Cost rises with each module
Optro sells custom plans that can be upgraded module by module. Beyond audit and SOX, each added area (risk, compliance, TPRM) adds to the quote.
Optro (formerly AuditBoard) alternatives
AuditBoard is now Optro: auditboard.com redirects to optro.ai, which sells audit, SOX, risk, compliance, infosec, third-party risk and AI governance on one data model. Teams compare alternatives when they want board reporting from the same vendor, only run a small SOX program, or are mainly after security frameworks.
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Primary sources
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- Public analyst reports, market commentary, and relevant public filings
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What we exclude
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Review standard
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Evidence used on this page
- Optro (formerly AuditBoard) software profile
- Check what Optro (formerly AuditBoard) does well before deciding it needs replacing.
- Optro (formerly AuditBoard) pricing
- Plans and prices checked on the vendor's site.
- Vendor sources
- Each alternative's price and positioning comes from its own site, checked on 25 Sep 2026.
Diligent HighBond and MetricStream are the enterprise GRC peers, Workiva ties SOX to financial reporting, LogicGate and Hyperproof lean toward risk and security compliance, and FloQast covers SOX from the close side.
Why teams switch from Optro (formerly AuditBoard)
A reason to switch has to be structural: the pricing model, the ERP it has to sit inside, a deployment or security constraint, or the admin effort to keep it running. If none of the reasons below describes your setup, the migration will cost more than the problem it solves, and the Optro (formerly AuditBoard) profile is the better place to spend an hour.
You run one small SOX program
Optro is built for audit and risk departments. A team with one small SOX program may not use most of it; FloQast's compliance packages sit next to the close instead.
Board reporting should come from the same vendor
If you want board portal software from the same vendor as your audit tool, Diligent sells Diligent Boards alongside HighBond.
The rename causes friction
After the rename, some peer references, integration documents and reviews still use the AuditBoard name. That is a reason to re-check connectors, not to switch on its own.
Optro (formerly AuditBoard) alternatives compared
Read the last column first. Ruling an option out is quicker than ranking what is left, and every tool in this table gives something up. If more than one person has to sign off, record each reason in the software evaluation scorecard as you work down the rows.
Prices as published by each vendor, checked on 25 Sep 2026. Quote-based means the vendor lists no price.
| Alternative | Best for | Pricing model / starting price | Key difference vs Optro (formerly AuditBoard) | What you give up |
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| Diligent HighBond | Audit teams that report to the audit committee and board | Quote-based tailored packages source | Board reporting and data analytics from the same vendor. | Overlapping product names make it hard to tell what a package includes, and pricing is scoped by sales. |
| Workiva | Public companies tying SOX to SEC and financial reporting | Quote-based; unlimited seats on every offering source | SOX and controls sit on the same platform as SEC filings. | Quote-based with good, better and best packaging on some solutions, and no trial. |
| MetricStream | Large enterprises with complex entity structures | Quote-based (pricing request form) source | UK SOX support and hierarchy modeling for large, multi-entity groups. | Pricing comes through a request form, and deployment options are not stated on the pages we read. |
| LogicGate Risk Cloud | Risk and security teams building their own GRC workflows | Quote-based: per Application plus Power User licenses source | Pay for the applications you need, with free standard and external users. | Its controls pages focus on security frameworks and do not name SOX. |
| Hyperproof | Mid-market compliance teams running many frameworks | Quote-based source | Framework breadth and a dedicated mid-market offering. | No public pricing, and its listed modules are compliance and risk management rather than audit fieldwork. |
| FloQast | Accounting-owned SOX programs | Quote-based (six packages) source | SOX work sits with the close rather than with internal audit. | Internal audit, enterprise risk and third-party risk are not among its packages. |
Optro (formerly AuditBoard) alternatives in detail
Nothing here is ranked, because this site publishes no scores. Each entry names who it suits better than Optro (formerly AuditBoard), what the vendor charges and what you give up by taking it, so an entry whose "best for" is not you is one you can drop without reading further.
1. Diligent HighBond
Best for: Audit teams that report to the audit committee and board
Diligent HighBond covers internal audit, risk and compliance on the Diligent One Platform, with ACL Analytics for testing full data sets and AI agents that roll forward audits and draft evidence requests with human sign-off. Diligent Boards can be bundled.
Key difference: Board reporting and data analytics from the same vendor.
What you give up: Overlapping product names make it hard to tell what a package includes, and pricing is scoped by sales.
Price: Quote-based tailored packages (vendor source, checked 25 Sep 2026).
