Acuity Risk Management STREAM® vs Hackmetrix OS: Side-by-Side Comparison (2026)

Acuity Risk Management STREAM®

Mid-market and enterprise security teams drowning in compliance checkbox work should seriously consider Acuity Risk Management STREAM® because it actually automates evidence collection across 50+ frameworks instead of just templating them. The platform covers 8 of 8 NIST CSF 2.0 Govern function areas, including the often-neglected supply chain risk management piece, and its continuous controls monitoring with security tool integrations means you stop running manual audit prep sprints every quarter. Skip this if your organization has zero appetite for configuration work; the no-code flexibility that makes STREAM adaptable to your specific regulatory mix requires someone to actually do that adaptation.

Hackmetrix OS

SMBs and mid-market companies drowning in compliance documentation will find real value in Hackmetrix OS; its AI-generated policies and procedures aligned to ISO 27001 and PCI DSS actually cut the busywork that keeps security teams from detecting actual problems. The platform covers seven NIST CSF 2.0 governance and identity functions, with particular strength in policy creation and continuous monitoring across cloud infrastructure. Skip this if you need detection and response at enterprise scale or lack the cloud-native integrations it depends on, AWS and Azure primarily.