Who each option is best for, and where either supplier is deliberately narrower.
Vendor comparison
Dastra vs caralegal: capability comparison
A side-by-side comparison of Dastra and caralegal across RoPA, DPIA, DSAR, vendor risk, AI governance and evidence workflows. Acompli is shown as a third reference column.
DastracaralegalComparison
Which public claims, review signals, caveats and capability rows are evidenced.
How much work it takes to implement, maintain and export the privacy record.
The questions a privacy team should ask before switching or shortlisting.
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Key takeaways
- Dastra and caralegal are compared here on public, evidence-framed capability coverage: Dastra is evidenced for 19 of 20 tracked capabilities, caralegal for 19.
- The clearest differences: Dastra adds Consent management; caralegal adds Public pricing.
- Capability coverage is evidence-framed from the public sources reviewed for this comparison; verify current scope, pricing and exports directly with each vendor.
Comparison workflow
From company profile to shortlist decision
01Short answerDastra vs caralegal02At a glanceDastra vs caralegal at a glance03ProfileWhat Dastra offers04ProfileWhat caralegal offers05Capability comparisonDastra vs caralegal: capability by capability06Where each is strongerDastra vs caralegal: the differences that matter07Shortlisting notesChoosing between Dastra and caralegal
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01Short answer
Dastra vs caralegal
Dastra is positioned as: All-in-one EU (French-rooted, CNIL-fluent) data privacy and governance platform for DPOs and compliance teams. caralegal is positioned as: All-in-one EU/DACH Data Responsibility Platform with breach, deletion, cookie-check and training modules.
Published by Acompli and last reviewed on 29 June 2026. Capability coverage below is evidence-framed from public sources for all three.
02At a glance
Dastra vs caralegal at a glance
| Decision question | Dastra | caralegal | Acompli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Teams that want an established all-in-one GDPR platform with consent, cookie scanning, training and strong French/CNIL alignment | DACH and EU teams that want an established all-in-one Data Responsibility Platform with breach handling, deletion concepts, training and per-entity pricing | Privacy teams that need a focused operating layer for connected records, evidence packs, human approval and Ireland/UK/EU workflows |
| Operating model | An all-in-one EU data privacy suite spanning RoPA, DSAR, DPIA, vendor, risk, breach, retention, consent, cookies, AI systems and training | An all-in-one EU/DACH data responsibility suite organised into Privacy, Risk, Audit & Vendor and AI 'Flows', spanning RoPA, DSAR, DPIA, vendor, risk, breach, deletion, cookie checks and training | Connected GDPR and EU AI Act records - RoPA, DPIA, DSAR, risk, vendors, data mapping and AI governance - where one approved assessment feeds every downstream record |
| When to choose it | Choose Dastra when its broad modular suite, cookie-consent CMP, integrated training and CNIL fluency match the programme you want to run | Choose caralegal when its broad Flow-based suite, breach and training modules, deletion concepts and published per-entity pricing match the programme you want to run | Choose Acompli when the main problem is keeping evidence, assessments, RoPA, suppliers, DSARs and risk decisions connected and defensible after approval |
03Profile
What Dastra offers
Dastra (Paris, France; founded 2020) positions itself as an all-in-one data privacy and governance platform for the GDPR, e-Privacy and EU AI Act, with a product designed and developed in Europe and certifications including ISO 27001 and ISO 27701. One co-founder is a former CNIL jurist, and the platform is closely aligned to CNIL guidance and French regulatory practice.
- Best for: EU organisations and external DPOs wanting a broad, didactic GDPR programme (RoPA, DSAR, DPIA, consent, cookies, breach, vendor, AI systems, training) with strong French/CNIL alignment.
- Deployment: Cloud SaaS privacy and governance platform; the suite spans Privacy, AI, Cyber and Cookies offerings, plus a cookie-consent CMP (with a WordPress plugin) and an integrated Dastra Academy training environment.
04Profile
What caralegal offers
caralegal (Berlin, Germany; founded 2020, a spin-out from data-protection consultancy ISiCO Datenschutz) positions itself as an all-in-one Data Responsibility Platform for the EU/DACH market, with its software ISO/IEC 27001-certified and hosted in Germany (Open Telekom Cloud / T-Systems). It organises data compliance into four workflows - Privacy Flow, Risk Flow, Audit & Vendor Flow and AI Flow - and supports GDPR, the EU AI Act and the Swiss FADP.
