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Secrato vs Scytale
An honest, sourced comparison of Secrato and Scytale 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 CyFun® and BSI IT-Grundschutz, which Scytale’s website does not mention. Scytale’s main strengths, according to its own website: wide framework catalogue claim (80+), including NIS2, DORA, TISAX and the Cyber Resilience Act (added Q2 2026); and combines software with consulting packages and third-party audit options. Scytale’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.
Scytale
AI-driven GRC and compliance automation platform with an AI agent ('Scy'), continuous compliance, TPRM, trust centre and audit management, offered alongside compliance consulting packages.
Built for: Start-ups to enterprise (start-up bundles and Enterprise plan)
Secrato vs Scytale: side by side
"Not mentioned on Scytale’s website" means we could not find it on Scytale’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 | Scytale |
|---|---|---|
| Company and hosting | ||
| Headquarters | Belgium1 | Israel |
| 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 Scytale’s website: AWS Marketplace listing states the product is deployed on AWS; pricing page lists 'Multi-region support' without naming regions. No documented EU-hosted instance found.3 |
| Deployment | SaaS, hosted in the EU2 | SaaS |
| Pricing | Free NIS2 Starter (early access, limited places); Core, Pro and Enterprise on quote4 | Vendor pricing page is quote only (Build, Scale, Enterprise); AWS Marketplace lists starting prices, e.g. software platform with one framework from US$7,500 per 12 months and additional framework US$2,1003 |
| Interface languages | Dutch, French and English5 | Not mentioned on Scytale’s website |
| Frameworks and regulations | ||
| Framework library (vendor claim) | 20+ frameworks6 | 80+ frameworks |
| NIS2 | Yes7 | Yes8 |
| DORA | Yes9 | Yes10 |
| Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) | Yes11 | Yes12 |
| GDPR | Yes13 | Yes3 |
| EU AI Act | Yes14 | Yes3 |
| ISO/IEC 27001 | Yes15 | Yes16 |
| ISO/IEC 42001 | Yes17 | Yes18 |
| CyberFundamentals (CyFun®) | Yes19 | Not mentioned on Scytale’s website |
| BSI IT-Grundschutz | Yes20 | Not mentioned on Scytale’s website |
| TISAX | Yes21 | Yes22 |
| SOC 2 | Not in library6 | Yes16 |
| Custom frameworks | Yes23 | Yes24 |
| Capabilities | ||
| Risk management | Yes25 | Yes |
| Policy management | Yes5 | Yes |
| Third-party / vendor risk | Yes5 | Yes |
| Trust centre for customers | Yes26 | Yes |
| Audit management / auditor access | Yes27 | Yes |
| Integrations for evidence collection | Yes28 | Yes |
| Multiple entities / MSP use | Yes29 | Yes |
| Partner programme | Yes30 | Yes |
| Integrations (vendor claim) | 300+ integrations28 | 150+ |
Where Secrato is different
- EU hosting in every plan. Secrato runs on self-managed infrastructure in a Tier IV data centre in Antwerp, Belgium. Scytale does not publicly document an EU-hosted cloud option on the pages we checked.
- European frameworks in one library. Secrato's library includes CyberFundamentals (CyFun®) and BSI IT-Grundschutz. We found no public mention of these for Scytale.
- 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 Scytale may be the better fit
Organisations that want software bundled with hands-on compliance consulting and a broad catalogue including newer EU frameworks such as the CRA.
- Wide framework catalogue claim (80+), including NIS2, DORA, TISAX and the Cyber Resilience Act (added Q2 2026)
- Combines software with consulting packages and third-party audit options
- AI agent (Scy) for policy drafting and questionnaire completion
- Starting prices published on AWS Marketplace
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 Scytale?
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 Scytale host customer data?
Scytale does not publicly document where EU customer data is hosted on the pages we checked (AWS Marketplace listing states the product is deployed on AWS). Secrato hosts all customer data on self-managed infrastructure in a Tier IV data centre in Antwerp, Belgium.
Does Scytale support NIS2, DORA and the Cyber Resilience Act?
According to Scytale's website, it supports NIS2, 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 Scytale’s website" rather than guess. Vendors and readers can send corrections through secrato.io/contact-us/.
Sources
Scytale information checked in October 2026 on the pages below; Secrato information from secrato.io.
- secrato.io/legal-notice/
- secrato.io/sovereign-enterprise-security/
- aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-l5sznzy35k5m6
- secrato.io/plans/
- secrato.io/plans/compare/
- secrato.io/all-frameworks/
- secrato.io/nis2/
- scytale.ai/nis2-directive/
- secrato.io/dora/
- scytale.ai/resources/scytale-leads-the-way-in-eu-compliance-announcing-support-for-the-dora-framework/
- secrato.io/eu-cra-cyber-resilience-act/
- scytale.ai/resources/whats-new-in-scytale-q2-2026/
- secrato.io/gdpr/
- secrato.io/eu-ai-act/
- secrato.io/iso-27001/
- scytale.ai/
- secrato.io/iso-iec-42001/
- scytale.ai/resources/multi-framework-compliance-platforms/
- secrato.io/cyfun/
- secrato.io/bsi/
- secrato.io/tisax/
- scytale.ai/resources/scytale-supports-tisax-compliance/
- secrato.io/custom-frameworks/
- scytale.ai/pricing/
- 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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