Green Quadrant: GRC Software 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.
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
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
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
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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