OpenGRC vs Submarine
OpenGRC
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| Figure | OpenGRC | Submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $375/mo | $750/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 2 |
| Spec score · Governance, Risk and Compliance Software | 8.7 (#3) | 7.1 (#23) |
| Integrations | OpenGRC says it has no third-party integrations currently built into the platform, but provides a REST API for integrations. | The Enterprise plan mentions integrations, and the feature comparison lists a REST API and API keys; no named third-party integrations are listed on the opened pages. |
| Risk management | Risk tools maintain a register with scoring, treatment tracking and links to related controls and assets. | The configurable risk register supports multi-dimension impact, rating bands, residual scoring, risk appetite, KRIs, incidents, AI residual-risk assessments and third-party risk. |
Plans
OpenGRC
- CommunityFree
- Community PackageFree
- MSSP 21-30Priced on request
- MSSP 11-20Priced on request
- MSSP 1-10Priced on request
- Enterprise Basic$4,500 a year
- Enterprise Enhanced$7,500 a year
In their own words
OpenGRC
OpenGRC is a web application for cyber governance, risk and compliance aimed at small and midsized businesses and teams. It covers risk management, controls and implementations, audits, vendor management, incident response and project management. Audit workflows handle evidence requests, progress tracking and report generation. Vendor assessments can use a dedicated portal, customizable questionnaires and weighted scoring. Listed frameworks include NIST 800-171, ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC and PCI DSS. The platform has no third-party integrations built in, but provides a REST API; the API limit is 60 requests per minute per user, or per IP for unauthenticated requests. Enterprise includes AI risk assessments, automated vendor survey responses and AI gap assessments. The free Community edition is self-hosted and requires a web server and database server. Enterprise Basic costs $4,500 per year, while Enterprise Enhanced costs $7,500 per year. Hosted plans state a 99.5% monthly uptime commitment and say customer data is not used to train AI models.
Submarine
Submarine has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.