Compare Optial and Pentana - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 15, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Optial or Pentana?

Pentana is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Optial, and Pentana is rated higher (85/100) than Optial (57/100).

Looking for the right Audit Management 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:

Optial UK Ltd. Vs. Ideagen Plc.

Optial UK Ltd.: Optial is a leading supplier of enterprise-wide Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Operational Risk Management (ORM) solutions for all types of business. Optial products have been implemented by Fortune 500 organizations in over 50 countries. Optial offers a platform for managing key business assurance activities more efficiently and mor...

Ideagen Plc.: No global organisation operating in highly regulated industries can afford to ignore best practices and we at Ideagen Plc take our responsibilities very seriously. By ensuring that we meet critical standards in our operations including software development, IT and the environment, our customers have confidence that their data is fully secure and...

Who is more expensive? Optial or Pentana?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Audit Management 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 Optial and Pentana.

Optial accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Optial is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Audit Management software. Pentana accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Optial is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Audit Management software.

Bottom line: Pentana is more expensive than Optial.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Optial Vs. Pentana based on some of the most important and required Audit Management features.

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

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

Target customer size

Optial's typical customers include: SMBs, The typical customers who benefit from using GRC Cloud are small to large-sized businesses in the Biotech, Construction, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Mining, Offshore Oil and Gas, as well as Pharmaceutical industries.



Optial

ITQlick rating
(3.9/5)

Optial is a growing cloud-based Security software, it is designed to support small and medium size business. Optial received a rating of 3.9 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered average (2.7/5) w...

Categories: Audit Management, Financial Compliance, Compliance , Risk Management.

Pentana

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

Pentana is a complete internal audit automation solution which can be configured for any industry. It features an audit process workflow which is easy to manage and control. It has strong compliance with SOX re...

Categories: Audit Management, Recurring Billing, Financial consolidation.

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Optial: 0 Features

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Pentana: 0 Features

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ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Optial
ITQlick rating
3.9/5
Score
57/100
Pricing
5.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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Pentana
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
Audits.io
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$150 per month
Functionality
3
SAI360
ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
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Gensuite
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.