Asurity RiskExec vs Smarsh
Compliance & QC head-to-head · axis by axis, same rubric for both
Vista Equity Partners (Endeavor Fund), spun out of Asurity Technologies in January 2025
K1 Investment Management
| Axis | Asurity RiskExec | Smarsh |
|---|---|---|
| Production impact | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| Functionality & depth | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| Integrations & ecosystem | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Adoption & support | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| Return on spend | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| Overall | 4.3 | 3.6 |
Asurity RiskExec wins 4 of 5 axes. Same rubric, same weights, no sponsorships.
What the rubric says
Asurity RiskExec and Smarsh are both scored in Compliance & QC. Asurity RiskExec carries an overall of 4.3, Smarsh an overall of 3.6. The widest gap between them is Return on spend, at 1.3 of a point. That axis measures what the spend returns, which is not the same as being cheap. Asurity RiskExec takes it, 4.4 to 3.1.
Where the five axes separate
On Return on spend the record favours Asurity RiskExec, 4.4 against 3.1. On Adoption and support the record favours Asurity RiskExec, 4.4 against 3.3. On Production impact the record favours Asurity RiskExec, 3.8 against 2.8. On Functionality and depth the record favours Asurity RiskExec, 4.9 against 4.3. On Integrations and ecosystem the record favours Smarsh, 3.8 against 3.7.
Pricing posture
Asurity RiskExec does not publish pricing. Its listed model is quote only, saas subscription. Smarsh does not publish pricing. Its listed model is quote only.
Deployment and who each one targets
Deployment for Asurity RiskExec: Cloud SaaS, data file upload. Deployment for Smarsh: Cloud. Segment focus for Asurity RiskExec: Banks, credit unions, and lenders with HMDA, CRA, and fair lending reporting duties. Segment focus for Smarsh: Regulated firms archiving and supervising electronic communications, with mortgage a small part of the base. The two entries name different buyers.
What each record credits
Asurity RiskExec: Eight modules: HMDA, CRA, fair lending, fair servicing, 1071, community development, geocoding, redlining. Asurity RiskExec: Redlining and peer comparison run as first-class tools, not HMDA report add-ons. Asurity RiskExec: Preliminary modified LAR data reaches users before the regulators’ release, a timing edge. Smarsh: One archive spans email, mobile messaging, collaboration tools, social, web and voice. Smarsh: Surveillance applies risk detection over captured content instead of manual-only supervision. Smarsh: Vendor states 18 of the 20 largest global financial institutions are customers.
What each record holds against them
Asurity RiskExec: Integrations section names no specific LOS, core or data warehouse connection. Asurity RiskExec: Analysis quality depends on the loan file you supply; upstream data stays unfixed. Asurity RiskExec: No loan-level QC, document review or audit workflow, so a QC platform stays. Smarsh: Mortgage is not a named segment; design follows securities-industry retention rules. Smarsh: Reviews no loan files, a different risk from the rest of this category. Smarsh: No named integration list on the public site, odd for a connector product.
Which one fits which shop
Best fit for Asurity RiskExec: A compliance team preparing for a fair lending or redlining exam. Best fit for Smarsh: A lender whose exam exposure sits in text messages and social posts rather than loan files.
What each entry concludes
Asurity RiskExec: RiskExec is regulatory analytics, not loan QC. Asurity RiskExec: Modules cover HMDA, CRA, fair lending disposition and peer analysis, redlining, fair servicing and 1071 lending. Smarsh: Smarsh captures electronic communications and archives them, then applies supervision across a stated eighty-plus channels. Smarsh: It is the reference vendor for that job in regulated financial services.
The short answer
Asurity RiskExec finishes ahead on the published rubric, 4.3 to 3.6. The margin comes mostly from Return on spend. Same rubric, same weights, no sponsorships.
Both tools are scored on the same weighted rubric, production impact carries the most weight. Comparisons are never sponsored. Disclosure →