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FIS Protegent vs RSA Archer comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

FIS Protegent
Ranking in GRC
41st
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
RSA Archer
Ranking in GRC
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
IT Governance (1st), IT Vendor Risk Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the GRC category, the mindshare of FIS Protegent is 0.8%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RSA Archer is 5.5%, down from 17.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
GRC Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
RSA Archer5.5%
FIS Protegent0.8%
Other93.7%
GRC
 

Featured Reviews

it_user948 - PeerSpot reviewer
digital strategist at SMD Services
Robust and comprehensive product for Finanancial Services Compliance.
The Protegent surveillance suite of products automates many of the manual financial services / broker dealers compliance processes related to FINRA and the SEC. The suite is comprehensive and fairly easy to implement (depending on your business model and clearing relationships).…
CJ
Information Security Specialist at Dubai Health Authority
Centralized management strengthens compliance with good look and feel
From my perspective as a customer and end user, Archer has an impressive look and feel, but the most adaptive feature is its ease of configuration which helps to enhance our process according to our maturity. It's more about our organization getting centralized with an integrated approach that focuses on risk governance and compliance. When can provide a detailed dashboards to management with the details of risks from top-down or bottom-up prioritizing actions based on its criticality or necessity. This allows us to show end users and management where the issues lie and effectively demonstrate accountability and visibility in compliance.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, this is a great product."
"It is easy to implement, it is easy to change the workflow, and it is easy to customize the processes."
"The tool has stability, and it allows me to automate whatever process I have."
"RSA Archer has reduced the time and effort required for meetings."
"I like how Archer requires very little programming ability. A person with minimum coding experience can configure the necessary fields in Archer. It's more of a drag-and-drop solution."
"Our clients are using RSA Archer to automate their manual processes and activies to avoid manual intervention and have a clear visibility to leadership."
"Risk management is one of the most impressive features of Archer, especially with the recent restructuring of the user interface."
"It is a very friendly tool, we can easily understand what is going on inside the tool, work with it for the ERP platform, create automated applications based on the requirements, and it is very secure with three levels of access at the field level, application level, and code level."
"From my perspective as a customer and end user, RSA is about the look and feel."
 

Cons

"Custom integration is required as many of these modules are not linked and do not share data easily."
"If you need to integrate the RSA products with another SEIM solution, then it doesn't work properly."
"Its customization features could be better."
"The bullet chart is the best graph for my purposes, and it should be available for inclusion in the dashboards."
"There are days when their stuff is awesome, there are other days when the frustration level is way too high."
"After deployment, some customers complain that the database must be constantly updated every time they add users, and the update process takes them a long time."
"Data feeds have always been a big headache for us because there is no feature to let us know if a feed has not run or has failed."
"The solution’s customization features could be better. Its performance and scalability need improvement as well."
"In the current version, RSA is a little slow mainly because of Silverlight which I believe has been removed in the next version."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"At the higher end of the price scale, but provides better, more accessible functionality and customization than cheaper products."
"The pricing is okay. The licensing costs are very reasonable; it is very affordable to us."
"The price of the solution is very affordable."
"It is not expensive. It is reasonable. We only pay for the licensing."
"As I am a developer and responsible for providing production support, I do not have personal knowledge of the pricing. However, my colleagues claim that it is very expensive in comparison with other tools."
"The license is costly for the solution, but the remaining set up and maintenance is quite cheaper."
"RSA Archer's price is justifiable and not as expensive, compared to ServiceNow. I have heard that the licensing for ServiceNow is much more expensive. I'm unaware whether there are any additional costs after licensing fees."
"The price of RSA Archer is good. The price isn't too high considering it is a leading tool in the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
43%
Construction Company
15%
Real Estate/Law Firm
11%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Insurance Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise25
 

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What needs improvement with RSA Archer?
While it provides benefits in terms of security, the pricing is a bit higher than customers typically expect. It would be helpful if RSA Archer had the capability for two-way integration because, i...
What is your primary use case for RSA Archer?
Regarding the compliance, risk, and governance tools, I am comfortable discussing the tools in the GRC category. The specific module from ServiceNow is the ServiceNow Compliance, Risk, and Governan...
What advice do you have for others considering RSA Archer?
I have been in touch with about three companies who use RSA Archer actively in the compliance area. These companies use RSA Archer for nearly all purposes, including governance, internal risk, and ...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

SunGard Protegent, Protegent
Archer
 

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Sample Customers

A Large European Broker, a global asset management firm
T-Systems, Bridge Point, Equifax, First Data, Global Imaging Company, Manulife Financial
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