What is SAP GRC software?

SAP governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) is a comprehensive suite of cohesive and modular solutions designed to help companies implement an integrated framework to align objectives, manage risks, and ensure adherence to regulations and internal policies.

Which deployment options are available for SAP GRC (cloud vs. on premises)?

With an extended suite of solutions, SAP GRC capabilities cover all deployment models: On premises, cloud, and hybrid.

What is the GRC tool in SAP?

SAP GRC solutions are a comprehensive suite of cohesive and modular applications integrated with SAP S/4HANA and organized around four pillars: Enterprise risk and compliance, identity and access governance, cybersecurity and data protection, and international trade management.

What is the difference between SAP Access Control and SAP GRC?

SAP Access Control is an application within the SAP GRC suite of solutions. It enables an organization to control access, identify risk, and document compliance. SAP GRC solutions also cover other functional areas supporting an end-to-end comprehensive GRC framework such as enterprise risk and compliance, cybersecurity and data protection, and international trade management.

What is the difference between SAP security and SAP GRC?

SAP security measures are designed to meet the highest standards for cybersecurity, operations, and privacy protection tailored to the individual needs of our customers. SAP manages security and compliance risks and operates cybersecurity and physical security programs across cloud environments, facilities, events, and employees. SAP GRC solutions include capabilities for cybersecurity and data protection to help companies implement security frameworks for their own organizations.

Is SAP GRC part of SAP S/4HANA?

SAP GRC solutions are integrated with SAP S/4HANA and available with additional licensing.

How does SAP Enterprise Threat Detection help with cybersecurity?

SAP Enterprise Threat Detection is one application within the SAP GRC suite. It provides critical security information and event management capabilities that use real-time intelligence to help enforce data governance and detect external and internal cybersecurity threats. SAP GRC solutions also cover other functional areas supporting an end-to-end comprehensive GRC framework such as enterprise risk and compliance, identity and access governance, cybersecurity and data protection, and international trade management.

How does cybersecurity relate to SAP GRC?

The SAP GRC solutions associated with cybersecurity and data protection help organizations protect the applications that run their business. They also offer additional applications supporting an end-to-end comprehensive GRC framework such as enterprise risk and compliance, identity and access governance, and international trade management to help customers establish and manage risks, controls, data protection, and the secure use of their business applications.

GRC and cybersecurity

Integrated, automated, and embedded solutions help businesses transform governance, risk, and compliance (GRC).

A woman reviewing compliance data on a laptop

Take an integrated approach to GRC management

Elevate your GRC strategy

SAP’s GRC and cybersecurity solutions integrate with your mission-critical systems and processes to help you continuously monitor risks, identities, cyberthreats, and compliance.

Embed controls, compliance, and risk management

Drive organizational resilience and regulatory compliance with integrated and automated risk-aware governance.

Optimize identity and access governance

Automate governance by giving employees the applications and services they need without exposing data and processes to unauthorized use.

Proactively protect your critical data and applications

Identify and detect cyberattacks with real-time application-level monitoring of threats and vulnerabilities.

GRC and cybersecurity assistants

Governance, risk, and compliance assistants orchestrate AI agents that complete control, compliance, and risk tasks quickly and consistently across business processes.

Access Governance and Security Assistant

The Access Governance and Security Assistant combines access governance and security across every identity—human and AI—providing least-privilege access by design, real-time threat detection, and audit-ready proof.

Explore the Access Governance and Security Assistant

Governance Assistant

The Governance Assistant helps governance, risk, and compliance departments monitor business risks, streamline compliance requirements, and surface actionable insights.

Explore the Governance Assistant

See all financial management assistants

Explore GRC and cybersecurity capabilities

Establish and manage risks, controls, data protection, and the secure use of your business applications.

Control and risk management

Ensure compliance and resilience in an ever-evolving regulatory and risk environment.

Risk and control process optimization in the cloud

Document and link risks and internal controls, automate controls, and assess business impact.

Explore SAP Risk and Assurance Management

Integrated, automated, and risk-aware governance

Establish clear ownership along the three lines of defense with task assignments to help prevent critical incidents.

Explore SAP solutions for three lines of defense

Screening

Protect business integrity and reduce risk exposure by avoiding suspicious transactions with high-risk third parties.

Business partner screening

Improve vendor compliance with automated screening against restricted or denied party lists.

Explore SAP Watch List Screening

Anomalous activity identification

Mitigate fraud risk, reduce losses, and improve the detection and prevention of anomalies.

Explore SAP Business Integrity Screening

Access governance

Streamline and simplify identity and access management across applications.

Access authorization governance in the cloud

Improve identity and access management with an intuitive, dashboard-driven interface and a simplified experience in the cloud.

