Resolver (a Kroll Business)
Cloud-based GRC platform connecting enterprise risk, compliance, audit and third-party risk data into one risk intelligence view.
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Resolver provides a cloud-based governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platform spanning enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, internal audit, and third-party and cyber risk, designed to connect data that traditionally sits in siloed risk registers into what the company calls a single ‘risk intelligence’ view. Since being acquired by risk-advisory and investigations firm Kroll in 2022, Resolver has integrated with Kroll’s investigations, cyber incident response and advisory data, giving its platform access to real-world incident and threat context that standalone GRC software vendors typically lack.
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Toronto, Resolver reports supporting more than 1,000 global companies representing over $6.5 trillion in market capitalization. A Forrester Total Economic Impact study, commissioned by Resolver but based on interviews with actual customers, found a 327% return on investment from adopting the platform, and Resolver was named a SPARK Matrix Leader in Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms for Q1 2026.
Its differentiator is the connection to Kroll’s broader risk-advisory ecosystem, though as a two-decade-old platform now operating as a business unit within a larger parent, its evolution is incremental rather than a reinvention of GRC software.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
An established, mature GRC platform whose recent evolution has come through integration with parent Kroll's data and services rather than fast independent product cycles.
Connecting siloed risk registers into a single view gives risk and security teams a more coherent picture than managing enterprise risk, compliance, audit and third-party risk in separate tools.
Independently corroborated: a Forrester-conducted TEI study (327% ROI, based on customer interviews) and a Q1 2026 SPARK Matrix Leader placement provide real third-party validation.
A well-established, 20+ year old GRC platform now operating within a risk-advisory parent company; its integration with Kroll is a meaningful but incremental evolution rather than a redefinition of the category.
The Forrester TEI study, while commissioned by Resolver, is based on structured customer interviews and is a more rigorous independent evidence source than typical vendor marketing.
Enterprise risk and compliance management remains a persistent requirement, and integration with Kroll's investigations and incident-response data keeps the offering grounded in real-world risk events.
Why CISOs Should Care
Connects compliance, audit and third-party/cyber risk data into one platform, and links to Kroll's investigations and incident-response context for more grounded risk assessments.
What Makes It Different
Access to parent company Kroll's investigations, cyber incident response and advisory data, which pure-software GRC vendors do not have.
The Matrix Verdict
55/100 — INCREMENTAL INNOVATOR
An Incremental Innovator: Resolver has genuine, independently corroborated customer value (the Forrester ROI study, SPARK Matrix Leader placement) and a differentiated data connection through Kroll, but as a mature platform within a larger advisory parent it is an evolution rather than a category-redefining product.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
The Forrester TEI study was commissioned by Resolver, though based on structured interviews with actual customers rather than vendor self-reporting; standalone employee-count figures for the Resolver business unit within Kroll were not disclosed.
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