IBM OpenPages vs Methodware Kairos comparison

IBM and Methodware are both solutions in the GRC category. IBM is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.8, while Methodware is ranked #54. IBM holds a 5.9% mindshare in G, compared to Methodware’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 71% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Methodware users who would recommend it.

IBM OpenPages

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71% willing to recommend

Methodware Kairos

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

Methodware Kairos and IBM OpenPages compete in the governance, risk, and compliance solutions category. IBM OpenPages has the upper hand due to its extensive features and reliability, which may justify its higher cost for comprehensive capabilities, while Methodware Kairos is valued for cost-effectiveness and dependable support.

Features:Methodware Kairos provides a straightforward compliance management system with enhanced collaboration tools and an intuitive workflow system. IBM OpenPages offers advanced analytics, seamless integrations with IBM products, and superior scalability, making it suitable for large enterprises.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Methodware Kairos is recognized for quick deployment and responsive support, enabling a smooth transition. IBM OpenPages has a more complex deployment but offers comprehensive onboarding and training resources. Its support is highly specialized due to extensive product offerings.

Pricing and ROI:Methodware Kairos offers lower setup costs, making it accessible for smaller enterprises, achieving a quick ROI through its cost-effective model. IBM OpenPages requires a higher initial investment but delivers significant ROI for enterprises utilizing its advanced capabilities and integrations, providing long-term benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM OpenPages

Ranking in GRC

7th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Governance (2nd)

Methodware Kairos

Ranking in GRC

54th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the GRC category, the mindshare of IBM OpenPages is 5.9%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Methodware Kairos is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Badri Anand Santhanam

Senior Risk Advisory Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Enhancing operational risk management and reporting capabilities with insightful dashboards and automated features

IBM OpenPages offers strong reporting capabilities with Cognos integration, providing standard tabular reports, various charts, and powerful dashboards for different lines of defense. It caters to the first line managing risks and controls, the second line of SMEs providing oversight, and the independent audit function with an internal audit management module. The solution is more intuitive and task-based, allowing better involvement of the risk function across different lines of defense. The automated features translate into reporting capabilities, and data can be easily extracted and downloaded in different formats.

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Sumeet Malhotra

Managing Partner at Tata Consultancy

Meeting industry standards now and for the future, straightforward setup, with reliability

The most valuable feature is the user-friendly mechanism that makes it possible to easily integrate its data with external, contextually important data, so that wholistic data analytics can be performed from a GRC perspective. At TCS, we have created add-ons to allow this software to be able to import and export data using industry standards like OMG’s XMI (XML Metadata Interchange).

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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

"The ability to keep a record of internal incidents in the company, and also the monitoring of Key Indicators."

"The content, reporting, and workflow features stand out as the most valuable aspects."

"Everything about IBM OpenPages is valuable, particularly when compared to other solutions in the market like MetricStream, from which we switched due to its feasibility, user-friendliness, and performance."

"The most valuable features are the workflow engine, calculations, and security rules."

"IBM OpenPages provides time savings in recording risk management components."

"IBM OpenPages saves time in my work as a developer."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to import and export using industry standards like XMI and XML metadata interchange managing the data in and data out."

Cons

"IBM needs to work on pricing for organizations with around 100 users, as the licensing model is not competitive enough for SMEs."

"Some self-relationships are not available in OpenPages' relationship model."

"It would be useful to have more out-of-the-box functionality, especially triggers and calculations."

"IBM OpenPages could improve by adding more conditions to workflows, as some existing conditions might not work and can produce errors."

"IBM OpenPages needs improvement in its UI. Currently, it is difficult to see the relationships (associations/parents) between all items unless you click on the item itself."

"I believe there's room for improvement in establishing connections with external information."

"We are currently working on making Essence one hundred percent compliant and we are not there yet."

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Financial Services Firm

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM OpenPages?

The product’s interface is very intuitive.

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What needs improvement with IBM OpenPages?

IBM OpenPages could improve by adding more conditions to workflows, as some existing conditions might not work and can produce errors. Additionally, although there are risk assessment tools, I do n...

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Also Known As

OpenPages

Kairos

Overview

Enables customers to manage risk and compliance initiatives across the enterprise, helping businesses to reduce loss, improve decision-making about resource allocation, and optimize business performance.

IBM

Kairos is a fully integrated and comprehensive governance, risk and compliance solution

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Sample Customers

Nationwide, Process Innovation AG, OSRAM Licht AG, Dep‹sito Central de Valores (DCV), Delta Lloyd Group, Unum

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