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Secrato vs DataGuard
An honest, sourced comparison of Secrato and DataGuard for European organisations working on NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001 and the Cyber Resilience Act: hosting, frameworks, capabilities, languages and pricing.
In short: Secrato is a Belgian GRC platform hosted on self-managed infrastructure in Antwerp, covering NIS2, DORA and ISO 27001 as well as the CRA, CyFun® and BSI IT-Grundschutz, which DataGuard’s website does not mention. DataGuard’s main strengths, according to its own website: combines software with certified expert services, including external Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer offerings; and broad privacy module set beyond security compliance (RoPA, DSARs, DPIA, consent and cookie management, whistleblowing). DataGuard’s website does not say where EU customer data is hosted.
At a glance
Secrato
EU-first GRC platform, headquartered in Belgium and hosted in Antwerp, for organisations that run NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, the CRA and national schemes such as CyFun® from one connected set of controls, evidence, risks, policies and audits.
DataGuard
Security, privacy and compliance platform that combines a SaaS platform with AI-powered automation and access to certified experts (for example external ISO/DPO services), built for organisations pursuing ISO 27001, NIS2, TISAX and GDPR compliance.
Built for: SMEs and mid-market organisations, with an Enterprise tier for larger organisations
Secrato vs DataGuard: side by side
"Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website" means we could not find it on DataGuard’s public pages in October 2026; it does not mean the feature is missing. Numbers in the table link to the sources below.
| Criterion | Secrato | DataGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Company and hosting | ||
| Headquarters | Belgium1 | Germany |
| Where data is hosted | EU-only: self-managed infrastructure in Datacenter United's Tier IV data centre in Antwerp, Belgium, in every plan2 | EU hosting not mentioned on DataGuard’s website: Website states the platform is 'developed in Europe' with 'secure hosting' but does not name a hosting provider or country; trust centre does not list hosting location or subprocessors publicly.3 |
| Deployment | SaaS, hosted in the EU2 | SaaS (optionally combined with expert services) |
| Pricing | Free NIS2 Starter (early access, limited places); Core, Pro and Enterprise on quote4 | Quote only; tiers Base, Pro (platform + expert support) and Enterprise, plus add-ons (e.g. consent, cookie, whistleblowing, external ISO/DPO)5 |
| Interface languages | Dutch, French and English6 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| Frameworks and regulations | ||
| Framework library (vendor claim) | 20+ frameworks7 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| NIS2 | Yes8 | Yes9 |
| DORA | Yes10 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) | Yes11 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| GDPR | Yes12 | Yes5 |
| EU AI Act | Yes13 | Yes5 |
| ISO/IEC 27001 | Yes14 | Yes9 |
| ISO/IEC 42001 | Yes15 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| CyberFundamentals (CyFun®) | Yes16 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| BSI IT-Grundschutz | Yes17 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| TISAX | Yes18 | Yes9 |
| SOC 2 | Not in library7 | Yes19 |
| Custom frameworks | Yes20 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| Capabilities | ||
| Risk management | Yes21 | Yes |
| Policy management | Yes6 | Yes |
| Third-party / vendor risk | Yes6 | Yes |
| Trust centre for customers | Yes22 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| Audit management / auditor access | Yes23 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| Integrations for evidence collection | Yes24 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| Multiple entities / MSP use | Yes25 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
| Partner programme | Yes26 | Yes |
| Integrations (vendor claim) | 300+ integrations24 | Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website |
Where Secrato is different
- EU hosting in every plan. Secrato runs on self-managed infrastructure in a Tier IV data centre in Antwerp, Belgium. DataGuard does not publicly document an EU-hosted cloud option on the pages we checked.
- European frameworks in one library. Secrato's library includes DORA, Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), ISO/IEC 42001, CyberFundamentals (CyFun®) and BSI IT-Grundschutz. We found no public mention of these for DataGuard.
- Dutch, French and English. The Secrato interface and support are available in Dutch, French and English.
- A free way to start. NIS2 Starter (early access) is free and includes CyFun® BASIC (34 controls) and NIS2 incident notifications to the CCB (24 hours, 72 hours, one month).
When DataGuard may be the better fit
Organisations that want a combined software-plus-consultancy offering, including outsourced DPO or ISO roles and wide privacy-management tooling, from one provider.
- Combines software with certified expert services, including external Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer offerings
- Broad privacy module set beyond security compliance (RoPA, DSARs, DPIA, consent and cookie management, whistleblowing)
- Large stated customer base: more than 4,000 organisations in 50+ countries
- Covers TISAX alongside ISO 27001 and NIS2
Questions to ask any GRC vendor
- In which country, data centre and cloud provider is our data stored, including backups and support access?
- Which of our frameworks (NIS2, DORA, CRA, ISO 27001, national schemes) are maintained by the vendor, and how fast are updates?
- Can one control and one piece of evidence count for several frameworks?
- Which languages do the interface, policies and support use?
- How is pricing calculated (users, frameworks, entities), and what does onboarding cost?
Frequently asked questions
Is Secrato an alternative to DataGuard?
Yes, for organisations that want to run their compliance programme on an EU-hosted GRC platform. Both cover risk, policies and audits; the main differences are where data is hosted, which European and national frameworks are included, interface languages and pricing. The table above lists each point with its source.
Where does DataGuard host customer data?
DataGuard does not publicly document where EU customer data is hosted on the pages we checked (Website states the platform is 'developed in Europe' with 'secure hosting' but does not name a hosting provider or country). Secrato hosts all customer data on self-managed infrastructure in a Tier IV data centre in Antwerp, Belgium.
Does DataGuard support NIS2, DORA and the Cyber Resilience Act?
According to DataGuard's website, it supports NIS2. We found no public information on DORA and the Cyber Resilience Act. Secrato includes NIS2, DORA and the CRA in its framework library.
How was this comparison made?
Secrato wrote this comparison using publicly available information from each vendor's own website, documentation and trust centre, checked in October 2026. Where a vendor does not publish something, we write "Not mentioned on DataGuard’s website" rather than guess. Vendors and readers can send corrections through secrato.io/contact-us/.
Sources
DataGuard information checked in October 2026 on the pages below; Secrato information from secrato.io.
- secrato.io/legal-notice/
- secrato.io/sovereign-enterprise-security/
- www.dataguard.com/dataguard-alternative/
- secrato.io/plans/
- www.dataguard.com/pricing/
- secrato.io/plans/compare/
- secrato.io/all-frameworks/
- secrato.io/nis2/
- www.dataguard.com/product/security/
- secrato.io/dora/
- secrato.io/eu-cra-cyber-resilience-act/
- secrato.io/gdpr/
- secrato.io/eu-ai-act/
- secrato.io/iso-27001/
- secrato.io/iso-iec-42001/
- secrato.io/cyfun/
- secrato.io/bsi/
- secrato.io/tisax/
- www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250603049003/en
- secrato.io/custom-frameworks/
- secrato.io/risk-management/
- secrato.io/trust-center/
- secrato.io/audit-hub/
- secrato.io/integrations/
- secrato.io/multi-tenant-workspace-management/
- secrato.io/partner-program/
Further pages consulted:
About this comparison. Written by Secrato, the publisher of one of the products compared. It is based on publicly available information checked in October 2026 and may change as vendors update their products. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners and are used only to identify the products compared. Spotted something out of date? Let us know and we will review and correct it.
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