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Should I use Diligent?

Diligent's trusted GRC software helps boards and leaders clarify risk, elevate governance, and manage compliance in one secure, AI-powered platform. - diligent.com

Depends. Buy if you're a mid-to-large enterprise with formal board, risk, and compliance processes plus budget for admins and a sales-negotiated contract. Small teams or anyone wanting simple compliance tracking will find it expensive overkill.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~15 public sources; mostly vendor and directory listings. No independent user reviews, ratings, or published pricing found.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing or user evidence
  • Ease of useNo user evidence
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo user evidence
  • Security postureMarketing claims secure; no verifiable security documentation found

Pricing

Enterprise

Not published — contact sales

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Public-company boards and directors
  • Enterprise risk and compliance teams
  • Highly regulated industries
  • Orgs with dedicated GRC admin budget

Not for

  • Small teams needing a simple compliance tracker
  • Startups wanting self-serve pricing and fast setup
  • Anyone without budget for dedicated GRC admins
  • Buyers who need published pricing before talking to sales

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing fully sales-negotiated; expect enterprise contract, annual commitments, and opaque renewal costs

medium

Guess: modules sold separately across board, risk, and audit products — total cost compounds

medium

Security page didn't resolve in crawl; request SOC 2 reports and pen-test summaries during evaluation

medium

Guess: GRC platforms like this lock in data; confirm export options before committing

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 1M+ users worldwide; large established GRC vendor
  • Used by 75% of Fortune 500 boards
  • Centralizes governance, risk, and compliance in one AI-powered platform
  • Strong AI-visibility leader in compliance software category

Cons

  • No public pricing; contact-sales only
  • Product security page not found in our crawl
  • Directory listings cite G2 ratings but none surfaced with numbers
  • Enterprise positioning implies implementation and admin overhead

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/25/2026 - 7 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x2security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 7

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing or user evidence
  • Ease of use. No user evidence
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Broad board, risk, compliance, audit suite; 1M+ users
  • Support quality. No user evidence
  • Security posture. Marketing claims secure; no verifiable security documentation found
  • 1M+ Users worldwide
  • 75% Fortune 500 boards use Diligent for board management
  • Not published Pricing Contact-sales only

Pricing

Enterprise

Not disclosed

  • AI-powered GRC platform
  • Board, risk, compliance, and audit modules

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No independent user reviews or ratings surfaced in the sources reviewed; third-party directories confirm enterprise positioning.

Companies that use it

  • Safran
Full analysis

Based on ~15 public sources; mostly vendor and directory listings. No independent user reviews, ratings, or published pricing found.

Enterprise GRC suite used by 75% of Fortune 500 boards — powerful, but contact-sales pricing makes it overkill for small teams.

Methodology

Based on ~15 public sources; mostly vendor and directory listings. No independent user reviews, ratings, or published pricing found.

Sources

  1. Diligent official sitediligent.com
    official
  2. Diligent security pagediligent.com
    security
  3. Diligent LinkedIn company profilelinkedin.com
    official
  4. Top governance AI tools — EliteAIeliteai.tools
    review
  5. Compliance management software listing — Netvorkernetvorker.com
    review
  6. Diligent compliance software AI visibility — CiteHawkcitehawk.com
    news
  7. Diligent VP Product job posting — Swoopedswooped.co
    news

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