SimpleRisk

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Overview

SimpleRisk is a comprehensive Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) solution designed to be simple, effective, and affordable. It enables organizations to implement enterprise-grade GRC programs without the complexity and cost of traditional GRC platforms. The platform offers unlimited users, flexible deployment options, and modular features that scale with organizational needs.

Features

37 features across 13 categories

AI(1)

Artificial IntelligenceAIPremium

Enhanced risk analysis including FAIR assessments and customized documentation generation

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Administration(5)

Audit Trail Logging

Log and keep audit trails of all system changes for review by system administrators

Configuration Management

Configure risk management process tailored to organization, change dropdown values, edit risk formulas, manage risk catalog, and define unlimited users with role mapping

CustomizationPremium

Add and remove different types of fields and dynamically create custom page templates

Organizational HierarchyPremium

Define multiple Business Units with teams, assign users across teams and Business Units, restrict user viewing to assigned teams and assets

Upgrade Extra

One-click database backup and application/database upgrade capability

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Asset Management(3)

Asset Grouping

Logically group assets together and associate them with risks

Asset Management

Basic automated discovery of assets with manual addition capability, valuation assignment, and association with teams and locations

Vulnerability ManagementPremium

Integrate with Tenable.io, Rapid7 Nexpose/InsightVM and Qualys to import asset and vulnerability data, triage vulnerabilities into risks

Compliance(5)

Audit History

Maintain a record of past audit activities and evidence with access restrictions based on need to know

Audit Management

Initiate, track and manage audits at the framework, control, or test level with documentation and evidence tracking

Compliance Process Automation

Create a consistent, repeatable, scalable process for recurring audits, assessments and certifications

Control Testing

Define unlimited tests across frameworks and controls with test result tracking and application to multiple frameworks

Pre-Configured Risk Assessments

Take pre-configured risk assessments for CIS Critical Security Controls, HIPAA, NIST 800-171, or PCI DSS 3.2 with yes/no questions

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Data Management(1)

Import-ExportPremium

Import data into SimpleRisk by mapping CSV file fields, and export CSV files containing risks, mitigations, reviews, or combination reports

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Governance(3)

Control Exception Tracking

Track and manage risk exceptions to policies and controls with approval workflows

Policy Management

Store policies, guidelines, standards and procedures in a single repository with documentation upload capabilities

Regulatory Framework Integration

Integration with 250+ regulatory frameworks mapped to more than 1,250 common controls

Also in: MuleSoft, Looker, Okta

Incident Management(1)

Incident ManagementPremium

Identify, respond to and recover from events that negatively impact the organization based on NIST 800-61 Computer Security Incident Handling Guide

Integration(4)

Jira IntegrationPremium

Bi-directional integration with Jira instances to connect risks to issues and sync data, status and comments

RESTful APIPremium

RESTful API to create scripted interactions with other applications for advanced automation and existing infrastructure leverage

Secure Controls Framework Integration

Direct integration between Secure Controls Framework allowing selection from 190 frameworks mapped to 1,057 security and privacy controls including ISO 27001, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, GDPR, COBIT, COSO

Unified Compliance Framework IntegrationPremium

API-level integration with Unified Compliance Framework to import frameworks and control mappings directly

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Notification(1)

Email NotificationPremium

Send email notifications when risks are submitted, modified, or actioned upon, with scheduled reminders for management reviews

Reporting(2)

Dynamic Reporting

Create custom reports with graphical dashboards, risk appetite analysis, remediation prioritization, risk-to-control associations, and risk-to-asset associations

Stakeholder-Specific Reports

Filter data and tailor reports for C-Level, Technical, and Business stakeholders

Risk Management(7)

Auto-Generate Risk Assessments

Auto-generate risk assessments and maturity questionnaires for 250+ frameworks and track results

Management Review Process

Involve management in the risk management process by outlining next steps for risks with review process tracking

Mitigation Planning

Plan mitigations for risks by setting mitigation dates, defining level of effort, assigning ownership, and tracking residual risk changes

Project Grouping

Group risks together into higher level projects for batch management and reporting purposes

Risk AssessmentPremium

Ability to define contacts, create questions with logic, assemble questionnaires, and compare results over time

Risk Prioritization

Identify and prioritize high level risks most likely to impact your organization

Risk Registry

Submit, track and maintain a comprehensive registry of all organizational risks

Security(3)

Custom AuthenticationPremium

Support for Active Directory and SAML authentication

Encrypted DatabasePremium

AES-256 bit encryption key generation and encryption of sensitive text data in the database

Team-Based SeparationPremium

Restrict risk viewing to only users who are members of the team that the risk is assigned to

Pricing

SimpleRisk Core

Free
  • Unlimited Users
  • Basic Governance
  • Risk Registry
  • Basic Compliance
  • Asset Management
  • Self-Assessments
  • Reporting
  • Configuration

Starter Package

Popular
$5,000/year
  • Any three Standard Extras
  • Support
  • Hosting (optional)

Standard Extras

$5,000/year per Extra
  • Advanced Search
  • API
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Custom Authentication
  • Customization
  • Email Notification
  • Encrypted Database
  • Import-Export
  • Jira Integration
  • Risk Assessment
  • Team-Based Separation
  • Unified Compliance Framework
  • Vulnerability Management

Premium Extras

$10,000/year per Extra
  • Incident Management
  • Organizational Hierarchy

Cost Calculator

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Build vs Buy

Should you build a SimpleRisk alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 37 features.

Buy SimpleRisk

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$36,000
Maintenance$540/mo
3-year total$55,440
Dev time~3 months

Buying SimpleRisk saves ~$55,440 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 37 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

8 known integrations

Active DirectoryJiraQualysRapid7 Nexpose/InsightVMSAMLSecure Controls FrameworkTenable.ioUnified Compliance Framework