Green Quadrant: GRC Software 2025

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Enterprise Risk & GRC
Renee Murphy

Renee Murphy

Katelyn Johnson
Katelyn Johnson
Bill Pennington
Bill Pennington
19 Aug, 2025

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Executive Summary

This report provides a detailed, fact-based benchmark of 15 of the most prominent governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software providers in the market. Using the proprietary Verdantix Green Quadrant methodology, our analysis is grounded in live product demonstrations, customer interviews, and vendor responses to a comprehensive 100-point questionnaire, covering 10 capability and six momentum categories. The study finds that the GRC software market has evolved significantly in recent years, as organizations seek to modernize risk management practices, automate compliance workflows, integrate ESG and third-party risks and respond to intensifying regulatory scrutiny. Among the vendors in the Leaders’ Quadrant, AuditBoard, Archer, SAI360 and Corporater demonstrated the most comprehensive and mature GRC platform capabilities across risk, compliance, audit and sustainability domains. 

Summary for decision-makers
How to use the Green Quadrant for GRC software 2025
Organizations need software to grow their GRC maturity
Green Quadrant for GRC software
Green Quadrant methodology
Evaluated firms and inclusion criteria
Evaluation criteria for GRC software
360factors overview
360factors meets the specific needs of small banks and financial institutions
Archer overview
Archer pivots from ITGRC to enterprise risk management (ERM) 
AuditBoard overview
AuditBoard redefines compliance efficiency
Corporater overview
Corporater is setting the stage for performance management and monitoring
Diligent overview
Diligent is a board-centric, compliance-driven platform with a best-in-class flexible data model
IBM overview
IBM OpenPages unifies and automates enterprise-wide GRC, embedding AI for faster reporting and scalable, configurable controls
LogicGate overview
LogicGate delivers an AI-driven, DIY-friendly ITGRC platform that scales to include enterprise risk management (ERM) and ESG
MetricStream overview
MetricStream delivers comprehensive GRC solutions with AI-enhanced risk visibility and compliance automation
Origami Risk overview
Origami Risk stands out for its robust integration of policy and regulatory change management
Protecht overview
Protecht’s record-centric risk platform delivers dependable analytics and flexible configurations
Riskonnect overview
Riskonnect enables a quick GRC launch with flexibility to grow and mature
SAI360 overview
SAI360’s AI-powered, multi-tenant GRC platform delivers robust risk analytics and rapid regulatory compliance for large, highly regulated enterprises
SAP overview
SAP-centric enterprises receive out-of-the-box (OOTB) control over S/4HANA transactional, security and financial ERM data
ServiceNow overview
ServiceNow’s ITGRC capabilities aid enterprise risk management (ERM) use cases
Workiva overview
Workiva extends its best-in-class regulatory disclosure capabilities to GRC use cases

Figure 1. Firms' change in spend on risk management software products in the next two years
Figure 2. Capabilities criteria for GRC software
Figure 3. Momentum criteria for GRC software
Figure 4. Vendor category scores: capabilities
Figure 5. Vendor category scores: momentum
Figure 6. Green Quadrant for GRC software 2025

About the Authors

Renee Murphy

Renee Murphy

Principal Analyst

Renee Murphy is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix. Her current research targets GRC, with a particular focus on the integration of ESG into GRC. Prior to joining Verdantix, Ren...

Katelyn Johnson

Katelyn Johnson

Senior Manager

Katelyn is a Senior Manager at Verdantix, specializing in enterprise risk management and external risk and resilience. She helps executives navigate today’s evolving ris...

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Bill Pennington

Bill Pennington

VP Research

Bill is VP Research at Verdantix, where he leads analysis on the evolving and interconnected landscapes of EHS, quality, AI and enterprise risk management. His research helps ...

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