2. Workiva
Best for: Public companies tying SOX to SEC and financial reporting
Workiva sells SOX Compliance, Internal Controls Management, Internal Audit Management and Enterprise Risk Management next to SEC and ESG reporting, with AI agents that automate SOX testing and 70+ connectors including Oracle, Workday and BlackLine. Every offering includes unlimited seats.
Key difference: SOX and controls sit on the same platform as SEC filings.
What you give up: Quote-based with good, better and best packaging on some solutions, and no trial.
Price: Quote-based; unlimited seats on every offering (vendor source, checked 25 Sep 2026).
3. MetricStream
Best for: Large enterprises with complex entity structures
MetricStream sells internal audit, SOX, UK SOX, enterprise and operational risk and integrated risk management as connected GRC. Its SOX module models multiple business units, legal entities and regions with roll-up reporting for management and external auditors.
Key difference: UK SOX support and hierarchy modeling for large, multi-entity groups.
What you give up: Pricing comes through a request form, and deployment options are not stated on the pages we read.
Price: Quote-based (pricing request form) (vendor source, checked 25 Sep 2026).
4. LogicGate Risk Cloud
Best for: Risk and security teams building their own GRC workflows
LogicGate Risk Cloud offers 30+ Applications for GRC use cases, 200+ integrations, and control mapping to 30+ frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, SOC 2 and ISO 27001. You pay per Application plus Power User licenses; standard and external users are free.
Key difference: Pay for the applications you need, with free standard and external users.
What you give up: Its controls pages focus on security frameworks and do not name SOX.
Price: Quote-based: per Application plus Power User licenses (vendor source, checked 25 Sep 2026).
5. Hyperproof
Best for: Mid-market compliance teams running many frameworks
Hyperproof centralizes compliance, risk and security work across 160+ supported frameworks, including SOX templates for ICFR and ITGC controls, with separate mid-market and enterprise offerings.
Key difference: Framework breadth and a dedicated mid-market offering.
What you give up: No public pricing, and its listed modules are compliance and risk management rather than audit fieldwork.
Price: Quote-based (vendor source, checked 25 Sep 2026).
6. FloQast
Best for: Accounting-owned SOX programs
FloQast sells Connected Compliance for SOX 404a and Compliance Pro for 404b testing next to its close products, so controllers can run SOX where the close happens.
Key difference: SOX work sits with the close rather than with internal audit.
What you give up: Internal audit, enterprise risk and third-party risk are not among its packages.
Price: Quote-based (six packages) (vendor source, checked 25 Sep 2026).
When to stay with Optro (formerly AuditBoard)
Staying put is the right answer more often than a shortlist implies. Optro (formerly AuditBoard) has to be wrong on something you cannot configure or negotiate around before a move pays for itself, and what Optro (formerly AuditBoard) actually charges usually settles whether cost is that thing.
Stay with Optro if your main need is audit and SOX execution with room to add risk, compliance and third-party risk on the same data model, so one control can be reused across programs.
- Control owners respond directly under the unlimited stakeholder licenses.
- You already reuse controls and risks across audit, SOX and compliance work.
- You use Optro's AI agents for control testing and review.
Sources
Facts and prices on this page come from each vendor's own site, checked on 25 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices and packaging without notice, so confirm before you budget.
- Optro (formerly AuditBoard): Optro pricing page
- Optro (formerly AuditBoard): optro.ai
- Diligent HighBond: Diligent pricing page
- Workiva: Workiva pricing page
- MetricStream: MetricStream pricing request page
- LogicGate Risk Cloud: LogicGate pricing page
- Hyperproof: Hyperproof product page (pricing link redirects here)
- FloQast: FloQast pricing page
Choosing between Optro (formerly AuditBoard) alternatives
Cut the list to two or three, not five. Put the Optro (formerly AuditBoard) profile next to them, send every vendor the same scoping questions so the quotes come back comparable, and ask each one what the first ninety days look like.
Do the arithmetic before the demo. The software ROI calculator shows whether the saving covers implementation, and the full list of accounting software is where to widen the field if none of these fit.
Frequently asked questions
Is AuditBoard now called Optro?
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Yes. auditboard.com redirects to optro.ai, and the company calls itself "Optro (formerly AuditBoard)". It covers audit, SOX, risk, compliance, infosec, third-party risk and AI governance.
What is the main alternative to Optro (AuditBoard)?
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Diligent HighBond is the main alternative, especially if audit results feed board reporting. Workiva is the usual alternative when SOX is tied to SEC reporting.
Does Optro publish pricing?
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No. Optro sells custom plans only. Its pricing page lists unlimited stakeholder licenses at no extra fee and plans that can be upgraded as the program grows.