Complies vs Workiva Audit Management

Complies is a web compliance workspace for small and midsize teams. It tracks obligations with owners, statuses, due dates, calendars, and Slack or email reminders; maps controls; collects evidence; and presents audit-readiness information. Supported frameworks listed by the maker include SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. Evidence from AWS, Azure, GitHub, Google Workspace, Okta, Slack, and Jira can be collected on schedules, linked to controls, and reused across frameworks. Human tasks such as vendor reviews and tabletop writeups remain assigned work with reminders rather than automatic output. Security controls include TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 encryption for stored data, and role-based, logged staff access with mandatory MFA. Customers can export or request deletion of their data, and Complies says it does not sell, share, or train on compliance data. Plans are billed annually: Starter is $47 a year, Growth 119.00 USD, Scale 299.00 USD, and Enterprise 499.00 USD.

Workiva Audit Management supports internal audit teams with audit planning, testing, evidence collection, issue tracking, and remediation. Its workflows include AI-driven features, pre-built frameworks, and testing automation. Audit Analytics can examine complete data populations to identify anomalies, errors, potential fraud, and trends for investigation. Teams can adopt and track conformance with the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards. Workiva says each plan includes more than 70 connectors, such as Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, and BlackLine, plus open APIs; iOS and Android mobile apps are also included. Plans have unlimited seats or users, but pricing and packaging are tailored to organizational needs and prices are available on request. Workiva lists SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, CSA STAR, and FedRAMP Moderate credentials. It states that data is encrypted at rest using AES 256-bit encryption and that contracts include a 99.5% uptime commitment. Global technical support is available 24/7/365, alongside Customer Success Managers and learning resources. Workiva connects audit workflows with finance and risk on a shared platform.