AuditBoard vs. MS SharePoint / SQL

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AuditBoard
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
AuditBoard is a cloud-based audit management software solution from the company of the same name in Cerritos.N/A
MS SharePoint / SQL
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
MS SharePoint / SQL refers to Microsoft Sharepoint, a web-based collaborative platform, being used in tandem with Microsoft SQL Server to provide business intelligence analytics and reporting. They can provide BI content such as data connections, reports, scorecards, dashboards, and more.N/A
Pricing
AuditBoardMS SharePoint / SQL
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AuditBoardMS SharePoint / SQL
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
AuditBoardMS SharePoint / SQL
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
-
Ratings
MS SharePoint / SQL
8.3
57 Ratings
2% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.538 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.654 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.047 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
-
Ratings
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.4
52 Ratings
16% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.541 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings10.052 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.030 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings10.049 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
-
Ratings
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.1
57 Ratings
9% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.551 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.448 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.047 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.738 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings10.031 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
-
Ratings
MS SharePoint / SQL
8.9
35 Ratings
11% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.033 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings10.031 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings10.029 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
-
Ratings
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.0
68 Ratings
6% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.359 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.063 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.567 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.553 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
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Ratings
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.4
58 Ratings
18% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings10.056 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings9.735 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.038 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
-
Ratings
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.4
37 Ratings
18% above category average
REST API00 Ratings9.528 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings10.027 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings9.025 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings9.032 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings10.023 Ratings
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User Ratings
AuditBoardMS SharePoint / SQL
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(10 ratings)
8.8
(76 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(7 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
AuditBoardMS SharePoint / SQL
Likelihood to Recommend
AuditBoard
Auditboard is especially useful for SOX control testing. It is very convenient having all our information on a single platform. It is easy to communicate PBC requests to clients, store control testing working papers for review, communicate deficiencies and build dashboards to provide visual statistics. Situations where it might not be useful are for organizations that are smaller in size where the templates don't fit well with their internal audit/controls program. There is a significant amount of testing required before using the platform, and adapting working papers to fit in well with AuditBoard
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Microsoft
As I mentioned in my previous answers, MS SharePoint is very useful as a shared drive for the organization and is very easy to manage. It also helps us import data from SharePoint directly into PowerBI for creating reports. According to my understanding, only share link features should be improved.
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Pros
AuditBoard
  • AuditBoard allows real-time collaboration between control and business owners and auditors.
  • AuditBoard has a lot of fantastic training sessions and office hours to help users make the most of the product.
  • AuditBoard has great customer service personnel to answer questions and troubleshoot any issues.
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Microsoft
  • Flexible - able to make any changes we would like vs traditional service desk system.
  • ROI - We were already using SharePoint for internal intranet, so we are simply getting more use out of licensing we had already committed to.
  • Easy to use for end users.
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Cons
AuditBoard
  • We used to perform our Risk Control Analysis (RCA) for each audit's planning in an Excel spreadsheet. Once we purchased the Risk Oversight module, AuditBoard helped us convert the RCA to a system function rather than a spreadsheet. At first, we lost some of the functionality the spreadsheet provided, but AuditBoard did continue to help us build and work towards a solution more similar to what we previously had. Though happy with it, it's still not perfect. As one example, I'd like to be able to link actual Ops Audit work steps that cover the risk and controls being outlined in the RCA, rather than just adding a comment to state which steps cover them. More of a preference, I suppose.
  • I also had demoed their beta Resources and Scheduling module, but it didn't have enough functionality at the time to work for how we put the quarterly Internal Audit schedule together (using Excel). One thing I recall was that you couldn't pull in SOX controls or non-chargeable work (such as education or administration) to auditor's schedules; it was meant to schedule the Ops Audits only. It is possible they have already fixed or improved this; I just haven't seen the updated version.
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Microsoft
  • It is hard to setup and nightmare
  • It requires a of infrastructure, thus it could be costly because of requirement and licensing required for everything to run smoothly
  • If it is not setup and organized properly from the beginning it could be maintenance nightmare
  • It is hard to have "test" environment to do patches or similar
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Likelihood to Renew
AuditBoard
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Microsoft
This was a long-term buy-in from a corporate perspective, to remain in the SharePoint space. Migration is certainly possible, which is good for planning and having options further out. At this point, the only planned migration is to eventually move the architecture up to SharePoint/SQL 2013. At that point, we will be able to leverage some greater efficiencies, some enhanced content design and management features, and some more current social features. It is well worth a full consideration in any shop looking at a new implementation of or migration to SharePoint (although you will probably be considering 2013 versions or beyond in those discussions), but the platform should be a strong competitor to any alternatives. Realizing the capability of a fully-branded and customized website was not part of the original choice for the architecture at Lincoln, but seeing it implemented and functioning now with this capacity far beyond original expectations has certainly cemented plans to continue using it.
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Usability
AuditBoard
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Microsoft
As stated in numerous slides before, asking the same question, SharePoint is the ideal software when working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. It is very easy to share large files (PDFs, documents, blueprints) and collaborate with team members inside and outside of our base office.
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Support Rating
AuditBoard
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Microsoft
I've only had to call in to support on one occasion but they were able to work though our issue and find a solution that did fully resolve the issue in a timely manner. I can't always say the same about support from other companies so it was a refreshing change to have support that did help.
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Implementation Rating
AuditBoard
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Microsoft
Not implemented in best practice way, there are many customizations
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Alternatives Considered
AuditBoard
I remember there were a lot of sync issues when I used the internally developed software, but that's probably because a few people were working on the same project at the same time. I have not come across this issue in AuditBoard
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Microsoft
At the time of the two large projects, SharePoint was the enterprise solution so we were required to use that. We have since lobbied the enterprise teams to review and consider Atlassian Confluence and were successful. Confluence is cheaper than Sharepoint which is why we wanted to bring that in. The enterprise has now made Confluence an enterprise solution as an alternative to SharePoint. After using both I think SharePoint has many more add-ins than Confluence. It has much more customization ability than Confluence. SharePoint is not good for mobile readiness. Confluence is so there is a difference that might lead you to Confluence over SharePoint. I would also say that SharePoint is very document-centric and that Confluence has better KM than SharePoint does. even with the use of SQL Server. We were told that we could not use Google Drive even though it had features we liked.
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Return on Investment
AuditBoard
  • Hard to quantify. It was cheaper than the tool we had and we were able to get rid of standalone tool for surveys. overall, just better user experience for all.
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Microsoft
  • ROI for ms SharePoint/SQL considering that is the best database engine with excellent features that help you to have all information in your hand.
  • Something negative could be license format.
  • These are the best relational databases in the market with powerful features that complement your system.
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