Protecht vs Diligent ERM

Protecht8.9Visit Diligent ERM8.6Visit

Higher score Protecht #1 in Risk Assessment Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Protecht

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

• Protecht fits best

  Organizations coordinating risk across multiple functions

• Diligent ERM fits best

  Boards and executives overseeing strategic risk

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Side by side

Feature	Protecht 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Diligent ERM 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Risk Assessment Software	#3 in Risk Assessment Software
Best for	Organizations coordinating risk across multiple functions	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	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA	ISO 27001
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Protecht 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	Brings risk, control, incident, action and KRI management together Supports configurable assessments, workflows and enterprise risk aggregation Offers 600 integrations plus scheduled PDF, Excel and PowerPoint reports	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 requires contacting sales rather than choosing a published plan Annual licence fees are based on named active users Deployment is cloud-based rather than on-premises	Pricing requires contacting sales. The listed platform is web-based. Its broad enterprise-risk focus may exceed narrower assessment needs.
Our verdict	Organizations coordinating operational, compliance, cybersecurity, vendor, audit, resilience or safety risks can use Protecht to centralize risk registers, controls, incidents, actions and key risk indicators. Its configurable assessments… 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

• Protecht — where it wins

  • Brings risk, control, incident, action and KRI management together
  • Supports configurable assessments, workflows and enterprise risk aggregation
  • Offers 600 integrations plus scheduled PDF, Excel and PowerPoint reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales rather than choosing a published plan
  • Annual licence fees are based on named active users
  • Deployment is cloud-based rather than on-premises

• 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.

• Protecht8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A configurable cloud platform for managing risk, controls, incidents and reporting across an organization.

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• Diligent ERM8.6/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit DiligentFull verdict →