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ACL Analytics vs OneTrust GRC comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
ACL Analytics quickly recoups costs, enhances efficiency, reduces audit hours, and eliminates alternative tools, benefiting operational workflows.
Sentiment score
6.9
OneTrust GRC offers automation and value, but some users want alternatives due to limited applicability and narrow use cases.
If an auditor was normally budgeted to take 600 hours, we have implemented a solution to take those audit hours down to 200 hours.
ACL Consultant
It has proven value in terms of time saving and efficiency, so much so that using open-source tools like Python is not necessary.
Group Internal Audit - Data Analytics Specialist at AMREF
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
ACL Analytics support is praised for effectiveness, though regional differences and occasional delays affect overall response times.
Sentiment score
7.0
OneTrust GRC's customer service is generally efficient and helpful, though response times and technical support ratings vary.
This rating is due to slow response times; it would take more than 5 days to respond.
ACL Consultant
The technical support team for ACL Analytics is quite efficient and ready to help if I face any challenges.
Group Internal Audit - Data Analytics Specialist at AMREF
For major technical issues, resolutions typically took six to eight hours.
Senior Audit Analyst 2 at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.1
ACL Analytics is praised for scalability but faces mixed reviews on vendor limits and potential system crashes.
Sentiment score
8.0
OneTrust GRC offers scalable cloud-based solutions suitable for large enterprises, praised for flexibility but potentially overwhelming for smaller companies.
It is a vendor application, and you do not have much power in terms of what we can adjust.
ACL Consultant
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
ACL Analytics is stable with minor issues easily resolved, reliable performance, and options like secondary nodes enhancing uptime.
Sentiment score
8.6
OneTrust GRC is highly stable with excellent uptime, minor delays, and quick issue resolution, meeting user needs effectively.
I would rate how stable this solution is as a 10.
ACL Consultant
It didn't take more than half an hour for our IT team to resolve the issue.
Senior Audit Analyst 2 at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I occasionally experience lag when extracting Excel sheets after formulating and setting up the required data.
Team leader - Internal Audit sector at HD Bank
 

Room For Improvement

ACL Analytics needs enhancements in usability, visualization, security, and affordability to better support non-technical users and improve accessibility.
OneTrust GRC users struggle with limited automation, integration issues, and seek enhanced features beyond IT risk management.
It would also be beneficial if ACL Analytics included features similar to Tableau for data presentation.
Team leader - Internal Audit sector at HD Bank
While we had e-learning resources to assist, a more intuitive platform would be beneficial.
Senior Audit Analyst 2 at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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.
ACL Consultant
 

Setup Cost

ACL Analytics costs $6,000 annually, seen as expensive individually, but offers value for organizations with included features.
Enterprise users find OneTrust GRC expensive, yet negotiable, making costs proportional to benefits for larger organizations.
I would rate the pricing of ACL Analytics as a 10.
ACL Consultant
ACL Analytics is quite affordable compared to the market.
Senior Audit Analyst 2 at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
For example, a thousand dollars last year cost three thousand pounds, but today it is five thousand pounds.
Team leader - Internal Audit sector at HD Bank
 

Valuable Features

ACL Analytics efficiently tests data, integrates sources, and enhances audit processes with automation, robust control, and visualization capabilities.
OneTrust GRC offers a unified privacy management platform with intuitive tools for compliance, risk tracking, and vendor assessments.
The most valuable feature of ACL Analytics is its error suggestion capability, where it indicates problems if operations are incorrect.
Senior Audit Analyst 2 at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I can access data from various sources, both relational and non-relational databases, using one tool.
Group Internal Audit - Data Analytics Specialist at AMREF
If an auditor was normally budgeted to take 600 hours, we have implemented a solution to take those audit hours down to 200 hours.
ACL Consultant
 

Categories and Ranking

ACL Analytics
Ranking in GRC
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Continuous Controls Monitoring (1st)
OneTrust GRC
Ranking in GRC
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
IT Vendor Risk Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the GRC category, the mindshare of ACL Analytics is 2.5%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OneTrust GRC is 3.3%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
GRC Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OneTrust GRC3.3%
ACL Analytics2.5%
Other94.2%
GRC
 

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.
Gerald Pegg - PeerSpot reviewer
Governance Risk and Compliance Coordinator at HUB International
Streamlined incident management with user-friendly automation tools and responsive support
I use OneTrust specifically for incident management. For my company, I helped to create the incident management program that we currently use, particularly with gathering the information and sending out assessments to different vendors to collect information for further research and discovery.  I…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
Retailer
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise9
 

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...
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 do you like most about OneTrust GRC?
We have data from Jira regarding addiction related to Europe as well as California. Additionally, we have data related to the Indian Data Protection Bill. Therefore, GDPR compliance is highly benef...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OneTrust GRC?
I don't have specifics on pricing. I know it's not very cheap, but the budget aspect is outside my wheelhouse.
What needs improvement with OneTrust GRC?
I wish there were more customization options, particularly within the privacy rights automation module. More customization on the backend would allow for adjusting specific category labels tailored...
 

Also Known As

ACL
OneTrust Vendor Risk Management
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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