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Pros
"The most valuable feature is automation."

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"It makes the compliance process more efficient and more effective.""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.""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 most valuable feature is its ability to easily upload and update financial results, creating a dynamic data sheet.""The collaboration within the platform is valuable.""Workiva Wdesk has a flow diagram that is standardized, making it easy for people to file documents on ECDAs, which are in HTML format."

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Cons
"The cost of the solution is expensive and needs improvement."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I give the cost of the solution a six out of ten."
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  • "Our clients in Asia think that the solution is too expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is automation.
    Top Answer:Regarding pricing, we are located in Africa where economic instability prevails and our currency continues to lose value due to inflation. The cost of the solution is high. I give the cost of the… more »
    Top Answer:The report model was our main concern. I believe currently the solution uses a third party for the reporting. As part of a consulting firm, one of the challenges we face is the difficulty in producing… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is its ability to easily upload and update financial results, creating a dynamic data sheet.
    Top Answer: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 platform… more »
    Top Answer: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. Sometimes, the features available in… more »
    Ranking
    9th
    out of 86 in GRC
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    7.0
    7th
    out of 86 in GRC
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    793
    Reviews
    6
    Average Words per Review
    692
    Rating
    7.0
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    Also Known As
    Rsam GRC, HighBond, HighBond by Galvanize
    Wdesk
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    Overview
    Your GRC program is unique to your organization - and Rsam thinks it should stay that way. We give you control over what modules you want to implement and in what order. Deploy an out-of-the-box, turnkey baseline configuration that addresses your most urgent use case within 30 days and iterate from there. With Rsam, you can also easily customize the baseline configuration to meet your own unique needs. Iterate each step of the way until you reach 100% of your requirements. This keeps your implementation manageable and moving forward.

    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
    Sample Customers
    CNA Insurance
    Noodles Company, eBay, Winnebago, American Assets Trust, AmericanEnterprise, Calpian, Capstone Infrastructure, Cascades, Circor International, Coeur Mining, Davey, Dr Pepper Snapple
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization43%
    Government8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Computer Software Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Educational Organization18%
    Insurance Company6%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise48%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise56%
    Buyer's Guide
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    April 2024
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    Galvanize HighBond is ranked 9th in GRC with 3 reviews while Workiva Wdesk is ranked 7th in GRC with 6 reviews. Galvanize HighBond is rated 8.6, while Workiva Wdesk is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Galvanize HighBond writes "Good automation and analytics, but is costly". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workiva Wdesk writes "A user-friendly tool useful for data consolidation and automating the reporting schedules". Galvanize HighBond is most compared with ACL Analytics and RSA Archer, whereas Workiva Wdesk is most compared with AuditBoard, Oracle Hyperion, RSA Archer, OneTrust GRC and Diligent GRC Platform.

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