Private Equities

Certa vs Diligent

A side-by-side comparison of Certa and Diligent — two options for legal, compliance & esg. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.

Certa

4.2
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Diligent

4.1
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Category
Legal, Compliance & ESG
Legal, Compliance & ESG
Rating
4.2 / 5
4.1 / 5
Pricing
Enterprise / Custom
Enterprise / Custom
Best for
PE-backed enterprises automating third-party and compliance due diligence at scale
Firms and portfolio boards needing governance tooling
Key features
  • No-code studio for building risk and compliance workflows
  • AI agents for document parsing and data enrichment
  • 120+ integrations with risk data sources (sanctions, financials, ESG)
  • Third-party onboarding, monitoring, and offboarding lifecycle
  • Vendor fraud prevention via 2026 Trustpair partnership
  • Secure board portal
  • Entity and subsidiary management
  • Governance and compliance workflows
  • ESG and risk modules
  • Voting and minutes
Pros
  • Named Leader in Gartner's 2026 TPRM Magic Quadrant
  • Highly configurable without engineering resources
  • Dramatically shortens supplier and counterparty onboarding cycles
  • Trusted board-governance solution
  • Broad GRC feature set
  • Enterprise-grade security
Cons
  • Flexibility comes with a real configuration and implementation lift
  • Enterprise-oriented; likely overkill for small funds
  • Premium pricing
  • Broad suite can be more than smaller firms need