SAP BusinessObjects GRC vs Workiva Wdesk comparison

SAP and Workiva are both solutions in the GRC category. SAP is ranked #12 with an average rating of 6.7, while Workiva is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.0. SAP holds a 1.5% mindshare in G, compared to Workiva’s 5.7% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of SAP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 71% of Workiva users who would recommend it.

SAP BusinessObjects GRC

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66% willing to recommend

Workiva Wdesk

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71% willing to recommend

SAP BusinessObjects GRC

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

SAP BusinessObjects GRC and Workiva Wdesk are competing products in enterprise governance, risk management, and compliance solutions. SAP BusinessObjects GRC has an advantage in integration capabilities with SAP systems, while Workiva Wdesk is preferred for its user-friendly design and efficient workflow features.

Features: SAP BusinessObjects GRC offers risk management, access control, and real-time monitoring. Workiva Wdesk includes seamless reporting, document management, and exceptional collaboration capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP BusinessObjects GRC involves complex deployment within SAP landscapes, whereas Workiva Wdesk simplifies setup with its cloud-based model. Workiva provides proactive customer service, while SAP support is traditional and structured.

Pricing and ROI: SAP BusinessObjects GRC incurs higher upfront costs due to configuration and integration needs, benefitting long-term ROI in SAP environments. Workiva Wdesk offers scalable pricing and a quicker ROI thanks to ease of use and flexibility.

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SAP BusinessObjects GRC vs. Workiva Wdesk

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Categories and Ranking

SAP BusinessObjects GRC

Ranking in GRC

12th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

4.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Continuous Controls Monitoring (2nd)

Workiva Wdesk

Ranking in GRC

5th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Performance Management (10th), Financial Close Software (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the GRC category, the mindshare of SAP BusinessObjects GRC is 1.5%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workiva Wdesk is 5.7%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

GRC Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Workiva Wdesk	5.7%
SAP BusinessObjects GRC	1.5%
Other	92.8%

GRC

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Vishal Guthula

Sr Advanced Analytics Analyst at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Experienced security and easy understanding with advanced customization enhances efficiency

Regarding automation, they could enhance features for checking real-time data when someone attempts to access data without proper permissions. Currently, we do not receive immediate alerts; we only discover issues after something goes wrong. Having prevention alerts immediately when someone triggers unauthorized actions would allow us to address these situations proactively.

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Phillip Gough

Partner, Financial Services at Deloitte TT

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool helps create reports for projects, including the creation of any ad-hoc reports"

"The stability of SAP BusinessObjects GRC is acceptable."

"Initial setup was straightforward. It took maybe one week."

"The best features are the scalability and flexibility to implement applications on top of the BW."

"The customization options in the dashboards inside SAP BusinessObjects GRC are highly valuable, and the real-time monitoring feature performs effectively, allowing teams to maintain data security by restricting domain visibility."

"It is wonderful from the control perspective. The GRC tools help you in knowing what are the risk controls, how to mitigate risks, and how to ensure that there are no conflicts between the roles. From the user perspective, you get to know what are the permission risks and access risks. You get a lot of useful information."

"We have enterprise clients for the product."

"The cross-functionality between connectivity, whether through API connections between different software platforms or the connection of data collection to the actual written ESG report, is highly valuable. The connectivity of all these aspects significantly aids in data assurance, which I consider a bonus."

"The most valuable feature is its ability to easily upload and update financial results, creating a dynamic data sheet."

"It makes the compliance process more efficient and more effective."

"Workiva Wdesk has a flow diagram that is standardized, making it easy for people to file documents on ECDAs, which are in HTML format."

"Workiva Wdesk is pretty good in terms of getting the data from the system, automating the reporting schedules...It has a very good integration with ERP tools."

"The collaboration within the platform is valuable."

"It helps you to maintain a backup of your data, including the connectivity with the tables, which provides a user-friendly way to handle and access your files."

Cons

"BusinessObjects is very dated. It is not that user-friendly. It should be made more user-friendly. In addition, if they could make predictive analytics an embedded part of it where people get to know what is there to offer, it would be great."

"I think the old system is better than the new one. From an improvement perspective, the tool needs to ensure that the new technologies it offers are better than the old ones."

"An additional feature I would like to see is the option to add wait time and integrate sources in wait time."

"Currently, we do not receive immediate alerts; we only discover issues after something goes wrong."

"I am working on features that are not functioning as expected, which creates significant difficulties in management."

"Technical support could be better and faster."

"We cannot actively log in to the system. It should also improve support."

"At this point, I don't see a compelling reason to invest in Workiva. It may be necessary for compliance and controlling the version of SCC, but not everyone needs its high-end capabilities."

"The speed must be improved."

"Regarding the solution, reporting has certain areas that can be considered for improvement."

"One area where Workiva Wdesk could improve is by ensuring that its cloud-based system is fully compatible with the most current versions of PowerPoint and Excel."

"The most critical issue is the need to shift between uppercase and lowercase."

"The tool's script encoding needs to be updated to make it more user-friendly and less of a manual process when changes are made to a company's program. Those changes happen frequently due to mandatory or voluntary reporting requirements, leading to lost linkage connections that must be manually reset each time a change is made. This aspect is not functional now, and I see it as an opportunity for improvement."

"With this product, it's more about the integrated data model where you can have a one-to-many/many-to-one relationship between your policies and processes, risks, and controls. They need to showcase how you can put those pieces together."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's licensing costs involve a one-time purchase. The tool also allows others to make annual payments towards the licensing charges of the product."

"There is a yearly licensing cost. I would rate their pricing 4 out of 5."

"SAP BusinessObjects GRC is expensive."

"The license is costly."

"Our clients in Asia think that the solution is too expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAP BusinessObjects GRC?

The tool helps create reports for projects, including the creation of any ad-hoc reports

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What needs improvement with SAP BusinessObjects GRC?

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What is your primary use case for SAP BusinessObjects GRC?

I work with SAP, and currently I am working with other domains such as Power BI, Microsoft, and in the AI sector. When working with Microsoft, I utilize solutions such as Intune, Configuration Mana...

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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.

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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 didn't have to make any other changes; it primarily involved accessing the platf...

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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 changes are made to a company's program. Those changes happen frequently due to mandat...

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Also Known As

BusinessObjects GRC

Wdesk

Overview

SAP GRC helps you automatically detect, remediate, and prevent access risk violations - no matter the industry or business size. Get real-time visibility into your current risk position, and confidently reduce unauthorized access, fraud, and the cost of compliance.

SAP

Wdesk is used across the enterprise to support hundreds of data collaboration, reporting, and compliance processes. Use Wdesk to:

Optimize your structured and composite reports
Improve trust in your data, reports, and presentations
Transform processes to enable insight

Workiva

Sample Customers

INEOS Melamines GmbH, Banco Galicia

Noodles Company, eBay, Winnebago, American Assets Trust, AmericanEnterprise, Calpian, Capstone Infrastructure, Cascades, Circor International, Coeur Mining, Davey, Dr Pepper Snapple

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