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Microsoft Secure Score vs RSA Archer comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Secure Score
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
RSA Archer
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
GRC (1st), IT Governance (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the IT Vendor Risk Management category, the mindshare of Microsoft Secure Score is 1.6%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RSA Archer is 11.4%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Karim Zaki - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable product with a valuable identity feature
The product helps us with incorporating a mix of industry standards such as ISO and company-specific benchmarks. It amalgamates best practices for various aspects, including devices, applications, identities, workloads, and configurations Microsoft Secure Score's most valuable feature is…
Raviteja Nekkanti - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly, minimal learning curve and good for security assessment
My use case is for security assessment. It's my daily task. I use it for security assessment in Azure. We have tickets where users need to submit details about an application, computer, or server. For Archer, my direct task is to assess the security risk of an application, infrastructure, or…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Microsoft Secure Score's most valuable feature is identity."
"First of all, its access control feature where it provides application level access, solution level access, and even recall access, as well."
"The most valuable part of the product is the ease-of-use and the opportunity to create custom security applications easily."
"With RSA Archer, an admin can set permissions for a normal user to go directly to the tool they need to input some data. Admins can then go through that and approve some requests. Also, they can log in based on these kinds of permissions, including ticketing, service patches, or upgrades."
"I like how Archer requires very little programming ability. A person with minimum coding experience can configure the necessary fields in Archer. It's more of a drag-and-drop solution."
"RSA Archer has reduced the time and effort required for meetings."
"RSA Archer's best features are advanced workflow, reports, dashboards, and notifications."
"Enables development of any application, automation of any workflow including the GRC work processes."
"I have found all the features to be valuable, including those involving reporting, the dashboard, notifications, email modules, the database and data input."
 

Cons

"They could indicate whether a recommendation aligns with different compliance standards."
"In terms of what can be improved, our client always says their user experience, IU/UX in RSA Archer. They found it is not as user friendly as other tools."
"The bullet chart is the best graph for my purposes, and it should be available for inclusion in the dashboards."
"Initially, technical support is a little weak, and I would rate it six out of ten. The issue with initial support is that new engineers are often not as experienced."
"Its customization features could be better."
"I would like to see real-time data, from vulnerabilities, and threats."
"Recently, we made a suggestion for cross references, like for one application to another. There were limitations there, so we're hoping that will be included in the next upgrade."
"The solution can be a little slow due to the Silverlight feature."
"I would like to have the ability to build and maintain an inventory of personal data processing activities and assets utilizing a purpose-built taxonomy and data structure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product pricing is reasonable."
"At the higher end of the price scale, but provides better, more accessible functionality and customization than cheaper products."
"RSA Archer's price is justifiable and not as expensive, compared to ServiceNow. I have heard that the licensing for ServiceNow is much more expensive. I'm unaware whether there are any additional costs after licensing fees."
"The solution’s pricing is moderate."
"Fairly highly-priced, especially for smaller companies."
"I am not sure about other companies, but it's quite expensive."
"It is not expensive. It is reasonable. We only pay for the licensing."
"The license is costly for the solution, but the remaining set up and maintenance is quite cheaper."
"The initial purchase is cheap. You pay a nominal price to start then renew the license annually. You also must buy a license for each module. I'm not too fond of that aspect of the licensing model. You buy the elephant and then spend more money to feed the elephant."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Insurance Company
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Educational Organization
55%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
5%
Government
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Secure Score?
Microsoft Secure Score's most valuable feature is identity.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Secure Score?
Microsoft Secure Score's user interface and export feature need improvement. We are not able to export the overall security score at the moment. I have to use PowerShare in the background to encoun...
What do you like most about RSA Archer?
It has various valuable features. For example, showing us if a control aligns with specific standards or frameworks helps us understand it better and verify its compliance.
What needs improvement with RSA Archer?
The user interface needs work. There are many small text boxes, like credit card size's boxes, where we need to input a lot of text. You can't see what you're typing beyond the tiny window, so you ...
What is your primary use case for RSA Archer?
We primarily use the system control module and specific IT control models for ongoing risk assessment activities. We use it on a day-to-day basis.
 

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MS Secure Score
Archer
 

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Sample Customers

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T-Systems, Bridge Point, Equifax, First Data, Global Imaging Company, Manulife Financial
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