how to upload that evidence, and how you can put in a remark. Everything is a single console where you can easily track what you need. It's stable. The product is scalable. They provide a demo to customers to allow them to explore the tools.

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Karim Zaki

Microsoft Cybersecurity specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Stable product with a valuable identity feature

The product helps us with incorporating a mix of industry standards such as ISO and company-specific benchmarks. It amalgamates best practices for various aspects, including devices, applications, identities, workloads, and configurations Microsoft Secure Score's most valuable feature is…

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

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

"I find the most significant elements of this solution are the out-of-the-box reporting, the ease of workflow, workflow management, and the ease of managing our audit process."

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

"Considering the solution's return on investment, it has been extremely helpful since we were doing a lot of documentation. Previously, in our company, we were using an Excel sheet which made things quite messy."

"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."

"The most valuable feature is the well-documented instruction."

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

More AuditBoard pros

"Microsoft Secure Score's most valuable feature is identity."

Cons

"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."

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

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

"Some of that flexibility could be enhanced. When comparing Archer and TeamMate+, there is a little more open-ended in terms of certain of our audit processes and procedures. And there is significantly greater freedom in creating ad hoc audit processes and procedures, whereas AuditBoard is a little more limiting in this regard."

"AuditBoard is overly simple in some instances and there needs to be flexibility to make it more robust."

"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."

"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."

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

More AuditBoard cons

"They could indicate whether a recommendation aligns with different compliance standards."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"The product pricing is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

Insurance Company

14%

Healthcare Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

No data available

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?

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 ...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Secure Score?

Microsoft Secure Score's most valuable feature is identity.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Secure Score?

The product pricing is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Secure Score?

Microsoft Secure Score's user interface and export feature need improvement. We are not able to export the overall security score at the moment. I have to use PowerShare in the background to encoun...

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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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Introduction to secure score
Azure Security Center has two main goals:

to help you understand your current security situation
to help you efficiently and effectively improve your security
The central feature in Security Center that enables you to achieve those goals is secure score.

Security Center continually assesses your resources, subscriptions, and organization for security issues. It then aggregates all the findings into a single score so that you can tell, at a glance, your current security situation: the higher the score, the lower the identified risk level.

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