Best The Guard Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from compliance management software ranked against The Guard on the same published basis.
- 1The Guard vs CISO Assistant
- 2The Guard vs OpenGRC
- 3The Guard vs Strike Graph
- 4The Guard vs AuditBoard (now Optro)
- 5The Guard vs LogicGate Risk Cloud
- 6The Guard vs NAVEX One
- 7The Guard vs Drata
- 8The Guard vs ZenGRC
- 9The Guard vs Secureframe
- 10The Guard vs Sprinto
- 11The Guard vs Intelex Inspection Management
- 12The Guard vs ComplianceOS
- 13The Guard vs NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident Management
- 14The Guard vs Mitratech CaseCloud
- 15The Guard vs TrackStreet
- 16The Guard vs VComply
- 17The Guard vs ComplianceBridge Policy Management
- 18The Guard vs OneTrust Consent Management Platform
- 19The Guard vs SAI360 Ethics and Compliance
- 20The Guard vs Akitra
The Guard alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CISO Assistant | 7.4 | Free plan | €39/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | OpenGRC | 7.3 | Free plan | $375/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Strike Graph | 7.3 | Free plan | $1791.67/mo | API, Web |
| 4 | AuditBoard (now Optro) | 6.9 | No | — | API, Web |
| 5 | LogicGate Risk Cloud | 6.9 | No | — | API, Web |
| 6 | NAVEX One | 6.9 | No | — | API, Web |
| 7 | Drata | 6.8 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | ZenGRC | 6.8 | No | — | API, Web |
| 9 | Secureframe | 6.7 | No | $625/mo | API, Web |
| 10 | Sprinto | 6.7 | No | — | API, Browser, Web |
| 11 | Intelex Inspection Management | 6.6 | No | $3.67/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 12 | ComplianceOS | 6.0 | Free plan | $12.42/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident Management | 5.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 14 | Mitratech CaseCloud | 5.4 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 15 | TrackStreet | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | VComply | 5.4 | No | $1,000/mo | Android, Web |
| 17 | ComplianceBridge Policy Management | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | OneTrust Consent Management Platform | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | SAI360 Ethics and Compliance | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Akitra | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about The Guard alternatives
What is the best alternative to The Guard?
CISO Assistant, number 1 in compliance management software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: OpenGRC, Strike Graph, AuditBoard (now Optro) and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to The Guard?
CISO Assistant is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.