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.
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