Is Diligent or Speakeasy better?

Neither clearly leads. Diligent starts at On request and Speakeasy at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Diligent or Speakeasy?

Diligent starts at On request and Speakeasy at On request.

Does Diligent or Speakeasy run on more platforms?

Diligent runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows. Speakeasy runs on web, api.

What is Diligent best used for?

Diligent is most often used for a listed company that wants board papers, entity records and the audit committee reporting pack produced from one governance system, an internal audit function moving from sampling to full-population transaction testing using the acl heritage analytics engine, a regulated firm consolidating a whistleblower hotline, third-party due diligence and policy attestation after an enforcement finding, a group needing sustainability disclosure data collected with the same audit trail and controls as financial reporting. Of those, a listed company that wants board papers, entity records and the audit committee reporting pack produced from one governance system and an internal audit function moving from sampling to full-population transaction testing using the acl heritage analytics engine are not what Speakeasy is typically brought in for.

What can Diligent do that Speakeasy cannot?

Diligent covers Diligent Boards, Entity management, Audit and analytics, Risk management. Speakeasy covers AI tool catalog, Per-agent identity, Role-based access control, Real-time policy enforcement.

Cybersecurity · head to head

Diligent vs Speakeasy

Diligent

Cybersecurity

Board management and enterprise GRC platform assembled from Galvanize, Steele and Diligent Boards

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Speakeasy

Cybersecurity

AI control plane for governing enterprise agents, MCP servers, and skills

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Diligent the platform is an assembly of acquisitions, with the analytics engine from ACL, risk from Rsam, ethics and third-party diligence from Steele and the board portal from Diligent itself, so cross-module reporting and consistent user experience should be tested in a proof of concept rather than assumed.; Speakeasy no self-serve pricing is published; every plan requires a sales conversation.
They diverge on capability: Diligent covers Diligent Boards, Speakeasy covers AI tool catalog.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Diligent and Speakeasy actually diverge.

Attributes where Diligent and Speakeasy differ
Attribute	Diligent	Speakeasy
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Windows	web, api

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cybersecurity).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Diligent

Diligent Boards
Entity management
Audit and analytics
Risk management
Third-party risk
Ethics and compliance
ESG and sustainability
Market intelligence

Only in Speakeasy

AI tool catalog
Per-agent identity
Role-based access control
Real-time policy enforcement
Audit logging
MDM and SSO integration

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Diligent

A listed company that wants board papers, entity records and the audit committee reporting pack produced from one governance systemnot Speakeasy
An internal audit function moving from sampling to full-population transaction testing using the ACL heritage analytics enginenot Speakeasy
A regulated firm consolidating a whistleblower hotline, third-party due diligence and policy attestation after an enforcement findingnot Speakeasy
A group needing sustainability disclosure data collected with the same audit trail and controls as financial reportingnot Speakeasy

Speakeasy

Governing AI agents at enterprise scalenot Diligent
Preventing shadow AI tool sprawlnot Diligent
Enforcing least-privilege access for agentsnot Diligent
Auditing AI tool call activity for compliancenot Diligent

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Diligent

The platform is an assembly of acquisitions, with the analytics engine from ACL, risk from Rsam, ethics and third-party diligence from Steele and the board portal from Diligent itself, so cross-module reporting and consistent user experience should be tested in a proof of concept rather than assumed.
Pricing is unpublished and consistently at the top of the market, and organisations that need only one capability, a board portal or an audit analytics tool, generally pay less and get more from a specialist.
Renewal leverage is weak once the board portal is embedded, because directors are the least willing user group to be migrated and that dependency is well understood by the vendor at renewal time.
The analytics engine expects real data skills, and audit teams without an analytics-capable member typically use a fraction of what they licensed while paying for all of it.
Module-by-module implementation means the promised single view of governance and risk usually arrives years after the first purchase, if the later modules are ever funded.

Speakeasy

No self-serve pricing is published; every plan requires a sales conversation.
The product pivoted away from its original SDK-generation offering, so past documentation and customers built on that use case are no longer the focus.
Requires integration with an existing identity provider such as Okta or Entra ID to be useful, so it is not a standalone solution.
No published free tier or trial pricing was found.

Pricing, plan by plan

Diligent

On request

Diligent One Platform$undefined/year
- Quoted by module and user count
- Board portal seats priced separately from GRC modules
- Annual subscription, commonly multi-year

Speakeasy

On request

Enterprise$undefined/mo
- Custom pricing
- AI tool catalog and visibility
- Per-agent identity and access control

Which should you pick?

Choose Diligent if

You need diligent boards.
You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
You also want entity management.

Diligent review

Choose Speakeasy if

You need ai tool catalog.
You work on web, api.
You also want per-agent identity.

Speakeasy review

Questions people ask

Is Diligent or Speakeasy better?: Neither clearly leads. Diligent starts at On request and Speakeasy at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Diligent or Speakeasy?: Diligent starts at On request and Speakeasy at On request.
Does Diligent or Speakeasy run on more platforms?: Diligent runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows. Speakeasy runs on web, api.
What is Diligent best used for?: Diligent is most often used for a listed company that wants board papers, entity records and the audit committee reporting pack produced from one governance system, an internal audit function moving from sampling to full-population transaction testing using the acl heritage analytics engine, a regulated firm consolidating a whistleblower hotline, third-party due diligence and policy attestation after an enforcement finding, a group needing sustainability disclosure data collected with the same audit trail and controls as financial reporting. Of those, a listed company that wants board papers, entity records and the audit committee reporting pack produced from one governance system and an internal audit function moving from sampling to full-population transaction testing using the acl heritage analytics engine are not what Speakeasy is typically brought in for.
What can Diligent do that Speakeasy cannot?: Diligent covers Diligent Boards, Entity management, Audit and analytics, Risk management. Speakeasy covers AI tool catalog, Per-agent identity, Role-based access control, Real-time policy enforcement.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Diligent: Is Diligent One the same product as Galvanize?

It contains it. Diligent bought Galvanize, the ACL and Rsam merger, for around one billion dollars in April 2021, and its audit analytics and risk modules are that heritage rebranded into Diligent One.

Speakeasy: How much does Speakeasy cost?

Speakeasy offers an Enterprise tier with features including SaaS catalog integrations, custom server creation, code mode efficiency, and serverless hosting. No specific pricing is published; interested parties contact the company to discuss pricing.

Source

Diligent: What does Diligent cost?

Not published. It is quoted by module and user, and board portal seats are priced differently from GRC seats. Expect an annual or multi-year enterprise agreement.

Speakeasy: What is included in Speakeasy's Enterprise plan?

The Enterprise plan includes SaaS catalog integrations, custom server creation, code mode efficiency, and serverless hosting. Customers contact Speakeasy to discuss their specific pricing for these features.

Source

Diligent: Can you buy just the board portal?

Yes, Diligent Boards is sold on its own and is the most common entry point. The GRC modules are separate purchases.

Diligent: Does it replace a SOC 2 automation tool?

No. Diligent is aimed at enterprise audit, risk and governance, not at automated evidence collection for security certifications.

Diligent vs Speakeasy

Diligent

Speakeasy

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Diligent

Only in Speakeasy

What people use each for

Diligent

Speakeasy

Where each one falls short

Diligent

Speakeasy

Pricing, plan by plan

Diligent

Speakeasy

Which should you pick?

Choose Diligent if

Choose Speakeasy if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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