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Vendor: RSA
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As of February 2025, the mindshare of RSA Archer in the GRC category stands at 16.6%, down from 18.3% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CategoryGRCFeb 25, 2025Download
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Educational Organization
55%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
5%
Government
3%
Manufacturing Company
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Retailer
2%
Healthcare Company
2%
Hospitality Company
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Real Estate/Law Firm
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University
1%
Media Company
1%
Non Profit
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Comms Service Provider
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Construction Company
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Engineering Company
1%
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CJ
Information Security Specialist at Dubai Health Authority
Verified user of RSA Archer
Jan 16, 2025
Centralized management strengthens compliance with good look and feel

Pros

"From my perspective as a customer and end user, RSA is about the look and feel. "

Cons

"While the AI features are emerging and the cost is comparatively low, it's not yet up to the market standard."
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Works
Verified user of RSA Archer
Jan 22, 2025
Great risk management with good automation and interface updates

Pros

"Risk management is one of the most impressive features of Archer, especially with the recent restructuring of the user interface."

Cons

"There should be built-in integration mechanisms, for example, for organizations switching from platforms like ServiceNow to Archer, instead of custom integrations for each client."
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IMRAN ALMARZOOQI - PeerSpot user
Head OT Risk Management & Compliance at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Verified user of RSA Archer
Jan 26, 2025
Automates compliance management effectively but needs improved interface and dashboards

Pros

"The tool has stability, and it allows me to automate whatever process I have."

Cons

"The interface just looks old."
KS
Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of RSA Archer
Dec 11, 2021
Useful modules and workflows, self-explanatory UI, and good integration

Pros

"It is enterprise-wide accessible. So, it is very helpful for all the employees in our bank. They can log in and do their risk management activities. It has a few inbuilt modules that are helpful for doing risk management activities, such as issue management, risk identification, risk assessment, and policy exception management. It also has some inbuilt workflows inside these modules. They are also helpful."

Cons

"There is no inbuilt alert in Archer to let us know that a data feed has failed or did not run for different reasons. So, we don't even get to know that a feed has not run until somebody reports it to us. This has been a problem all the time. Data feeds have always been a big headache for us because there is no feature to let us know if a feed has not run or has failed. If Archer had a feature to send us an email notification when a feed has failed, it would've been very helpful. This is the reason why our users are slowly moving away to another platform. Some of the modules that I have been managing are being moved to ServiceNow. Next year, a lot of our modules will be moved from RSA Archer to ServiceNow, and the data feed issue has been one of the main reasons."
MB
Technology Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of RSA Archer
Dec 3, 2021
A rich application with good workflow, but search feature needs improvement

Pros

"RSA is a very rich application. I like its adaptive suggestion, where based on your users and the class of data, it can actually recommend you the proper control to choose. For example, we have been using PCI DSS as an NIST. So based on application feedback, it will provide you with a suggestion on which control objective needs to be set. Based on that, you can make a decision—you don't need to take the suggestion, but you can customize that particular provided suggestion. RSA Archer's workflow is also good, in terms of process automation. "

Cons

"The first improvement I would suggest for RSA Archer is a better search feature. The search criteria needs to be improved. Sometimes I do a search and the search doesn't return the exact item I'm looking for. RSA Archer could also be improved by being more user-friendly. Maybe I have been using a limited version of RSA Archer, but I'm not sure whether it has ESG, environmental and social governance. In the next couple of years, ESG is the next feature that will be integrated into GRC tools. I would recommend RSA Archer adds ESG. "
IMRAN ALMARZOOQI - PeerSpot user
Head OT Risk Management & Compliance at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Verified user of RSA Archer
Aug 29, 2019
Product version discussed: 6.4
A rich feature set helps save time and effort, making us more efficient and saving us money

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the enterprise module, which provides the capability of having all of the information stored and linked with everything else."

Cons

"The bullet chart is the best graph for my purposes, and it should be available for inclusion in the dashboards."
HK
Archer developer
Verified user of RSA Archer
Oct 17, 2021
Attentive support and high return on investment

Pros

"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. "

Cons

"It would be nice if RSA Archer featured more customization. When customers are updating, they should be notified whether certain updates are optional. The install screen should not proceed to the next page unless we make some selections about which updates we want to install. "
Raviteja Nekkanti - PeerSpot user
Senior Information Security Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of RSA Archer
Nov 19, 2023
Product version discussed: 2.3
User-friendly, minimal learning curve and good for security assessment

Pros

"Archer has simplified our security audits. It's made it easier to raise and trigger questionnaires to customers."

Cons

"The ticket handling process could be improved."