CheckAud vs smartGRC
access controls & SoD head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Tiered: free assessment, fixed-fee proof of concept, quote-based license | Subscription (tiered) |
| Deployment | — | Cloud |
| Company size | Mid-market, Enterprise | — |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP | SAP |
| Vendor | IBS Schreiber GmbH | GRC Solutions |
Our take
Where CheckAud leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 7 of the 26 capabilities where they differ (led by usage-based risk prioritization and sap s/4hana migration readiness).
Where smartGRC leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 19 of the 26 capabilities where they differ (led by firefighter / emergency access provisioning and session monitoring and logging).
Where they differ
The 26 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Usage-based risk prioritizationAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Core strength "Did-Do" analysis of actual user activity from system logs, distinct from "Can-Do" excess-permission analysis | Not evidenced |
| Firefighter / emergency access provisioningEmergency & Privileged Access | Not evidenced | Core strength AI pre-approval for emergency (firefighter) access requests (smartAccess) |
| Session monitoring and loggingEmergency & Privileged Access | Not evidenced | Core strength Automated session auditing of emergency access usage |
| Emergency access approval workflowEmergency & Privileged Access | Not evidenced | Core strength Multi-level approval workflow routing with AI onboarding recommendations (smartWorkflow) |
| Role mining and clusteringRole Design & Identity Provisioning | Not evidenced | Core strength Role mining that clusters users by effective access |
| SAP S/4HANA migration readinessPlatform, AI & Deployment | Core strength SAP S/4HANA migration authorization validation and role-concept clean-up | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted risk analyticsPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced | Core strength AI-agent-driven platform: AI-suggested mitigation, AI pre-approval, AI-suggested review decisions, anomaly detection |
| Non-invasive deploymentPlatform, AI & Deployment | Core strength Plug-and-play analysis of exported SAP data; no modification to the production system | Not evidenced |
| SIEM / security event monitoringPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced | Core strength SAP security-posture monitoring across compliance baselines and findings (smartSecurity) |
| Pre-approval conflict previewSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Not evidenced | Supported AI pre-approval for emergency (firefighter) access requests (smartAccess) |
| Remediation workflow routingSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Not evidenced | Supported Multi-level approval workflow routing (smartWorkflow) |
| Time-boxed automatic revocationEmergency & Privileged Access | Not evidenced | Supported Auto-revocation of unused permissions after a configurable idle period, with an appeal window |
| Business justification captureEmergency & Privileged Access | Not evidenced | Supported Automated justification drafting for access and emergency requests |
| Automatic removal of decertified accessUser Access Review & Certification | Not evidenced | Supported Auto-revocation of unused permissions after a configurable idle period |
| Executive risk dashboardsReporting & Compliance | Supported Management-level risk dashboards with prioritized findings | Not evidenced |
| Fraud detection monitoringReporting & Compliance | Not evidenced | Supported Anomaly detection for unusual access patterns and off-hours activity |
| Cross-application SoD policiesCross-Application Identity Governance | Not evidenced | Supported Cross-system SoD rule definition spanning SAP and connected non-SAP systems |
| ML-based anomaly detectionCross-Application Identity Governance | Not evidenced | Supported Anomaly detection for unusual access patterns and off-hours activity |
| Prebuilt risk rule libraryAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Supported Reference rule sets covering DSAG, GDPR and SOX-relevant controls, plus IBS Schreiber-supplied sets | Core strength 125+ SoD risks and 50+ sensitive-access patterns in the standard rule library |
| Cross-system risk analysisAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Core strength Multi-client and multi-system (cross-landscape) analysis | Supported Cross-system SoD rule definition spanning SAP and connected non-SAP systems |
| Impact-ranked remediation planningSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Supported Management-level risk dashboards with prioritized findings | Core strength AI-suggested mitigation and remediation actions |
| Periodic access certification campaignsUser Access Review & Certification | Supported Continuous, recurring compliance-monitoring option available | Core strength Continuous access reviews with AI-suggested approve/revoke decisions (smartReview) |
| Continuous / real-time access reviewUser Access Review & Certification | Supported Continuous, recurring compliance-monitoring option | Core strength Continuous access reviews with AI-suggested approve/revoke decisions (smartReview) |
| Least-privilege role designRole Design & Identity Provisioning | Supported Role-concept clean-up ahead of migration | Core strength Role design assistance and role-overlap detection (smartArchitect) |
| Unused-access cost identificationLicensing & Cost Optimization | Partial "Can-Do" analysis surfaces excessive/unused permissions but no license-cost framing | Not evidenced |
| Multi-system / cross-landscape supportPlatform, AI & Deployment | Core strength Multi-client and multi-system cross-landscape analysis | Supported Non-SAP connectors for Active Directory, Teradata and HCM systems via OData/REST |
Both grade identically on the other 25 capabilities — see each product's full profile: CheckAud, smartGRC.
CheckAud vs smartGRC — FAQs
Is CheckAud or smartGRC better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, CheckAud or smartGRC?
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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