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AuditBoard vs MetricStream comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

AuditBoard
Ranking in GRC
7th
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MetricStream
Ranking in GRC
9th
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Continuous Controls Monitoring (12th), IT Governance (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the GRC category, the mindshare of AuditBoard is 7.4%, up from 5.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MetricStream is 5.4%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
GRC
 

Featured Reviews

Sampaio Jr. - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-use, advanced software and efficiently manage all the testing phases
The layout for the end user could be improved for the control owners and people from whom I request information. If you have a good knowledge of internal auditing, you know there are internal controls and owners for these controls. So, as an auditor, I'm the end user for all the support, but I have my clients, which are the business areas, and I have many control owners. Therefore, the layout of the system could be simplified to be more user-friendly and easy for them. AuditBoard can be more user-friendly, but not for me as an auditor, but for them as the end user (the people I'm auditing). These are the owners, shareholders, or people who manage the system only to provide documentation or receive the action plan. I would like to see more concise auditing results in the next release. For example, currently, there is a test that we have to do manually. When we close out the testing in the SOX program, we need to gather all the results for the auditor and then make a presentation and a communication letter for the owners, mainly the CFO and the audit committee. I would appreciate a way to get the output of the auditing results more concise and as a presentation or final report. For example, the platform could gather the results from each location because we have over 500 controls to test and put them in a single document or, you know, in a consolidated report. Since I work for a company worldwide, we have locations worldwide and in different countries, each of which we have controls to test. It would help us avoid this menial task at the end of the project. This new feature could give a concise or aggregated report output, a final report. It would enhance the report output layout and make it easier to manage and present the results to the stakeholders.
AP
Reasonably priced, stable, with out of the box deployment, and has good local support
They have now reworked it. The interface is mobile-friendly and it is getting a good response from our customers. It's a very good feature that the product offers. It is also available as a cloud option, which is getting a lot of interest from customers who are looking into the GRCC. It is very useful, especially in the solution platform. It has good features and good functionality, and our customers feel there is a lot of merit in that. I think that the portal is constantly improving. They do their own enhancements very often. They keep doing those enhancements from their site itself.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its ability to share the data in real-time has helped us well."
"Considering the solution's return on investment, it has been extremely helpful since we were doing a lot of documentation. Previously, in our company, we were using an Excel sheet which made things quite messy."
"The most significant feature of AuditBoard is its community tools. It provides an internal communication platform that enables users to communicate within the system rather than relying on external tools such as Outlook or Microsoft products. By communicating within the system, all interactions are centralized and accessible, promoting a streamlined workflow."
"For AuditBoard, the simple workflow made it very easy to code with the group."
"AuditBoard is very user-friendly compared to other audit management software I have used in the past."
"The most valuable feature is the well-documented instruction."
"The most valuable feature is that everybody can use the same tool. You can give a person permission to use AuditBoard and define their access to the Audit Table. For example, we can allow external auditors or clients to review our completed tests. The clients are attached to specific tests that happen regularly, like inventory counts and asset counts. Debt compliance is only done once annually."
"In AuditBoard, there are all the audit steps, including documentation, archiving, and tracking the progress of audits."
"The interface is mobile-friendly and it is getting a good response from our customers."
"Key features are usability and ease of configuration. It allows us to have all the information in a single place and provide real-time indicators and information for our executives."
 

Cons

"AuditBoard could benefit from the addition of video capabilities, although it is not a necessity. Small companies that cannot afford licenses for Microsoft Teams or Zoom would benefit greatly from this feature, as it would enhance the communication process."
"Everything is there, and I have no disadvantage to note as of now."
"AuditBoard has the potential for improvement in a few key areas. Firstly, I have experienced instances where the platform has experienced technical issues and ceased to function effectively. Additionally, the editing tools provided within the platform can be slow and laggy, particularly when trying to access and edit important documents. This can be a hindrance to my workflow and efficiency. To address these issues, they should begin by improving the speed and reliability of the platform, as well as enhancing the search engine to make it easier to find specific controls and documents within the platform."
"The layout for the end user could be improved."
"A handful of things in the solution need to be improved. One of them is better communication of updates to the system or tool itself."
"AuditBoard is overly simple in some instances and there needs to be flexibility to make it more robust."
"After sending out a request to my network for documents, it would be great to have a receipt that shows who received the request and who did not."
"The initial setup is somewhat difficult because it has multiple pieces that need to be stitched together. You have to integrate it with the business unit you want to test if you want to go down from the corporate level to the operational level."
"I would like to see out-of-the-box integration with more security, it would be helpful."
"We would like to have more dashboards and reports, such as geographical and trend reports in the next version. Also, an improvement in the mobile version would be helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I highly recommend this tool as the price is reasonable. However, consistent pricing is important, and having a loyalty program that rewards long-term customers with lower prices would be a great addition."
"Pricing is variable, like with any technology, and is determined by how hard you wish to negotiate. You can get to a price you're willing to pay if you're willing to negotiate aggressively."
"They are flexible in terms of customers' needs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
28%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AuditBoard?
It consolidates the E2E process in one single solution, and in a very user friendly environment.
What needs improvement with AuditBoard?
AuditBoard is overly simple in some instances and there needs to be flexibility to make it more robust. For IBM OpenPages, the reporting can be more robust as the summary report on each of the modu...
What is your primary use case for AuditBoard?
I used AuditBoard primarily for risk assessment questionnaires in a very premature risk environment. I also have experience with IBM OpenPages, mostly for operational risk to track issues, to look ...
What are the main differences between RSA Archer, MetricStream and IBM OpenPages?
RSA Archer, IBM OpenPages and MetricStream are the top GRC software solutions in the market today. Out of the 3, IBM OpenPages has a slightly upper hand as IBM has come up with powerful Artificial ...
 

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Sample Customers

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, ACCO Brands Corporation, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, AIB International, Associated Banc-Corp, BAE Systems, Barclaycard, Dell Inc, DIRECTV, Energizer, Fresenius Kabi, Hasbro, Goodyear, HudsonCity Savings Bank, Infigen Energy, Kaydon, Leroy Merlin, Mountry Financial Corp., Nicholas Piramal, Pepco, Pfizer, Societe Generale, Whitney Bank
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