# Archer vs ZenGRC Comparison

| | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 3.6 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 20 | 103 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (70.6% of reviews) | Mid-Market (55.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Archer

Pros:
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Easy Integrations (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Difficult Customization (1 reviews)
- Inadequate Reporting (1 reviews)

### ZenGRC

Pros:
- Automation (3 reviews)
- Compliance Management (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Inadequate Reporting (3 reviews)
- Limited Reporting (3 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 8.4 (67 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 6.8 (15 reviews) | 8.2 (68 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.0 (9 reviews) | 7.9 (63 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 8.6 (61 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 6.6 (15 reviews) | 9.0 (67 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 9.1 (62 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.3 (13 reviews) | 9.5 (65 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Archer

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### ZenGRC

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Business Continuity Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Planning

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Program Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Resource Modelling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Recovery Plans** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Execution

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Crisis Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Emergency Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Analytics

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Business Impact Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Plan Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Recovery KPIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Risk Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **EMNS** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Business Continuity Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI- Business Continuity Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automated Plan Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI-Generated Post-Incident Reports and Summaries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Collection

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Sources** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Third Party** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Ratings** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Investment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Public** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Governance, Risk &amp; Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Finance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Environmental, Quality and Safety Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Risk Management - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Communications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Risk Identification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Risk Assessment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Strategic Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Benchmarking &amp; Competitive Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Actionable Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI-Enabled ESG Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Third Party &amp; Supplier Risk Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Risk Assessment

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Risk Control

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reviews** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Policies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Vendor Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Oversight** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Centralized Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **360 View** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Third Party &amp; Supplier Risk Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### IT Risk Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring - IT Risk Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - IT Risk Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Audit Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Workflows - Audit Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Audit Trail** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Recommendations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Planning &amp; Scheduling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Documentation - Audit Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates &amp; Forms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Checklists** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting &amp; Analytics - Audit Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Industry Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Policy Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform AI Features - Policy Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Regulatory Change Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Regulatory Change Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Contractor Risk Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Onboarding - Contractor Risk Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Workflow Managment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance Verification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Document Management - Contractor Risk Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Repository** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Risk Management - Contractor Risk Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Performance Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Risk Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Operational Risk Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Operational Risk Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Operational Risk Methodology** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operational Risk Classification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operational Risk Identification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Business Resilience

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Business Continuity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Tasks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Security Compliance

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI - Security Compliance

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Predictive Risk** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Archer** | N/A | N/A |
| **ZenGRC** | 7.2/10 | 26 |

#### Risk Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Risk Identification** | Not enough data | 8.3 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Risk Classification** | Not enough data | 8.2 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Risk Methodology** | Not enough data | 8.0 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Goals Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.4 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Business Continuity Management

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Recovery Plans** | Not enough data | 5.5 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Procedure Templates** | Not enough data | 5.3 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Crisis Management** | Not enough data | 4.6 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integration** | Not enough data | 7.0 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Security &amp; Privacy** | Not enough data | 8.1 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Mobile Access** | Not enough data | 5.2 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Flexibility** | Not enough data | 7.7 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Services

| Feature | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Implementation** | Not enough data | 8.3 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Training &amp; Learning** | Not enough data | 8.3 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Customer Support** | Not enough data | 8.3 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Professional Services** | Not enough data | 8.4 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (4):** [Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-risk-management-erm), [IT Risk Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/it-risk-management), [Audit Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/audit-management), [Security Compliance Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/security-compliance)

**Unique to Archer (8):** [Operational Risk Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/operational-risk-management), [Business Continuity Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-continuity-management-software), [Third Party &amp; Supplier Risk Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/third-party-supplier-risk-management), [Disclosure Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/disclosure-management), [Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/environmental-social-and-governance-esg-reporting), [Policy Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/policy-management), [Regulatory Change Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/regulatory-change-management), [Contractor Risk Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/contractor-risk-management)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Archer | ZenGRC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 5.9% | 8.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 23.5% | 55.3% | 
| **Enterprise** | 70.6% | 35.9% | 

### By Industry

#### Archer

- **Financial Services:** 17.6%
- **Banking:** 17.6%
- **Media Production:** 5.9%
- **Management Consulting:** 5.9%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 5.9%
- **Information Services:** 5.9%
- **Individual &amp; Family Services:** 5.9%
- **Hospital &amp; Health Care:** 5.9%
- **Government Relations:** 5.9%
- **Government Administration:** 5.9%
- **Other:** 17.6%

#### ZenGRC

- **Information Technology and Services:** 20.4%
- **Computer Software:** 17.5%
- **Financial Services:** 14.6%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.9%
- **Hospital &amp; Health Care:** 3.9%
- **Information Services:** 3.9%
- **Education Management:** 2.9%
- **E-Learning:** 2.9%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.9%
- **Accounting:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 25.2%

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## Top Discussions

### Archer

No discussions available for this product.

### ZenGRC

- Title: [Where is ZenGRC hosted?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/hosted-vs-on-premise-solution) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Customers have the flexibility to decide their account is hosted. For cloud-hosting, ZenGRC uses AWS. We also support hybrid and on-premise solutions as well."
- Title: [What does ZenGRC integrate with?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/integrations-910cde07-4528-42e0-b382-14d31e05e024) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "We integrate with leading infosec applications and platforms for business intelligence, storage, cloud computing, vulnerability management, SIEM, SSO and..."
- Title: [Can I run an audit in ZenGRC?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/running-audits) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. ZenGRC makes conducting audits more efficient and streamlined for both internal and 3rd party auditors. "
- Title: [Is it possible to import or export data from ZenGRC?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/importing-exporting-data) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. You can import and export data with a .csv file or you can take advantage of our RESTful API."
- Title: [What compliance frameworks does ZenGRC support?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/compliance-frameworks) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/archer-technologies-archer-vs-zengrc)