- Best for: Mid-sized to enterprise EU/DACH and Swiss organisations wanting a broad, German-hosted privacy programme (RoPA, DSAR, DPIA, risk, vendor, breach, deletion, training) accessible to non-legal staff across complex structures.
- Deployment: Cloud SaaS Data Responsibility Platform (private-cloud hosting in Germany); the suite also includes a website cookie check and an eLearning training module, with translation as an add-on.
05Capability comparison
Dastra vs caralegal: capability by capability
Each capability is marked Y or N from the public sources reviewed for this comparison. Acompli is shown in the final column.
| Capability | Dastra | caralegal | Acompli |
|---|---|---|---|
| DPIA/PIA assessments | Y | Y | Y |
| RoPA / Article 30 | Y | Y | Y |
| DSAR / privacy rights | Y | Y | Y |
| Data mapping | Y | Y | Y |
| Vendor risk | Y | Y | Y |
| Privacy risk | Y | Y | Y |
| AI governance | Y | Y | Y |
| Consent management | Y | N | N |
| Cookie/tracker scanning | Y | Y | N |
| Breach/incident management | Y | Y | N |
| Retention management | Y | Y | Y |
| Policy/notice management | Y | Y | N |
| Training module | Y | Y | N |
| Approval workflows | Y | Y | Y |
| Audit trail | Y | Y | Y |
| Role-based access control | Y | Y | Y |
| Multi-entity support | Y | Y | Y |
| Spreadsheet import | Y | Y | Y |
| PDF/CSV/Excel export | Y | Y | Y |
| Public pricing | N | Y | N |
06Where each is stronger
Dastra vs caralegal: the differences that matter
On the tracked capabilities, Dastra and caralegal overlap heavily; the decision usually turns on the handful of capabilities only one of them evidences, plus depth, jurisdiction fit and price.
- Only Dastra (not caralegal) is evidenced for: Consent management.
- Only caralegal (not Dastra) is evidenced for: Public pricing.
07Shortlisting notes
Choosing between Dastra and caralegal
Dastra and caralegal should each be assessed on the published fit above against the workflow you actually need to run - RoPA, DPIA, DSAR, vendor and risk records, and how defensibly each exports.
- Shortlist Dastra or caralegal where its broader suite, integrations or specific modules match the programme you want to run.
- Ask each vendor to demonstrate the same workflow end to end: a new processing activity, its assessment, the RoPA update, supplier evidence, the privacy risk and an exportable audit trail.
08Ireland & UK
Dastra vs caralegal for RoPA in Ireland and the UK
Records of processing activities are required under GDPR Article 30 - a controller record under Article 30(1) and a separate processor record under Article 30(2). In Ireland the Data Protection Commission (DPC) publishes Article 30 guidance; in the UK the ICO sets out what must be documented under UK GDPR.
Whichever of Dastra or caralegal you weigh, the questions for an Irish or UK team are the same: how deep is the Article 30 record, and how defensibly does it export?
- Article 30(1) and 30(2) - does it model controller and processor records separately, scoped by legal entity?
- DPC (Ireland) and ICO (UK) documentation - are EU and UK GDPR distinguished on one register?
- Export - can each legal entity produce a self-contained record its own supervisory authority can read?
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Dastra vs Acompli
Compare Dastra directly with Acompli across RoPA, DPIA, DSAR, risk and vendor records.
Open modulecaralegal vs Acompli
Compare caralegal directly with Acompli across RoPA, DPIA, DSAR, risk and vendor records.
Open moduleAssessments
Run DPIAs, LIAs, TIAs, processor reviews and AI Act assessments with templates, AI support and human approval.
Open moduleRoPA management
Maintain Article 30 records that stay linked to approved assessments, systems, suppliers and transfers.
Open moduleCompare Dastra and caralegal against a real workflow.
Bring one RoPA, DPIA, DSAR, vendor, risk or AI-governance requirement and map which parts Dastra covers, which caralegal covers, and where each option fits.