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Internal controls and SOX · September 2026 Edition

Optro vs Workiva

One of twelve models named Optro first on the direct prompt; one named Workiva. Optro was named by eight of the twelve models and Workiva by twelve and Optro carries 11 labels and Workiva 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Optro

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Workiva

accepted challenger

Named in fourteen categories this edition.

First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1133A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Optro 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 Optro · AuditBoard vs Workiva · FloQast vs Optro

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.
OptroFirst choices, of twelve modelsWorkiva
Direct11
Paraphrase10
Comparative12
Budget-constrained003 against Workiva
Scale-constrained001 against Workiva
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.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Optro and Workiva stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
Optro Workiva first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Optro on the left and Workiva on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Optro and Workiva stood in it.

Optro first, Workiva an alternative

1 of 12 modelsWorkiva was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashOptro alternatives: FloQast, Hyperproof, Scytale, Workiva

Workiva first, Optro not the choice

1 of 12 modelsOptro was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniWorkiva alternatives: AuditBoard, LogicGate Risk Cloud

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5AuditBoard alternatives: FloQast, Optro, Scytale
Perplexity SonarFloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Optro
Mistral SmallFloQast alternatives: HighRadius, Optro
DeepSeek V4 FlashFloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Hyperproof, Onspring, Workiva
Kimi K2FloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Onspring, Workiva
GLM 4.7 FlashXAuditBoard, FloQast alternatives: Hyperproof, Mitti, NAVEX One, Workiva
MiniMax M2.5FloQast alternatives: Diligent One Platform, Optro, VComply

Neither was named

3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Grok 4.1 FastFloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Onspring, VComply
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
Workiva leads by two points.
Workiva2%#9 of 13
Optro0%#– of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Optro leads at mid-market.
Optro4%#6 of 13
Workiva2%#7 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Workiva leads at enterprise.
Workiva12%#3 of 11
Optro10%#4 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Optro

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

“If the Internal Audit / Dedicated SOX Lead owns the project: Go with Optro (AuditBoard). It is the most robust and standardized system for auditors.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Financial Controls, SOX, and Internal Audit: Optro (formerly AuditBoard) ... Optro is the industry standard.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best for: SOX 404 compliance, internal audit management, and mid-to-large enterprises.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Workiva

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

“Workiva, AuditBoard, LogicGate – Overkill, quote-only, and almost always over $40k/year.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
Also compared

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