CheckAud vs Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS)
access controls & SoD head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Tiered: free assessment, fixed-fee proof of concept, quote-based license | Quote-based |
| Deployment | — | On-premise |
| Company size | Mid-market, Enterprise | — |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP | SAP |
| Vendor | IBS Schreiber GmbH | Xiting AG |
Our take
Where CheckAud leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 13 of the 26 capabilities where they differ (led by cross-system risk analysis and multi-system / cross-landscape support).
Where Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS) leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 13 of the 26 capabilities where they differ (led by pre-production role testing and firefighter / emergency access provisioning).
Where they differ
The 26 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 | Core strength Multi-client and multi-system (cross-landscape) analysis | Not evidenced SAP-only product |
| Pre-production role testingSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Not evidenced | Core strength Role testing in a non-production environment before rollout; automated pre-deployment checks |
| Firefighter / emergency access provisioningEmergency & Privileged Access | Not evidenced | Core strength Time-based emergency (firefighter) access provisioning |
| Session monitoring and loggingEmergency & Privileged Access | Not evidenced | Core strength Complete audit trail of emergency access sessions |
| Mass role processing and replicationRole Design & Identity Provisioning | Not evidenced | Core strength Mass role processing and replication across role landscapes |
| Multi-system / cross-landscape supportPlatform, AI & Deployment | Core strength Multi-client and multi-system cross-landscape analysis | Not evidenced SAP-only product |
| Non-invasive deploymentPlatform, AI & Deployment | Core strength Plug-and-play analysis of exported SAP data; no modification to the production system | Not evidenced Installed within the SAP system, not export-based |
| SIEM / security event monitoringPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced | Core strength SIEM connector for real-time SAP security event monitoring |
| Risk scoring and prioritizationAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Supported Risk-scored SoD findings | Not evidenced |
| Custom rule authoringAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Supported Support for custom risk rule sets | Not evidenced |
| Impact-ranked remediation planningSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Supported Management-level risk dashboards with prioritized findings | Not evidenced |
| Time-boxed automatic revocationEmergency & Privileged Access | Not evidenced | Supported Time-based emergency access provisioning |
| Periodic access certification campaignsUser Access Review & Certification | Supported Continuous, recurring compliance-monitoring option available | Not evidenced |
| Continuous / real-time access reviewUser Access Review & Certification | Supported Continuous, recurring compliance-monitoring option | Not evidenced |
| Role mining and clusteringRole Design & Identity Provisioning | Not evidenced | Supported Authorization landscape profiling and overlap detection |
| Executive risk dashboardsReporting & Compliance | Supported Management-level risk dashboards with prioritized findings | Not evidenced |
| Historical audit trailReporting & Compliance | Not evidenced | Supported Audit-proof logging across authorization changes |
| License usage optimizationLicensing & Cost Optimization | Not evidenced | Supported Integrated license rule sets for compliance checks |
| BI tool exportPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced | Supported 100+ analytical reports on roles and authorizations |
| API connectivityPlatform, AI & Deployment | Supported Interfaces for data export and system-to-system comparison | Not evidenced |
| Fine-grained entitlement discoveryCross-Application Identity Governance | Not evidenced | Supported Authorization landscape profiling |
| Prebuilt risk rule libraryAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Supported Reference rule sets covering DSAG, GDPR and SOX-relevant controls, plus IBS Schreiber-supplied sets | Core strength Integrated risk and license rule sets for compliance checks |
| Usage-based risk prioritizationAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Core strength "Did-Do" analysis of actual user activity from system logs, distinct from "Can-Do" excess-permission analysis | Supported ABAP code analysis to inform authorization checks |
| Least-privilege role designRole Design & Identity Provisioning | Supported Role-concept clean-up ahead of migration | Core strength Trace-based role design applying least-privilege principles |
| Regulatory framework alignmentReporting & Compliance | Core strength Reference rule sets covering DSAG, GDPR and SOX-relevant controls; IDW PS 880 alignment | Supported DSAG-aligned compliance standards |
| Unused-access cost identificationLicensing & Cost Optimization | Partial "Can-Do" analysis surfaces excessive/unused permissions but no license-cost framing | Not evidenced |
Both grade identically on the other 25 capabilities — see each product's full profile: CheckAud, Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS).
CheckAud vs Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS) — FAQs
Is CheckAud or Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS) better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, CheckAud or Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS)?
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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