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."
"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."
"I have found all the features to be valuable, including those involving reporting, the dashboard, notifications, email modules, the database and data input."
"RSA Archer's best features are advanced workflow, reports, dashboards, and notifications."
"One of the useful features is the ability to connect to various systems in order to accommodate data."
"It has the best workload management features."
"Easy to implement with a high level of automation."
"The solution has helped our organization manage our internal and external activities."
"Solution is scalable."
"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."
"In a future release, there should be an option to upload the main data."
"I would like to see real-time data, from vulnerabilities, and threats."
"The financial area of RSA Archer has room for improvement."
"It would be useful for customers if COBIT 2019 could be translated into different languages."
"It would be nice if RSA Archer featured more customization. When customers are updating, they should be notified whether certain updates are optional. The install screen should not proceed to the next page unless we make some selections about which updates we want to install."
"The ticket handling process could be improved."
"Slow turnaround time from support team."
"Performance could be improved."
MetricStream is ranked 12th 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, OneTrust GRC and Workiva Wdesk, 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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