Risk assessment software that actually gets completed
Build professional risk assessments in minutes with our drag-and-drop builder. Magic link access means no accounts, no passwords, no friction—driving 80-90% completion rates vs. the 40-60% industry average.
Your current risk assessment process is broken
Weeks lost building what software should handle
Your team spends weeks in Excel building assessment forms, manually emailing links, chasing responses, and aggregating results. Then someone asks for a heat map and you spend another week in PowerPoint.
40-60% completion rates doom your assessment
Account creation friction, forgotten passwords, and clunky interfaces mean half your target participants never complete the assessment. Your enterprise risk view has more gaps than coverage.
$50K assessments you can't repeat
External consultants deliver polished one-time reports, then walk away with the methodology. Next year, you pay again. You never build internal capability or a repeatable process.
Different departments, different approaches, no enterprise view
When finance uses a 3-point scale and operations uses a 5-point scale, you can't aggregate results. When each business unit defines "high likelihood" differently, patterns stay hidden.
Risk assessment software built for compliance teams
Purpose-built for ethics and compliance teams—not generic survey tools retrofitted for risk.
Drag-and-Drop Assessment Builder
Build assessments in minutes, not weeks
Create professional risk assessments without technical expertise. Drag and drop question types, configure scoring logic, and set up conditional branching—all through an intuitive visual interface.
Magic Link Participant Access
No accounts. No passwords. No friction.
Magic links eliminate the #1 barrier to assessment completion: login friction. Each participant receives a unique, secure link via email. One click opens the assessment.
Automated Visual Heat Maps
Board-ready visualizations without touching PowerPoint
Transform complex risk data into instant visual insight. The platform automatically generates interactive heat maps showing risk concentrations by department, location, or category.
Configurable Risk Scoring Engine
Your methodology, your weights, your thresholds
Define risk scoring that matches your organization's approach—not a vendor's generic framework. Set custom weights for likelihood, impact, velocity, and any other dimensions.
HRIS Integration for Targeted Assessments
Right assessment, right people, automatic
Connect to your HRIS to target assessments precisely. Assess all managers in APAC on anti-bribery risks. Survey employees in roles touching financial data on fraud controls.
Start with proven frameworks, customize for your needs
Launch your first assessment in hours, not weeks. Our template library encodes compliance best practices developed from 25 years and 1,500+ client programs.
Regulatory Compliance
- HIPAA Security Risk Assessment
- SOX Internal Control Assessment
- GDPR Data Protection Impact Assessment
- AML/BSA Risk Assessment
- PCI DSS Compliance Assessment
- FCPA/Anti-Bribery Risk Assessment
Ethics and Culture
- Code of Conduct Risk Assessment
- Workplace Ethics Climate Survey
- Third-Party Risk Assessment
- Conflicts of Interest Risk Evaluation
- Retaliation Risk Assessment
- Speak-Up Culture Assessment
Operational Risk
- Department-Level Risk Assessment
- New Initiative Risk Evaluation
- Vendor Risk Assessment
- Process Change Risk Assessment
- Annual Enterprise Risk Survey
- M&A Integration Risk Assessment
30+ pre-built templates. Customize any template in minutes.
What risk assessment software delivers
Find risks before they become incidents
Systematic risk assessment shifts your program from reactive firefighting to proactive identification. Surface emerging risks through structured evaluation. Create audit-ready documentation of your risk identification process.
70% reduction in assessment cycle time
What used to take 6-8 weeks now takes 2. Drag-and-drop building eliminates form creation delays. Magic links eliminate participation friction. Automated scoring eliminates manual aggregation.
Data leadership can see and act on
Heat maps tell stories that spreadsheets cannot. Show the board exactly where risks are concentrating. Track risk trajectory across assessment periods. Prioritize remediation based on visual evidence.
Why compliance teams choose Ethico for risk assessment
vs. Spreadsheets and Consultants
Professional platform, repeatable process, lower TCO
Spreadsheets create manual busywork that drains your team. Consultants deliver one-time reports without building internal capability. Ethico gives you a professional platform you own—repeatable processes, growing institutional knowledge.
vs. Enterprise GRC Platforms
Purpose-built for E&C, not bolted on to audit
MetricStream and Archer are built for internal audit and enterprise risk management. Their risk assessment modules treat compliance as an afterthought. Ethico is purpose-built for ethics and compliance teams.
vs. Generic Survey Tools
Risk assessment requires risk assessment software
SurveyMonkey and Qualtrics can collect data. They cannot score risks, generate heat maps, track trends across periods, or integrate with your HRIS for targeted assessments.
"We'd been paying consultants $50K annually for risk assessments we couldn't repeat. Ethico's platform let us build the same assessment ourselves in two days, get 85% completion with magic links, and generate heat maps instantly. Now we run quarterly assessments that used to be annual events."
David K.
Chief Compliance Officer, Healthcare System (9,500 employees)
From evaluation to first assessment in 2-4 weeks
| Phase | Timeline | What Happens |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery | Week 1 | Assessment requirements, methodology, participant targeting |
| HRIS Integration | Week 1-2 | Connect for participant targeting (optional but recommended) |
| Template Selection | Week 1-2 | Choose and customize from library, or build from scratch |
| Scoring Configuration | Week 2 | Set up risk scoring, thresholds, alert rules |
| Testing | Week 2 | Validate assessment, test magic links, verify heat maps |
| Launch | Week 2-4 | First assessment distributed, responses collected |
What's Included
What happens next
See the Builder
Demo showing drag-and-drop building, magic link access, and automated heat maps
Select Your Templates
Choose from 30+ templates or define your custom assessment requirements
Configure Your Methodology
Work with our team to set up scoring, thresholds, and heat map dimensions
Launch First Assessment
Magic links distributed, responses collected, heat maps generated automatically
Frequently asked questions
Ready to transform how you assess risk?
See how drag-and-drop building, magic link access, and automated heat maps can cut your assessment cycle time by 70% while dramatically increasing completion rates.
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Content developed by compliance professionals with 25+ years of risk assessment experience. Metrics derived from 1,500+ client implementations and 10M+ processed reports. Last updated January 2026.