Free Tool · Company Accounts Only

Shortlist the right GRC platform in 30 minutes.

The RiskBridge Selector runs an AI-assisted shortlist against 200+ GRC platforms using your weighted criteria not a Gartner quadrant, not a consultant's opinion, not a pay-to-play comparison site. Free for enterprise risk professionals. Work email required.

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180+
GRC platforms in the database
23
APAC-relevant (regional presence, residency, regulatory alignment)
4-6wk
To a shortlist vs 26 weeks industry average
Why this exists

GRC shortlisting is broken by default.

Every organisation we've worked with has hit the same three problems. Together, they're why selection takes 6-9 months and still produces the wrong platform.

01

Analyst reports mislead APAC buyers

The Gartner Magic Quadrant is optimised for North American enterprise scale. It filters out credible regional vendors and surfaces platforms with weak APAC footprints.

02

Selection turns political fast

Once three vendors are shortlisted, decisions stop being technical. Sponsors push preferences, and the loudness wins. Without a defensible scoring rubric, the loudest opinion wins.

03

6-month selections produce 24-month regrets

By the time you've finished a formal RFP, walking away from the "winner" isn't viable. The Selector front-loads the rigour so the shortlist is defensible on week four.

How it works

Five steps, 30 minutes.

The Selector walks you through a structured wizard. You end with a ranked shortlist, a full evaluation rubric, and a board-ready export not a marketing comparison grid.

1
~5 MIN

Define criteria

Pick from 40+ pre-weighted criteria across functionality, hosting, and APAC regulatory.

2
~3 MIN

Apply hard filters

Must-have constraints like AU data residency or CPS 234 alignment.

3
INSTANT

AI-weighted scoring

All 200+ vendors scored against your weights with transparent logic.

4
~15 MIN

Compare contenders

Side-by-side on the 3-6 highest-scoring vendors. Drill into criteria.

5
INSTANT

Export the shortlist

Board-ready PDF, exec DOCX, or raw XLSX. Branded to your organisation.

Usage to date

What teams are actually doing.

Anonymised aggregate usage from the Selector in beta. Numbers update quarterly. These are customer outcomes, not marketing projections.

3,200+
Shortlists run
Since beta · APAC customers
87%
Approved by executive on first pass
Self-reported · n=118
4.8x
Faster than manual RFP
Median · Selector vs traditional
What you'll see

The Selector, in action.

Weighted criteria on the left, live shortlist on the right. Every score transparent, every confidence band visible, every vendor comparable on the same rubric.

selector.riskbridge.com/shortlist/APRA-FS
WEIGHTED CRITERIA
APRA CPS 234 alignment22%
AU data residency18%
Operational risk depth15%
Third-party risk module12%
HARD FILTERS
AU-hosted (must-have)
SSO / SAML 2.0
ISO 27001 certified
Top shortlist · APRA FS template8 OF 200+ SHOWN
#VendorFitCategory
01Vendor A94%Strong Fit
02Vendor B89%Strong Fit
03Vendor C84%Good Fit
04Vendor D79%Good Fit
05Vendor E74%Partial Fit
What you walk away with

Three deliverables, every time.

Whether you run the Selector in 30 minutes or spend a day calibrating weights with your team, you get the same three outputs formatted and branded.

Ranked shortlist

Your top 3-6 vendors, ranked on your weighted criteria with confidence bands per score. Hard-filter rejects listed separately.

PDFDOCXXLSX

Evaluation rubric

The full scoring matrix every criterion, weight, and score with evidence. Full audit trail of the logic for procurement or audit.

XLSXCSV

Board-ready export

An executive summary deck with recommendation, top contenders, and trade-offs. Branded to your organisation.

PPTXPDF
Common questions

Before you start.

Why do I need a work email?
The Selector is built for enterprise risk professionals. We gate it to company-domain emails to keep the tool focused on actual buyers not casual researchers or consultants.
Is it actually free?
Yes. The Selector is free for the 200+ vendor database, criteria, and outputs. No credit card, no trial expiry. Paid tiers exist for deeper vendor performance data.
What if I'm just researching, not buying?
Use it but be honest. We're comfortable with practitioners exploring, but not with consultants extracting data for their own decks.
How accurate is the vendor data?
Draws on vendor docs, analyst reports, and direct engagements. Updated quarterly, with confidence bands per score.
What do you keep from my session?
Your account details and generated shortlists. Aggregate usage feeds our APAC benchmarks in anonymised form. Nothing identifying is shared.

We're improving your experience

Our inquiry system is being upgraded to better serve you. In the meantime, you can reach our team directly through our main site - same people, same response time.

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We typically reply within one business day.

Free · Company Email Required

Start your first shortlist in 30 seconds.

The Selector is free for enterprise risk professionals. Work email only we don't accept gmail, outlook, or other free addresses.

Company Domain Only · No Gmail / Outlook
A note on benchmarking. Anonymised and aggregated usage data contributes to our APAC benchmarks. Nothing identifying is retained or shared.
ISO 27001 · In Progress
APRA CPS 230/234 · Aligned
MAS TRM · Aligned
HKMA TM-G-1 · Aligned
SOC 2 Type II · Q3 2026
No pitch required

Run your first shortlist in 30 minutes.

Work email, your weighted criteria, and an answer that stands up in front of your executive. Free to use, no sales follow-up unless you ask.

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