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Secure Privacy vs TrustArc
Secure Privacy
Legal
Consent management and website privacy compliance priced per domain by monthly consent volume
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
TrustArc
Cybersecurity
Privacy management platform with regulatory research and the TRUSTe certification programme
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Secure Privacy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Secure Privacy consent allowances are the real constraint and they are per domain, so a high traffic site on the Business tier can burn through 50,000 consents well before month end and be pushed to a tier that costs more than four times as much.; TrustArc the software layer is generally shallower than OneTrust, particularly automated data discovery across large heterogeneous estates, so organisations with sprawling infrastructure often still need a separate discovery tool.
- They diverge on capability: Secure Privacy covers Cookie scanning, TrustArc covers Nymity Research.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Secure Privacy and TrustArc actually diverge.
| Attribute | Secure Privacy | TrustArc |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | Per domain per month by consent volume | quote |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Category | Legal | Cybersecurity |
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Secure Privacy
- Cookie scanning
- Automatic cookie blocking
- Legal templates
- Data subject access requests
- IAB TCF 2.3
- Cross-domain consent
- Scan behind login
- Audit logs and SSO
Only in TrustArc
- Nymity Research
- TRUSTe certification
- Consent and preference management
- Privacy assessments
- Data inventory and mapping
- Individual rights requests
- Cookie consent manager
- Privacy programme benchmarking
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Secure Privacy
- A mid-sized ecommerce site that wants published pricing it can budget against rather than an enterprise quote cyclenot TrustArc
- An agency running consent across many client domains that needs branding removed and per-domain billingnot TrustArc
- A company that needs both a consent banner and maintained privacy and cookie policy templates without retaining a law firmnot TrustArc
- A business receiving occasional deletion and access requests that wants them tracked in the same tool rather than in a shared inboxnot TrustArc
TrustArc
- A consumer brand that needs an independent privacy seal on its website because enterprise customers or app stores ask for third-party verificationnot Secure Privacy
- A multinational privacy team that needs a maintained answer to what a given jurisdiction requires without retaining outside counsel for every questionnot Secure Privacy
- An organisation running DPIAs at volume that wants templates tied to a maintained regulatory library rather than to a consultant word documentnot Secure Privacy
- A privacy programme being audited that needs documented maturity benchmarking against a recognised framework of programme activitiesnot Secure Privacy
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Secure Privacy
- Consent allowances are the real constraint and they are per domain, so a high traffic site on the Business tier can burn through 50,000 consents well before month end and be pushed to a tier that costs more than four times as much.
- Billing is per domain, which makes multi-brand organisations and agencies pay linearly with domain count even when the configuration is identical across all of them.
- There is no data discovery or records of processing at enterprise depth, so it documents website consent rather than a privacy programme, and organisations facing a regulator will still need something more.
- Automatic cookie blocking is not available on the free tier, so the free plan cannot deliver the compliance behaviour that is the reason to install a consent tool in the first place.
- Single sign-on and audit logs appear only on the 249 dollar Advanced tier, which puts basic enterprise access control behind a per-domain price that is punishing for anyone with more than a couple of sites.
TrustArc
- The software layer is generally shallower than OneTrust, particularly automated data discovery across large heterogeneous estates, so organisations with sprawling infrastructure often still need a separate discovery tool.
- The integration catalogue is smaller than the market leader, which means more of the data inventory is maintained by hand and drifts out of date between reviews.
- Certification services are sold separately from the platform subscription, so the seal that is often the reason for choosing TrustArc is an extra line item and an extra annual renewal.
- Reported contract values vary enormously by module mix and organisation size, and the absence of published pricing means smaller buyers have no anchor and routinely discover the entry price is higher than expected.
- TrustArc stays inside privacy, so organisations that later want third-party risk, security compliance or ethics reporting on the same platform will be running a second vendor anyway.
Pricing, plan by plan
Secure Privacy
Free- FreeFree
- Up to 10 domains
- 500 consents per month
- 1 legal template
- Small$15/month
- Per domain
- Unlimited domains
- 5,000 consents per month
- Business$59/month
- Per domain
- 50,000 consents per month
- Over 40 legal templates
- Advanced$249/month
- Per domain
- 5 million consents per month
- Audit logs
TrustArc
On request- TrustArc Privacy Platform$undefined/year
- Quoted by module, entity count and data volume
- TRUSTe certification and assessment services priced separately from platform subscription
- Nymity Research licensed as a separate module
Which should you pick?
Choose Secure Privacy if
- You need cookie scanning.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want automatic cookie blocking.
Questions people ask
- Is Secure Privacy or TrustArc better?
- Neither clearly leads. Secure Privacy starts at Free and TrustArc at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Secure Privacy or TrustArc?
- Secure Privacy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Secure Privacy and On request for TrustArc.
- Does Secure Privacy or TrustArc run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Secure Privacy for free?
- Yes. Secure Privacy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. TrustArc starts at On request.
- What is Secure Privacy best used for?
- Secure Privacy is most often used for a mid-sized ecommerce site that wants published pricing it can budget against rather than an enterprise quote cycle, an agency running consent across many client domains that needs branding removed and per-domain billing, a company that needs both a consent banner and maintained privacy and cookie policy templates without retaining a law firm, a business receiving occasional deletion and access requests that wants them tracked in the same tool rather than in a shared inbox. Of those, a mid-sized ecommerce site that wants published pricing it can budget against rather than an enterprise quote cycle and an agency running consent across many client domains that needs branding removed and per-domain billing are not what TrustArc is typically brought in for.
- What can Secure Privacy do that TrustArc cannot?
- Secure Privacy covers Cookie scanning, Automatic cookie blocking, Legal templates, Data subject access requests. TrustArc covers Nymity Research, TRUSTe certification, Consent and preference management, Privacy assessments.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Secure Privacy: What is a consent, for billing purposes?
A recorded consent decision from a visitor. Because returning visitors can re-consent, consent counts do not map cleanly to unique visitors, and this is the most common source of unexpected tier upgrades.
TrustArc: What does TrustArc have that OneTrust does not?
Nymity Research, a maintained regulatory intelligence library acquired in 2019, and the TRUSTe third-party certification and seal programme.
Secure Privacy: Is the free plan usable?
For evaluation only. It caps at 500 consents a month and does not include automatic cookie blocking.
TrustArc: How much does TrustArc cost?
Not published. Reported enterprise agreements range widely depending on modules and organisation size, and certification services are quoted on top of the platform subscription.
Secure Privacy: Does it handle data subject requests?
Yes, from the Business tier at 59 US dollars per domain per month. The Small tier does not include it.
TrustArc: Is TRUSTe the same company?
Yes. TrustArc is the renamed TRUSTe business and still operates the TRUSTe certification programme as a subsidiary.
Secure Privacy: Can it replace OneTrust?
For website consent and simple request handling, yes. For data discovery, records of processing and vendor risk, no.
TrustArc: Does it handle cookie consent for Europe?
Yes, it includes a consent manager with scanning and banner delivery, though pure-play consent vendors are cheaper if that is all you need.
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