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Internal controls and SOX · September 2026 Edition

AuditBoard vs Diligent One Platform

Two of twelve models named AuditBoard first on the direct prompt; zero named Diligent One Platform. AuditBoard was named by twelve of the twelve models and Diligent One Platform by ten and AuditBoard carries 33 labels and Diligent One Platform 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.

AuditBoard

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Diligent One Platform

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share18%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3320A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, AuditBoard reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.FloQast was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. AuditBoard vs FloQast · FloQast vs Diligent One Platform

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the Internal controls and SOX page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AuditBoardFirst choices, of twelve modelsDiligent One Platform
Direct20
Paraphrase421 against Diligent One Platform
Comparative31
Budget-constrained003 against AuditBoard
Scale-constrained20
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where AuditBoard and Diligent One Platform stood in it.

AuditBoard first, Diligent One Platform not the choice

2 of 12 modelsDiligent One Platform was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5AuditBoard alternatives: FloQast, Optro, Scytale
GLM 4.7 FlashXAuditBoard, FloQast alternatives: Hyperproof, Mitti, NAVEX One, Workiva

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniWorkiva alternatives: AuditBoard, LogicGate Risk Cloud
Perplexity SonarFloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Optro
Grok 4.1 FastFloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Onspring, VComply
DeepSeek V4 FlashFloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Hyperproof, Onspring, Workiva
Kimi K2FloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Onspring, Workiva
MiniMax M2.5FloQast alternatives: Diligent One Platform, Optro, VComply

Neither was named

4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Gemini 3.5 FlashOptro alternatives: FloQast, Hyperproof, Scytale, Workiva
Mistral SmallFloQast alternatives: HighRadius, Optro
Llama 4 MaverickFloQast alternatives: HighRadius, Onspring
Qwen 3.7 FlashOnspring alternatives: Hyperproof, Scytale

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
AuditBoard leads by four points.
AuditBoard4%#6 of 13
Diligent One Platform0%#– of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
AuditBoard leads by thirteen points.
AuditBoard18%#1 of 13
Diligent One Platform4%#3 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
AuditBoard leads by twenty-five points.
AuditBoard25%#1 of 11
Diligent One Platform0%#9 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about AuditBoard

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Workiva, AuditBoard, LogicGate – Overkill, quote-only, and almost always over $40k/year.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“steer clear of heavy, traditional enterprise GRC ... like Workiva, AuditBoard, or MetricStream” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“AuditBoard and BlackLine appear to start closer to $50K/year or more” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“If I had to pick one default recommendation, I'd choose AuditBoard because it is positioned as the top pick for internal controls management” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd generally recommend AuditBoard if your main need is a strong, scalable internal controls / SOX / risk management platform” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Often ranked as the #1 tool for internal controls management, especially for SOX compliance and audit workflows.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Diligent One Platform

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“It is expensive (often $180k–$350k/year for mid-market packages) and has a steeper learning curve. It is likely overkill” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend starting with HighBond or AuditBoard as they offer the best balance of features, ease of use, and pricing” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“HighBond is praised for ongoing evidence collection and clear exception follow-through, making them both strong choices” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Choose HighBond if you need strong SOX compliance with traceable evidence” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.