SoftComply has released 2 Risk Management apps on Atlassian Jira:
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- The SoftComply Risk Manager, and
The Risk Manager has been available on Jira Cloud for several years already whereas the Risk Manager Plus was released on Jira Cloud in 2023, having been available earlier only to self-hosted Jira users.
The Risk Manager was originally built for medical device risk management and today it incorporates the functionality for product, project and security risks.
The Risk Manager Plus is a more advanced app meeting various risk management process requirements and supporting various risk management frameworks. Thanks to the full customisability of the risk assessment model, risk evaluation method and risk register (editable spreadsheet in Jira that can have several sheets), you can easily manage all your product, project, cybersecurity, information security, AI and organisational risks with this one app. The Risk Manager Plus is developed for enterprises with advanced risk management needs. The extensive templates library for risk models and risk registers provides risk managers with a quick setup option while evaluating or using the app.
Comparison between SoftComply Risk Manager & Risk Manager Plus on Jira Cloud
Below is a comparison between the SoftComply Risk Manager and the Risk Manager Plus apps on Jira Cloud.
First, the comparison is highlighting the differences between the main out-of-the-box Use Cases and Features of the two apps. The comparison then looks into the details of Risk Views, Risk Assessment and Evaluation methods, and their customisability. Finally, the table lists the differences between the two apps from the point of view of your Jira administrator regarding the setup of the app across your organisation.
Summary and Roadmap
Both risk apps, the Risk Manager as well as the Risk Manager Plus, can be trialled for free for 1 month.
SoftComply Risk Manager Plus is a Forge app and Risk Manager is migrated from Connect to Forge by December 2026.
Additional features of the SoftComply Risk Manager Plus that are currently being developed and will be released in the next few months are the following:
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- App Editions (Standard and Advanced Editions),
- Additional support for AI risk management to support AI governance and other AI risk related features
In case of any questions or if you wish to discuss more about the differences between the apps, please contact us at SoftComply.
In case you would like to learn more about our risk management apps on Jira, feel free to book a live demo for you and your team.
