Ideagen Internal Audit vs Q-Hub

Ideagen Internal Audit is a paid SaaS product for connecting risk-based audit planning, control testing, documentation, and board reporting. It serves internal-audit functions from small teams to enterprises managing audits across countries, with web access and hybrid deployment. The lifecycle covers planning, audit programs, workpapers, evidence, resource management, stakeholder reporting, and enterprise-risk integration. Configurable prompts standardize financial, operational, and compliance audits, while activities can map to SOX, ESG, ISO frameworks, and sector regulations. The product is described as aligned with the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards and supports agile, risk-based methods with audit trails. Control tests can be scheduled, evidence collected, effectiveness tracked, and threshold failures displayed on dashboards. Findings can enter a risk register, trigger policy remediation, and map to regulations. Real-time dashboards, automatic executive summaries, and board presentations support reporting. Ideagen describes a two-way API, enterprise-risk integration, Power BI, and ActiveData for Excel. It reports no audit limits or hidden module fees, offers templates, approval workflows, document control, corrective actions, nonconformance tracking, and compliance records. Pricing is on request; Ideagen offers demos, walkthroughs, and specialist support.

Q-Hub is a cloud QHSE platform for manufacturing and engineering businesses, covering audits, document control, incident reporting, training and competence, risk assessment, workflows and dashboards. Mobile incident reports can include photos and GPS tags, and can trigger automatic escalation workflows. Integrations with ERP, CRM, HR, accounting and communication tools use its REST API, webhooks and SSO; bespoke connectors are available on request. Q-Hub lists Android, iOS, web and API platforms. Starter costs £85 a month and includes one Full user and five Basic users. Essentials is £245 a month for three Full and 50 Basic users; Pro is £530 a month for five Full and 150 Basic user accounts. Every plan has a 30-day free trial with full access, no credit card required and bespoke onboarding support. Annual billing can save 20%. Q-Hub says it is ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials certified and stores customer data in UK AWS data centres in London. Support is available seven days a week, 8am–8pm London time.