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Internal controls and SOX · September 2026 Edition

Workiva vs Onspring

One of twelve models named Workiva first on the direct prompt; one named Onspring. Workiva was named by twelve of the twelve models and Onspring by six and Workiva carries 33 labels and Onspring 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Workiva

accepted challenger

Named in fourteen categories this edition.

Onspring

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#7#8A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3310A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Workiva 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 Workiva · AuditBoard vs Onspring · FloQast vs Workiva

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.
WorkivaFirst choices, of twelve modelsOnspring
Direct11
Paraphrase00
Comparative20
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 Workiva and Onspring 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
Workiva Onspring first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Workiva on the left and Onspring on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Workiva first, Onspring not the choice

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

Onspring first, Workiva not the choice

1 of 12 modelsWorkiva was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Qwen 3.7 FlashOnspring alternatives: Hyperproof, Scytale

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.
Gemini 3.5 FlashOptro alternatives: FloQast, Hyperproof, Scytale, Workiva
Grok 4.1 FastFloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Onspring, VComply
DeepSeek V4 FlashFloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Hyperproof, Onspring, Workiva
Llama 4 MaverickFloQast alternatives: HighRadius, Onspring
Kimi K2FloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Onspring, Workiva
GLM 4.7 FlashXAuditBoard, FloQast alternatives: Hyperproof, Mitti, NAVEX One, Workiva

Neither was named

4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5AuditBoard alternatives: FloQast, Optro, Scytale
Perplexity SonarFloQast alternatives: AuditBoard, Optro
Mistral SmallFloQast alternatives: HighRadius, Optro
MiniMax M2.5FloQast alternatives: Diligent One Platform, Optro, VComply

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Workiva2%#9 of 13
Onspring2%#8 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Workiva2%#7 of 13
Onspring2%#8 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Workiva leads by ten points.
Workiva12%#3 of 11
Onspring2%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

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

What the models said about Onspring

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

“Onspring (Best Overall for Mid-Market)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Several reviewers highlight these as the sweet spot: a modern UI, no-code configurability, reasonable cost” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“If you need broader risk management beyond SOX, Onspring or AuditBoard are safer long-term bets.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · alternative
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.