Who each option is best for, and where either supplier is deliberately narrower.
Competitor profile
Proliance vs Acompli: product and service comparison
Proliance is profiled first using its public positioning: German-market, service-led data protection, information security and compliance - software (Proliance 360) bundled with certified external-DPO, ISMS and training services. The page then maps product and service coverage against Acompli so buyers can see overlap, gaps and specialist strengths.
Proliance alternativeRoPADPIADSAREvidence
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.
On this page
Key takeaways
- Proliance public market lane: German-market, service-led data protection, information security and compliance - software (Proliance 360) bundled with certified external-DPO, ISMS and training services.
- Proliance best-fit buyer: German small and medium-sized businesses that want to run GDPR, NIS2 and ISO 27001 compliance from one provider, combining software with a certified external DPO, ISMS consulting and employee training.
- Proliance published strengths include A certified external-DPO service (TUV- and DEKRA-certified experts) bundled with the software - Acompli is a software platform, not a DPO-as-a-service provider.
- The capability rows are evidence-framed: "Y" means publicly evidenced in the reviewed source set, and "N" means not clearly evidenced here.
Comparison workflow
From company profile to shortlist decision
01Proliance profileWhat Proliance provides02Official website signalsWhat Proliance emphasises on its own website03Published strengthsProliance products, services and stated strengths04Comparison contextProliance alternatives05At a glanceProliance vs Acompli at a glance06Capability comparisonProliance product and service coverage compared with Acompli07Ireland & UKProliance vs Acompli for RoPA in Ireland and the UK
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01Proliance profile
What Proliance provides
Proliance GmbH, trading as datenschutzexperte.de, is a Munich-based legal-tech company founded in 2017 that positions itself as data protection, information security and compliance from a single source. Its Proliance 360 software (VVT records, DSFA assessments, TOMs, data-subject requests, breach management, training) is paired with certified external-DPO services, an ISO 27001 ISMS track and a whistleblower system, and it reports serving 2,500+ mostly SME customers with TUV- and DEKRA-certified experts.
Pricing signal reviewed on 1 July 2026: Proliance publishes tiered pricing. The Proliance 360 software runs Business at EUR 118/month and Enterprise at EUR 209/month (adding single sign-on, multi-tenancy, training and whistleblower protection). External-DPO service tiers are published from EUR 125/month (Basis) with a EUR 500 audit fee, EUR 275/month (Medium) and EUR 450/month (Premium). Information-security ISMS consulting is published from EUR 1,000/month and ISMS software from EUR 500/month, with the whistleblower system from EUR 60/month and the EU-representative service from EUR 175/month. Buyers should verify current scope, modules, service inclusions and contract terms directly with Proliance.
| Signal | Details |
|---|---|
| Market lane | German-market, service-led data protection, information security and compliance - software (Proliance 360) bundled with certified external-DPO, ISMS and training services. |
| Best-fit buyer | German small and medium-sized businesses that want to run GDPR, NIS2 and ISO 27001 compliance from one provider, combining software with a certified external DPO, ISMS consulting and employee training. |
| Review / pricing signal | Munich (Germany) vendor operating as datenschutzexperte.de. Rated around 4.5/5 on OMR Reviews (about 15 reviews) and 4.5/5 on Capterra/SoftwareAdvice. Public pricing published: Proliance 360 software from EUR 118/month (Business) and EUR 209/month (Enterprise), external-DPO service from EUR 125/month, ISMS consulting from EUR 1,000/month. |
| Deployment / operating model | Cloud SaaS (Proliance 360) with a modular structure - book individual modules for VVT, DSFA, data-subject rights, AV/vendor management and more - delivered alongside German-language external-DPO, ISMS and whistleblower services. |
02Official website signals
What Proliance emphasises on its own website
Proliance positions itself around data protection, information security and AI compliance from one provider. Official source reviewed on 30 June 2026.
- Official positioning combines privacy, ISMS and AI compliance rather than presenting a privacy-only platform.
- The public lane is German and EU compliance support with software and service-led components.
