How Quod Orbis
compares
Compare the capabilities and features of Quod Orbis and our competitors.
There's no shortage of platforms covering controls monitoring, cyber risk, and compliance — which makes choosing one hard. We want you to find the best fit for your business, even if that's not us. A category-by-category view across the capabilities that matter most in CCM and GRC. Where competitors are genuinely strong, we say so. Where claims are based on publicly available documentation, we cite the source. Reviewed Q2 2026.
How Quod Orbis compares
A category-by-category view across the capabilities that matter most in CCM and GRC. Where competitors are genuinely strong, we say so. Reviewed Q2 2026.
| Category | Quod Orbis | Panaseer | Drata | Hyperproof | LogicGate | UpGuard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous controls monitoring | Any control, any system, hourly cadence | Cyber controls only, hourly cadence | Compliance evidence checks, daily/weekly | Compliance evidence checks, daily/weekly | Workflow-triggered, not continuous | External attack surface only |
| AI capability | Predictive: forecasts control drift and failure, scores by business impact, prioritises remediation | Diagnostic: explains why a control changed | Administrative: fills evidence, suggests next steps | Administrative: checks evidence, suggests next steps | Administrative: links records, auto-fills fields | Scoring: rates third-party cyber posture from external data |
| Connector approach | Source-agnostic — any tool, custom system, OT or legacy | 100+ named security tools, curated catalogue | Named SaaS catalogue, ~200 integrations | Named SaaS catalogue | SaaS and cloud focus | External scanning, no internal integrations |
| GRC, audit and policy | Integrated module, included as standard | Not included — partners with GRC vendors | Audit-readiness focus, policy management included | Full GRC module, 118+ frameworks | Core strength — flexible no-code GRC workflows | Not included |
| DORA / NIS2 / FCA mapping | Pre-mapped across all three, evidenced continuously | DORA mapped, NIS2 in roadmap (as of Q1 2026) | DORA and NIS2 templates available; evidence-collection model | DORA and NIS2 frameworks available within library | Templates available, customer-configured | Not applicable |
| Reporting audiences | Board, CISO, security ops, risk, compliance, audit — single platform | Security and CISO views | Compliance and audit teams | Compliance and audit teams | GRC and risk teams | Security and vendor risk teams |
| Hybrid, legacy, OT, IoT | Any environment, including air-gapped and OT | Security tooling estate | Cloud and SaaS only | Cloud and SaaS only | Cloud and SaaS, limited on-prem | External-facing assets only |
| Third-party risk | Integrated, control-level evidence from vendors | Not included | Via SafeBase acquisition (2024) | Vendor risk module, less mature than core GRC | Available as separate application | Core strength — 45,000+ companies monitored |
| Market segment | Mid-market through enterprise, regulated industries | Enterprise, financial services and critical infrastructure | SMB through upper mid-market | Mid-market and enterprise | Enterprise focus | All segments, vendor-risk use case |
| Pricing transparency | Published tiers from £35k | Quote only | Published starting tiers, custom above | Quote only | Quote only | Published tiers |
| UK / EU data residency | Included as standard | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Managed service | Included as standard | Partner-delivered | Partner-delivered (2024 expansion) | Partner-delivered | Partner-delivered | Self-service |
Any control, any system, hourly cadence
Cyber controls only, hourly cadence
Compliance evidence checks, daily/weekly
Compliance evidence checks, daily/weekly
Workflow-triggered, not continuous
External attack surface only
Predictive: forecasts control drift and failure, scores by business impact, prioritises remediation
Diagnostic: explains why a control changed
Administrative: fills evidence, suggests next steps
Administrative: checks evidence, suggests next steps
Administrative: links records, auto-fills fields
Scoring: rates third-party cyber posture from external data
Source-agnostic — any tool, custom system, OT or legacy
100+ named security tools, curated catalogue
Named SaaS catalogue, ~200 integrations
Named SaaS catalogue
SaaS and cloud focus
External scanning, no internal integrations
Integrated module, included as standard
Not included — partners with GRC vendors
Audit-readiness focus, policy management included
Full GRC module, 118+ frameworks
Core strength — flexible no-code GRC workflows
Not included
Pre-mapped across all three, evidenced continuously
DORA mapped, NIS2 in roadmap (as of Q1 2026)
DORA and NIS2 templates available; evidence-collection model
DORA and NIS2 frameworks available within library
Templates available, customer-configured
Not applicable
Board, CISO, security ops, risk, compliance, audit — single platform
Security and CISO views
Compliance and audit teams
Compliance and audit teams
GRC and risk teams
Security and vendor risk teams
Any environment, including air-gapped and OT
Security tooling estate
Cloud and SaaS only
Cloud and SaaS only
Cloud and SaaS, limited on-prem
External-facing assets only
Integrated, control-level evidence from vendors
Not included
Via SafeBase acquisition (2024)
Vendor risk module, less mature than core GRC
Available as separate application
Core strength — 45,000+ companies monitored
Mid-market through enterprise, regulated industries
Enterprise, financial services and critical infrastructure
SMB through upper mid-market
Mid-market and enterprise
Enterprise focus
All segments, vendor-risk use case
Published tiers from £35k
Quote only
Published starting tiers, custom above
Quote only
Quote only
Published tiers
Included as standard
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Included as standard
Partner-delivered
Partner-delivered (2024 expansion)
Partner-delivered
Partner-delivered
Self-service
All competitor capabilities verified against vendor websites and public documentation as of Q2 2026. Vendor capabilities change frequently — verify directly before purchasing decisions.
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