Best Governance, Risk and Compliance Software in 2026
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Governance, risk, and compliance work can involve policies, audits, evidence, and the risks an organization tracks. Compared on policy management, risk register, audit management, evidence collection, and automated evidence, these entries cover several parts of that work. Supported frameworks and API access offer further criteria to weigh against your requirements and systems. CISO Assistant, SimpleRisk, and Eramba are among the options, alongside Origami Risk GRC and Mitratech CaseCloud. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context when comparing the listed capabilities.
37ranked
4free plans on this page
€39/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Governance, Risk and Compliance Software 25 channels on this page · 72 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionSupported frameworksAutomated evidence Spec sheet Score
01 CISO Assistant Free planYesPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 2/8spec lines stated 7.6
02 SimpleRisk Free planYesPaid fromPolicy managementYesRisk registerYesAudit managementYesEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksNIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, FedRAMP, CMMC, NERC-CIPAutomated evidence 6/8spec lines stated 7.6
03 Eramba Free planYesPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 1/8spec lines stated 7.2
04 Origami Risk GRC Free planPaid fromPolicy managementYesRisk registerYesAudit managementYesEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksNIST, COSO, COBIT, ISO 27001, ISO 31000, SOX, Title IX, OSHA, HIPAA, GDPRAutomated evidence 5/8spec lines stated 7.1
05 NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident Management Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
06 Mitratech CaseCloud Free planNoPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 2/8spec lines stated 6.9
07 OpenGRC Free planYesPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 2/8spec lines stated 6.9
08 VComply Free planNoPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 2/8spec lines stated 6.9
09 Apptega Free planNoPaid fromPolicy managementYesRisk registerYesAudit managementYesEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksISO 42001, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 2, NIST 800-171, HIPAA, GDPR, CMMC, CIS, GLBA, FedRAMP, SEC, SOX, COBIT 2019, FFIECAutomated evidenceYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.8
10 Quantivate Business Continuity Software Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 0/8spec lines stated 6.8
11 Riskonnect Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 1/8spec lines stated 6.8
12 Workiva Audit Management Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 1/8spec lines stated 6.8
13 Ncontracts Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 0/8spec lines stated 6.7
14 SAI360 Ethics and Compliance Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 0/8spec lines stated 6.7
15 Security Vision UEBA Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 0/8spec lines stated 6.7
16 AuditBoard (now Optro) Free planPaid fromPolicy managementYesRisk registerYesAudit managementYesEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksSOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, EU AI ActAutomated evidenceYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.6
17 Corporater Investment Portfolio Management Free planPaid fromPolicy managementYesRisk registerYesAudit managementYesEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 20000, ISO 22000, ISO 22301, ISO 26000, ISO 27001, ISO 27005, ISO 27014, ISO 31000, ISO 37001, ISO 45001Automated evidenceYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.6
18 CyberSaint CyberStrong Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerYesAudit managementYesEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksNIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO, CIS, PCI, custom frameworksAutomated evidenceYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
19 Resolver Internal Audit Free planPaid fromPolicy managementYesRisk registerYesAudit managementYesEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksSOX, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSSAutomated evidence 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
20 ADOGRC Free planNoPaid fromPolicy managementYesRisk registerYesAudit managementYesEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksISO 27001, NIST CSF, GDPR, DORA, NIS-2, COSO, COBIT, ISO 31000, ISO 19011, ISO 37301Automated evidence 6/8spec lines stated 6.5
21 Diligent One Free planNoPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 2/8spec lines stated 6.5
22 Onspring Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 1/8spec lines stated 6.5
23 ZenGRC Free planPaid fromPolicy managementYesRisk registerYesAudit managementYesEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksISO, PCI, SOC, CCPA, NIST, HIPAA, COBIT, HITRUSTAutomated evidenceYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.5
24 Autumn8 Free planPaid fromPolicy managementYesRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksSOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, EU AI Act, CSA CAIQ, PCI DSS, custom frameworksAutomated evidenceYes 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
25 LogicGate Risk Cloud Free planPaid fromPolicy managementRisk registerAudit managementEvidence collectionYesSupported frameworksAutomated evidence 1/8spec lines stated 6.4
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Policy management | Risk register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CISO Assistant | 7.6 | Yes | |||
| 2 | SimpleRisk | 7.6 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 3 | Eramba | 7.2 | Yes | |||
| 4 | Origami Risk GRC | 7.1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 5 | NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident Management | 7.0 | ||||
| 6 | Mitratech CaseCloud | 6.9 | No | |||
| 7 | OpenGRC | 6.9 | Yes | |||
| 8 | VComply | 6.9 | No | |||
| 9 | Apptega | 6.8 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 10 | Quantivate Business Continuity Software | 6.8 | ||||
| 11 | Riskonnect | 6.8 | ||||
| 12 | Workiva Audit Management | 6.8 | ||||
| 13 | Ncontracts | 6.7 | ||||
| 14 | SAI360 Ethics and Compliance | 6.7 | ||||
| 15 | Security Vision UEBA | 6.7 | ||||
| 16 | AuditBoard (now Optro) | 6.6 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 17 | Corporater Investment Portfolio Management | 6.6 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 18 | CyberSaint CyberStrong | 6.6 | Yes | |||
| 19 | Resolver Internal Audit | 6.6 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 20 | ADOGRC | 6.5 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 21 | Diligent One | 6.5 | No | |||
| 22 | Onspring | 6.5 | ||||
| 23 | ZenGRC | 6.5 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 24 | Autumn8 | 6.4 | Yes | |||
| 25 | LogicGate Risk Cloud | 6.4 |
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