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A-LIGN A-SCEND is a commercial compliance management tool by A-LIGN. Qontrol is a commercial compliance management tool by Qontrol. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best compliance management fit for your security stack.
CST VerdictBased on our analysis of NIST CSF 2.0 coverage, core features, integrations, company size fit, here is our conclusion:
Security and compliance teams running multiple audit frameworks simultaneously will get the most from A-LIGN A-SCEND because its evidence deduplication engine cuts the actual audit workload in half. The platform maps evidence across SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, and FedRAMP audits so you're not rebuilding the same control narrative four times, and its FedRAMP 20x Low authorization proves it handles the most demanding federal requirements. Skip this if your organization runs a single compliance framework or hasn't yet centralized evidence collection; the ROI flips when you're managing fewer than three concurrent certifications.
Mid-market companies juggling multiple compliance regimes without a dedicated governance team should start with Qontrol. It cuts through framework fatigue by mapping NIS2, ISO 27001, and DORA simultaneously, then ties remediation tasks directly to cyber objectives so compliance doesn't exist in a separate spreadsheet. The Cyber Passport for sharing posture with clients and partners is genuinely useful for vendors managing their own supply chain risk requirements. Skip this if you need deep technical controls automation; Qontrol is governance and reporting first, not a tool for enforcing policy across infrastructure.
AI-powered audit management platform for compliance audits and certifications
Cyber governance & compliance mgmt platform for SMBs across NIS2, ISO 27001, DORA.
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A-LIGN A-SCEND: AI-powered audit management platform for compliance audits and certifications. built by A-LIGN. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include AI-powered audit management, Evidence deduplication across audits, Multi-framework evidence mapping..
Qontrol: Cyber governance & compliance mgmt platform for SMBs across NIS2, ISO 27001, DORA. built by Qontrol. headquartered in France. Core capabilities include Compliance assessment and management across multiple frameworks (NIS2, ISO 27001, DORA, ANSSI, SOC2), Dynamic compliance reporting, Cyber risk identification, classification, and documentation..
Both serve the Compliance Management market but differ in approach, feature depth, and target audience.
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