We performed a comparison between Methodware Kairos and RSA Archer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about RSA, AuditBoard, Trend Micro and others in GRC."The most valuable feature is the ability to import and export using industry standards like XMI and XML metadata interchange managing the data in and data out."
"It is enterprise-wide accessible. So, it is very helpful for all the employees in our bank. They can log in and do their risk management activities. It has a few inbuilt modules that are helpful for doing risk management activities, such as issue management, risk identification, risk assessment, and policy exception management. It also has some inbuilt workflows inside these modules. They are also helpful."
"Archer has simplified our security audits. It's made it easier to raise and trigger questionnaires to customers."
"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."
"RSA Archer is a good tool and I have found performing the application, ISMS, and TPRM assessments beneficial."
"The most valuable features of RSA Archer are the asset management, risk management, and vendor management."
"The part I liked about Archer was the risk assessment for deficiencies and being able to use it there."
"I like how Archer requires very little programming ability. A person with minimum coding experience can configure the necessary fields in Archer. It's more of a drag-and-drop solution."
"The most valuable features are the advanced workflow and the dashboards. This tool can present data wonderfully to management, and it is easy for them to manage the risk plans."
"We are currently working on making Essence one hundred percent compliant and we are not there yet."
"GUI could be improved."
"Its customization features could be better."
"Performance could be improved."
"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."
"There were so many problems that we had found. One time, the search index was not working. We also faced slowness in Archer, but I resolved this issue."
"Recently, we made a suggestion for cross references, like for one application to another. There were limitations there, so we're hoping that will be included in the next upgrade."
"I find the tech support to be inadequately knowledgeable."
"The product is expensive."
Methodware Kairos is ranked 15th in GRC with 2 reviews while RSA Archer is ranked 1st in GRC with 38 reviews. Methodware Kairos is rated 9.0, while RSA Archer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Methodware Kairos writes "Meeting industry standards now and for the future, straightforward setup, with reliability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RSA Archer writes "A rich application with good workflow, but search feature needs improvement". Methodware Kairos is most compared with , whereas RSA Archer is most compared with OneTrust GRC, IBM OpenPages, MetricStream, Workiva Wdesk and Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance.
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