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AWS Organizations vs RSA Archer comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 21, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Organizations
Ranking in IT Governance
6th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
RSA Archer
Ranking in IT Governance
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
GRC (1st), IT Vendor Risk Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the IT Governance category, the mindshare of AWS Organizations is 2.3%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RSA Archer is 21.0%, down from 32.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Governance Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
RSA Archer21.0%
AWS Organizations2.3%
Other76.7%
IT Governance
 

Featured Reviews

MuhammadAzhar Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
Manages multiple accounts efficiently with streamlined billing and centralized oversight
The main feature of AWS Organizations that I find valuable is the management of multiple accounts. I can manage billing, access, and security for all accounts from a single point instead of managing them separately. It provides a single pane of glass for oversight. Additionally, its consolidated billing feature streamlines customer financial workflows. Since it is a free service, it is cost-effective for managing multiple accounts.
CJ
Information Security Specialist at Dubai Health Authority
Centralized management strengthens compliance with good look and feel
From my perspective as a customer and end user, Archer has an impressive look and feel, but the most adaptive feature is its ease of configuration which helps to enhance our process according to our maturity. It's more about our organization getting centralized with an integrated approach that focuses on risk governance and compliance. When can provide a detailed dashboards to management with the details of risks from top-down or bottom-up prioritizing actions based on its criticality or necessity. This allows us to show end users and management where the issues lie and effectively demonstrate accountability and visibility in compliance.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The main feature of AWS Organizations that I find valuable is the management of multiple accounts."
"The main feature of AWS Organizations that I find valuable is the management of multiple accounts, as I can manage billing, access, and security for all accounts from a single point instead of managing them separately, and it provides a single pane of glass for oversight while its consolidated billing feature streamlines customer financial workflows and, being a free service, is cost-effective for managing multiple accounts."
"In two to three months, even non-technical people can be masters of the product."
"RSA Archer is a valuable tool because it can manage the end-to-end functioning of any enterprise GRC module, such as compliance and risk management or business continuity plans and the entire BCM module."
"It is easy to implement, it is easy to change the workflow, and it is easy to customize the processes."
"Community content in the Archer Exchange is very valuable."
"I have found all the features to be valuable, including those involving reporting, the dashboard, notifications, email modules, the database and data input."
"RSA Archer allows you to implement government risk compliance and acts as a mechanism to ensure that the compliance policies and standards are met."
"Risk management is one of the most impressive features of Archer, especially with the recent restructuring of the user interface."
"It is enterprise-wide accessible. So, it is very helpful for all the employees in our bank. They can log in and do their risk management activities. It has a few inbuilt modules that are helpful for doing risk management activities, such as issue management, risk identification, risk assessment, and policy exception management. It also has some inbuilt workflows inside these modules. They are also helpful."
 

Cons

"An option to bind a card or add a payment button would enhance the service."
"The first improvement I would suggest for RSA Archer is a better search feature. The search criteria needs to be improved. Sometimes I do a search and the search doesn't return the exact item I'm looking for. RSA Archer could also be improved by being more user-friendly. Maybe I have been using a limited version of RSA Archer, but I'm not sure whether it has ESG, environmental and social governance. In the next couple of years, ESG is the next feature that will be integrated into GRC tools. I would recommend RSA Archer adds ESG."
"The technology's a little outdated."
"It would be nice if RSA Archer featured more customization. When customers are updating, they should be notified whether certain updates are optional. The install screen should not proceed to the next page unless we make some selections about which updates we want to install."
"There should be an in-built feature that allows live data from vulnerabilities and threats from reliable sources to be streamed directly through their data field."
"Archer has some performance issues when working on a single server."
"The product is expensive."
"Its customization features could be better."
"In a future release, there should be an option to upload the main data."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution’s pricing is moderate."
"The initial purchase is cheap. You pay a nominal price to start then renew the license annually. You also must buy a license for each module. I'm not too fond of that aspect of the licensing model. You buy the elephant and then spend more money to feed the elephant."
"The license is costly for the solution, but the remaining set up and maintenance is quite cheaper."
"The price of RSA Archer is good. The price isn't too high considering it is a leading tool in the market."
"I am not sure about other companies, but it's quite expensive."
"At the higher end of the price scale, but provides better, more accessible functionality and customization than cheaper products."
"It is not expensive. It is reasonable. We only pay for the licensing."
"Fairly highly-priced, especially for smaller companies."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Insurance Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with AWS Organizations?
An option to bind a card or add a payment button would enhance the service. It would allow customers like me to easily make payments instead of navigating through individual accounts.
What is your primary use case for AWS Organizations?
I use AWS Organizations to manage multiple accounts. It is similar to SSO. The main difference is that I use JamCloud for sign-in. AWS Organizations acts like a parent account with multiple child a...
What advice do you have for others considering AWS Organizations?
For users like me with larger customer bases who have multiple accounts and want to streamline their billing and management from a single account, AWS Organizations is a good solution. Overall, I r...
What needs improvement with RSA Archer?
While it provides benefits in terms of security, the pricing is a bit higher than customers typically expect. It would be helpful if RSA Archer had the capability for two-way integration because, i...
What is your primary use case for RSA Archer?
Regarding the compliance, risk, and governance tools, I am comfortable discussing the tools in the GRC category. The specific module from ServiceNow is the ServiceNow Compliance, Risk, and Governan...
What advice do you have for others considering RSA Archer?
I have been in touch with about three companies who use RSA Archer actively in the compliance area. These companies use RSA Archer for nearly all purposes, including governance, internal risk, and ...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
T-Systems, Bridge Point, Equifax, First Data, Global Imaging Company, Manulife Financial
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