OneTrust centers its privacy platform around helping organizations operationalize GDPR across everyday business processes rather than treating compliance as a one-time project. The company brings together assessments, governance tools, and automated workflows that allow businesses to document how personal data is collected, processed, shared, and retained while aligning those activities with the regulation's core principles.
Instead of relying on manual spreadsheets and disconnected processes, the platform connects consent management, privacy impact assessments, records of processing activities (ROPA), vendor risk management, and data governance within a single environment. OneTrust also supports privacy-by-design practices, helping organizations embed GDPR requirements into new systems, monitor compliance over time, and demonstrate accountability through centralized documentation and reporting.
Key Highlights:
- U.S.-based privacy and compliance software company
- Dedicated GDPR compliance and governance platform
- Official Europrivacy technology partner
- Automated privacy impact assessments
- Consent and preference management
- ROPA and data mapping capabilities
- Vendor risk management and compliance reporting
Services:
- GDPR compliance platform
- Privacy impact assessments (PIAs)
- Data mapping and ROPA management
- Consent and preference management
- Vendor risk management
- Privacy governance
- Data minimization workflows
- Compliance assessments
- Privacy program automation
- Regulatory reporting
TrustArc starts with a basic GDPR question: what personal data does the organization process, and where does that data create risk? Its software records processing activities, maps personal information across the business, and gives privacy teams a clearer view of how GDPR obligations apply to specific systems, departments, and workflows.
From there, the platform helps turn regulatory duties into repeatable internal processes. Risk Profile evaluates privacy variables and recommends suitable assessments, including PIAs and DPIAs, while Individual Rights Manager handles access, deletion, correction, portability, and other requests from data subjects. The result is a structured privacy program built around evidence, documentation, and ongoing review.
Key Highlights:
- U.S.-based privacy management company
- GDPR data mapping and risk analysis
- Automated assessment recommendations
- Individual rights request workflows
- Support for PIAs and DPIAs
- Ongoing privacy program management
Services:
- GDPR compliance management
- Data mapping
- Records of Processing Activities
- Privacy risk analysis
- PIAs and DPIAs
- Individual Rights Management
- Privacy governance
- Compliance documentation
Vanta is built for companies that do not want GDPR evidence scattered across spreadsheets, policy folders, and disconnected tools. Its system pulls compliance information directly from connected applications and keeps that evidence linked to the controls, risks, and privacy activities it supports.
A live Data Inventory sits at the center of the GDPR workflow. Teams can document processing purposes, legal bases, data categories, vendors, ROPAs, and DPIAs in one place, with updates reflected as the underlying systems change. Framework mapping also makes existing evidence reusable across GDPR and other compliance standards, reducing duplicate work for organizations managing several regulatory programs.
Key Highlights:
- Automated GDPR evidence collection
- Live Data Inventory
- Connected ROPA and DPIA workflows
- Continuous monitoring
- Cross-framework evidence reuse
- AI-assisted policy and control management
Services:
- GDPR compliance automation
- Data inventory
- ROPA management
- DPIAs
- Privacy risk management
- Evidence collection
- Policy management
- Framework mapping
- Continuous monitoring
- Audit preparation
DataGrail concentrates on the operational pressure points that usually make GDPR difficult: finding personal data, keeping records current, answering individual requests, and proving that high-risk processing has been reviewed. Its platform connects directly with business systems and vendors so privacy teams can work from live data rather than static inventories.
That system-level visibility feeds several GDPR functions at once. Data subject requests move through automated intake, identity verification, fulfillment, and tracking, while DPIAs can be populated with information already available in the platform. Risk decisions are stored in a centralized register, giving organizations a documented trail when regulators ask how a particular issue was identified and handled.
Key Highlights:
- System-connected privacy operations platform
- Automated data subject request handling
- Continuous data and vendor discovery
- Pre-populated privacy assessments
- Centralized risk documentation
- Enforcement readiness support
Services:
- GDPR privacy operations
- Data Subject Request automation
- Data mapping
- Records of Processing Activities
- DPIAs and PIAs
- Privacy risk registers
- Vendor data discovery
- Regulatory documentation
Osano places website privacy and consent at the front of its GDPR offering. The platform detects cookies and scripts, adjusts consent experiences according to a visitor’s jurisdiction, records user choices, and continues monitoring the site for privacy gaps after implementation.
Its wider toolset covers the work that happens beyond the consent banner. Subject rights requests can be managed through a centralized workflow, personal data stores can be discovered and classified, and privacy assessments can be completed with reusable templates. Osano also maintains privacy risk information on third-party vendors, helping businesses examine how external providers may affect their compliance position.
