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ARIS Risk and Compliance Manager vs OneTrust GRC comparison

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Categories and Ranking

ARIS Risk and Compliance Ma...
Ranking in GRC
28th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OneTrust GRC
Ranking in GRC
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
IT Vendor Risk Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the GRC category, the mindshare of ARIS Risk and Compliance Manager is 1.5%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OneTrust GRC is 2.9%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
GRC Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OneTrust GRC2.9%
ARIS Risk and Compliance Manager1.5%
Other95.6%
GRC
 

Featured Reviews

BPMexp67 - PeerSpot reviewer
BPM Expert at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Covers the entire risk management cycle, from identification and evaluation to control, mitigation, and monitoring
The most effective features are the basic ones to evaluate and control risk. We have many specific small models inside of ARIS Risk and Compliance Manager, like issue management. These are smaller add-ons depending on the needs. You are including specific models as well. The basic ones do exactly what is required for risk management: identification, evaluation, control, mitigation, and modification. And, we have dashboards with the possibility to configure compliance policies and risk limits based on which we can create alarms. If there are maximum limits, we create alarms attached to the responsible people. Normally, there is someone that identifies the risk, and then you have the risk owner. These people [normal users] can send notifications to the risk owner, who will evaluate the risk and decide whether it's important to control it or not. I remember a project where the customer wanted to control all risks and assigned many people to identify them. They started identifying risks everywhere. After a few years, the customer realized that it didn't make sense to control all of them. So, they created limits—levels of risk the company was willing to accept because it was more expensive to implement controls than to manage the risk. So, regarding ARIS Risk and Compliance Manager, you can implement all the risks and policies you can imagine because it's very customizable. You can customize a lot of things.
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the risk testing, where you can attach your processes to the risk, and automatically generate all of the tests."
"We can set it so that for a specific risk, or for all risks if we want, people will receive automatic notifications to do the evaluation and implement or test the control at a set interval, like every six months or every year."
"OneTrust GRC offers policy management, including documentation, distribution, attestation, and policy management."
"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 beneficial."
"The platform is especially useful in startup environments where we're typically starting from scratch."
"It does help in the automation of our privacy impact assessments."
"We receive notifications or cases and prioritize them accordingly, which helps us address issues promptly."
"One of the valuable features of this solution is it has the ability to review fourth and fifth parties to the nth degree."
"The product helps us streamline audit and incident management processes."
"The simplicity of OneTrust GRC, particularly its user interface, is valuable as it makes it easy to use and not complex."
 

Cons

"I would like to see the modeling less strict so that connectors can be more flexible."
"In future releases, I would like to see more features around AI (artificial intelligence)."
"I haven't seen any return on investment using the solution. If I had the opportunity, I would use a different solution."
"They could enhance the product's functionalities like audit management and ensure consistency across modules."
"The implementation of OneTrust could have been smoother, particularly in terms of scoping for those outside of governance, risk, and compliance."
"There are several areas for improvement. One is the integration capability. Connecting various DSAR systems can be time-consuming if a single integration takes months to complete."
"There could be enhancements related to AI."
"OneTrust GRC's workflows aren't automated and need to be manually driven."
"The product is not that easy to set up."
"They could improve by offering free help. A solution, a lot of times, is not just the use of the solution. For example, it is the overall engagement, how well do they support the system, what is their SLA, and how long their response time is to an issue. It would be beneficial if they had some type of professional services where they offer the first five hours of professional services a year for free. That would be a substantial benefit rather than having to buy professional services or professional services packages."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is too expensive, I rate the solution a seven since it falls under the pricey side."
"OneTrust GRC is an expensive solution."
"I found the pricing and setup cost very reasonable."
"OneTrust GRC's licensing costs about $15,000 per module."
"The platform is expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for ARIS Risk and Compliance Manager?
I recommend it to my customers. Sometimes, we follow the normal cycle: risk identification, then evaluation, then mitigation, and lastly, monitoring. In other processes, we use the software to anal...
What advice do you have for others considering ARIS Risk and Compliance Manager?
At this moment, I would recommend this tool. This is the tool I know more than the others. I know a little bit about BWise and other tools like Spark. But ARIS is the one I know best because I've b...
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Sample Customers

Alicorp, Tesco, Dubai Municipality, Emirates NBD, Suva - ARIS serves customers across all industries and of every size worldwide. Companies trust ARIS as being in the market of business process management for more than 30 years, serving users worldwide, from 1 user companies to the Fortune 500.
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