We performed a comparison between ACL Analytics 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 tool's most valuable feature is its ability to import files from other software packages. Its reporting and visualization capabilities have made our reporting easier. Importing results into spreadsheets or other documents for incorporation into reports is particularly helpful."
"It improved my organization using an automated audit revision with scripts."
"The most valuable feature of ACL Analytics is its powerful data control capabilities."
"It is very flexible and has hundreds of functions."
"Initial setup is straightforward."
"I like the fact that in the duplicate section, I can find matches, and I can find situations where certain cells or certain cell points match, but there's a difference as well between two different records."
"Archer has simplified our security audits. It's made it easier to raise and trigger questionnaires to customers."
"From my perspective, because I've always done it as a consultant, I do like the way it is configured. They've gone into changing the application builder interface, so it is even easier. When you're working with users, it is really easy to show them how to do things quickly and how to configure, change, and design stuff quickly."
"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."
"The most valuable part of the product is the ease-of-use and the opportunity to create custom security applications easily."
"Archer seamlessly integrates data systems without requiring additional software."
"The integrated data model of a one-to-many/many-to-one relationship is quite useful."
"Solution is scalable."
"Makes auditing much more convenient."
"The product's pricing has increased over the years."
"Reporting and presentation of information directly to solutions, such as PowerPoint."
"The ease of use could be better."
"It would be beneficial if the software could improve its capabilities when extracting data from databases, particularly for those who may not be familiar with SQL queries."
"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."
"The user interface needs work. There are many small text boxes, like credit card size's boxes, where we need to input a lot of text. You can't see what you're typing beyond the tiny window, so you have to scroll or type elsewhere and copy-paste it. It's very inconvenient."
"The financial area of RSA Archer has room for improvement."
"Slow turnaround time from support team."
"Its customization features could be better."
"The ticket handling process could be improved."
"The solution as a whole could be simplified."
"RSA Archer's best features are advanced workflow, reports, dashboards, and notifications."
ACL Analytics is ranked 6th in GRC with 5 reviews while RSA Archer is ranked 1st in GRC with 38 reviews. ACL Analytics is rated 9.4, while RSA Archer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ACL Analytics writes "Helps to find matches and also the situations where certain cell points match, but there's a difference between two different records". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RSA Archer writes "A rich application with good workflow, but search feature needs improvement". ACL Analytics is most compared with Galvanize HighBond, SAS Enterprise GRC, Workiva Wdesk and MEGA HOPEX, whereas RSA Archer is most compared with OneTrust GRC, IBM OpenPages, MetricStream and Workiva Wdesk. See our ACL Analytics vs. RSA Archer report.
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