Risk register software that drafts the register, so you can spend the time reviewing it
Most risk register software gives you an empty grid. Gixo starts you one step further along: it generates a structured risk register draft — risks, likelihood and impact, suggested owners, and mitigation notes — that your team then edits, scores, and exports for governance review.
Risk register software is a tool for building and maintaining a risk register — a structured list of the risks facing a business unit, project, or control domain, with each risk carrying a category, likelihood and impact rating, an owner, and mitigation notes. Gixo is document-drafting software in this category: it generates a structured risk register draft from the context you provide, with scoring fields and mitigation and evidence placeholders left visible, and exports it as a reviewer-ready artifact. It is not a continuous risk-monitoring platform — owner routing, escalation, alerting, and live dashboards remain a separate system decision, and every risk, score, and owner in the draft is reviewed and adjusted by your team before it counts.
What does risk register software need to do?
A useful register captures the same fields every time and keeps unresolved items visible. Here is what Gixo prepares in the draft, and where a dedicated risk-operations platform still owns the job.
Draft rows across operational, financial, strategic, regulatory, cybersecurity, or custom categories, based on the scope and context your team provides.
Capture likelihood, impact, inherent risk, and residual risk in a consistent structure that reviewers can adjust to your organization's scoring model.
Record planned controls, mitigation text, and open questions in each row without implying the tool is tracking remediation in real time.
Note the responsible team or owner inside the register so accountability is written down. Gixo is not an owner-routing, assignment, or escalation engine.
Leave gaps where supporting evidence or a control reference is still missing, so reviewers can see exactly what needs attention rather than a smoothed-over grid.
Export the register as PDF, DOCX, HTML, and TXT so it stays usable in a board pack, audit file, or spreadsheet outside the workspace.
How to build a risk register with Gixo
Name the business unit, project, or control domain you are registering risks for, then choose the categories that fit — operational, cyber, regulatory, financial, or your own.
Gixo drafts structured rows with risk descriptions, categories, likelihood and impact fields, mitigation notes, owner context, and evidence placeholders.
Adjust the ratings, assign real owners, refine mitigations, and confirm or remove drafted risks — leaving missing evidence and uncertain facts visible for follow-up.
Export for governance or audit review. To refresh the register next period, regenerate a draft from updated context and reconcile it against the reviewed version.
How Gixo compares to dedicated risk platforms and spreadsheets
"Risk register software" covers two different jobs: drafting the register artifact and running the ongoing risk workflow. Gixo does the first; platforms like LogicGate and Resolver do the second. Here is the honest split.
| Capability | Gixo | GRC platforms (LogicGate, Resolver) | Spreadsheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main job | Drafts the register artifact | Ongoing risk workflow platform | Manual tracking |
| Initial register structure | Generated from context | Configured workflow | Built by hand |
| Likelihood and impact scoring | Built into the draft | Yes | Manual formulas |
| Missing-evidence handling | Leaves gaps visible | Outside drafting focus | Manual |
| Owner routing and escalation | Not included | Yes | Manual |
| Live dashboards and alerts | Not included | Yes | No |
| Reviewer-ready export | PDF, DOCX, HTML, and TXT | Reports | Print or export |
Gixo helps prepare regulated work. It does not provide legal advice, certify compliance, or replace professional review.