Governance, risk and compliance software with the EthicsPoint whistleblower hotline, policy management and compliance training for mid-size and large firms.
NAVEX sells NAVEX One, a governance, risk and compliance platform best known for the EthicsPoint whistleblower hotline, plus policy management, compliance training and third-party risk tools. It is aimed at compliance, legal and HR teams. NAVEX publishes no prices: every module is quoted, with a bundle offer for small businesses.
NAVEX has new majority owners
On 14 October 2025 a consortium led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives completed the purchase of a majority stake in NAVEX. Blackstone became a significant minority investor, and BC Partners, the previous majority owner, kept a significant minority stake. The products and the navex.com site continue under the NAVEX name.
Checked October 4, 2026
The bottom line
Strong compliance suite for established programs; expect a quote-led sale.
6.2
Our score
6.2 / 10
Conversion Gems editorial verdict
Quote-based (bundle offer: save up to 30%)
Features9/10
9 - hotline, case management, policies, training, disclosures, third-party risk and IRM on one platform.
Value4/10
4 - no published prices; only a bundle discount offer for small businesses.
Ease of use5/10
5 - many modules and a sales-led rollout; Nira AI helps with summaries.
Ecosystem6/10
6 - broad in-house module set; third-party integrations not verified on its pages.
Support6/10
6 - large resource library and training content; support tiers not published.
What it really is
A modular compliance suite: whistleblower hotline and case management, policy management, training, disclosures and third-party risk.
Our take
NAVEX is a safe shortlist pick for a formal ethics and compliance program, especially if the hotline is the core need. The catch is the buying process: every module is priced on request, the product names overlap, and the October 2025 ownership change makes it worth pinning down renewal terms. Smaller firms should ask for the bundled small-business package rather than enterprise modules.
Why we rate it
A wide, long-running compliance module set anchored by the EthicsPoint hotline.
The catch
No published prices and a crowded module lineup that takes time to scope.
Best for
Formal ethics and compliance programs
Anonymous reporting at scale
Policy attestation tracking
Not good for
Small teams wanting a self-serve hotline today
Buyers who need list prices up front
Friction report
Time to value
Sales-led: demo, scoping and implementation before launch.
Scale breakpoint
Each added module or region raises the quote.
Walled garden
Medium: reports, cases and policies live in NAVEX; confirm export rights in your contract.
What each NAVEX product does
Product
What it covers
EthicsPoint (Professional, Essentials)
Whistleblower hotline, web reporting and incident case management
PolicyTech
Policy and procedure management, code of conduct
Disclosure Management
Conflict-of-interest and other disclosures
Ethics and compliance training
Online course library for employees
RiskRate
Third-party screening and monitoring
IRM
Integrated risk management, including privacy risk
Nira
AI assistant for policy summaries, case notes, alert filtering and translation
From NAVEX's company and platform pages, checked 4 October 2026. NAVEX publishes no prices; its small-business pricing page asks for a quote and offers up to 30% off bundles (offer).
Frequently Asked Questions
NAVEX sells governance, risk and compliance software. Its NAVEX One platform includes the EthicsPoint whistleblowing hotline and case management, PolicyTech policy management, ethics training, conflict-of-interest disclosures, RiskRate third-party screening and integrated risk management.
NAVEX does not publish prices. Its small-business pricing page asks you to request custom pricing and runs an offer of up to 30% off a bundled package (checked 4 October 2026).
Yes. NAVEX is an established compliance software company headquartered in the Portland, Oregon area, and it reports more than 13,000 customers. It sells under the NAVEX One, EthicsPoint and PolicyTech names.
On 14 October 2025 a consortium led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives completed the purchase of a majority stake in NAVEX. Blackstone became a significant minority investor and BC Partners, the former majority owner, kept a significant minority stake.
The October 2025 deal announcement quotes Andrew Bates as NAVEX's CEO.
EthicsPoint is NAVEX's whistleblowing and incident management product. Employees can report concerns by phone or online, and compliance teams manage the cases in one system. NAVEX sells Professional and Essentials versions.
NAVEX alternatives
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HR Acuity: Employee relations case management with anonymous reporting and guided workplace investigations.
