ACL Analytics vs CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor comparison

Diligent and Caseware are both solutions in the Continuous Controls Monitoring category. Diligent is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6, while Caseware is ranked #5. Diligent holds a 20.4% mindshare in CCM, compared to Caseware’s 11.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Diligent users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Caseware users who would recommend it.

ACL Analytics

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90% willing to recommend

CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor

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100% willing to recommend

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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

Ranking in other categories

GRC (3rd)

CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor

Ranking in Continuous Controls Monitoring

5th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Continuous Controls Monitoring category, the mindshare of ACL Analytics is 20.4%, down from 28.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor is 11.4%, down from 22.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Continuous Controls Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ACL Analytics	20.4%
CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor	11.4%
Other	68.2%

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reviewer2707797

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.

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it_user756738

‎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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"ACL Analytics is a great application that helps me analyze data more effectively compared to other tools like Excel."

"Initial setup is straightforward."

"I like the fact that in the duplicate section, I can find matches, and I can find situations where certain cells or certain cell points match, but there's a difference as well between two different records."

"It improved my organization using an automated audit revision with scripts."

"We have seen a return on investment as we have mostly reduced working hours for the audit engagements."

"The most valuable feature of ACL Analytics is its powerful data control capabilities."

"I like the fact that in the duplicate section, I can find matches, and I can find situations where certain cells or certain cell points match, but there is a difference as well between two different records."

"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."

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"The software itself is good and does exactly what we need to do and more."

Cons

"The ease of use could be better."

"I believe the formulas and scripting language in ACL Analytics need development to be easier for me to use."

"Reporting and presentation of information directly to solutions, such as PowerPoint."

"Currently, the platform is not very comfortable for users coming from a non-technical or non-coding background."

"The ease of use could be better."

"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."

"Reporting and presentation of information directly to solutions, such as PowerPoint."

"A person must have someone teach them how to use ACL Analytics as a common person cannot use it independently."

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"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 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."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Insurance Company

Government

26%

University

10%

Media Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ACL Analytics?

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 spr...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ACL Analytics?

I would rate the pricing of ACL Analytics as a 10.

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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...

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Also Known As

ACL

SymSure Monitor, SymSure

Overview

ACL Analytics connects you to any data source, and lets you run sophisticated risk analytics and detect anomalies or patterns that you simply can't illuminate with any amount of random sampling, spreadsheet ninjutsu or generic business intelligence. It's designed for you, the GRC professional.

Diligent

CaseWare Monitor is a continuous controls monitoring solution that enables organizations to independently monitor controls and transactions across multiple businesses and systems by detecting breakdowns in internal controls early so you can stay ahead of risks and avoid costly damages.

Caseware

Sample Customers

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

City of Saint John, City of Thunder Bay, Clerk of Courts Leon County, City of Lacombe, City of Mississauga

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