Explore SAP Cloud Identity Access Governance

Access control automation and governance enforcement

Streamline user access by automating user provisioning and certifying access to on-premises and private cloud applications.

Explore SAP Access Control

Single sign-on (SSO) service

Boost productivity by eliminating the need to perform separate login procedures for each application.

Explore SAP Secure Login Service

Cybersecurity

Monitor and improve security to help keep systems secure in a continuously changing cyberthreat environment.

External and internal cybersecurity threat detection

Identify and deter cyberattacks with real-time application-level monitoring of threats and vulnerabilities.

Explore SAP Enterprise Threat Detection

Activity and content logging

Reduce data abuse risks and strengthen data protection with clear visibility into user activity.

Explore UI data protection logging

Dynamic sensitive information masking

Support compliant, secure business operations across SAP interfaces using masking, blocking, and contextual authorization.

Explore UI data protection masking

WEBINAR

Autonomous finance starts here

Watch our Autonomous Finance webinar to learn how SAP Cloud ERP customers are improving financial responsiveness with AI-powered capabilities.

Watch on demand

See how customers are succeeding with SAP

Protecting global operations from fraud with near-real-time AI screening

Learn how global steel manufacturer Tata Steel replaced manual audit sampling with continuous monitoring to help detect fraud and anomalies in near real time.

Read the customer story

Driving growth, innovation, and compliance

See how adesso SE is bolstering its security framework, managing and reducing risks, and improving business process efficiency.

Watch the video

Governing billions in defense spending with real-time financial intelligence

Explore how Ukraine's Ministry of Defense replaced spreadsheet-based budgeting with a secure cloud platform, improving visibility and reporting.

Read the customer story

Browse more customer stories

See what analysts are saying about SAP

Chartis Research recognizes SAP as a Category Leader

Learn why Chartis Research positions SAP at the forefront of integrated governance, resilience, and compliance.

Read the report

SAP named a Leader by Gartner®

Explore why Gartner named SAP as a Leader in its 2025 Magic Quadrant™ report for Cloud ERP Finance.

Read the report

Featured resources

What Risks to Look Out for in 2026 

Explore the top 10 business threats related to geopolitics, artificial intelligence, cyber and physical security, and more.

Read the blog post

Regulatory Outlook 2026 and Onwards

Learn about the key compliance areas that require attention due to new or more-stringent mandates.

Read the blog post

Why GRC matters for growing businesses

Companies of all sizes face risks and must comply with regulatory frameworks. Learn how GRC can help midsize companies achieve their objectives and thrive in a complex business landscape.

Read the blog post

What's New in SAP GRC for SAP HANA

Discover the new evolution of SAP GRC solutions and your path to a future-proof GRC platform.

Read the blog post

Integrated risk and controls management

Discover how to improve compliance, optimize audit resource use, and mitigate risk more efficiently with SAP GRC solutions.

Watch the demo video

Frequently asked questions

: SAP governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) is a comprehensive suite of cohesive and modular solutions designed to help companies implement an integrated framework to align objectives, manage risks, and ensure adherence to regulations and internal policies.
: With an extended suite of solutions, SAP GRC capabilities cover all deployment models: On premises, cloud, and hybrid.
: SAP GRC solutions are a comprehensive suite of cohesive and modular applications integrated with SAP S/4HANA and organized around four pillars: Enterprise risk and compliance, identity and access governance, cybersecurity and data protection, and international trade management.
: SAP Access Control is an application within the SAP GRC suite of solutions. It enables an organization to control access, identify risk, and document compliance. SAP GRC solutions also cover other functional areas supporting an end-to-end comprehensive GRC framework such as enterprise risk and compliance, cybersecurity and data protection, and international trade management.
: SAP security measures are designed to meet the highest standards for cybersecurity, operations, and privacy protection tailored to the individual needs of our customers. SAP manages security and compliance risks and operates cybersecurity and physical security programs across cloud environments, facilities, events, and employees.

SAP GRC solutions include capabilities for cybersecurity and data protection to help companies implement security frameworks for their own organizations.
: SAP GRC solutions are integrated with SAP S/4HANA and available with additional licensing.
: SAP Enterprise Threat Detection is one application within the SAP GRC suite. It provides critical security information and event management capabilities that use real-time intelligence to help enforce data governance and detect external and internal cybersecurity threats.

SAP GRC solutions also cover other functional areas supporting an end-to-end comprehensive GRC framework such as enterprise risk and compliance, identity and access governance, cybersecurity and data protection, and international trade management.
: The SAP GRC solutions associated with cybersecurity and data protection help organizations protect the applications that run their business. They also offer additional applications supporting an end-to-end comprehensive GRC framework such as enterprise risk and compliance, identity and access governance, and international trade management to help customers establish and manage risks, controls, data protection, and the secure use of their business applications.