IRIS Company Secretarial vs Diligent Entities

ICIRIS Company Secretarial8.4Visit Diligent Entities8.0Visit

Higher score IC IRIS Company Secretarial #4 in Company Secretarial Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit IRIS

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Diligent Entities #8 in Company Secretarial Software 8.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Diligent

• IRIS Company Secretarial fits best

  UK practices using the IRIS accountancy suite

• Diligent Entities fits best

  Enterprise teams managing multi-country corporate records

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Side by side

Feature	ICIRIS Company Secretarial 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Diligent Entities 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.0
Ranking	#4 in Company Secretarial Software	#8 in Company Secretarial Software
Best for	UK practices using the IRIS accountancy suite	Enterprise teams managing multi-country corporate records
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community · 24/7
Integrations	7 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IRIS Company Secretarial 1/5 · Diligent Entities 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	Prepares Companies House forms and supports online filing Maintains share registers and prepares certificates, deeds and dividend vouchers Connects with IRIS suite modules and records an e-file audit trail	Tracks ownership, control, legal structures, and corporate records centrally Combines compliance calendars, reminders, and selected-jurisdiction e-filing Supports audit trails, role-based permissions, and SAML single sign-on
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Filing deadline tracking is described with IRIS Practice Management Coverage is focused on a single country	Electronic filing covers selected jurisdictions Pricing requires contacting sales Its stated fit is mid-market and enterprise teams, not small organizations
Our verdict	IRIS Company Secretarial supports accountants and corporate finance departments managing company secretarial obligations. Its work spans Companies House forms and online filing, share registers and transactions, governance documents, and… Read the review →	Diligent Entities brings corporate records, ownership data, governance documents, compliance activity, and entity structures into one platform. It is designed for legal, tax, finance, compliance, and corporate-secretary teams managing… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• IRIS Company Secretarial — where it wins

  • Prepares Companies House forms and supports online filing
  • Maintains share registers and prepares certificates, deeds and dividend vouchers
  • Connects with IRIS suite modules and records an e-file audit trail

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Filing deadline tracking is described with IRIS Practice Management
  • Coverage is focused on a single country

• Diligent Entities — where it wins

  • Tracks ownership, control, legal structures, and corporate records centrally
  • Combines compliance calendars, reminders, and selected-jurisdiction e-filing
  • Supports audit trails, role-based permissions, and SAML single sign-on

  Where it doesn't

  • Electronic filing covers selected jurisdictions
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Its stated fit is mid-market and enterprise teams, not small organizations

• ICIRIS Company Secretarial8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad company secretarial toolkit with Companies House filing and IRIS suite integrations.

  Visit IRISFull verdict →
• Diligent Entities8.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A centralized entity-governance workspace for teams managing records across countries.

  Visit DiligentFull verdict →