Who each option is best for, and where either supplier is deliberately narrower.
Alternative + jurisdiction
Best Ketch alternative for UK privacy teams
Weighing Ketch in the UK? This compares it with Acompli on what an Article 30(1)/(2) record needs and how defensibly each exports for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Ketch alternativeUKGDPR Article 30Evidence
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
- For UK privacy teams, the deciding factors in a Ketch alternative are Article 30(1)/(2) coverage, fit with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and a self-contained per-entity export.
- Ketch is positioned as Enterprise data privacy, consent/CMP, DSR, data mapping, AI, assessments and privacy orchestration. Ketch is the broader choice where you need DSAR / privacy rights, Consent management, Cookie/tracker scanning. Against it, Acompli evidences connected, evidence-linked privacy records.
- What sets Acompli apart in the UK is the audit trail: records trace to the assessment that produced them, and each entity's export stands alone for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
- Enforced under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. UK reform under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 applies.
01Short answer
The best Ketch alternative in the UK
Ketch is positioned as Enterprise data privacy, consent/CMP, DSR, data mapping, AI, assessments and privacy orchestration. For a UK privacy team the question is narrower: does the Article 30(1)/(2) record hold up, fit with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), and export per legal entity? Ketch is the broader choice where you need DSAR / privacy rights, Consent management, Cookie/tracker scanning.
Acompli is the narrower, evidence-first option - it evidences connected, evidence-linked privacy records, with human approval and a self-contained per-entity export for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
02Profile
What Ketch offers
Ketch (US, San Francisco) is enterprise data privacy management software for consent, DSARs, data mapping, AI and assessments, with transparent tiered pricing - a free tier plus paid plans - aimed at mid-market and growing teams.
- Best for: Enterprise and mid-market privacy and marketing teams needing consent, DSAR/DSR, data mapping, AI governance, assessments, tracker management and privacy operations.
- Deployment: Enterprise privacy/consent platform with public plan tiers; deployment is website/app/privacy orchestration oriented.
03Capability comparison
Ketch vs Acompli
Each capability is marked Y or N based on what each vendor publicly documents.
| Capability | Ketch | Acompli |
|---|---|---|
| DPIA/PIA assessments | Y | Y |
| RoPA / Article 30 | Y | Y |
| DSAR / privacy rights | Y | N |
| Data mapping | Y | Y |
| Vendor risk | Y | Y |
| Privacy risk | Y | Y |
| AI governance | Y | Y |
| Consent management | Y | N |
| Cookie/tracker scanning | Y | N |
| Breach/incident management | N | N |
| Retention management | Y | Y |
| Policy/notice management | Y | N |
| Training module | Y | N |
| Approval workflows | Y | Y |
| Audit trail | Y | Y |
| Role-based access control | Y | Y |
| Multi-entity support | Y | Y |
| Spreadsheet import | Y | Y |
| PDF/CSV/Excel export | Y | Y |
| Public pricing | Y | N |
04UK fit
Ketch vs Acompli for RoPA in the UK
Records of processing are required under GDPR Article 30 - a controller record under Article 30(1) and a processor record under Article 30(2). In the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) enforces the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 and expects a current, defensible Article 30 record. UK reform under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 applies.
Where Ketch is broad, Acompli is deep on one thing: a connected, human-approved record whose every Article 30 entry is traceable and exportable for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
- Article 30(1) and 30(2) - controller and processor records modelled separately, scoped by legal entity.
- the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) documentation fit, with EU and UK GDPR distinguished on one register.
- Per-entity, self-contained export so each subsidiary can answer its own supervisory authority.
Acompli answers
Acompli as a Ketch alternative
What is the best Ketch alternative for UK privacy teams?
For UK teams a Ketch alternative comes down to Article 30(1)/(2) coverage, fit with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and a per-entity export. Ketch is the broader choice where you need DSAR / privacy rights, Consent management, Cookie/tracker scanning. Acompli is the narrower, evidence-first option - it evidences connected, evidence-linked privacy records, keeps records human-approved and assessment-linked, and exports per legal entity for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Is Acompli a good Ketch alternative in the UK?
Acompli is a strong Ketch alternative in the UK when the priority is a defensible, assessment-fed record over breadth of modules. Acompli's angle is provenance - each Article 30 field links back to the approved assessment behind it, and every legal entity exports a self-contained record the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) can open without a login. Ketch remains the better fit where its broader suite is the requirement.
Acompli overlap
Related Acompli workflows
Ketch vs Acompli
The full Ketch comparison across RoPA, DPIA, risk, vendor and AI governance.
Open moduleData mapping
Build a living view of systems, suppliers, locations, data categories and transfers.
Open moduleAssessments
Run DPIAs, LIAs, TIAs, processor reviews and AI Act assessments with templates, AI support and human approval.
Open moduleEU AI Act governance
Document AI systems, assessments, classification decisions and evidence alongside GDPR records.
Open moduleCompare Ketch and Acompli for UK GDPR.
Bring one RoPA or DPIA workflow and compare the evidence trail, review gates and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) export.
Acompli architecture
One governed foundation. Five connected modules.
Imported systems, suppliers, policies, DPIAs and RoPA spreadsheets become the shared evidence model for assessments, risk, records, third-party oversight and data mapping.
- OnboardingImport DPIAs, RoPA spreadsheets, suppliers, systems, policies and documents.
- AssessmentsRun DPIAs, LIAs, TIAs, processor reviews and AI Act assessments with human approval.
- RiskExtract candidate risks from approved evidence and assign treatment plans.
- RoPAMaintain Article 30 records linked to assessments, systems, suppliers and transfers.
- Third-PartyRecord suppliers once, then reference them across assessments, RoPA, risk and maps.
- Data MappingBuild a living view of systems, suppliers, locations, categories and transfers.
Point tools create records. Acompli connects them.