Ideagen Risk Management vs Diligent ERM

Ideagen Risk Management8.7Visit Diligent ERM8.6Visit

Higher score Ideagen Risk Management #2 in Risk Assessment Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Ideagen

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Diligent ERM #3 in Risk Assessment Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Diligent

• Ideagen Risk Management fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise risk reporting teams

• Diligent ERM fits best

  Boards and executives overseeing strategic risk

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Side by side

Feature	Ideagen Risk Management 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Diligent ERM 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Risk Assessment Software	#3 in Risk Assessment Software
Best for	Mid-market and enterprise risk reporting teams	Boards and executives overseeing strategic risk
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Compliance	ISO 27001, GDPR	ISO 27001
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Ideagen Risk Management 0/2 · Diligent ERM 0/2
Risk registers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mitigation tracking	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Risk methodologies	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Risk scoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Reporting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Cloud	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Centralized registers link risks, controls, objectives, actions and incidents Flexible scoring and formulas support quantitative risk assessment Live dashboards and board-oriented reports support executive oversight	Combines strategic and operational risks in centralized registers. Monitors emerging risks, control gaps and appetite-threshold breaches. Provides board-ready reporting with AI-assisted benchmarking and human approval.
Cons	Pricing is handled through sales rather than published plans Verified integrations center on Ideagen products, despite a two-way API Web-only deployment may not suit teams seeking a different platform	Pricing requires contacting sales. The listed platform is web-based. Its broad enterprise-risk focus may exceed narrower assessment needs.
Our verdict	Ideagen Risk Management is a cloud platform for risk and compliance teams managing financial, operational and strategic risks. Its focus is on business-wide visibility: centralized registers bring risk data together with controls,… Read the review →	Boards and executive teams need a connected view of risks that span strategy and operations. Diligent ERM centralizes risk registers, controls and compliance data, then supports assessment, monitoring and reporting workflows. It is… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Ideagen Risk Management — where it wins

  • Centralized registers link risks, controls, objectives, actions and incidents
  • Flexible scoring and formulas support quantitative risk assessment
  • Live dashboards and board-oriented reports support executive oversight

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through sales rather than published plans
  • Verified integrations center on Ideagen products, despite a two-way API
  • Web-only deployment may not suit teams seeking a different platform

• Diligent ERM — where it wins

  • Combines strategic and operational risks in centralized registers.
  • Monitors emerging risks, control gaps and appetite-threshold breaches.
  • Provides board-ready reporting with AI-assisted benchmarking and human approval.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • The listed platform is web-based.
  • Its broad enterprise-risk focus may exceed narrower assessment needs.

• Ideagen Risk Management8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  Centralizes enterprise risk data, workflows and board reporting in a cloud platform.

  Visit IdeagenFull verdict →
• Diligent ERM8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  Centralizes risk oversight and board reporting for mid-market and enterprise organizations.

  Visit DiligentFull verdict →