Athennian vs BGL CAS 360

Athennian8.8Visit BGL CAS 3608.7Visit

Higher score Athennian #1 in Company Secretarial Software 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Athennian

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BGL CAS 360 #2 in Company Secretarial Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit BGL CAS 360

• Athennian fits best

  Global entity governance and compliance teams

• BGL CAS 360 fits best

  Accounting firms managing company and trust portfolios

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Side by side

Feature	Athennian 8.8/10 Visit ↗	BGL CAS 360 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Company Secretarial Software	#2 in Company Secretarial Software
Best for	Global entity governance and compliance teams	Accounting firms managing company and trust portfolios
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$25,000/yr	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	7 integrations	16 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Athennian 1/5 · BGL CAS 360 1/5
Entity registers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Board meeting tools	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Statutory calendar	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Corporate templates	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audit trail	✓	✓
Specs
Filing jurisdictions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Tracks entities, people, ownership, appointments and governance records in one place Supports compliance dates, filings, tasks, audit trails and electronic signatures Connects with iManage, Office 365, Google Drive, DocuSign and Adobe Sign	Automates ASIC annual review tracking, statement packs and deadline alerts Combines company and trust registers with lodgements and document workflows Connects with practice, document-management and e-signature tools
Cons	Essentials is priced at 25,000 per year, with the currency unspecified Professional and Enterprise pricing require contacting sales Advanced security, access controls and API access are reserved for Enterprise	Designed for professional entity administration, not general-purpose governance Initial purchase requires a 25-company minimum Monthly billing is available, but its amount is not shown
Our verdict	Managing entities across jurisdictions means keeping ownership, governance records and compliance work connected. Athennian is a cloud-based entity management and governance operations platform for legal, finance, tax and compliance teams,… Read the review →	BGL CAS 360 is cloud-based company, trust and identity-verification management software for accounting firms, corporate service providers and other compliance professionals. It brings company and trust administration into one workspace,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Athennian — where it wins

  • Tracks entities, people, ownership, appointments and governance records in one place
  • Supports compliance dates, filings, tasks, audit trails and electronic signatures
  • Connects with iManage, Office 365, Google Drive, DocuSign and Adobe Sign

  Where it doesn't

  • Essentials is priced at 25,000 per year, with the currency unspecified
  • Professional and Enterprise pricing require contacting sales
  • Advanced security, access controls and API access are reserved for Enterprise

• BGL CAS 360 — where it wins

  • Automates ASIC annual review tracking, statement packs and deadline alerts
  • Combines company and trust registers with lodgements and document workflows
  • Connects with practice, document-management and e-signature tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Designed for professional entity administration, not general-purpose governance
  • Initial purchase requires a 25-company minimum
  • Monthly billing is available, but its amount is not shown

• Athennian8.8/10 · Paid

  Centralizes global entity records, ownership, governance documents and compliance workflows.

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• BGL CAS 3608.7/10 · Paid

  A broad company and trust compliance toolkit for firms managing entity portfolios.

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