- Proliance is best compared where the buyer wants German-market data protection and information-security support beside AI compliance.
03Published strengths
Proliance products, services and stated strengths
A fair comparison names what the other platform does well. Proliance is an established, service-led German legal-tech provider, and for some buyers it is the better choice.
- A certified external-DPO service (TUV- and DEKRA-certified experts) bundled with the software - Acompli is a software platform, not a DPO-as-a-service provider.
- An ISO 27001 ISMS track (consulting plus software, gap analysis and NIS2 executive training) alongside the privacy software - broader security-compliance scope than Acompli's privacy focus.
- A built-in training module (Proliance Academy) and a full-service whistleblower system, both offered as part of the same programme - Acompli has no training module or whistleblowing system.
- Published entry pricing across software, DPO and ISMS tiers, from EUR 118/month for Proliance 360 Business - Acompli prices on scope and does not list public prices.
04Comparison context
Proliance alternatives
Proliance is publicly positioned in this market lane: German-market, service-led data protection, information security and compliance - software (Proliance 360) bundled with certified external-DPO, ISMS and training services.
This page profiles Proliance's stated product and service coverage, best-fit buyer, review and pricing signals, and published strengths before comparing where Acompli overlaps.
The comparison is evidence-framed: "Y" means publicly evidenced in the reviewed source set, while "N" means not clearly evidenced here rather than proof that a supplier cannot provide it.
05At a glance
Proliance vs Acompli at a glance
Published by Acompli and last reviewed on 30 June 2026. This page profiles Proliance first, then compares public product and service coverage so buyers can decide what fits their own requirement.
| Decision question | Proliance | Acompli |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | German SMEs that want data protection, information security and training from one provider - software plus a certified external DPO and ISMS consulting. | Privacy teams that need a focused operating layer for connected records, evidence packs, human approval and Ireland/UK/EU workflows. |
| Operating model | Proliance 360 software (VVT, DSFA, DSAR, TOMs, breach, training) delivered alongside external-DPO, ISO 27001 ISMS and whistleblower services. | 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 Proliance when a certified external DPO, ISMS consulting, training and a German-language, single-source service model 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. |
06Capability comparison
Proliance product and service coverage compared with Acompli
Y means a meaningful product, module, feature or service was evidenced in public sources reviewed for this comparison.
| Capability | Proliance | Acompli |
|---|---|---|
| DPIA/PIA assessments | Y | Y |
| RoPA / Article 30 | Y | Y |
| DSAR / privacy rights | Y | Y |
| Data mapping | Y | Y |
| Vendor risk | Y | Y |
| Privacy risk | Y | Y |
| AI governance | N | Y |
| Consent management | N | N |
| Cookie/tracker scanning | N | N |
| Breach/incident management | Y | N |
| Retention management | N | 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 |
07Ireland & UK
Proliance vs Acompli for RoPA in Ireland and the UK
Proliance is built for the German market and delivers documentation in German (VVT, DSFA, TOMs) with certified DPO support, while Acompli is built around the Irish DPC and UK ICO, so for an Irish or UK team the deciding question is the depth and export of the Article 30 record. Records of processing are required under GDPR Article 30 - a controller record under Article 30(1) and a processor record under Article 30(2); the Irish DPC and the UK ICO each publish Article 30 documentation guidance.
For both Proliance and Acompli, buyers should ask to see entity-scoped exports, reviewer history, source evidence and how EU GDPR and UK GDPR records are separated in practice.
- EU GDPR Article 30(1) and Article 30(2) controller and processor records.
- UK GDPR Article 30 documentation and ICO guidance fit.
- Irish DPC accountability expectations and exportable evidence for each legal entity.
08Shortlisting notes
When Proliance belongs on the shortlist
Proliance should remain on the shortlist when its published market lane, product strengths and buyer fit match the requirement.
Acompli should be evaluated only where its own workflow coverage matches the requirement; this page is intended to show overlap and gaps, not to force a universal replacement narrative.
