RiskOptics ROAR Platform vs Workiva Wdesk comparison

ZenGRC and Workiva are both solutions in the GRC category. ZenGRC is ranked #11 with an average rating of 9.0, while Workiva is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.0. ZenGRC holds a 0.8% mindshare in G, compared to Workiva’s 7.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ZenGRC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 71% of Workiva users who would recommend it.

RiskOptics ROAR Platform

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100% willing to recommend

Workiva Wdesk

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71% willing to recommend

RiskOptics ROAR Platform

Workiva Wdesk

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

RiskOptics ROAR Platform

Ranking in GRC

11th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Continuous Controls Monitoring (6th)

Workiva Wdesk

Ranking in GRC

5th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Performance Management (11th), Financial Close Software (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the GRC category, the mindshare of RiskOptics ROAR Platform is 0.8%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workiva Wdesk is 7.7%, up from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ankita Sabale

Senior Associate - IT Governance and Compliance at Fulcrum Digital Inc

Acts as a software inventory of applications in an environment

I face some difficulty while upgrading any field in the application. Suppose I change an application's IT owner field, which is at the end of the application. After I save the change, it takes me to the top of the page, which is an issue for me. After you change and save the pre-filled specific information at the end of an application page, the application will again take you to the top of the page.

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Phillip Gough

Partner, Financial Services at Deloitte TT

The solution is easy to deploy and enables collaboration, but it must improve its speed and enable users to create pivot tables

I rate the ease of setup an eight out of ten. The initial setup was straightforward. The solution is cloud-based. We deployed the product along with Wdata in six months. It was for a lot of use cases. To deploy the tool, we designed the use cases and developed them. Then, we went through unit tests, integration tests, and user acceptance tests. It was an Agile delivery cycle.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We can get all the information about all the applications in a single platform."

"The cross-functionality between connectivity, whether through API connections between different software platforms or the connection of data collection to the actual written ESG report, is highly valuable. The connectivity of all these aspects significantly aids in data assurance, which I consider a bonus."

"Workiva Wdesk is pretty good in terms of getting the data from the system, automating the reporting schedules...It has a very good integration with ERP tools."

"The collaboration within the platform is valuable."

"The most valuable feature is its ability to easily upload and update financial results, creating a dynamic data sheet."

"Workiva Wdesk has a flow diagram that is standardized, making it easy for people to file documents on ECDAs, which are in HTML format."

"It makes the compliance process more efficient and more effective."

"It helps you to maintain a backup of your data, including the connectivity with the tables, which provides a user-friendly way to handle and access your files."

Cons

"After you change and save the pre-filled specific information at the end of an application page, the application will again take you to the top of the page."

"Regarding the solution, reporting has certain areas that can be considered for improvement."

"The most critical issue is the need to shift between uppercase and lowercase."

"The speed must be improved."

"At this point, I don't see a compelling reason to invest in Workiva. It may be necessary for compliance and controlling the version of SCC, but not everyone needs its high-end capabilities."

"The tool's script encoding needs to be updated to make it more user-friendly and less of a manual process when changes are made to a company's program. Those changes happen frequently due to mandatory or voluntary reporting requirements, leading to lost linkage connections that must be manually reset each time a change is made. This aspect is not functional now, and I see it as an opportunity for improvement."

"With this product, it's more about the integrated data model where you can have a one-to-many/many-to-one relationship between your policies and processes, risks, and controls. They need to showcase how you can put those pieces together."

"One area where Workiva Wdesk could improve is by ensuring that its cloud-based system is fully compatible with the most current versions of PowerPoint and Excel."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Our clients in Asia think that the solution is too expensive."

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Financial Services Firm

18%

Educational Organization

16%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about RiskOptics ROAR Platform?

We can get all the information about all the applications in a single platform.

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What needs improvement with RiskOptics ROAR Platform?

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What is your primary use case for RiskOptics ROAR Platform?

RiskOptics ROAR Platform is a software inventory of applications in our environment or applications we have integrated with third-party vendors. The solution has all the information about the appli...

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What do you like most about Workiva Wdesk?

The most valuable feature is its ability to easily upload and update financial results, creating a dynamic data sheet.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Workiva Wdesk?

Wdesk is affordable and as far as I'm aware, there were no additional costs beyond the standard license increase. We didn't have to make any other changes; it primarily involved accessing the platf...

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What needs improvement with Workiva Wdesk?

The tool's script encoding needs to be updated to make it more user-friendly and less of a manual process when changes are made to a company's program. Those changes happen frequently due to mandat...

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Overview

The RiskOptics ROAR Platform gives you the ability to see, understand and act on IT and cyber risk, automate compliance and communicate the impact on your organization’s top priorities.

With a unified, real-time view of risk and compliance—framed around your business priorities—you’ll have the contextual insight needed to communicate the business impact to key stakeholders and make strategic, risk-informed decisions to protect your organization, systems and data and earn the trust of your customers, partners and employees.

Wdesk is used across the enterprise to support hundreds of data collaboration, reporting, and compliance processes. Use Wdesk to:

Optimize your structured and composite reports
Improve trust in your data, reports, and presentations
Transform processes to enable insight

Sample Customers

Walmart, Airbnb, Peak 10, State of Colorado, salesforce.com, GitHub, Alaska Airlines, Montgomery College

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