Acuity Risk Management STREAM® vs Kertos: 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.

Kertos

Mid-market and enterprise teams drowning in compliance documentation will find Kertos valuable for its automated DSAR handling and certified ISMS generation across GDPR, ISO 27001, and TISAX in a single platform. The vendor's focus on governance functions (NIST GV coverage) plus asset and risk management means you get real compliance velocity without hiring additional compliance staff. Skip this if you need detection and response capabilities; Kertos is governance-first and doesn't pretend to be a security operations tool.