We performed a comparison between RSA Archer and Workiva Wdesk 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 Advance Workflow feature simplifies things."
"It is a very friendly tool. We can easily understand what is going on inside the tool. I like this tool. We can work with the tool for the ERP platform. We can create automated applications based on the requirements."
"The most valuable feature is the enterprise module, which provides the capability of having all of the information stored and linked with everything else."
"Makes auditing much more convenient."
"The part I liked about Archer was the risk assessment for deficiencies and being able to use it there."
"I have found all the features to be valuable, including those involving reporting, the dashboard, notifications, email modules, the database and data input."
"Flexible record permissions and data import features."
"Good dashboards and reporting features; it's easy to gather reports quickly."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"It makes the compliance process more efficient and more effective."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to easily upload and update financial results, creating a dynamic data sheet."
"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."
"GUI could be improved."
"The solution as a whole could be simplified."
"I would like to see real-time data, from vulnerabilities, and threats."
"Some areas are not truly automated but are only scheduled."
"The design and advanced workflow need to be improved."
"Archer could be improved by having more customization. I'm not sure if the backend processes have API calls and those kinds of seamless integrations, but from the front, some of the solutions are very out-of-the-box. It's not customizable, so that could be a little problematic since you have to use their features. In terms of the backend structure, I'm not too sure because I'm not a developer—I was an end user and product owner of Archer—and I don't quite know the backend and developmental features. But since it's an out-of-the-box solution, sometimes customization was challenging and support was a little problematic because we had to reach out to them all the time."
"RSA Archer might be a bit expensive for small companies because it's a vast tool."
"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."
"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."
"Regarding the solution, reporting has certain areas that can be considered for improvement."
"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."
"The speed must be improved."
RSA Archer is ranked 1st in GRC with 9 reviews while Workiva Wdesk is ranked 6th in GRC with 6 reviews. RSA Archer is rated 8.0, while Workiva Wdesk is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of RSA Archer writes "Great for tracking risks and policy creation but is a little outdated". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workiva Wdesk writes "Allows multiple users, each responsible for specific sections, to collaborate efficiently". RSA Archer is most compared with OneTrust GRC, IBM OpenPages, MetricStream, AuditBoard and Snow Governance & Risk, whereas Workiva Wdesk is most compared with AuditBoard, Oracle Hyperion, OneTrust GRC, ACL Analytics and SAP Business Planning and Consolidation. See our RSA Archer vs. Workiva Wdesk report.
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