Key Highlights:
- Website and cookie compliance monitoring
- Jurisdiction-based consent controls
- Centralized subject rights workflows
- Automated personal data discovery
- Privacy assessment templates
- Third-party vendor risk intelligence
Services:
- GDPR cookie compliance
- Cookie consent management
- Subject Rights Management
- Data mapping
- Privacy assessments
- Consent and preference management
- Vendor privacy risk management
- Website compliance monitoring
Schellman examines whether an organization’s actual privacy controls, procedures, and technologies align with GDPR requirements. Each engagement moves through a defined assessment cycle, beginning with scope and planning before progressing to evidence collection, control testing, and a tailored final report.
The work is assessment-led rather than software-led. Schellman’s specialists review the organization’s privacy environment, identify compliance gaps, and document where remediation is needed. This makes the company particularly relevant to U.S. businesses that already have privacy measures in place but need an independent view of how well those measures stand up against GDPR provisions.
Key Highlights:
- Dedicated GDPR assessment service
- Independent review of privacy controls
- Structured planning and evidence-gathering process
- Readiness and compliance gap identification
- Customized assessment reporting
- Privacy and security expertise under one firm
Services:
- GDPR assessments
- Privacy readiness assessments
- Privacy control testing
- Compliance gap analysis
- Evidence gathering and review
- Privacy assessment reporting
- Cybersecurity assessments
- Penetration testing
- ISO certifications
- SOC and attestation services
RSI Security works from the consulting side of GDPR, guiding organizations from the first review of their data environment through control implementation and long-term compliance maintenance. The process begins by identifying personal data, processing activities, systems, and third-party relationships that fall within the regulation’s scope.
Policies, records, and technical safeguards are then addressed according to the gaps found. RSI Security assists with data-flow mapping, privacy procedures, access controls, encryption, vendor agreements, breach response, staff training, and readiness reviews. Regulatory support and recurring privacy assessments extend the engagement beyond initial preparation, making the service suitable for businesses that need continuing guidance rather than a standalone software product.
Key Highlights:
- Dedicated GDPR consulting practice
- Full-lifecycle readiness and implementation support
- Data mapping and processing-scope identification
- Technical and organizational control guidance
- Regulatory audit preparation
- Ongoing privacy compliance advisory
Services:
- GDPR compliance consulting
- GDPR gap analysis
- Readiness assessments
- Data-flow mapping
- Records of Processing Activities
- Privacy policy development
- Technical control implementation
- Vendor and processor reviews
- Data protection training
- Regulatory support
- Ongoing compliance monitoring
Kirkpatrick Price views GDPR through the lens of independent assurance. Rather than selling a privacy platform, the firm evaluates whether the controls an organization has already implemented genuinely protect personal data and satisfy regulatory expectations. Its audit practice covers GDPR alongside widely recognized security and compliance standards, giving businesses a single partner for multiple assurance requirements.
The firm's team carries out detailed examinations of security, governance, and operational controls before documenting the results in formal audit reports. That emphasis on verification makes KirkpatrickPrice well suited to organizations that need objective evidence of their compliance posture for customers, partners, or regulatory purposes instead of day-to-day privacy management software.
Key Highlights:
- Independent information security auditing firm
- GDPR audit services
- Licensed CPA firm
- Security and compliance assessments
- Multi-framework audit expertise
- Penetration testing available
Services:
- GDPR audits
- Information security audits
- SOC 1 and SOC 2 examinations
- ISO 27001 audits
- PCI DSS assessments
- HIPAA assessments
- Penetration testing
- FISMA assessments
- HITRUST assessments
Protiviti builds privacy programs for organizations that need to meet evolving regulatory obligations across multiple jurisdictions, including GDPR. Instead of concentrating on a single compliance activity, the firm's consultants help establish the governance, operational processes, and organizational structure needed to support long-term privacy management.
Its work ranges from developing privacy strategies and global compliance roadmaps to handling data subject requests, internal assessments, third-party validation, and continuous monitoring. Protiviti also assists companies with privacy program optimization by connecting regulatory requirements with business processes, technology, and established privacy frameworks to create a more sustainable compliance model.
Key Highlights:
- Global privacy and risk consulting firm
- GDPR privacy program consulting
- Privacy strategy and governance expertise
- Data subject request management
- Compliance assessments and validation
- Continuous compliance monitoring
Services:
- GDPR compliance consulting
- Privacy program development
- Data privacy strategy
- Privacy audits and assessments
- Data Subject Request management
- Third-party compliance validation
- Ongoing compliance monitoring
- Privacy program optimization
- Consent management advisory
- Data protection consulting
LogicGate organizes GDPR compliance around governance, risk, and internal controls rather than standalone privacy tasks. Its platform gives organizations a structured way to identify compliance obligations, assign responsibilities, document risks, and monitor remediation activities from a single workspace, making it easier to keep privacy programs aligned with day-to-day operations.
Instead of relying on disconnected spreadsheets and manual tracking, LogicGate allows compliance teams to build workflows for assessments, evidence collection, policy management, and regulatory reporting. GDPR requirements can be managed alongside other governance and security frameworks, helping organizations reuse controls, maintain visibility across compliance activities, and respond more efficiently as regulations or business processes change.
