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# Compliance Star

Canonical: https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2035675/compliance-star

> Compliance Star is a cloud-based software that helps FCA regulated businesses and principals handle operations related to audits, complaints \& risk management. Senior managers can highlight documentation issues, maintain audit trails of all communication, and automate due diligence related tasks.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 2 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of Compliance Star

1\. Facilitates compliance management, workflow, and monitoring of firms authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
2. Underpinned by a ‘fail-safe’, calendar-based task management system which allows for both automatic and manual setting of tasks
3. Notifies actions, populates deadlines into a calendar, issues reminders and monitors for completion.
4. Enables complete tracking of internal regulatory processes, reducing compliance burden significantly.
5. Up-to-date single point data access combined with the ability to produce FCA required reports on such data, saving time and cost.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 2 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Thistle Initiatives
- **Founded**: 2012

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: £60,00
- **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Compliance Star is available across four pricing plans; Principal firms: Principal - £700/mo - 10 users, \*£20 per month per additional user (12-month contract) | Directly Authorised firms: Essential - £60/mo - 1 user (12-month contract), Business - £300/mo - 3 users (12-month contract), Professional - £500/mo - 10 users, \*£20 per month per additional user (12-month contract)
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, United Kingdom

## Features

- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Approval Process Control
- Archiving & Retention
- Asset Tracking
- Audit Management
- Audit Planning
- Audit Trail
- Business Process Automation
- Calendar Management
- Case Management
- Collaboration Tools
- Compliance Management
- Compliance Tracking
- Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
- Customer Complaint Tracking
- Dashboard

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Phone Support

## Category

- [Compliance Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/243/compliance/software)

## Related Categories

- [Compliance Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/243/compliance/software)
- [Audit Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/470/audit-compliance/software)
- [Workflow Management Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/566/business-workflow/software)
- [Task Management Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/570/task-management/software)
- [Complaint Management Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/841/complaint-management/software)

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3. [BPI System](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2047122/bpi-system) — 4.6/5 (12 reviews)
4. [Jolt](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/104225/jolt) — 4.6/5 (308 reviews)
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## Reviews

### "Fantastic platform to assist with regulatory oversight." — 5.0/5

> **Shyam** | *05 August 2020* | Insurance | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Everything is now in one place and it provides a safe and reliable system to record and demonstrate regulatory oversight. This platform brings all of a firms monitoring into one secure platform. Very user friendly and helpful team to get this set up.
> 
> **Cons**: It would be nice to introduce a white label version so we can have our Company branding alongside which helps reinforce to our clients that it is a safe request from our business.
> 
> We are able to obtain real-time and accurate information which supports with our oversight.

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### "Great for governance, training and monitoring a regulated business" — 5.0/5

> **Lee** | *05 August 2020* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The software was an integrated tool that allowed us to build out our compliance function without developing other tools, customising another tool, or purchasing expensive software to meet our regulatory requirements. Compliance Star did this for us out of the box.
> 
> **Cons**: Some features were a touch tricky to navigate, or didn't work well in all browsers, but those issues have been resolved now.
> 
> Being compliant\! This helped without requiring us to re-invent the wheel.

## Links

- [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2035675/compliance-star)

## This page is available in the following languages

| Locale | URL |
| en | <https://www.getapp.com/finance-accounting-software/a/compliance-star/> |
| en-AE | <https://www.getapp.ae/software/2035675/compliance-star> |
| en-AU | <https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2035675/compliance-star> |
| en-CA | <https://www.getapp.ca/software/2035675/compliance-star> |
| en-GB | <https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2035675/compliance-star> |
| en-IE | <https://www.getapp.ie/software/2035675/compliance-star> |
| en-NZ | <https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2035675/compliance-star> |
| en-SG | <https://www.getapp.sg/software/2035675/compliance-star> |
| en-ZA | <https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2035675/compliance-star> |

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