Compare · Evaluated September 2026
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Best SOP Software reviewers · From vendor pricing, help-centre and product pages · Evaluated September 2026
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Choose two to five SOP tools and see their scores on all seven criteria, the reason for each score, and what each vendor publishes about pricing, version history and approvals. The default view shows our top three: Whale, SweetProcess and Haiku. Every head-to-head and alternatives page is listed below the table.
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How do they compare?
| Tool | Whale Best overall for SOPs plus training | SweetProcess Best value for version control and approvals | Haiku Fastest way to capture a first draft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank and SOP management score | Rank 1 of 9, 7.35 / 10 | Rank 2 of 9, 7.15 / 10 | Rank 3 of 9, 6.85 / 10 |
| Capture and authoring speed (20%) | 8 / 10 Step Recorder, Video Screen Recorder, Video to SOP converter and an AI Writing Assistant are all listed. | 6 / 10 AI can draft procedures and policies; authoring is editor-based. No screen-capture recorder is described on the pages we reviewed. | 9 / 10 Highest here Chrome extension records every click, scroll and form field; AI writes each step description; smart screenshots with annotation and blur. |
| Version control and approvals (15%) | 7 / 10 Version history on paid plans (90 days on Scale, 1 year on Advance, unlimited on Enterprise); Approval Flows start on Advance. | 9 / 10 Highest here Tracked, highlighted changes on every procedure, process and policy, roll back to any version, and manager approval of suggested edits. | 5 / 10 Version history is 14 days on Pro and Team and unlimited only on Enterprise; no approval or sign-off workflow is described on public pages. |
| Audit trail and compliance (15%) | 6 / 10 Tied highest here States SOC 2 certification, HIPAA readiness and GDPR compliance; Experts and Review Intervals prompt periodic re-checks. No regulated e-signature feature found. | 6 / 10 Tied highest here Change history is kept per document. We found no published security attestation or regulated e-signature feature on the pages we reviewed. | 6 / 10 Tied highest here States SOC 2 Type II and GDPR readiness; activity logs and admin permissions on Team. No regulated e-signature feature. |
| Training and acknowledgement tracking (15%) | 8 / 10 Highest here Training Flows, AI-generated quizzes and Read Assignments, with completion reporting. | 7 / 10 Quizzes on policies and procedures, and tasks that track each step to completion. | 5 / 10 View and completion analytics, and SCORM export for an LMS. No quizzes or read acknowledgement described. |
| Search and findability (10%) | 7 / 10 Highest here Alice, an AI assistant that answers team questions, plus a browser extension for in-context access. | 6 / 10 Procedures, processes and policies live in one place; search depth is not described in detail. | 5 / 10 Shared team library and workspaces; search and in-app help are not described in detail. |
| Integrations and export (10%) | 7 / 10 Slack and Zapier on paid plans; SCIM, HRIS and API on Enterprise; listed apps include BambooHR, ADP, monday.com and ClickUp. | 7 / 10 API plus Zapier, which SweetProcess describes as connecting to 1000+ apps. | 8 / 10 Highest here Exports to link, PDF, HTML, Markdown, Word, PPT and SCORM; works with Notion, Confluence and Zendesk; SAP ecosystem integration on Enterprise. |