Key Highlights:
- U.S.-based GRC platform
- GDPR compliance workflow automation
- Centralized risk and control management
- Configurable compliance workflows
- Evidence and policy management
- Multi-framework governance support
Services:
- GDPR compliance workflows
- Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
- Risk assessments
- Compliance workflow automation
- Control management
- Evidence management
- Policy management
- Regulatory reporting
- Third-party risk management
- Audit management
Drata is designed for organizations that need GDPR compliance to keep pace with rapidly changing cloud environments. Instead of repeatedly collecting evidence before every audit, the platform continuously monitors systems, records control status, and flags issues as they arise, allowing compliance teams to work from current information rather than periodic snapshots.
Automation extends across governance, risk, and compliance activities. Controls, policies, risks, and evidence are organized in one system, while integrations collect supporting documentation from connected services. GDPR requirements can also be mapped alongside other security and compliance frameworks, making it easier to manage overlapping obligations without duplicating work as the business grows.
Key Highlights:
- Continuous compliance monitoring
- Automated evidence collection
- Enterprise GRC platform
- AI-assisted compliance workflows
- Cross-framework control mapping
- Extensive cloud integrations
Services:
- Enterprise GRC
- GDPR compliance automation
- Continuous compliance monitoring
- Evidence collection
- Risk management
- Policy management
- Trust Center
- Third-party risk management
- Questionnaire automation
- Audit readiness
Ketch treats GDPR as a set of business rules that should automatically follow personal data wherever it moves. The platform synchronizes consent choices, legal bases, and processing rules across connected systems, helping organizations apply privacy decisions consistently instead of managing them separately in each application.
Privacy operations are supported through data mapping, Records of Processing Activities (ROPA), data subject request workflows, and risk assessments. By keeping these functions connected, Ketch helps organizations maintain accurate compliance records while adapting to changing business processes and evolving privacy regulations.
Key Highlights:
- U.S.-based privacy management platform
- Automated privacy orchestration
- Consent and preference management
- Data mapping and ROPA support
- Privacy risk assessments
- Data subject request automation
Services:
- Consent management
- GDPR compliance platform
- Data Subject Request (DSR) automation
- Records of Processing Activities (ROPA)
- Data mapping
- Privacy risk assessments
- Privacy governance
- Regulatory compliance automation
Secureframe removes much of the manual work that usually accompanies GDPR compliance. The platform automatically gathers evidence from connected cloud services, checks security controls on an ongoing basis, and alerts teams when configurations drift away from compliance requirements, allowing organizations to maintain their privacy posture throughout the year instead of preparing only when an audit approaches.
The platform also includes GDPR policy templates, employee training, risk monitoring, and cloud infrastructure scanning within a single compliance environment. Organizations can reuse many of the same controls across additional frameworks, making Secureframe a practical choice for businesses that want to manage GDPR alongside standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI DSS without duplicating compliance efforts.
Key Highlights:
- U.S.-based compliance automation platform
- Dedicated GDPR framework
- Automated evidence collection
- Continuous compliance monitoring
- GDPR policy templates and training
- Cross-framework compliance mapping
Services:
- Continuous compliance monitoring
- GDPR compliance automation
- Automated evidence collection
- Security policy management
- GDPR employee training
- Cloud security scanning
- Risk management
- Compliance reporting
- SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI DSS compliance
Mine organizes GDPR compliance around continuous visibility into personal data. The platform discovers where information is stored across cloud services and business applications, creating a centralized view that helps organizations understand what data they hold and why it is being processed.
That visibility supports the broader privacy program by feeding automated Records of Processing Activities, privacy impact assessments, consent management, and data subject request workflows. Because the information stays synchronized with connected systems, compliance documentation remains easier to maintain as infrastructure and business processes evolve.
Key Highlights:
- Privacy operations platform
- Automated data discovery
- Continuous data inventory
- ROPA automation
- DPIA support
- Privacy risk management
Services:
- Automated data discovery
- GDPR compliance platform
- Records of Processing Activities (ROPA)
- Data Subject Request management
- Consent management
- Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
- Privacy risk management
- Data mapping
Conclusion
GDPR compliance covers far more than publishing a privacy policy or adding a cookie banner to a website. Organizations need to understand what personal data they collect, why they process it, where it is stored, who can access it, and how they respond to requests from individuals. For many businesses, maintaining compliance also means documenting decisions, monitoring vendors, strengthening security controls, and reviewing privacy practices as systems and regulations evolve.
The companies in this list address those challenges from different perspectives. Some concentrate on privacy management platforms that automate consent, data mapping, Records of Processing Activities, and data subject requests. Others specialize in independent assessments, enterprise consulting, cybersecurity, or compliance audits that help organizations validate and improve their privacy programs. The right choice depends on your existing privacy maturity, internal resources, and whether you need software, advisory services, ongoing monitoring, or a combination of all three to support your GDPR compliance efforts.