CERPASS vs MTC Skopos
access controls & SoD head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Quote-based | Subscription (flat-rate annual license) |
| Deployment | Cloud | On-premise |
| Company size | — | — |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP | SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365 |
| Vendor | CERPASS (CompliantERP) | Meylan Technologies and Consulting |
Our take
Where CERPASS leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 21 of the 34 capabilities where they differ (led by firefighter / emergency access provisioning and time-boxed automatic revocation).
Where MTC Skopos leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 13 of the 34 capabilities where they differ (led by cross-system risk analysis and organizational-scope violation detection).
- Stated Oracle Fusion Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 34 capabilities (of 51 in the access controls & SoD taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cross-system risk analysisAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Not evidenced | Core strength Cross-system risk analysis spanning multiple connected ERPs |
| Organizational-scope violation detectionAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Not evidenced | Core strength Organizational-scope violation detection (company code, plant, profit center) |
| Usage-based risk prioritizationAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Not evidenced | Core strength Correlates SoD/critical-access findings with actual transaction execution via ST03N/STAD and change docs |
| Firefighter / emergency access provisioningEmergency & Privileged Access | Core strength Time-boxed elevated/firefighter access requests with business justification | Not evidenced |
| Time-boxed automatic revocationEmergency & Privileged Access | Core strength Automatic revocation when the time window closes | Not evidenced |
| Periodic access certification campaignsUser Access Review & Certification | Core strength Business-friendly periodic access certification | Not evidenced |
| Delta / exception-based reviewUser Access Review & Certification | Core strength Delta reviews that certify only changed access | Not evidenced |
| Business-language access descriptionsUser Access Review & Certification | Core strength Business-language descriptions of what users can do | Not evidenced |
| License usage optimizationLicensing & Cost Optimization | Core strength Compares authorized capability against actual usage for RISE with SAP licensing | Not evidenced |
| Named-user / FUE cost right-sizingLicensing & Cost Optimization | Core strength FUE Licence Optimization module identifies unnecessary authorizations before renegotiation | Not evidenced |
| Multi-system / cross-landscape supportPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced SAP-only product | Core strength Analyzes SAP, PeopleSoft and Dynamics data side by side with one ruleset |
| Conversational AI assistantPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced | Core strength Built-in AI assistant, plus MCP server compatibility for AI-tool integration |
| Non-invasive deploymentPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced Built on SAP BTP, not an external export-based tool | Core strength Portable desktop app, no server/agent install; data stays local to the customer machine |
| Critical / sensitive access detectionAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Partial Emergency-access module flags sensitive transactions; no standalone critical-access scan described | Core strength Critical/sensitive access detection (user master maintenance, ABAP debug, RFC config, client copy) |
| Prebuilt risk rule libraryAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Supported Configurable rulesets | Not evidenced |
| Custom rule authoringAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Supported Rulesets described as configurable | Not evidenced |
| Pre-production role testingSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Supported Simulation runs before changes are deployed | Not evidenced |
| Remediation workflow routingSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Supported Routing of risks to business owners | Not evidenced |
| Session monitoring and loggingEmergency & Privileged Access | Supported Fully logged session monitoring | Not evidenced |
| Emergency access approval workflowEmergency & Privileged Access | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Business justification captureEmergency & Privileged Access | Supported Requires business justification for emergency requests | Not evidenced |
| Automatic removal of decertified accessUser Access Review & Certification | Supported Automatic removal of decertified access | Not evidenced |
| Least-privilege role designRole Design & Identity Provisioning | Not evidenced | Supported Automated role-design suggestions aimed at minimizing SoD risk |
| Executive risk dashboardsReporting & Compliance | Supported Visual risk reporting | Not evidenced |
| Historical audit trailReporting & Compliance | Not evidenced | Supported Change document analysis via CDHDR/CDPOS |
| SAP S/4HANA migration readinessPlatform, AI & Deployment | Supported Works with ECC6, S/4HANA and RISE with SAP without a version upgrade | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted risk analyticsPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced | Supported Built-in AI assistant for querying analysis results; optional local LLM for fully offline AI |
| BI tool exportPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced | Supported Power BI, Tableau and QlikSense-ready exports; JSON/CSV/Parquet output |
| Fine-grained entitlement discoveryCross-Application Identity Governance | Not evidenced | Supported Interactive user and role explorer |
| Pre-approval conflict previewSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Core strength Shows resulting SoD conflicts and sensitive-access exposure before deployment | Supported Preview of new conflicts introduced or resolved before go-live |
| Impact-ranked remediation planningSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Supported Remediation tracking on routed risks | Core strength Step-by-step, impact-ranked remediation planning |
| Continuous / real-time access reviewUser Access Review & Certification | Partial Reviews are periodic/delta-based; no evidence of real-time continuous review | Not evidenced |
| Audit-ready reportingReporting & Compliance | Core strength Audit-ready evidence documentation across the suite | Supported Audit-ready compliance and SoD documentation |
| Evidence documentation and exportReporting & Compliance | Core strength Exception reporting with evidence attachment for mitigating controls | Supported |
Both grade identically on the other 17 capabilities — see each product's full profile: CERPASS, MTC Skopos.
CERPASS vs MTC Skopos — FAQs
Is CERPASS or MTC Skopos better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP. MTC Skopos additionally lists Oracle Fusion Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, CERPASS or MTC Skopos?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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