Head to head

NAVEX vs PowerDMS

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

NAVEX

Sales-quoted

NAVEX One packages ethics hotline, policy management, training, and third-party risk. Pricing is tailored to headcount, regions, and which solutions you bundle.

Where NAVEX fits

  • Enterprises that need a speak-up hotline plus policy acknowledgement in one GRC vendor
  • Compliance teams already comparing EthicsPoint-class incident management
  • Global companies that want training, conflicts of interest, and third-party risk on the same platform
  • Buyers who will trade a custom quote for a bundled NAVEX One package

PowerDMS

Sales-quoted Free trial

PowerDMS by NEOGOV is policy acknowledgement, training, and accreditation software aimed at public-safety agencies. Quotes are built around agency size and which products you take.

Where PowerDMS fits

  • Police, fire, and sheriff offices that need signed policy acknowledgement with an audit trail
  • Agencies running CALEA or similar accreditation that want standards mapped to proofs
  • Public-safety training units that want tests and acknowledgements next to the policy library
  • Departments already in the NEOGOV hiring and HR stack

At a glance

DetailNAVEXPowerDMS
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underHR complianceHR compliance
Capterra3.9 from 22 reviews4.7 from 517 reviews

Where they pull apart

NAVEX

Stands out: NAVEX still leads with EthicsPoint-style whistleblower intake and says it supports 77 percent of the Fortune 100 and 500, with a stated option to save up to 30 percent when solutions are bundled.

Watch out: navex.com/en-us/request-pricing/ is a form, not a grid. Organization size, reporting volume, and module mix (hotline, policy, training, COI, TPRM) all change the quote.

Not the right fit for

  • Small employers that only need a laminated labor-law poster
  • HR teams that want a lightweight Slack kudos tool rather than a GRC suite

PowerDMS

Stands out: You do not have to buy the whole platform. Agencies can start with policy, then add accreditation, training, wellness, or scheduling modules as they grow.

Watch out: simplify.powerdms.com/powerdms-pricing is a requirements form. A specialist builds a custom quote from product mix and FTE count, so two agencies of the same size can still pay differently.

Not the right fit for

  • Private-sector HR teams that only need a simple employee handbook portal
  • Buyers who need a printed per-user SaaS price on the marketing site

Pros and cons

NAVEX

  • Hotline, policy, training, and third-party risk can sit in one NAVEX One subscription
  • Bundle discounts are stated on the vendor pricing-request page
  • People Hub gives employees a single compliance portal
  • No public rate card. Every deal is scoped by headcount and modules
  • Capterra NAVEX One sits at 3.9 from 22 reviews
  • Implementation and multi-year uplift terms show up in buyer-community notes

PowerDMS

  • Policy, accreditation, and training in a stack built for public safety
  • Modular buying so you are not forced into the full platform on day one
  • Capterra 4.7 from 517 reviews, a deep public-safety user base
  • No public commercial price list. Quotes follow FTE count and product mix
  • Corporate HR teams may find the agency workflow heavier than a handbook tool
  • Add-on products (scheduling, time, recall) are licensed separately in contract price books

What each one costs

NAVEX

Sales-quoted

NAVEX One pricing is tailored to organization size, operating regions, reporting volume, and the solutions in your package (hotline and incident management, policy, training, conflicts of interest, third-party risk). The vendor pricing page is a request form, not a plan grid. Bundled NAVEX solutions are advertised at up to 30 percent off. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

PowerDMS

Sales-quoted

PowerDMS by NEOGOV prices from agency size and the products you choose (policy, accreditation, training, and related modules). You can start with a subset of the platform. The public pricing page is a quote request, not a per-user grid. A trial is listed on Capterra without a printed day count. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try NAVEX or PowerDMS for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. PowerDMS offers a free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?