Best Governance, Risk and Compliance Software in 2026
Updated
In short: CISO Assistant is ranked #1 of 34 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Eramba and SimpleRisk. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Eramba. The lowest first paid tier on this page is CISO Assistant at €39/mo.
Governance, risk, and compliance software can bring policy, risk, audit, and evidence work into view for your team. Compare policy management and risk registers with audit management, evidence collection, and automated evidence to identify the workflows each product addresses. Supported frameworks and API access offer further points to consider against your requirements and systems. CISO Assistant, OpenGRC, and ZenGRC lead the ranking, with SimpleRisk and Eramba also among the early entries. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help complete the comparison. Consider which processes and frameworks are relevant to your work, and weigh those needs against the capabilities listed.
34 governance, risk and compliance software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 CISO Assistant Top pick · 7.1 Free plan · €39/mo
#2 Eramba Runner-up · 7.1 Free plan · €208.33/mo
#3 SimpleRisk Also great · 7.1 Free plan · $416.67/mo- Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€39/mofirst paid tier About CISO AssistantVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€208.33/mofirst paid tier About ErambaVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Policy management
- Yes
- Risk register
- Yes
- Audit management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$416.67/mofirst paid tier About SimpleRiskVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$375/mofirst paid tier About OpenGRCVisit site - AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Policy management
- Yes
- Risk register
- Yes
- Audit management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiself-hostedWeb
- Policy management
- Yes
- Risk register
- Yes
- Audit management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidapiiOSWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Policy management
- Yes
- Risk register
- Yes
- Audit management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidiOSWeb
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Policy management
- Yes
- Risk register
- Yes
- Audit management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Policy management
- Yes
- Risk register
- Yes
- Audit management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Policy management
- Yes
- Risk register
- Yes
- Audit management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$52.08/mofirst paid tier About ADOGRCVisit site - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Policy management
- Yes
- Risk register
- Yes
- Audit management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- Web
- Free plan
- No
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Policy management
- Yes
- Risk register
- Yes
- Audit management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Policy management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Risk register
- Yes
- Audit management
- Yes
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Evidence collection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which governance, risk and compliance software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
CISO Assistant is ranked #1 of 34 with a score of 7.1. Eramba is second and SimpleRisk third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, CISO Assistant has the lowest first paid tier we found: €39/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.