Comparison
Nine vendors,
the same criteria.
As of 8 October 2026. Each cell contains only what was publicly stated on the respective vendor’s website on that day. Where nothing was stated, it says ‘not publicly stated’ – not ‘no’.
Method
How this table was compiled
For each vendor, we looked for the same points on its own website: frameworks, headquarters, hosting, prices, licensing model, access for auditors, Trust Center, integrations, languages and whether consulting is part of the offering. Information from comparison portals, review sites or press reports was not used.
‘Not publicly stated’ is not a judgement. It means that we did not find the information on the website – not that the feature does not exist. Figures such as ‘400+’ are the vendors’ own statements, which we have not counted ourselves.
If you would like to correct a row, write to us via the contact form. We check the source, change the row and note the date. Products change faster than comparison pages: check with the vendor before you decide.
Frameworks
Frameworks on offer
The regulations most in demand on the European market. We count what the vendor lists as a framework on its website.
| Framework | Sightadel | Vanta | Drata | Secureframe | DataGuard | Secfix | Kertos | SECJUR | Venvera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO/IEC 27001 | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned |
| ISO 9001 | mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned |
| NIS2 | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned |
| DORA | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned | mentioned | mentioned |
| BSI C5 | mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | mentioned | partially | not mentioned |
| GDPR | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned |
| SOC 2 | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned |
| ISO/IEC 42001 | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned | mentioned |
| TISAX | not mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | not mentioned |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned | partially | not mentioned | not mentioned | partially | mentioned |
| EU AI Act | mentioned | mentioned | partially | mentioned | mentioned | partially | mentioned | mentioned | mentioned |
| HACCPOnly at Sightadel | mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned |
| Section 390 SGB VOnly at Sightadel | mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned |
| Total according to vendor | 12 plus custom | 35+ | 30+ plus custom | 36 listed | no number given | 10 listed | 9 listed | 10+ plus custom | 21 listed |
Rows NIST CSF 2.0, EU AI Act, HACCP and section 390 SGB V checked on 10 October 2026, all others on 8 October 2026.
✓ mentioned on the website– not mentioned◐ partially covered according to the vendor
Platform and terms
What is behind the software
Headquarters, hosting, prices and how auditors are handled often matter more than individual features. On narrow screens, you can swipe the table sideways.
European sovereignty
The only vendor in this comparison that stays entirely in Germany.
Other vendors meet individual points, such as a head office in Germany or a data centre in Frankfurt. Sightadel is the only one of the nine vendors to meet all of them at once: company, development, operation and hosting are in Germany, with a German data centre operator. Your compliance data is therefore subject to German and European law and does not sit with a US hyperscaler.
Basis: public information from all nine vendors, as of 8 October 2026.
- Companyneonotu GmbH, Munich
- Development and operationin Germany, by neonotu GmbH
- HostingData centres in Germany
- Legal frameworkGerman and European law, no US hyperscaler
| Criterion | Sightadel | Vanta | Drata | Secureframe | DataGuard | Secfix | Kertos | SECJUR | Venvera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frameworks according to vendor | 12 plus custom | 35+ | 30+ plus custom | 36 listed | no number given | 10 listed | 9 listed | 10+ plus custom | 21 listed |
| Headquarters or locations | Munich, DE | remote-first, offices incl. San Francisco, US | locations incl. San Francisco, US | locations incl. San Francisco, US | Munich, DE | teams in Munich, Berlin, London | Munich, DE | Hamburg, DE | Sofia, BG (operated by Atlant Security) |
| Hosting, as stated by vendor | Germany, German data centre operator | EU region Frankfurt, AWS | EU instance mentioned, region not given | AWS US East or AWS London, chosen at account setup | not publicly stated | European cloud, provider not given | AWS in Germany or Europe | Germany, provider not given | EU, Amsterdam according to terms of use; provider not given |
| Public pricing | price list per framework, openly on the pricing page | no, quote on request | no, quote on request | pricing page without amounts, quote on request | no, quote on request | no price list published | no, quote on request | no pricing page, quote on request | Basic €359/month, Professional €799/month billed annually; Enterprise on request |
| Licensing model | per framework, editions Basic, Professional, Enterprise; minimum term 1 year | tiers Essentials to Enterprise, Essentials with 1 framework | tiers Foundation, Advanced, Enterprise; Foundation with 1 framework | tiers Fundamentals, Complete, Defense; 1 framework included, more can be added | tiers Base, Pro, Enterprise | not publicly stated | packages Essential, Pro, Premium | not publicly stated | tiers by headcount and number of frameworks, unlimited users |
| Access for auditors | yes, ‘Auditor’ role: read, comment, create and edit after approval, never delete | yes, auditor portal with selectable view | yes, Audit Hub | yes, ‘Auditor’ role, read-only | not publicly stated | yes, Audit Hub, read-only | yes, in all packages | not publicly stated | yes, time-limited read access |
