Hyperproof vs. MetricStream
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What makes Hyperproof’s platform unique compared to MetricStream?
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Let’s take a deeper look at how Hyperproof compares to MetricStream across six key areas.
Purpose-built for modern compliance, Hyperproof combines risk management, compliance operations, and trust in one AI-powered platform. Designed for flexibility and automation, it delivers rapid time-to-value and scales effortlessly without the heavy implementation burden.
A legacy enterprise GRC system that’s broad and deep, but complex. Implementation can take 12–18 months and often requires professional services or partners. While powerful, its single-tenet architecture and heavy setup make it difficult to adapt and maintain over time.
Supports 120+ frameworks (SOC 2Ⓡ, ISO 27001, HIPAA, NIST, GDPR, and more) with more added every month. Has the ability to map controls between them, reducing manual effort and saving hours of time. Teams can manage multiple audits without duplicating work. A true “build once, use everywhere” approach.
Covers a wide range of regulations and frameworks, but updates are infrequent. Frameworks are static snapshots that require manual refreshes, adding ongoing maintenance work.
Automates evidence collection through native integrations with key business tools like AWS, Jira, Slack, GitHub, Okta, and more. Evidence refreshes automatically, reducing manual work and human error.
Integrates with most systems but demands significant technical expertise and service hours to set up and maintain APIs. Each integration can become its own project.
Designed for cross-functional collaboration. Assign tasks, track progress, and manage workflows across teams in one place. Built-in notifications and dashboards keep everyone aligned in real time.
Offers a powerful, multi-step workflow engine. It is highly configurable but complex. Setting it up and maintaining it takes time, and the rigid approval hierarchies can slow collaboration.
Modern, intuitive interface that users love. Built to make GRC a growth engine, not a cost center. Dedicated customer success teams, live onboarding, and fast support response times ensure smooth adoption.
Interface and usability reflect its legacy roots. The platform is powerful but intimidating, with steep learning curves and slow performance. Upgrades can feel like full re-implementations due to the platform’s single-tenet architecture.
Delivers faster audit readiness, stronger visibility into risk, and less time spent gathering evidence. Teams report:
Delivers robust compliance management at scale, but that power comes with long implementation cycles, an architecture that makes upgrades feel like re-implementations, higher ongoing maintenance costs, and the need for more dedicated staff to operate the system effectively.
No other platform provides this level of a tailored view. It’s exactly what we needed.
Mark Lee
Director of Information Security
Appian
Hyperproof is a next-level risk and compliance operations platform. It’s saved us so much time.
Kathleen McNaughton
Security and Compliance Engineer
Artemis Health
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Supports FedRAMP as an out-of-the-box framework
Comprehensive framework library supporting over 118 frameworks
Support for multiple risk registers
Enterprise-ready risk management
Customizable workflows to fit your organization’s specific needs
Needs Pro Serv
Easy framework update functionality
Needs Pro Serv
Automated evidence validation to actually satisfy controls
Supports CIS Security Controls® as an out-of-box-framework
AICPA-licensed vendor for SOC 2® framework content
Crosswalks based on the Secure Controls Framework (SCF)
Ability to define your own risk impact scoring
Needs Pro Serv
Ability to create, define, and report on custom fields
Needs Pro Serv
Hierarchical controls to group frameworks based on product lines, geographies, teams, etc.)
Highly customizable, automated controls testing
Custom dashboards built for you
Needs Pro Serv
Comprehensive GRC platform at an affordable price
Ability for customers to influence roadmap
Fast response time for customer requests
Admin training included with implementation (at no additional cost)
Highly customizable and flexible workflow automations
Automated control testing
Time to value
8 weeks
6+months
Intuitive UX and UI
Configuration required before software is ready for use
Training needed to start using the software
Minimal
Extensive
Requires a full-time administrator to maintain software
Automated evidence collection
Support for 70+ integrations
Customer responsiveness
Consistently high
Inconsistent
Why choose Hyperproof over MetricStream?
When it comes to managing GRC, you need a platform that works with your team, not against it. Hyperproof was built for modern organizations that want enterprise-grade solutions without enterprise-grade complexity. Here’s why leading security, IT, and compliance teams are making the switch:
