PonoAudit vs Workiva Audit Management

PonoAudit is a cloud platform combining audit management, risk tracking, findings remediation and compliance reporting. Teams can plan audits from framework templates, collect evidence with chain of custody, run custom automated tests and manage findings through remediation. Risk tools include a likelihood-by-impact heatmap, key risk indicators, vendor reassessments, adaptive questionnaires and exception management. Compliance features include readiness scores, an external auditor portal, standards crosswalks and AI policy drift detection. Supported frameworks include SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS and NIST AI RMF. Its internal audit workflow covers risk and controls, testing, findings, corrective actions and evidence; named integrations include AWS, Okta and GitHub, with no-code tests over collected data. Plans include every framework and unlimited collaborator seats, with no per-framework or implementation fees. A 14-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. Essentials costs $99 a month and includes five full seats and 10 GB storage; Professional is $399 a month, and Enterprise is $799 a month. PonoAudit lists Android, iOS and web platforms.

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.