Comparison · Updated April 2026
GeraCompliance vs OneTrust — honest comparison (2026)
OneTrust is the 800-pound gorilla of privacy and compliance software, used by thousands of global enterprises and widely considered the category-defining CMP and privacy platform. GeraCompliance is a newer privacy + EU AI Act platform aimed at SMBs and mid-market teams that want transparent pricing, self-serve onboarding, and AI-Act-first tooling. If you're evaluating privacy tooling this page lays out the real trade-offs.
TL;DR
- Pick OneTrust if you're an enterprise with complex privacy, GRC, ESG, and vendor-risk needs, and you have a procurement process that can absorb a six-figure contract.
- Pick GeraCompliance if you're an SMB or mid-market team that needs GDPR + EU AI Act coverage, transparent pricing, and self-serve onboarding.
- Enterprises already on OneTrust sometimes add GeraCompliance specifically for the AI Act risk module.
Feature comparison
| Feature | GeraCompliance | OneTrust |
|---|---|---|
| Cookie consent / banner | Yes: Yes — IAB TCF 2.2 certified | Yes: Market-leading CMP, IAB TCF certified |
| DSAR / Data Subject Rights automation | Yes: Yes | Yes: Yes — core module |
| Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) | Yes: Yes — templated + AI-assisted | Yes: Yes — core module |
| EU AI Act risk classification + conformity assessment | Yes: Yes — built for the AI Act from day one | Yes: AI governance module available (mature roadmap) |
| Third-party / vendor risk management | Yes: Yes | Yes: Yes — extensive TPRM module |
| ESG / Ethics & Compliance modules | Partial: Limited — partner integrations | Yes: Full ESG + Ethics suite |
| GRC / IT risk management | Partial: Scoped to privacy + AI Act | Yes: Broad GRC platform |
| Pricing transparency | Yes: Public pricing published | No: Sales-led, not publicly listed |
| Self-serve onboarding without a sales call | Yes: Yes | No: Enterprise sales process required |
| SMB / startup-friendly tier | Yes: Free tier + £99/month Starter | Partial: OneTrust Free CMP exists; broader suite enterprise-priced |
Per each vendor's product pages as of April 2026. OneTrust pricing is not publicly listed.
Pricing compared
OneTrust does not publish standard pricing — it's an enterprise sales process, with contracts scoped by module, user count, and data volume. Industry reports commonly cite starting points around US$20,000+ per year for a base CMP deployment and US$100,000+ per year for a multi-module privacy and AI-governance suite, with negotiated pricing for large enterprises. GeraCompliance publishes tiered pricing: free CMP for up to 10,000 monthly visitors, Starter at £99/month for up to 100,000 visitors, Business at £299/month for SMBs needing DSAR + RoPA + AI-Act risk, and Enterprise quotes for complex deployments. None of this is a promise about OneTrust's pricing in your specific deal — always benchmark with a live OneTrust quote.
When to pick GeraCompliance
- You're an SMB or mid-market team that wants GDPR + EU AI Act coverage.
- You want transparent pricing without a procurement cycle.
- You need to prove AI Act risk classification quickly.
- You want self-serve onboarding and in-app documentation.
When to pick OneTrust
- You're an enterprise with complex privacy + GRC + ESG + vendor-risk needs.
- You need a single platform covering dozens of modules with long-term professional services.
- Your procurement process requires a “market leader” vendor.
- You need the deepest integrations into enterprise SaaS stacks (ServiceNow, SAP, etc.).
Switching costs and migration path
The real switching cost from OneTrust is the scripted CMP installed across your web estate and the configuration baked into your DSAR workflows. To migrate: (1) export your consent categories and banner configuration from OneTrust (JSON export is available in their admin), (2) import into GeraCompliance, which accepts the IAB TCF 2.2 vendor list format natively, (3) swap the CMP script tag in your tag manager — both platforms are a single script install, (4) re-test consent flows end to end. For DSAR, export open and closed cases from OneTrust, import into GeraCompliance, and migrate identity-verification rules. RoPA records import via CSV. Budget a 4–8 week migration for a mid-market company and 3–6 months for a complex enterprise. We usually recommend running CMPs in parallel on staging for 2 weeks before flipping production to catch edge cases.
Fair caveats
OneTrust's depth across privacy, GRC, ESG, and third-party risk is genuinely enterprise-grade. Replacing a multi-module OneTrust deployment with a younger vendor is a real project, and a CISO who values a single-throat-to-choke relationship with a Gartner-anointed market leader has reasonable grounds to stay on OneTrust. GeraCompliance's edge is transparent pricing, self-serve onboarding, and an AI-Act-first product built specifically for the 2025–2027 regulation wave.
Try GeraCompliance free
Free CMP for up to 10,000 visitors; transparent pricing above that.