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Alternatives to TrustArc
24 cybersecurity tools sit alongside TrustArc in this directory. Below is what separates each from TrustArc on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- -
- TrustArc starts at
- On request
Why people look past TrustArc
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the TrustArc entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for TrustArc carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
TrustArc publishes a single plan, TrustArc Privacy Platform at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Enterprise AI governance and data compliance platform.
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than quote.
- 5 tiers to TrustArc's 1.
Data discovery and classification across cloud, on-premise and unstructured stores
Priced and rated the same as TrustArc on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Consent management and data privacy platform with a published self-serve tier
- Can be used without paying; TrustArc cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $199/month, where TrustArc does not.
- Sold on a Per month by monthly website visitors model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to TrustArc's 1.
Google-certified and IAB TCF consent management across web, mobile and connected TV
Priced and rated the same as TrustArc on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Can be used without paying; TrustArc cannot.
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than quote.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
Priced and rated the same as TrustArc on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every TrustArc alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TrustArc (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| OneTrustBroader platform covering privacy, third-party risk and security compliance with a much larger integration catalogue | On request | Usage-based | 5 | vs TrustArc |
| BigIDBetter if the hard problem is discovering and classifying sensitive data across a large estate rather than documenting a programme | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| OsanoConsiderably cheaper for organisations whose real requirement is consent management and a data subject request queue | Free, then $199/month | Per month by monthly website visitors | 3 | vs TrustArc |
| DidomiStronger consent management for European publishers and advertising heavy sites | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs TrustArc |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs TrustArc |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs TrustArc |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs TrustArc |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TrustArc |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the TrustArc badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Osano , Free, then $199/month
- Google Authenticator , Free
What you would be giving up
TrustArc is most often brought in for a consumer brand that needs an independent privacy seal on its website because enterprise customers or app stores ask for third-party verification, a multinational privacy team that needs a maintained answer to what a given jurisdiction requires without retaining outside counsel for every question, an organisation running dpias at volume that wants templates tied to a maintained regulatory library rather than to a consultant word document, a privacy programme being audited that needs documented maturity benchmarking against a recognised framework of programme activities. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If TrustArc is broadly right and the question is cost, the TrustArc pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
TrustArc runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about TrustArc alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to TrustArc?
- 24 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by OneTrust, BigID, Osano, Didomi. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to TrustArc?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Osano, Google Authenticator.
- Why do people look for an alternative to TrustArc?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from TrustArc?
- TrustArc is most often brought in for a consumer brand that needs an independent privacy seal on its website because enterprise customers or app stores ask for third-party verification, a multinational privacy team that needs a maintained answer to what a given jurisdiction requires without retaining outside counsel for every question, an organisation running dpias at volume that wants templates tied to a maintained regulatory library rather than to a consultant word document, a privacy programme being audited that needs documented maturity benchmarking against a recognised framework of programme activities. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to TrustArc?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these TrustArc alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare TrustArc against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against TrustArc covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 24 tools beside TrustArc. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.