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ACL Analytics vs CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor comparison

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Categories and Ranking

ACL Analytics
Ranking in Continuous Controls Monitoring
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
GRC (3rd)
CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor
Ranking in Continuous Controls Monitoring
7th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Continuous Controls Monitoring category, the mindshare of ACL Analytics is 18.8%, down from 25.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor is 8.1%, down from 17.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Continuous Controls Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ACL Analytics18.8%
CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor8.1%
Other73.1%
Continuous Controls Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2707797 - PeerSpot reviewer
ACL Consultant
Have significantly reduced audit hours through automation and advanced data integration with robust connectors
The key feature of ACL Analytics is integration, which allows for vast amounts of data sources you can connect to. The tool itself allows you to integrate it into your audit work in terms of taking exceptions that you receive from your analytics. It provides integration into your GRC platform and into your audit working files, and then one key thing is the vast amounts of connectors. We have seen a return on investment as we have mostly reduced working hours for the audit engagements. If an auditor was normally budgeted to take 600 hours, we have implemented a solution to take those audit hours down to 200 hours. We are mostly taking those metrics.
it_user756738 - PeerSpot reviewer
‎Technical Support Officer with 201-500 employees
Multiple people can work simultaneously on one file, however if too many people do this at one time, performance degrades
We are going through a process now in which even though it is a benefit in which you can have multiple people accessing this file, if you have too many people accessing it, the performance of the file goes down tremendously, and it ends up freezing up. That has been an issue that we have been experiencing.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I recommend ACL Analytics because it makes work easier and is user-friendly."
"Programming by scripts is very flexible and has hundreds of functions."
"The most valuable feature of ACL Analytics is its powerful data control capabilities."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its ability to import files from other software packages. Its reporting and visualization capabilities have made our reporting easier. Importing results into spreadsheets or other documents for incorporation into reports is particularly helpful."
"The product pays for itself very quickly."
"It improved my organization using ​an automated audit revision with scripts."
"Initial setup is straightforward."
"We have seen a return on investment as we have mostly reduced working hours for the audit engagements."
"The software itself is good and does exactly what we need to do and more."
 

Cons

"We have an issue with the hard coding of passwords in ACL Analytics. You do not have an interface where you can enter a password and then it can be encrypted when you enter it."
"A person must have someone teach them how to use ACL Analytics as a common person cannot use it independently."
"I believe the formulas and scripting language in ACL Analytics need development to be easier for me to use."
"It would be beneficial if the software could improve its capabilities when extracting data from databases, particularly for those who may not be familiar with SQL queries."
"The live training costs are too expensive."
"Currently, the platform is not very comfortable for users coming from a non-technical or non-coding background."
"The product's pricing has increased over the years."
"The ease of use could be better."
"We are going through a process now in which even though it is a benefit in which you can have multiple people accessing this file, if you have too many people accessing it, the performance of the file goes down tremendously, and it ends up freezing up."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for me as an individual seems a lot. For our organization, the price is okay. It's about $6,000 a year. I don't know of any additional costs."
"The price of $5,000 is high, and transferring money from one country to another, particularly in dollars, is challenging due to high exchange rates. Although we managed to purchase it then, the lack of a single license option and the high cost were issues."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Government
25%
University
13%
Educational Organization
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with ACL Analytics?
We have an issue with the hard coding of passwords in ACL Analytics. You do not have an interface where you can enter a password and then it can be encrypted when you enter it. Every time you enter...
What is your primary use case for ACL Analytics?
We normally use ACL Analytics to automate what we call control testing across different business areas. We have several use cases for procurement which covers accounts payable. We are looking at pa...
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Also Known As

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SymSure Monitor, SymSure
 

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Sample Customers

Essar Group, Dean Foods, Lafarge North America, Austrian Ministry of Finance
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