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Best The Guard Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from compliance management software ranked against The Guard on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    CISO Assistant Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb €39/mo7.8
    The Guard vs CISO Assistant
  2. 2
    ComplianceOS Free plan self-hostedWeb $12.42/mo7.7
    The Guard vs ComplianceOS
  3. 3
    Strike Graph Free plan apiWeb $1791.67/mo7.6
    The Guard vs Strike Graph
  4. 4
    Drata Free trial apiextensionLinuxMacWeb 7.0
    The Guard vs Drata
  5. 5
    OpenGRC Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $375/mo7.0
    The Guard vs OpenGRC
  6. 6
    Unicis Free trial apiself-hostedWeb €19/mo6.9
    The Guard vs Unicis
  7. 7
    VComply Free trial AndroidWeb $1,000/mo6.8
    The Guard vs VComply
  8. 8
    Intelex Inspection Management Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb $3.67/mo6.7
    The Guard vs Intelex Inspection Management
  9. 9
    NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident Management AndroidiOSWeb 6.7
    The Guard vs NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident Management
  10. 10
    Openlane Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $10/mo6.7
    The Guard vs Openlane
  11. 11
    IsoMetrix AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 6.6
    The Guard vs IsoMetrix
  12. 12
    Proteus NextGen Data Privacy Free trial Web £999.58/mo6.6
    The Guard vs Proteus NextGen Data Privacy
  13. 13
    ComplianceBridge Policy Management AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.5
    The Guard vs ComplianceBridge Policy Management
  14. 14
    Riskonnect AndroidapiiOSWeb 6.5
    The Guard vs Riskonnect
  15. 15
    AssurX QMS AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 6.4
    The Guard vs AssurX QMS
  16. 16
    AuditBoard (now Optro) apiWeb 6.4
    The Guard vs AuditBoard (now Optro)
  17. 17
    Mitratech CaseCloud AndroidiOSWeb 6.4
    The Guard vs Mitratech CaseCloud
  18. 18
    Onspring apiWeb 6.4
    The Guard vs Onspring
  19. 19
    PowerDMS Policy AndroidiOSWeb 6.4
    The Guard vs PowerDMS Policy
  20. 20
    SAI360 Ethics and Compliance Web 6.4
    The Guard vs SAI360 Ethics and Compliance

The Guard alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1CISO Assistant7.8Free plan€39/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2ComplianceOS7.7Free plan$12.42/moself-hosted, Web
3Strike Graph7.6Free plan$1791.67/moAPI, Web
4Drata7.0API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5OpenGRC7.0Free plan$375/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
6Unicis6.9€19/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
7VComply6.8No$1,000/moAndroid, Web
8Intelex Inspection Management6.7No$3.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
9NAVEX EthicsPoint Incident Management6.7Android, iOS, Web
10Openlane6.7No$10/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
11IsoMetrix6.6Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
12Proteus NextGen Data Privacy6.6No£999.58/moWeb
13ComplianceBridge Policy Management6.5Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Riskonnect6.5Android, API, iOS, Web
15AssurX QMS6.4Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
16AuditBoard (now Optro)6.4API, Web
17Mitratech CaseCloud6.4Android, iOS, Web
18Onspring6.4API, Web
19PowerDMS Policy6.4Android, iOS, Web
20SAI360 Ethics and Compliance6.4Web
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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 7.8 out of 10. The others here: ComplianceOS, Strike Graph, Drata 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 how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.