Compare ARIS and ZenGRC - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ARIS or ZenGRC?

ZenGRC is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ARIS, and ARIS is rated higher (90/100) than ZenGRC (83/100). ARIS offers users more features (3) than ZenGRC (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is ARIS!

Looking for the right Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

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Who is more expensive? ARIS or ZenGRC?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for ARIS and ZenGRC.

ARIS price starts at $100 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 ARIS is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software. ZenGRC price starts at $2,500 per user/month , When comparing ZenGRC to its competitors, the software is rated 10 - much higher than the average Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software cost.

Bottom line: ZenGRC is more expensive than ARIS.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ARIS Vs. ZenGRC based on some of the most important and required Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) features.

ARIS: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

ZenGRC: We are still working to collect the list of features for ZenGRC.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium business as well as large enterprises. The typical users of ZenGRC are the business of all sizes and even enterprises of various industries making use of the IT services, mainly with government, risk and compliance (GRC) management.