We performed a comparison between IBM OpenPages 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."The ability to keep a record of internal incidents in the company, and also the monitoring of Key Indicators."
"The product’s interface is very intuitive."
"The content, reporting, and workflow features stand out as the most valuable aspects."
"RSA Archer is a good tool and I have found performing the application, ISMS, and TPRM assessments beneficial."
"The solution has helped our organization manage our internal and external activities."
"The Advance Workflow feature simplifies things."
"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."
"Enables development of any application, automation of any workflow including the GRC work processes."
"The most valuable part of the product is the ease-of-use and the opportunity to create custom security applications easily."
"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 solution must allow customization in reporting."
"IBM OpenPages needs improvement in its UI. Currently, it is difficult to see the relationships (associations/parents) between all items unless you click on the item itself."
"I believe there's room for improvement in establishing connections with external information."
"The design and advanced workflow need to be improved."
"An area for improvement would be the user interface. They could also offer more on-demand applications free of cost."
"Solution could use more inbuilt applications."
"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."
"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."
"RSA Archer's best features are advanced workflow, reports, dashboards, and notifications."
"It would be useful for customers if COBIT 2019 could be translated into different languages."
"The solution can be a little slow due to the Silverlight feature."
IBM OpenPages is ranked 8th in GRC with 3 reviews while RSA Archer is ranked 1st in GRC with 9 reviews. IBM OpenPages is rated 6.6, while RSA Archer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM OpenPages writes "A robust governance, risk, and compliance solution with comprehensive features for risk management and policy enforcement; however, its implementation complexity and potential cost could be an issue". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RSA Archer writes "Great for tracking risks and policy creation but is a little outdated". IBM OpenPages is most compared with MetricStream, OneTrust GRC, AuditBoard, SAP BusinessObjects GRC and SAS Enterprise GRC, whereas RSA Archer is most compared with OneTrust GRC, MetricStream, Workiva Wdesk, AuditBoard and Snow Governance & Risk. See our IBM OpenPages vs. RSA Archer report.
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