Comparison · 2026 edition
Archer vs Protecht: compliance management compared 2026.
Archer and Protecht side by side in the Compliance Management Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
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Archer and Protecht side by side in the Compliance Management Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
In the Compliance Management Index, Protecht scores higher overall: 3.5 out of 5 (70 out of 100) against 3.0 (60), ranking 2 and 5 of 11. Protecht also scores higher in every segment.
Overall and segment scores out of 100, and the score out of 5.
| Score | Archer | Protecht |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Score out of 100 | 60 | 70 |
| Overall rank | 5 of 11 | 2 of 11 |
| For banks and lenders (out of 100) | 69, rank 5 | 77, rank 2 |
| For payment, e-money and crypto firms (out of 100) | 50, rank 7 | 60, rank 2 |
| For investment and wealth firms (out of 100) | 62, rank 5 | 72, rank 2 |
| Type | Integrated risk and compliance platform | Risk and compliance management platform |
Each score with the evidence behind it.
| Criterion | Archer | Protecht |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | 3/5 Obligations, controls and attestations published; policy management and registers not confirmed on the pages read. | 5/5 Policies, obligations, controls, registers and attestations all published. |
| Published pricing | 0/5 Not published on the pages read. | 0/5 Not published on the pages read. |
| Regulatory content | 5/5 8,000+ sources across 180 jurisdictions published. | 3/5 Australian regulators named and third-party feeds supported; no count. |
| Set-up | 1/5 Structured onboarding only. | 2/5 Configurable registers and integrations; no API, go-live time or trial published. |
| Security and standing | 3/5 SOC 2 without type and ISO 27001; clients not named. | 4/5 ISO 27001 and SOC 2 without type, with a named regulated client. |
| Audit evidence | 5/5 Versioned evidence tied to controls, lineage and board reporting published. | 5/5 Audit log, evidence and board and regulator reporting published. |
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Compliance Management Index. 0 means not offered or not published. How it is scored
What each provider publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
| Fact | Archer | Protecht |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Obligations, controls ("Author a control once, map it to every standard it answers, and test it one time"), attestations, third-party risk and operational risk in one system. | Obligations register "covering AML/CTF, DDO, breach reporting, privacy, and complaints"; links obligations "to policies, controls, risks, incidents and assurance activity"; control testing; attestations; breach and complaint registers. |
| Content | "Monitor 8,000+ regulatory sources across 180 jurisdictions, from SEC and FINRA to DORA". | "integrate with third party regulatory intelligence"; monitors updates "from ASIC, AUSTRAC, OAIC and Treasury". No count published. |
| Set-up | "Customer Success Program: Structured onboarding and ongoing support". API, go-live time and trial not published. | Configurable registers and workflows; notifications in MS Teams and Slack; SaaS operating 24 x 7 with a standard SLA of 99.5% availability. |
| Standing | "Trusted by 1,500+ enterprises · 70+ countries · SOC 2 · ISO 27001" (SOC 2 type not stated); "Trusted by 37 of the top 50 global banks", not named. | "Protecht is ISO 27001 certified"; "Protecht is SOC 2 assessed" (type not stated). Case study: WorldRemit uses Protecht "to manage risk across 130 countries". |
| Evidence | "Evidence lands in a versioned repository as tests run, tied to control and standard"; "Full lineage from obligation to evidence"; board-level compliance reports. | Audit log; "audit-ready reports to meet expectations from AUSTRAC, ASIC, OAIC"; live dashboards "for executives, boards and regulators". |
| Pricing | Not published; the pricing page shows no figures. | Not published on the pages read. |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 | 26 October 2026 |
Not published or not stated by Archer: set-up, standing, pricing, coverage, published pricing and security and standing.
Not published or not stated by Protecht: content, standing and pricing.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: archerirm.com/financial-services, archerirm.com/pricing; and protechtgroup.com/solutions/…, protechtgroup.com/en-au/industries/fintechs, protechtgroup.com/security-compliance.
Awards follow from the published scores and cannot be bought.
From each provider's strongest criteria and published terms.
Large banks needing wide regulatory content and evidence tied to each control.
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