Best Governance, Risk and Compliance Software in 2026
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When policies, risks, audits and evidence all need attention, governance, risk and compliance software can help bring those tasks into view. Compare risk registers and policy management alongside audit management, evidence collection and automated evidence. Supported frameworks and API access can help you assess fit with your requirements and systems; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. CISO Assistant, Eramba and SimpleRisk are among the named options to compare. Consider which parts of your compliance work you need software to support, then weigh the published capabilities against that scope.
4 of 4 with known pricing have a free tier;0 of 2 with known code status publish open-source code;0 apps show full bars: free, open, on most devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ErambaWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | No | 2 of 6 | €208.33/mo | 6.5 | |
| 2 | CISO AssistantWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 2 of 6 | €39/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 3 | SimpleRiskWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 2 of 6 | $416.67/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 4 | OpenGRCWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $375/mo | 6.3 | ||
| 5 | NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident ManagementWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.5 | |||
| 6 | Origami Risk GRCWeb · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.5 | |||
| 7 | NcontractsWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 8 | Quantivate Business Continuity SoftwareWeb · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 9 | RiskonnectWeb · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 10 | SAI360 Ethics and ComplianceWeb | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 11 | Security Vision UEBAWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 12 | Workiva Audit ManagementWeb · Android · iPhone · API · Extension | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | 5.4 | ||
| 13 | Archer Vulnerability Risk ManagementWeb · Self-hosted | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 14 | AuditBoard (now Optro)Web · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 15 | Autumn8Web · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 16 | Corporater Investment Portfolio ManagementWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 17 | CyberSaint CyberStrongWeb | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 18 | LogicGate Risk CloudWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 19 | MetricStreamWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 20 | NAVEX OneWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 21 | OnspringWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 22 | Resolver Internal AuditWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 23 | TeamMate Policy ManagementWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 24 | ZenGRCWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 25 | Mitratech CaseCloudWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.1 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Policy management | Risk register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eramba | 6.5 | Yes | |||
| 2 | CISO Assistant | 6.4 | Yes | |||
| 3 | SimpleRisk | 6.4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 4 | OpenGRC | 6.3 | Yes | |||
| 5 | NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident Management | 5.5 | ||||
| 6 | Origami Risk GRC | 5.5 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 7 | Ncontracts | 5.4 | ||||
| 8 | Quantivate Business Continuity Software | 5.4 | ||||
| 9 | Riskonnect | 5.4 | ||||
| 10 | SAI360 Ethics and Compliance | 5.4 | ||||
| 11 | Security Vision UEBA | 5.4 | ||||
| 12 | Workiva Audit Management | 5.4 | ||||
| 13 | Archer Vulnerability Risk Management | 5.3 | ||||
| 14 | AuditBoard (now Optro) | 5.3 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 15 | Autumn8 | 5.3 | Yes | |||
| 16 | Corporater Investment Portfolio Management | 5.3 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 17 | CyberSaint CyberStrong | 5.3 | Yes | |||
| 18 | LogicGate Risk Cloud | 5.3 | ||||
| 19 | MetricStream | 5.3 | ||||
| 20 | NAVEX One | 5.3 | ||||
| 21 | Onspring | 5.3 | ||||
| 22 | Resolver Internal Audit | 5.3 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 23 | TeamMate Policy Management | 5.3 | ||||
| 24 | ZenGRC | 5.3 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 25 | Mitratech CaseCloud | 5.1 | No |
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