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# Cairn

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> Cairn is the record that a defined procedure was followed for a client with the evidence, exactly as it stood on any past date.
> 
> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of Cairn

\* View any record exactly as it stood on a past date, so you can show a regulator what was recorded when the decision was made, not a reconstruction.
\* Deviations are always permitted and never silent: when a step departs from the procedure, the record captures that it did and why.
\* Every record is bound to the procedure version it was started under. Your procedure can change; your record of what it said cannot.
\* Records build up against Subjects (the client, case or asset they concern), creating a history that outlives any single review.
\* Evidence is attached to the step it supports, so it's clear why each document matters to the process.
\* Append-only history: records are added to, never overwritten.
\* Adopted, not implemented: author a procedure and start recording, with no implementation project.
\* Sits alongside your CRM and document store rather than replacing them.
\* Every customer gets the same product. Point-in-time view and version binding are not enterprise upgrades.

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Cairn River

## Commercial Context

- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United Kingdom

## Features

- Audit Planning
- Compliance Management

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk

## Category

- [Audit Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/470/audit-compliance/software)

## Related Categories

- [Audit Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/470/audit-compliance/software)
- [Compliance Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/243/compliance/software)

## Links

- [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2301490/cairn-1)

## This page is available in the following languages

| Locale | URL |
| en | <https://www.getapp.com/all-software/a/cairn-1/> |
| en-AE | <https://www.getapp.ae/software/2301490/cairn-1> |
| en-AU | <https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2301490/cairn-1> |
| en-CA | <https://www.getapp.ca/software/2301490/cairn-1> |
| en-GB | <https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2301490/cairn-1> |
| en-IE | <https://www.getapp.ie/software/2301490/cairn-1> |
| en-NZ | <https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2301490/cairn-1> |
| en-SG | <https://www.getapp.sg/software/2301490/cairn-1> |
| en-ZA | <https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2301490/cairn-1> |

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