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# Ballast

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> BALLAST is a cloud-based risk assessment tool that streamlines the assessment process and provides on-demand compliance reporting.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 2 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Ballast?

Organizations of all industries and sizes that are frustrated with inflexible, insecure, complex Risk Management \& GRC solutions, or those who comply with compliance regulations.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 2 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: LBMC
- **Location**: Brentwood, US
- **Founded**: 2017

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: USD 8,000.00
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Pricing is annual recurring subscription, based on number of business units
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Alerts/Notifications
- Audit Management
- Compliance Management
- IT Risk Management
- Internal Controls Management
- Mobile Access
- Policy Management
- Response Management
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Scoring

## Support Options

- Chat

## Category

- [Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30656/grc/software)

## Related Categories

- [Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30656/grc/software)
- [Risk Management Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30665/risk-management/software)

## Alternatives

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3. [AuditBoard](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/148230/soxhub) — 4.7/5 (414 reviews)
4. [Sprinto](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/1020704/sprinto) — 4.7/5 (86 reviews)
5. [Okta](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/119653/okta) — 4.7/5 (930 reviews)

## Reviews

### "BALLAST" — 5.0/5

> **Michelle** | *29 May 2020* | Consumer Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Ballast is constructed with great features that help you spot trends in your organization, assisting with the remediation of risks and overall performance.  Easy to use and allows for target users to provide feedback on findings and create an audit log between the target user and the Risk Manager.
> 
> **Cons**: The integration of Ballast into our organization proved to have minimal impact.  The implementation was smooth and the technical support was superior.
> 
> We use BALLAST as a quarterly assessment tool to evaluate company operational excellence.  This allows our organization to have a continuous look at areas of concern and areas where we are delivering on KPIs.

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### "Love Ballast" — 5.0/5

> **Bill** | *26 May 2020* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Ballast is an excellent tool for tracking and managing IT risks, assigning and tracking tasks, and risk reporting.
> 
> **Cons**: I have no negative input to provide for Ballast.

## Links

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