We performed a comparison between MetricStream 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."Key features are usability and ease of configuration. It allows us to have all the information in a single place and provide real-time indicators and information for our executives."
"The interface is mobile-friendly and it is getting a good response from our customers."
"I have found all the features to be valuable, including those involving reporting, the dashboard, notifications, email modules, the database and data input."
"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."
"The part I liked about Archer was the risk assessment for deficiencies and being able to use it there."
"Flexible record permissions and data import features."
"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 solution has improved my organization by having everything combined to a single platform."
"The integrated data model of a one-to-many/many-to-one relationship is quite useful."
"RSA Archer has reduced the time and effort required for meetings."
"We would like to have more dashboards and reports, such as geographical and trend reports in the next version. Also, an improvement in the mobile version would be helpful."
"I would like to see out-of-the-box integration with more security, it would be helpful."
"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."
"Slow turnaround time from support team."
"The technology's a little outdated."
"The solution as a whole could be simplified."
"In a future release, there should be an option to upload the main data."
"If you need to integrate the RSA products with another SEIM solution, then it doesn't work properly."
"Its customization features could be better."
"The financial area of RSA Archer has room for improvement."
MetricStream is ranked 13th in GRC while RSA Archer is ranked 1st in GRC with 38 reviews. MetricStream is rated 8.6, while RSA Archer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of MetricStream writes "Reasonably priced, stable, with out of the box deployment, and has good local support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RSA Archer writes "A rich application with good workflow, but search feature needs improvement". MetricStream is most compared with IBM OpenPages and OneTrust GRC, whereas RSA Archer is most compared with OneTrust GRC, IBM OpenPages, Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance, Workiva Wdesk and Snow Governance & Risk. See our MetricStream vs. RSA Archer report.
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