Athennian vs Diligent Entities

Athennian7.7Visit Diligent Entities7.4Visit

Higher score Athennian #4 in Legal Entity Management Software 7.7/10 From $25,000/yr ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Athennian

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Diligent Entities #6 in Legal Entity Management Software 7.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

• Athennian fits best

  Global teams wanting a mature paid platform

• Diligent Entities fits best

  Organizations prioritizing auditability and AI workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Athennian 7.7/10 Visit ↗	Diligent Entities 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.4
Ranking	#4 in Legal Entity Management Software	#6 in Legal Entity Management Software
Best for	Global teams wanting a mature paid platform	Organizations prioritizing auditability and AI workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	ISO 27001, SSO/SAML
Integrations	7 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Athennian 4/4 · Diligent Entities 4/4
Ownership structures	✓	✓
Governance documents	✓	✓
Filing deadline tracking	✓	✓
Audit trail	✓	✓
Specs
Entity limit	100 entities	Not published
Jurisdiction coverage	Global	Multi-country
Our review
Pros	Covers entity records, ownership, governance, filings and compliance Supports global structures with charts, audit trails and access controls Connects with iManage, Office 365, Google Drive, DocuSign and Slack	Centralizes records, ownership data, documents, and entity structures Combines audit trails, approvals, permissions, and SAML single sign-on AI-assisted document summarization and data extraction support review workflows
Cons	Essentials starts at $25,000 per year Essentials is limited to 100 entities Professional and Enterprise pricing require contacting sales	Pricing requires contacting sales Electronic filing is available only in selected jurisdictions Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simpler organizations
Our verdict	Athennian is a cloud-based entity management and governance operations platform for legal, finance, tax, compliance, professional services, corporate groups, private equity and funds. It brings entity and people records, ownership… Read the review →	Diligent Entities centralizes corporate records, ownership data, governance documents, compliance activities, and legal-entity structures in a web-based platform with API access. It is designed for legal, tax, finance, compliance, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Athennian — where it wins

  • Covers entity records, ownership, governance, filings and compliance
  • Supports global structures with charts, audit trails and access controls
  • Connects with iManage, Office 365, Google Drive, DocuSign and Slack

  Where it doesn't

  • Essentials starts at $25,000 per year
  • Essentials is limited to 100 entities
  • Professional and Enterprise pricing require contacting sales

• Diligent Entities — where it wins

  • Centralizes records, ownership data, documents, and entity structures
  • Combines audit trails, approvals, permissions, and SAML single sign-on
  • AI-assisted document summarization and data extraction support review workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Electronic filing is available only in selected jurisdictions
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simpler organizations

• Athennian7.7/10 · From $25,000/yr

  A broad global platform for entity management, governance, ownership and compliance.

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• Diligent Entities7.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A comprehensive entity-management system for auditability, compliance, and AI-assisted workflows.

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