We performed a comparison between MEGA HOPEX and RSA Archer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two GRC solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Every module sets up the same information in a unique repository."
"We have many use cases for this solution but the feature I have found most valuable is the IT Portfolio Management module."
"An advantage is its accessibility."
"The main feature I find crucial in MEGA HOPEX is the catalog view, which provides a comprehensive visualization of all artifacts in one repository. Another valuable aspect is the availability of out-of-the-box outcomes, such as strategy maps and BPA models, eliminating the need for additional configuration. MEGA HOPEX allows users to focus on specific business areas, like risk management or data governance, providing a high-level overview while enabling deep dives into specific areas of interest. For risk management, MEGA HOPEX allows users to assess impacts, create recovery plans, and track action plans."
"I find the IT portfolio management very valuable and helpful."
"Customer support is fantastic. They are very helpful whenever we get on the line with the support team."
"The support experience in Latin America is great."
"MEGA offers a more integrated GRC platform to facilitate enhanced coordination between the functions of Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit on a single platform solution - HOPEX."
"The product is very flexible."
"It has various valuable features. For example, showing us if a control aligns with specific standards or frameworks helps us understand it better and verify its compliance."
"One of the useful features is the ability to connect to various systems in order to accommodate data."
"The integrated data model of a one-to-many/many-to-one relationship is quite useful."
"RSA Archer is a good tool and I have found performing the application, ISMS, and TPRM assessments beneficial."
"Integration is another great aspect of RSA Archer. From the beginning, integration has been a central focus for RSA, and Archer has always integrated well with most tools on the market today."
"With RSA Archer, an admin can set permissions for a normal user to go directly to the tool they need to input some data. Admins can then go through that and approve some requests. Also, they can log in based on these kinds of permissions, including ticketing, service patches, or upgrades."
"This solution helped us with the centralization of our governance data, so we could house all of our controls in one place. We could use that central repository of all our controls to build our risk management strategy and our policy and governance. So we could use controls as a central library and build policy, and then build risk management around it."
"Standardization is lacking. The Operational Risk Function will be more effective if it at a default level follows established Basel standards for Loss categorization, Risk Assessments, Risk Event categorization, etc."
"It takes a long time to learn how to use HOPEX. It's hard to work with it because the user interface is bad. For example, if you want to build a complex system diagram, you need a lot of knowledge to do this correctly and make it readable. In MEGA, you need to create a report and it takes a long time to publish it. The publishing is offline. With RDoC, everything is online."
"The initial setup can be quite complex at first."
"The interface must be improved."
"MEGA HOPEX's initial setup could be easier. The newer version is better but they still need to improve the process. The deployment took approximately four to eight hours."
"The product must improve integration with other tools."
"The initial setup is a little complex."
"The features are limited. I'm hoping in the future the solution will be bigger and include more items. Right now, overall, it needs more."
"There should be a way to export and get data from the system in PDF or PowerPoint presentation format. This would be a great addition."
"I would like to see real-time data, from vulnerabilities, and threats."
"It would be nice if RSA Archer featured more customization. When customers are updating, they should be notified whether certain updates are optional. The install screen should not proceed to the next page unless we make some selections about which updates we want to install."
"The solution can be a little slow due to the Silverlight feature."
"If you need to integrate the RSA products with another SEIM solution, then it doesn't work properly."
"The financial area of RSA Archer has room for improvement."
"The bullet chart is the best graph for my purposes, and it should be available for inclusion in the dashboards."
"Performance could be improved."
MEGA HOPEX is ranked 4th in GRC with 37 reviews while RSA Archer is ranked 1st in GRC with 38 reviews. MEGA HOPEX is rated 7.8, while RSA Archer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of MEGA HOPEX writes "Interactive with good functionality and helps with productivity". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RSA Archer writes "A rich application with good workflow, but search feature needs improvement". MEGA HOPEX is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, LeanIX, ARIS BPA, Visio and Avolution ABACUS, whereas RSA Archer is most compared with OneTrust GRC, IBM OpenPages, MetricStream and Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance. See our MEGA HOPEX vs. RSA Archer report.
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