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NAVEX Global vs RSA Archer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

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

NAVEX Global
Ranking in GRC
19th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
10
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 August 2026, in the GRC category, the mindshare of NAVEX Global is 1.9%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RSA Archer is 6.0%, down from 15.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
GRC Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
RSA Archer6.0%
NAVEX Global1.9%
Other92.1%
GRC
 

Featured Reviews

JT
-- at a performing arts with 201-500 employees
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.
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

"PolicyTech has probably been the most reliable solution we have and it's been the most stable solution over the last eight years, compared to any other information technology solution we've had."
"Worth every penny. Not a critical business process worth skimping on; its impact when fully introduced and utilized is incomparable."
"Allowing the input of investigation cases, the ability to track information and to compile data, it allows us to prepare detailed reports for different levels of the organization in the form of Excel spreadsheets, graphics, percentages of descriptive reports daily, monthly, yearly and number of cases per those periods."
"Technical support is excellent."
"Technical support is great."
"Before choosing, there were four different options that I was looking at, and going through all the tutorials and talking with the salespeople really sold me on NAVEX Global because I thought they were the gold standard for that type of policy format."
"The streamlined process of getting policies out to all staff in a quick efficient manner has been most valuable."
"The company is always timely, they always have good suggestions, and they always have quick fixes for me."
"RSA Archer is a valuable tool because it can manage the end-to-end functioning of any enterprise GRC module, such as compliance and risk management or business continuity plans and the entire BCM module."
"Archer has simplified our security audits. It's made it easier to raise and trigger questionnaires to customers."
"The integrated data model of a one-to-many/many-to-one relationship is quite useful."
"Makes auditing much more convenient."
"RSA Archer is a good tool and I have found performing the application, ISMS, and TPRM assessments beneficial."
"Enables development of any application, automation of any workflow including the GRC work processes."
"Our clients are using RSA Archer to automate their manual processes and activies to avoid manual intervention and have a clear visibility to leadership."
"Flexible record permissions and data import features."
 

Cons

"The reporting functions are terrible."
"We had some problems in middle of July, when we stopped getting our email notifications."
"There is an area on the “New Case” screen that I have reported a while back that when we click the drop down box to select state, then onto select the city, the state selection selected is deselected, it’s selected again and the city is deselected but after a couple of selections with it only in that area it does maintain the selection."
"We get a huge amount of complaints from users about the email system. They get lots and lots of emails, and they don’t necessarily have a good way to manage them."
"The one thing that I noticed was, it times out sometimes."
"Recent product update led to confusion."
"Uploading PDFs is more time consuming and you have to go in and out of multiple screens/functions."
"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."
"The solution’s customization features could be better. Its performance and scalability need improvement as well."
"While the AI features are emerging and the cost is comparatively low, it's not yet up to the market standard."
"Its customization features could be better."
"Performance could be improved."
"There are some issues with the interface for version 6.5 but these may already be repaired and simplified in the new versions that have been released."
"Other tools, specifically designed for audit management have a better GUI than Archer."
"Archer could be improved by having more customization. I'm not sure if the backend processes have API calls and those kinds of seamless integrations, but from the front, some of the solutions are very out-of-the-box. It's not customizable, so that could be a little problematic since you have to use their features. In terms of the backend structure, I'm not too sure because I'm not a developer—I was an end user and product owner of Archer—and I don't quite know the backend and developmental features. But since it's an out-of-the-box solution, sometimes customization was challenging and support was a little problematic because we had to reach out to them all the time."
"There are certain restrictions on API integrations, and it is not simple or straightforward."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I am not sure about other companies, but it's quite expensive."
"The pricing is okay. The licensing costs are very reasonable; it is very affordable to us."
"The initial purchase is cheap. You pay a nominal price to start then renew the license annually. You also must buy a license for each module. I'm not too fond of that aspect of the licensing model. You buy the elephant and then spend more money to feed the elephant."
"It is not expensive. It is reasonable. We only pay for the licensing."
"The solution is not at all a cheap product."
"The solution’s pricing is moderate."
"The price of the solution is very affordable."
"At the higher end of the price scale, but provides better, more accessible functionality and customization than cheaper products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Insurance Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

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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 ...
 

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Sample Customers

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