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MetricStream vs NAVEX Global vs Workiva Wdesk comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the GRC category, the mindshare of MetricStream is 5.2%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NAVEX Global is 1.8%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workiva Wdesk is 6.5%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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AP
Reasonably priced, stable, with out of the box deployment, and has good local support
They have now reworked it. The interface is mobile-friendly and it is getting a good response from our customers. It's a very good feature that the product offers. It is also available as a cloud option, which is getting a lot of interest from customers who are looking into the GRCC. It is very useful, especially in the solution platform. It has good features and good functionality, and our customers feel there is a lot of merit in that. I think that the portal is constantly improving. They do their own enhancements very often. They keep doing those enhancements from their site itself.
JT
The streamlined process of getting policies out to all staff in a quick efficient manner has been most valuable.
Currently we have monthly competencies that the 2 Staff Development Departments would initiate by a manual paper process and have to track staff down for all 3 shifts. Since we have started placing these items on Policytech, we have had a much better compliance rate as the staff are able to do it and it automatically records responses and results. Staff either read a document or view a powerpoint and then have a survey to answer, they have to receive a passing grade and if they pass they then receive the competency for that specific training. What we would like to add would be to be able to have Templates for certificates as we have different types of programs that have specific required documentation on the certificates, currently the certificates are one size fits all and that doesn’t work for us. So we are running a weekly report and manually send staff certificates. Another area is tracking Writer, Reviewer, and Approver statuses.
Phillip Gough - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution is easy to deploy and enables collaboration, but it must improve its speed and enable users to create pivot tables
I rate the ease of setup an eight out of ten. The initial setup was straightforward. The solution is cloud-based. We deployed the product along with Wdata in six months. It was for a lot of use cases. To deploy the tool, we designed the use cases and developed them. Then, we went through unit tests, integration tests, and user acceptance tests. It was an Agile delivery cycle.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Educational Organization
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
9%
Legal Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What are the main differences between RSA Archer, MetricStream and IBM OpenPages?
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What do you like most about Workiva Wdesk?
The most valuable feature is its ability to easily upload and update financial results, creating a dynamic data sheet.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Workiva Wdesk?
Wdesk is affordable and as far as I'm aware, there were no additional costs beyond the standard license increase. We ...
What needs improvement with Workiva Wdesk?
The tool's script encoding needs to be updated to make it more user-friendly and less of a manual process when change...
 

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Sample Customers

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, ACCO Brands Corporation, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, AIB International, Associated Banc-Corp, BAE Systems, Barclaycard, Dell Inc, DIRECTV, Energizer, Fresenius Kabi, Hasbro, Goodyear, HudsonCity Savings Bank, Infigen Energy, Kaydon, Leroy Merlin, Mountry Financial Corp., Nicholas Piramal, Pepco, Pfizer, Societe Generale, Whitney Bank
Toyota, Delta, Cedars-Sinai, Coca-Cola, Equifax, Cisco, Yahoo!, Jamba Juice, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Auburn University, NEC, Fleet Laboratories, AVAYA, Del Taco, Valero, OCWEN, Samaritan Health Services, Levi Strauss & Co, Telus
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