| Auditor partners | partner network in the app or your own body; no commission for audits | directory, 100+ audit firms | Audit Alliance, 175+ audit firms | audit partner programme, referral via customer support | not publicly stated | partner marketplace with ‘Auditor’ category | certification audit as an add-on service via partners | auditors as a partner type in the partner programme | audit firms as a partner type |
| Trust Center for customers | yes | yes, from Essentials | yes | yes | runs its own Trust Center, not stated as a product | yes | yes | runs its own Trust Center, not stated as a feature | yes, from Professional |
| Integrations according to vendor | Jira, Confluence, Zendesk, Azure, SAP, Dynamics, Salesforce; more on request | 400+ | no number given | 300+ | no number given | 200+ | 100+ or 140+ (both figures on the website) | 60+ | no number given, individual integrations listed |
| Interface languages | German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil) | English; policies, training and notifications also in DE, FR, ES | English, German, French, Spanish (not all areas) | not stated; employee onboarding also in DE, FR, ES | not publicly stated | not stated; website DE, EN | not stated; website DE, EN, FR | not stated; website DE, EN | six languages according to vendor |
| Consulting offered | consultant packages in the app; add-on: external CISO, vCISO (neonotu GmbH) | software, partners | software, partners | software with 30+ in-house compliance experts | software with experts, ‘Experts-in-the-Loop’ | software with experts | software with experts, external data protection officer or information security officer in packages | software, optional fixed-price consulting | platform, consulting and certification partner in one contract |
You will find all Sightadel prices on our pricing page. Other vendors’ prices as stated on their websites.
Disclaimer: Information about other vendors is based solely on their publicly available websites as of the date stated and has been compiled to the best of our knowledge and belief. It may have changed since and does not claim to be complete. We accept no liability for its accuracy, completeness or timeliness; only the current information provided by each vendor is authoritative. Brand names belong to their owners and are used for identification only. We welcome notice of any errors via the contact form and will correct them promptly.
An honest comparison
Where the other vendor is the better choice
No vendor suits every company. So for each one, we state what it is better suited to than we are – based on its own information.
Vanta
founded 2018, remote-first
The broadest framework list in the field and, with 400+ integrations, the strongest automation. EU data can be stored in Frankfurt with AWS on request. The better choice if SOC 2 for US customers is the priority and as many tools as possible should supply evidence automatically.
Sightadel as a Vanta alternative →Drata
founded 2020, USA
With the Audit Alliance, the largest auditor network in this overview; according to Drata, over 80% of customers find their auditor through Drata. The higher tiers include all available frameworks. The better choice if you want to find your auditor through the platform.
Sightadel as a Drata alternative →Secureframe
founded 2020, USA
36 frameworks, including BSI C5 and ISO 9001, plus, according to the vendor, over 30 in-house compliance experts and former auditors. Hosting in the US or in London. The better choice if you want close support from former auditors.
Sightadel as a Secureframe alternative →DataGuard
Munich, founded 2018
Here, consulting is the core: experts accompany the software, with data protection and information security at the centre. DORA, BSI C5 and ISO 9001 are not mentioned. The better choice if you mainly want to buy in consulting rather than run a platform yourself.
Sightadel as a DataGuard alternative →Secfix
founded 2021
A broad framework list including ISO 27701 and ISO 27018, 200+ integrations and an Audit Hub for German- and English-speaking auditors. BSI C5 is not mentioned. The better choice if many technical integrations and a multilingual team matter.
Sightadel as a Secfix alternative →Kertos
Munich, founded 2021
BSI C5 with an ISAE 3000 audit, an external data protection officer or information security officer in the packages, read-only auditor access in all packages. DORA and ISO 9001 are not mentioned. The better choice if day-to-day GDPR operations, including the appointed officer, are the priority.
Sightadel as a Kertos alternative →SECJUR
Hamburg, since 2018
Many management systems under one roof, including whistleblower protection, anti-money laundering and the Swiss and Austrian regulations, plus fixed-price consulting. The better choice if, alongside ISMS and data protection, you also need a whistleblowing system and DACH-specific rules covered.
Sightadel as a SECJUR alternative →Venvera
Sofia, operator since 2018
Public prices per organisation with unlimited users, 21 frameworks extending to non-European regulations and a register of information for DORA. The better choice if many users are to collaborate or you need regulations from outside Europe.
Sightadel as a Venvera alternative →Sightadel
What is different about us
A few points that follow from the table – and that we consider decisive.
A price list per framework
Among the nine vendors, Sightadel is the only one with a public price list per framework; for nine of our twelve frameworks the monthly price is on the website, the other three are available on request. If you only need to demonstrate NIS2 compliance, you license NIS2 – not a bundle containing regulations you will never need.
