Archer API
Archer exposes both SOAP web services and a REST API, documented at help.archerirm.cloud. Access is limited to licensed enterprise customers authenticating with instance credentials; there is no public developer program. Documentation is widely criticized as unclear.
Frequently asked questions
Archer scores D on the API Report Card. Archer exposes both SOAP web services and a REST API, documented at help.archerirm.cloud. Access is limited to licensed enterprise customers authenticating with instance credentials; there is no public developer program. Documentation is widely criticized as unclear.
Without a usable official API, teams fall back on manual exports, file drops, or one-off vendor integrations. The other option is an unofficial API layer like Supergood that automates the authenticated web app directly.
Archer (formerly RSA Archer) is an enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) and Integrated Risk Management (IRM) platform.
Compliance, Typically for enterprise risk, compliance, and audit teams at large organizations (1000+ employees) in financial services, banking, government, and other regulated industries. Enterprise GRC/risk teams use Archer daily to manage risk registers, track control effectiveness, conduct risk assessments (RCSA), manage policies and exceptions, run audit workflows, track vendor risk, monitor regulatory compliance obligations, and generate executive dashboards and reports.
Archer is a well-established leader in the GRC/IRM space, recognized by Forrester and Gartner as a leader. With ~$183M in revenue, 20+ years in market, and approximately 20 G2 reviews (3.6/5 rating), it has strong enterprise penetration. Owned by Cinven (PE), previously RSA/Dell.
Yes, Archer holds highly critical operating data including: enterprise risk registers, control assessments, audit findings, policy documents, vendor risk assessments, regulatory compliance obligations, security exceptions, business continuity plans, and executive risk dashboards.
~25 years old, founded ~2001. Originally Archer Technologies, acquired by RSA (EMC) in 2010, then spun out via STG's acquisition of RSA from Dell in 2020, and later acquired by Cinven (PE).
REST API documentation is not clear enough; difficult to understand how to fetch reports and specific data. API requires licensed access; not publicly available for third-party integrations. Full sourced list under Sources below.
Common alternatives include ServiceNow GRC, IBM OpenPages, LogicGate Risk Cloud, SAP GRC, Workiva, Onspring. Graded alternatives appear under "More from the report card" below.
Grades measure one thing: can a customer's engineering team get their own data out programmatically? We check six things (whether a real API exists, how access is gated, data coverage, auth quality, docs and developer experience, and stability) and roll them into a letter grade. Grades get re-verified, and they only move on evidence.
Yes. Supergood maintains an unofficial Archer API and MCP server so AI agents and internal tools can read and write Archer data. See the Archer integration docs at supergood.ai/docs/archer-api.