# GRC platforms: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "GRC platform" and as "governance, risk and compliance tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/grc-platforms

**Standing:** Hyperproof leads with 22% of first choices; verdict contested. 55 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Hyperproof](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hyperproof/index.md) | 22% | 5% | 40 |
| 2 | [Vanta](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/vanta/index.md) | 16% | 15% | 54 |
| 3 | [LogicGate Risk Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/logicgate-risk-cloud/index.md) | 11% | 0% | 19 |
| 4 | [Sprinto](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sprinto/index.md) | 9% | 5% | 21 |
| 5 | [Drata](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/drata/index.md) | 5% | 19% | 43 |
| 6 | [LogicGate](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/logicgate/index.md) | 5% | 0% | 25 |
| 7 | [Compyl](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/compyl/index.md) | 5% | 0% | 12 |
| 9 | [Onspring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/onspring/index.md) | 4% | 18% | 11 |
| 10 | [AuditBoard](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/auditboard/index.md) | 2% | 8% | 26 |
| 11 | [Scrut Automation](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/scrut-automation/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 11 |
| 12 | [ZenGRC](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zengrc/index.md) | 2% | 18% | 11 |
| 19 | [Secureframe](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/secureframe/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 25 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 101 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice; alternatives Compyl, Drata, Hyperproof, Korinza
- GPT-5.4 mini: LogicGate, Onspring; alternatives Scrut Automation, Sprinto
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Drata, Vanta; alternatives AuditBoard, Hyperproof, LogicGate Risk Cloud
- Perplexity Sonar: Hyperproof; alternatives AuditBoard, Drata, LogicGate Risk Cloud, Scrut Automation
- Grok 4.20: ZenGRC; alternatives AuditBoard, Hyperproof, LogicGate
- Mistral Small: Hyperproof; alternatives AuditBoard, LogicGate, Workiva
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Hyperproof; alternatives AuditBoard, LogicGate Risk Cloud, Vanta
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: LogicGate Risk Cloud; alternatives Hyperproof, Optro, RiskWatch, ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management
- Kimi K2: Hyperproof, LogicGate Risk Cloud, Vanta; alternatives AuditBoard, Onspring, RiskWatch
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Hyperproof, LogicGate Risk Cloud; alternatives AuditBoard, Compyl
- MiniMax M2.5: Vanta; alternatives AuditBoard, Drata, LogicGate, Secureframe
- GPT-6 Luna: Hyperproof; alternatives Drata, Vanta
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Compyl, Hyperproof, LogicGate; alternatives Drata, LogicManager, OneTrust GRC, Resolver

## Sources the answers cite

73 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- riskwatch.com: 27 answers, 28 citations
- softwareadvice.com: 24 answers, 31 citations
- securitycomplianceguide.com: 21 answers, 21 citations
- capterra.com: 20 answers, 33 citations
- compyl.com: 19 answers, 21 citations
- g2.com: 18 answers, 23 citations
- zengrc.com: 17 answers, 22 citations
- surecloud.com: 16 answers, 20 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://securitycomplianceguide.com/blog/grc-software-guide (21 answers)
- https://riskwatch.com/grc-software (20 answers)
- https://softwareadvice.com/risk-management/grc-comparison (18 answers)
- https://compyl.com/blog/best-grc-software-mid-market (15 answers)
- https://softwares.com/guides/best-grc-software-for-mid-market-and-regulated-companies-2026 (11 answers)
- https://techvendorindex.com/compare/best-grc-for-mid-market (10 answers)
- https://riskonnect.com/best-grc-software-platforms-2026 (9 answers)
- https://selecthub.com/c/grc-software-tools (9 answers)
- https://zengrc.com/compare/best-grc-software (9 answers)
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/grc-platform (8 answers)

## Warned against

- ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management: 31 of 49 labels negative. "Multiple AI models specifically labeled it as a platform to avoid unless you have very specific needs and resources to manage it." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- MetricStream: 22 of 39 labels negative. "Avoid for most mid-market B2B: Enterprise-heavy like ServiceNow IRM, RSA Archer, or MetricStream (overkill/costly)" (Grok 4.20, direct prompt)
- Archer: 27 of 42 labels negative. "Reddit users in cybersecurity communities strongly advise avoiding it for most use cases, calling it not worth the effort." (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- OneTrust GRC: 10 of 30 labels negative. "Avoid enterprise platforms like ServiceNow, MetricStream, RSA Archer, or OneTrust GRC" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Hyperproof at 22%.

- ZenGRC: 14% to 2%, −12. Cleared the floor by 1 point · rank 3 → 12 of 101.
- LogicGate Risk Cloud: 3% to 11%, +8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 9 → 3 of 101.
- Drata: 12% to 5%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 4 → 5 of 101.
- Sprinto: 3% to 9%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 10 → 4 of 101.
- Compyl: 0% to 5%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 26 → 7 of 101.
- Secureframe: 5% to 0%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 6 → 19 of 101.
- Onspring: 0% to 4%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 27 → 9 of 101.
- Hyperproof: 19% to 22%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 1 of 101, unchanged.
- LogicGate: 3% to 5%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 6 of 101.
- Scrut Automation: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 44 → 11 of 101.
- Vanta: 15% to 16%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 2 of 101, unchanged.
- AuditBoard: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 → 10 of 101.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.