Best The Guard Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from compliance management software ranked against The Guard on the same published basis.
- 1The Guard vs CISO Assistant
- 2The Guard vs ComplianceOS
- 3The Guard vs OpenGRC
- 4The Guard vs Strike Graph
- 5The Guard vs IsoMetrix
- 6The Guard vs NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident Management
- 7The Guard vs AssurX QMS
- 8The Guard vs PowerDMS Policy
- 9The Guard vs Riskonnect
- 10The Guard vs Anecdotes
- 11The Guard vs AuditBoard (now Optro)
- 12The Guard vs LogicGate Risk Cloud
- 13The Guard vs MetricStream
- 14The Guard vs NAVEX One
- 15The Guard vs Onspring
- 16The Guard vs SAI360 Ethics and Compliance
- 17The Guard vs Thoropass
- 18The Guard vs TrackStreet
- 19The Guard vs Unicis
- 20The Guard vs Vanta
The Guard alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CISO Assistant | 6.5 | Free plan | €39/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | ComplianceOS | 6.4 | Free plan | $12.42/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | OpenGRC | 6.4 | Free plan | $375/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Strike Graph | 6.4 | Free plan | $1791.67/mo | API, Web |
| 5 | IsoMetrix | 5.6 | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web | ||
| 6 | NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident Management | 5.6 | Android, iOS, Web | ||
| 7 | AssurX QMS | 5.5 | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web | ||
| 8 | PowerDMS Policy | 5.5 | Android, iOS, Web | ||
| 9 | Riskonnect | 5.5 | Android, API, iOS, Web | ||
| 10 | Anecdotes | 5.4 | API, Web | ||
| 11 | AuditBoard (now Optro) | 5.4 | API, Web | ||
| 12 | LogicGate Risk Cloud | 5.4 | API, Web | ||
| 13 | MetricStream | 5.4 | API, Web | ||
| 14 | NAVEX One | 5.4 | API, Web | ||
| 15 | Onspring | 5.4 | API, Web | ||
| 16 | SAI360 Ethics and Compliance | 5.4 | Web | ||
| 17 | Thoropass | 5.4 | API, Web | ||
| 18 | TrackStreet | 5.4 | Web | ||
| 19 | Unicis | 5.4 | €19/mo | API, self-hosted, Web | |
| 20 | Vanta | 5.4 | API, Web |
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Questions about The Guard alternatives
What is the best alternative to The Guard?
CISO Assistant, number 1 in compliance management software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: ComplianceOS, OpenGRC, Strike Graph and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to The Guard?
CISO Assistant is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.