Audits without commission
Sightadel does not certify. You choose an independent auditor from the partner network in the app or invite your own body. No commission is paid for audits, neither to us nor to partners. More about auditors
Guided, with suggestions
Assessments guide you through the requirements control by control. The AI suggests content from what you have already entered and from industry templates drawn from many years of consulting and certification experience. You accept, change or add to it – the decisions the standard requires of you stay with you. Guided assessments
Consultants when it matters
For important questions and tricky cases, you add real consultants as a package in the app. You can simply invite your own external consultants to your account. Consultants
Developed and hosted in Germany
Sightadel is developed by neonotu GmbH in Munich and runs in Germany. Every customer receives a data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR. Security
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Limits
What we explicitly do not claim
- ‘Hosted in Germany’ is not a unique selling point. Vanta offers an EU region in Frankfurt, Kertos names AWS in Germany, and SECJUR also names hosting in Germany. The difference lies with the operator: we run Sightadel with a German data centre operator.
- We are behind on the number of integrations. Vanta names 400+, Secureframe 300+, Secfix 200+. Sightadel connects the systems in which most data at SMEs is held: Jira, Confluence, Zendesk, Microsoft Azure, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce. We connect further systems quickly on request. We do not currently offer an open API for customers.
- We have fewer frameworks than the large US vendors. Twelve plus custom ones, compared with 30 or more at Vanta, Drata and Secureframe. We do not offer TISAX. If you need FedRAMP, CMMC or HIPAA, we are not the right choice.
- We do not certify. Under ISO/IEC 17021, a certification body may not provide consulting to the same organisation. That is why you choose your body freely.
Approaches compared
Sightadel, Excel or consulting alone?
Many companies do not compare software with software, but software with what they do today: spreadsheets and folders, or a consultancy that carries the project. A qualitative assessment, without figures that would not hold true for your company.
| Criterion | Sightadel | Excel and folders | Consulting alone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time required | Guided assessments control by control, templates as a starting point. The effort goes into thinking about your own company, not into building spreadsheets. | First the structure has to be built: copying controls, creating columns, maintaining references. Every change to the standard means manual rework. | A quick start, because the experience comes with it. Ongoing maintenance, however, stays in-house or has to be bought in again every year. |
| Cost transparency | Monthly price per framework published, consulting available as a package in the app. You pay for the audit directly to the auditor. | No licence, but hidden costs in working time. How much usually only becomes clear shortly before the audit. | Day rates are known, the total effort rarely is. Change orders are common when the scope grows. |
| Up-to-date evidence | Every piece of evidence has a version and an expiry date. Anything outdated appears as an issue on the dashboard. | Files are scattered across folders and mailboxes. Usually only the person who created a piece of evidence knows whether it is still valid. | Up to date at the end of the project. After that, it depends on whether someone in the company takes over maintenance. |
| Audit readiness | The Security Score and open issues show at any time what is missing. The auditor reviews directly in the system, comments and never deletes. | The search begins before the audit. The auditor receives exports and folders by e-mail. | Well prepared for the audit date, with the risk that the system falls asleep between two audits. |
| Dependency | Data can be exported; your own consultants and auditors can be invited to the account. Minimum term one year. | Dependent on a few people and their spreadsheet logic. If someone drops out, the knowledge is gone. | Dependent on the consultancy, its templates and its availability. |
When Excel is enough
For a very small team with a single regulation, no certification goal and one person who maintains the spreadsheet permanently, a well-built spreadsheet can be enough. As soon as a second framework, an external audit or several people are involved, the maintenance effort grows faster than the benefit.
Software and consulting are not mutually exclusive
The best combination is often both: a platform in which the system is actually lived, and consultants for the questions where experience counts. In Sightadel, you add consulting as a package or invite your own consultants – the knowledge stays in the system when the project ends.
Questions and answers
Questions about the comparison
More in our FAQ or directly via our contact form.
Why does ‘not publicly stated’ appear so often?
Because we only enter what was on the vendor’s website on the reference date. If information is missing there, that does not mean the feature does not exist. If in doubt, ask the vendor.
How often is the comparison updated?
Whenever we learn of a change, and regularly on our own initiative. The date of the last review is shown at the top of the page.
I represent one of the vendors. How do I correct a row?
Write to us via the contact form and name the source on your website. We will check it, change the row and note the date.
Is Sightadel the best choice for everyone?
No. If you need TISAX, expect a very large number of technical integrations or have to demonstrate compliance with US regulations such as FedRAMP or HIPAA, you are better served by another vendor. The sections above show which vendor is stronger for what.
All information without guarantee and not legal advice. Brand names belong to their owners and are used for identification only. As of 8 October 2026.
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