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Head-to-head · Legal Entity Management Software

Diligent Entities vs Athennian

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Diligent Entities #4 in Legal Entity Management Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site
Athennian #5 in Legal Entity Management Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Athennian

Diligent Entities leads on 0 checks, Athennian on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreDiligent Entities · 9.0/10

Diligent Entities scores higher on our rubric for legal entity management software: 9.0 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #5.

On jurisdiction coverage, Athennian gives you Global where Diligent Entities offers Multi-country.

Diligent Entities is the better fit for organizations prioritizing auditability and AI workflows. Athennian is the better fit for global teams wanting a mature paid platform.

  • Diligent Entities fits best

    Organizations prioritizing auditability and AI workflows

  • Athennian fits best

    Global teams wanting a mature paid platform

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Side by side

Feature Diligent Entities 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Athennian 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.9
Ranking #4 in Legal Entity Management Software #5 in Legal Entity Management Software
Best for Organizations prioritizing auditability and AI workflows Global teams wanting a mature paid platform
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request $25,000/yr
Free plan Not checked yet —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community · 24/7 Tickets, Docs
Compliance ISO 27001, SSO/SAML SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations 2 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Diligent Entities 4/4 · Athennian 4/4
Ownership structures ✓ ✓
Governance documents ✓ ✓
Filing deadline tracking ✓ ✓
Audit trail ✓ ✓
Specs
Entity limit Not checked yet 100 entities
Jurisdiction coverage Multi-country Global
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • 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
Cons
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Electronic filing is available only in selected jurisdictions
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simpler organizations
  • Essentials starts at $25,000 per year
  • Essentials is limited to 100 entities
  • Professional and Enterprise pricing require contacting sales
Our verdict

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…

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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…

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  1. Diligent EntitiesLegal Entity Management Software 9.0Pricing on request
  2. AthennianLegal Entity Management Software 8.9Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • 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 Entities9.0/10 · Pricing on request

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

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  • Athennian8.9/10 · Paid

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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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