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This is a '''comparison of specialized [[computer-aided audit tools]]''' ([[computer-aided audit tools|CAAT's]]) dedicated specialized data analytic software specifically for auditors.

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| [[Audit Command Language]] (ACL) || [[ACL Services Ltd.]] || 9.2 || 2011-09-18 || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}} ||

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| ESKORT Computer Audit (SESAM) || [[Intrasoft International Scandinavia A/S]] || 7.7.1 || 2012-05-01 || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}} || ''Requires Excel for showing graphs and result of [[Benford law]] analysis.''

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| IDEA || [[CaseWare International | CaseWare International Inc.]]|| 8.5<ref name="idea85">{{cite web | title = IDEA Version 8.5 | url = http://www.auditware.co.uk/news_events.asp?panelID=19&rtypeID=52&rID=286 | accessdate = 12 July 2012 }}</ref> || 2011-08-08 || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}} ||

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#'''Benfords law''': Specifies whether the product supports finding abnormal distribution of specific digits accordingly to [[Benfords law]].

#'''Calculated field''': Specifies whether the product support adding extra calculated fields into the table/file. Usually implies using an expression builder feature to build up expressions for defining the field calculation.

#'''Drill-down (Table)''': Specifies whether the product supports [[drill-down]] features by zooming in (filtering) on selected rows in the table.

#'''Drill-down (Pivot)''': Specifies whether the product supports [[drill-down]] features through pivot table.

#'''Matching''': Specifies whether the product supports finding matching items for a specific field in a table/file. For example this could be used to find duplicate billings of invoices within the sales ledger.

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| style="text-align: left" | [[Audit Command Language]] (ACL) || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}}

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| style="text-align: left" | [[ESKORT Computer Audit]] (SESAM) || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}

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| style="text-align: left" | IDEA || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}}

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| style="text-align: left" | [[Audit Command Language]] (ACL) || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{Yes}}

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| style="text-align: left" | [[ESKORT Computer Audit]] (SESAM) || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}

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| style="text-align: left" | IDEA || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{?}}

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| style="text-align: left" | [[Audit Command Language]] (ACL) || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{?}}

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| style="text-align: left" | [[ESKORT Computer Audit]] (SESAM) || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}

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| style="text-align: left" | IDEA || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{Yes}}<ref name="idea85"/> || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{?}}

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