- Shortlist Proliance when a certified external DPO, ISMS consulting, training and a German-language, single-source service model match the programme you want to run.
- Shortlist Acompli when the main problem is keeping evidence, assessments, RoPA, suppliers, DSARs and risk decisions connected and defensible after approval.
- Ask each supplier to demonstrate the same workflow using current product screens, exports, review history and implementation assumptions.
Comparison FAQ
Proliance questions answered
What is Proliance?
Proliance is profiled here in this market lane: German-market, service-led data protection, information security and compliance - software (Proliance 360) bundled with certified external-DPO, ISMS and training services. Proliance GmbH, trading as datenschutzexperte.de, is a Munich-based legal-tech company founded in 2017 that positions itself as data protection, information security and compliance from a single source. Its Proliance 360 software (VVT records, DSFA assessments, TOMs, data-subject requests, breach management, training) is paired with certified external-DPO services, an ISO 27001 ISMS track and a whistleblower system, and it reports serving 2,500+ mostly SME customers with TUV- and DEKRA-certified experts.
What does Proliance provide?
Proliance provides the products, services or modules publicly evidenced in the capability table on this page. The table covers RoPA, DPIA/PIA assessments, DSAR/privacy rights, data mapping, vendor risk, privacy risk, AI governance, consent, cookie scanning, breach, retention, policy, training, workflow, audit and export signals.
Who is Proliance best suited for?
Proliance is best suited for german small and medium-sized businesses that want to run GDPR, NIS2 and ISO 27001 compliance from one provider, combining software with a certified external DPO, ISMS consulting and employee training. Buyers should still verify current product scope, service scope, contract terms and implementation requirements directly with Proliance.
What are Proliance's main product or service strengths?
Proliance's published strengths include A certified external-DPO service (TUV- and DEKRA-certified experts) bundled with the software - Acompli is a software platform, not a DPO-as-a-service provider; An ISO 27001 ISMS track (consulting plus software, gap analysis and NIS2 executive training) alongside the privacy software - broader security-compliance scope than Acompli's privacy focus; A built-in training module (Proliance Academy) and a full-service whistleblower system, both offered as part of the same programme - Acompli has no training module or whistleblowing system.
What is Proliance's pricing or review signal?
Proliance's pricing or review signal in this profile is: Pricing signal reviewed on 1 July 2026: Proliance publishes tiered pricing. The Proliance 360 software runs Business at EUR 118/month and Enterprise at EUR 209/month (adding single sign-on, multi-tenancy, training and whistleblower protection). External-DPO service tiers are published from EUR 125/month (Basis) with a EUR 500 audit fee, EUR 275/month (Medium) and EUR 450/month (Premium). Information-security ISMS consulting is published from EUR 1,000/month and ISMS software from EUR 500/month, with the whistleblower system from EUR 60/month and the EU-representative service from EUR 175/month. Buyers should verify current scope, modules, service inclusions and contract terms directly with Proliance. This page was last reviewed on 30 June 2026, and buyers should verify current pricing, ratings, plan limits, implementation fees and service scope directly with Proliance.
Does Proliance support GDPR Article 30 RoPA?
Yes. Proliance is marked as publicly evidenced for RoPA / Article 30 in the reviewed source set. Acompli is marked as publicly evidenced for the same row. Buyers should verify live module scope, service scope and export evidence directly with each supplier before procurement.
Does Proliance support DPIA or privacy assessments?
Yes. Proliance is marked as publicly evidenced for DPIA/PIA assessments in the reviewed source set. Acompli is marked as publicly evidenced for the same row. Buyers should verify live module scope, service scope and export evidence directly with each supplier before procurement.
Does Proliance support DSAR or privacy rights workflows?
Yes. Proliance is marked as publicly evidenced for DSAR / privacy rights in the reviewed source set. Acompli is marked as publicly evidenced for the same row. Buyers should verify live module scope, service scope and export evidence directly with each supplier before procurement.
Does Proliance provide data mapping?
