CERPASS vs CheckAud
access controls & SoD head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Quote-based | Tiered: free assessment, fixed-fee proof of concept, quote-based license |
| Deployment | Cloud | — |
| Company size | — | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP | SAP |
| Vendor | CERPASS (CompliantERP) | IBS Schreiber GmbH |
Our take
Where CERPASS leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 17 of the 27 capabilities where they differ (led by what-if access simulation and pre-approval conflict preview).
Where CheckAud leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 10 of the 27 capabilities where they differ (led by cross-system risk analysis and usage-based risk prioritization).
Where they differ
The 27 capabilities (of 51 in the access controls & SoD taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cross-system risk analysisAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Not evidenced | Core strength Multi-client and multi-system (cross-landscape) analysis |
| Usage-based risk prioritizationAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Not evidenced | Core strength "Did-Do" analysis of actual user activity from system logs, distinct from "Can-Do" excess-permission analysis |
| What-if access simulationSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Core strength Pre-approval simulation of proposed role/access changes, results in seconds | Not evidenced |
| Pre-approval conflict previewSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Core strength Shows resulting SoD conflicts and sensitive-access exposure before deployment | Not evidenced |
| Firefighter / emergency access provisioningEmergency & Privileged Access | Core strength Time-boxed elevated/firefighter access requests with business justification | Not evidenced |
| Time-boxed automatic revocationEmergency & Privileged Access | Core strength Automatic revocation when the time window closes | Not evidenced |
| Delta / exception-based reviewUser Access Review & Certification | Core strength Delta reviews that certify only changed access | Not evidenced |
| Business-language access descriptionsUser Access Review & Certification | Core strength Business-language descriptions of what users can do | Not evidenced |
| Regulatory framework alignmentReporting & Compliance | Not evidenced | Core strength Reference rule sets covering DSAG, GDPR and SOX-relevant controls; IDW PS 880 alignment |
| License usage optimizationLicensing & Cost Optimization | Core strength Compares authorized capability against actual usage for RISE with SAP licensing | Not evidenced |
| Named-user / FUE cost right-sizingLicensing & Cost Optimization | Core strength FUE Licence Optimization module identifies unnecessary authorizations before renegotiation | Not evidenced |
| Multi-system / cross-landscape supportPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced SAP-only product | Core strength Multi-client and multi-system cross-landscape analysis |
| Non-invasive deploymentPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced Built on SAP BTP, not an external export-based tool | Core strength Plug-and-play analysis of exported SAP data; no modification to the production system |
| Critical / sensitive access detectionAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Partial Emergency-access module flags sensitive transactions; no standalone critical-access scan described | Core strength Critical parameter and system-configuration checks; field-level checks across modules |
| Pre-production role testingSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Supported Simulation runs before changes are deployed | Not evidenced |
| Remediation workflow routingSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Supported Routing of risks to business owners | Not evidenced |
| Session monitoring and loggingEmergency & Privileged Access | Supported Fully logged session monitoring | Not evidenced |
| Emergency access approval workflowEmergency & Privileged Access | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Business justification captureEmergency & Privileged Access | Supported Requires business justification for emergency requests | Not evidenced |
| Automatic removal of decertified accessUser Access Review & Certification | Supported Automatic removal of decertified access | Not evidenced |
| Least-privilege role designRole Design & Identity Provisioning | Not evidenced | Supported Role-concept clean-up ahead of migration |
| API connectivityPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced | Supported Interfaces for data export and system-to-system comparison |
| Periodic access certification campaignsUser Access Review & Certification | Core strength Business-friendly periodic access certification | Supported Continuous, recurring compliance-monitoring option available |
| Continuous / real-time access reviewUser Access Review & Certification | Partial Reviews are periodic/delta-based; no evidence of real-time continuous review | Supported Continuous, recurring compliance-monitoring option |
| Evidence documentation and exportReporting & Compliance | Core strength Exception reporting with evidence attachment for mitigating controls | Supported |
| Unused-access cost identificationLicensing & Cost Optimization | Supported | Partial "Can-Do" analysis surfaces excessive/unused permissions but no license-cost framing |
| SAP S/4HANA migration readinessPlatform, AI & Deployment | Supported Works with ECC6, S/4HANA and RISE with SAP without a version upgrade | Core strength SAP S/4HANA migration authorization validation and role-concept clean-up |
Both grade identically on the other 24 capabilities — see each product's full profile: CERPASS, CheckAud.
CERPASS vs CheckAud — FAQs
Is CERPASS or CheckAud better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, CERPASS or CheckAud?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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