| Pricing transparency (15%) | 8 / 10 Scale ($249/month) and Advance ($499/month) are published, billed yearly; monthly prices and member allowances on paid plans are not stated on the page we reviewed; Enterprise is custom. | 9 / 10 Tied highest here One published plan: $82.50/month billed yearly for up to 10 members, $4.17/month per extra member; 14-day trial, no card. | 9 / 10 Tied highest here Free, Pro ($14/month) and Team ($10 per user per month, 5-user minimum (https://gethaiku.ai/pricing)) are published; Enterprise is custom. |
| Type | SOP platform with training | SOP and policy manager | Capture-first guide creator |
| Best for | Teams that want SOPs, quizzes and read assignments in one tool | Small and mid-size teams that need tracked changes and manager approval at a known price | Teams documenting web-app tasks fast, with exports to wherever staff read |
| Entry price | Free; Scale $249/month (yearly) | $82.50/month for 10 members (yearly) | Free; Pro $14/month |
| Plans | Free: $0/month Scale: $249/month billed yearly Advance: $499/month billed yearly Enterprise: Custom, yearly billing only | Single plan: $82.50/month billed yearly ($99/month otherwise) for a team of up to 10 members | Free: $0 Pro: $14/month Team: $10 per user per month, 5-user minimum (https://gethaiku.ai/pricing) Enterprise: Custom pricing |
| Version history | Free: None Scale: 90 days Advance: 1 year Enterprise: Unlimited | Single plan: Any version (roll back at any time) | Free: None Pro: 14 days Team: 14 days Enterprise: Unlimited |
| Approval step | Advance and Enterprise | Manager approval of suggested changes | Not described |
| Lifecycle stages documented | Draft, Review, Approve, Publish, Train, Revise | Draft, Review, Approve, Train, Revise | Draft, Publish, Audit, Revise |
| Links | Read the review | Read the review | Read the review |
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Which head-to-head comparisons are available?
28 head-to-head pages, one for every pair of the eight tools we compare this way.
- SweetProcess vs Whale
Whale leads, 7.35 to 7.15
- Tango vs Whale
Whale leads, 7.35 to 6.75
- Scribe vs Whale
Whale leads, 7.35 to 6.25
- Trainual vs Whale
Whale leads, 7.35 to 6.10
- Process Street vs Whale
Whale leads, 7.35 to 6.00
- Qualio vs Whale
Whale leads, 7.35 to 5.95
- Dozuki vs Whale
Whale leads, 7.35 to 5.85
- SweetProcess vs Tango
SweetProcess leads, 7.15 to 6.75
- Scribe vs SweetProcess
SweetProcess leads, 7.15 to 6.25
- SweetProcess vs Trainual
SweetProcess leads, 7.15 to 6.10
- SweetProcess vs Process Street
SweetProcess leads, 7.15 to 6.00
- Qualio vs SweetProcess
SweetProcess leads, 7.15 to 5.95
- Dozuki vs SweetProcess
SweetProcess leads, 7.15 to 5.85
- Scribe vs Tango
Tango leads, 6.75 to 6.25
- Tango vs Trainual
Tango leads, 6.75 to 6.10
- Process Street vs Tango
Tango leads, 6.75 to 6.00
- Qualio vs Tango
Tango leads, 6.75 to 5.95
- Dozuki vs Tango
Tango leads, 6.75 to 5.85
- Scribe vs Trainual
Scribe leads, 6.25 to 6.10
- Process Street vs Scribe
Scribe leads, 6.25 to 6.00
- Qualio vs Scribe
Scribe leads, 6.25 to 5.95
- Dozuki vs Scribe
Scribe leads, 6.25 to 5.85
- Process Street vs Trainual
Trainual leads, 6.10 to 6.00
- Qualio vs Trainual
Trainual leads, 6.10 to 5.95
- Dozuki vs Trainual
Trainual leads, 6.10 to 5.85
- Process Street vs Qualio
Process Street leads, 6.00 to 5.95
- Dozuki vs Process Street
Process Street leads, 6.00 to 5.85
- Dozuki vs Qualio
Qualio leads, 5.95 to 5.85
Haiku is compared in the table above and in the calculator.
Which alternatives pages are available?
Frequently asked questions
How many tools can I compare at once?
Two to five. The table keeps one column per tool so the reasons stay readable on a phone.
Can I share a comparison?
Yes. The address bar keeps your selection, for example /compare?v=whale,sweetprocess, so the link opens the same table.
Where do the scores come from?
From our evaluation method: seven weighted criteria, scored 0 to 10 from public vendor pages, evaluated September 2026. Each cell shows the reason for the score.