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FIS Protegent vs RSA Archer comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

FIS Protegent
Ranking in GRC
41st
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
RSA Archer
Ranking in GRC
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
IT Governance (1st), IT Vendor Risk Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the GRC category, the mindshare of FIS Protegent is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RSA Archer is 5.9%, down from 17.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
GRC Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
RSA Archer5.9%
FIS Protegent0.9%
Other93.2%
GRC
 

Featured Reviews

it_user948 - PeerSpot reviewer
digital strategist at SMD Services
Robust and comprehensive product for Finanancial Services Compliance.
The Protegent surveillance suite of products automates many of the manual financial services / broker dealers compliance processes related to FINRA and the SEC. The suite is comprehensive and fairly easy to implement (depending on your business model and clearing relationships).…
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

"Overall, this is a great product."
"I have found all the features to be valuable, including those involving reporting, the dashboard, notifications, email modules, the database and data input."
"The product is very flexible."
"First of all, its access control feature where it provides application level access, solution level access, and even recall access, as well."
"Archer allows us to define the progress of the organization's processes and helps build the right cyclic process and improve the current structure."
"Reporting is excellent for all types of aggregators, as well as for different types of integrators."
"With RSA Archer, an admin can set permissions for a normal user to go directly to the tool they need to input some data. Admins can then go through that and approve some requests. Also, they can log in based on these kinds of permissions, including ticketing, service patches, or upgrades."
"This solution helped us with the centralization of our governance data, so we could house all of our controls in one place, use that central repository to build our risk management strategy and our policy and governance, and then build risk management around it."
"I like how Archer requires very little programming ability. A person with minimum coding experience can configure the necessary fields in Archer. It's more of a drag-and-drop solution."
 

Cons

"Custom integration is required as many of these modules are not linked and do not share data easily."
"RSA Archer somehow lags behind in the user interface. Additionally, the reporting capability of Archer should be improved."
"GUI could be improved."
"The bullet chart is the best graph for my purposes, and it should be available for inclusion in the dashboards."
"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."
"The design and advanced workflow need to be improved."
"The tech support team's turnaround time is often slow."
"The interface just looks old."
"When we have to do formulas or some other type of calculation in Archer, it sometimes doesn't work correctly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I am not 100% familiar with that, especially with their new model. I just know that the way they've licensed per user to scale is good."
"At the higher end of the price scale, but provides better, more accessible functionality and customization than cheaper products."
"Fairly highly-priced, especially for smaller companies."
"The solution is not at all a cheap product."
"It is not expensive. It is reasonable. We only pay for the licensing."
"The solution’s pricing is moderate."
"The price of RSA Archer is good. The price isn't too high considering it is a leading tool in the market."
"RSA Archer's price is justifiable and not as expensive, compared to ServiceNow. I have heard that the licensing for ServiceNow is much more expensive. I'm unaware whether there are any additional costs after licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
45%
Real Estate/Law Firm
12%
Construction Company
12%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Insurance Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

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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 ...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

SunGard Protegent, Protegent
Archer
 

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Sample Customers

A Large European Broker, a global asset management firm
T-Systems, Bridge Point, Equifax, First Data, Global Imaging Company, Manulife Financial
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