Yes. Proliance is marked as publicly evidenced for Data mapping in the reviewed source set. Acompli is marked as publicly evidenced for the same row. Buyers should verify live module scope, service scope and export evidence directly with each supplier before procurement.
Does Proliance provide vendor risk or third-party privacy risk management?
Yes. Proliance is marked as publicly evidenced for Vendor risk in the reviewed source set. Acompli is marked as publicly evidenced for the same row. Buyers should verify live module scope, service scope and export evidence directly with each supplier before procurement.
Does Proliance provide consent management or cookie scanning?
Not clearly in the reviewed source set. Proliance is marked N for Consent management here, meaning public evidence was not clear in this review, not proof the supplier cannot provide it. Not clearly in the reviewed source set. Proliance is marked N for Cookie/tracker scanning here, meaning public evidence was not clear in this review, not proof the supplier cannot provide it. Acompli is marked as not clearly evidenced for consent management and not clearly evidenced for cookie/tracker scanning, so buyers needing either capability should verify live vendor scope before procurement.
Does Proliance provide AI governance?
Not clearly in the reviewed source set. Proliance is marked N for AI governance here, meaning public evidence was not clear in this review, not proof the supplier cannot provide it. Acompli is marked as publicly evidenced for the same row. Buyers should verify live module scope, service scope and export evidence directly with each supplier before procurement.
How should buyers read the Proliance vs Acompli capability table?
The table records public evidence found for each supplier. "Y" means a meaningful product, module, feature or service was evidenced in reviewed public sources; "N" means it was not clearly evidenced here, not proof that the supplier cannot provide it.
What are Proliance alternatives?
Proliance alternatives depend on the buyer's exact requirement, because Proliance's strongest fit is: Choose Proliance when a certified external DPO, ISMS consulting, training and a German-language, single-source service model match the programme you want to run. The shortlist may include broad privacy platforms, GRC tools, specialist consent or DSAR tools, service providers, and Acompli where the buyer needs overlapping privacy-governance workflows shown in the table.
How does Proliance compare with Acompli?
Proliance should be assessed first on its own published fit: Choose Proliance when a certified external DPO, ISMS consulting, training and a German-language, single-source service model match the programme you want to run. Acompli is included as a factual overlap point where the requirement is: Choose Acompli when the main problem is keeping evidence, assessments, RoPA, suppliers, DSARs and risk decisions connected and defensible after approval. Buyers should ask both suppliers to demonstrate the same workflow with current product screens, exports and implementation assumptions.
When should buyers shortlist Proliance?
Buyers should shortlist Proliance when a certified external DPO, ISMS consulting, training and a German-language, single-source service model match the programme you want to run. They should only compare Acompli for the overlapping requirements shown on this page, and they should keep any specialist supplier that covers a requirement neither platform clearly evidences.
How current is this Proliance profile?
This profile was last reviewed on 30 June 2026. Ratings, pricing, product names, plan limits and service scope can change, so buyers should treat this as a comparison guide and verify current details with Proliance before procurement.
Acompli answers
Acompli as a Proliance alternative
Who are Proliance's competitors?
Proliance (datenschutzexperte.de) competes in the German privacy and compliance market with providers such as DataGuard, ISiCO, secjur, caralegal and other DPO-service and legal-tech vendors, as well as broader platforms like OneTrust. Acompli competes as a focused, privacy-native alternative for Ireland, UK and EU teams that want connected, evidence-traceable RoPA, DPIA, DSAR, risk, vendor and AI-governance records with human approval, rather than a bundled software-plus-service model.
Is Acompli a good Proliance alternative?
Acompli is a strong Proliance alternative when the priority is a defensible, assessment-fed record rather than a bundled software-and-service programme. RoPA, DPIA, DSAR, risk and vendor records are connected, confidence-scored, human-approved and exportable for the DPC or ICO. Proliance remains the better fit if you specifically want a certified external DPO, an ISO 27001 ISMS track or a German-language single-source provider.
Does Acompli replace Proliance?
