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RSA Archer vs Stacklet comparison

 

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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

RSA Archer
Ranking in IT Governance
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
GRC (1st), IT Vendor Risk Management (5th)
Stacklet
Ranking in IT Governance
10th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the IT Governance category, the mindshare of RSA Archer is 21.0%, down from 33.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Stacklet is 0.9%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Governance Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
RSA Archer21.0%
Stacklet0.9%
Other78.1%
IT Governance
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Faheem-Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Platform Engineer at Tapestry
Centralized multi-account cost control has improved governance but still needs better savings insight
The feature I appreciate the most about Stacklet is the multi-account policy orchestration, which is very valuable because while Cloud Custodian is completely open source and anyone can use it, managing more than 5 to 20 accounts with it can be difficult. Another feature I appreciate is the policy approval workflows, which are production critical, enabling us to define actions to terminate or tag EC2 instances effectively. When it comes to Stacklet's automated remediation, everything Stacklet does could be accomplished with manual steps; however, the added action capability from the clicks makes it really helpful. Yet, there were some challenges, such as not being able to identify how much we were saving from a policy implemented across different accounts.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"The most valuable features of RSA Archer are the asset management, risk management, and vendor management."
"Archer allows us to define the progress of the organization's processes and helps build the right cyclic process and improve the current structure."
"The main benefit is that we can automate risk management."
"Makes auditing much more convenient."
"The solution has helped our organization manage our internal and external activities."
"One of the useful features is the ability to connect to various systems in order to accommodate data."
"Solution is scalable."
"In a nutshell, we were able to save around $40,000 USD per annum."
"We used Stacklet for cloud optimizations and were able to save around 40,000 US dollars per annum."
 

Cons

"Some areas are not truly automated but are only scheduled."
"When we have to do formulas or some other type of calculation in Archer, it sometimes doesn't work correctly. The fields don't display right, and we have to contact RSA Archer support to fix things. I think the calculation components are a bit complicated."
"A remaining area for improvement is integration. There should be built-in integration mechanisms, for example, for organizations switching from platforms like ServiceNow to Archer, instead of custom integrations for each client."
"If I were to rate RSA technical support on a scale from one to ten, I would give it about four, as there is definitely room for improvement, but support is available."
"The dashboarding in this solution needs to be improved, specifically the graphics."
"There are certain restrictions on API integrations, and it is not simple or straightforward."
"We've noticed recently with the advanced workflow jobs that we're receiving some errors. It's a showstopper for us and it's clear that some kind of development support is needed."
"In a future release, there should be an option to upload the main data."
"Yet, there were some challenges, such as not being able to identify how much we were saving from a policy implemented across different accounts."
"One area for improvement is visual policy builders."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's price should be reduced. You only have to pay the license and there are no additional fees."
"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."
"Fairly highly-priced, especially for smaller companies."
"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 price of the solution is very affordable."
"The pricing is okay. The licensing costs are very reasonable; it is very affordable to us."
"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 solution is not at all a cheap product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise25
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Questions from the Community

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 ...
What needs improvement with Stacklet?
One area for improvement is visual policy builders. Stacklet features natural language query tools, but newer users face a steep learning curve when building complex multi-step automated remediatio...
What is your primary use case for Stacklet?
I used Stacklet during my experience at Xgrid, particularly in the last year when we were optimizing cloud costs for SleepIQ Tech for different clients. One thing we were proud of was the Cloud Cus...
What advice do you have for others considering Stacklet?
If you want to exactly govern your cloud, then you should go towards Stacklet. It does not only help in saving costs, it helps in governance as well. It shows how you should organize resources, all...
 

Comparisons

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Also Known As

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Sample Customers

T-Systems, Bridge Point, Equifax, First Data, Global Imaging Company, Manulife Financial
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