Acompli can replace the Proliance 360 software layer for the core privacy-operations workflows - RoPA, DPIA, DSAR, privacy risk, vendor records, data mapping and EU AI Act governance - for many teams. It does not replace Proliance's certified external-DPO service, its ISO 27001 ISMS consulting, its training academy or its whistleblower system; teams that rely on those services would keep them alongside Acompli.
How do Proliance and Acompli differ?
Proliance is a German, service-led model: Proliance 360 software (VVT, DSFA, DSAR, TOMs, breach, training) wrapped in certified external-DPO, ISMS and whistleblower services, with published entry pricing. Acompli is narrower and deeper on governed records: assessment-fed Article 30 records, data mapping, AI-Act governance and code-scan evidence, each traceable to its source and human-approved, built around the Irish DPC and UK ICO rather than a bundled service.
Does Proliance publish pricing, and does Acompli?
Proliance publishes tiered pricing: Proliance 360 software at EUR 118/month (Business) and EUR 209/month (Enterprise), external-DPO service from EUR 125/month, ISMS consulting from EUR 1,000/month, plus whistleblower and EU-representative services. Acompli prices on scope (legal entities, jurisdictions, users and integrations) and provides pricing on request rather than a public list price, because the effort scales with the programme rather than the number of logins.
What is the best Proliance alternative for Irish and UK privacy teams?
The best Proliance alternative for Irish and UK privacy teams is one built around GDPR Article 30 coverage, DPC and ICO fit, and a self-contained per-entity export. Acompli is built around exactly those - both Article 30(1) and 30(2) records, EU and UK GDPR distinguished on one register, and an export the DPC or ICO can read without a platform login - the provenance wedge a German service-led suite does not foreground.
Does Proliance have an EU AI Act or AI governance module?
Proliance addresses AI mainly through its Academy training (KI Basis/Advanced courses) and strategic AI-compliance consulting rather than a dedicated in-software AI-system register or EU AI Act classification module, so AI governance sits largely in its services and training layer. Acompli's AI governance module supports EU AI Act risk classification, assessment-driven AI-system records and human approval of each AI-system entry, with the record traceable to its evidence source. If an in-platform, governed AI register is a hard requirement, Acompli is the closer fit; if AI training and advisory support are the priority, Proliance may suit.
Does Proliance offer consent management and cookie scanning?
Proliance 360 focuses on documentation-led privacy operations - VVT records, DSFA, TOMs, data-subject requests, breach management and training - and public listings on Capterra and SoftwareAdvice do not evidence a consent-management platform or cookie/tracker scanner. Acompli is not a consent-management platform either and does not scan cookies or trackers; teams that need a consent and cookie layer would add a dedicated CMP alongside either platform.
Does Proliance provide a DPO service and does Acompli?
Yes - a certified external-DPO service is central to Proliance's model, with TUV- and DEKRA-certified experts and published service tiers (from EUR 125/month) that bundle software access with consulting hours and defined response times. Acompli is a software platform, not a DPO-as-a-service provider; it gives an in-house DPO or privacy team the operating layer to run and defend the programme, so organisations that want an outsourced DPO would retain that service and could still use Acompli as the record system.
Is Proliance suitable for multi-entity corporate groups?
Proliance 360's Enterprise tier adds multi-tenancy (Mandantenfaehigkeit) and single sign-on, so it does serve groups and holdings. Acompli models multi-entity structures with a self-contained per-entity export for each supervisory authority, so each subsidiary can answer its own DPC or ICO. For groups whose deciding factor is a defensible, per-entity Article 30 record traceable back to source evidence, Acompli may be the closer structural fit.
Acompli overlap
Related Acompli workflows
Assessments
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 moduleDSAR management
Manage requests from intake to archive with deadlines, identity checks, redaction and audit history.
Open moduleRisk management
Extract candidate risks from approved evidence, assign treatment plans and report on current exposure.
Open moduleCompare Proliance and Acompli against a real workflow.
Bring one RoPA, DPIA, DSAR, vendor, risk or AI-governance requirement and map which parts are covered by Proliance, which parts Acompli covers, and where another specialist may still be needed.