Sword GRC vs OneTrust
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to OneTrust? Here's how Sword GRC compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: Sword GRC. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
Enterprise GRC and cybersecurity software for data-driven risk management
Privacy, governance, and compliance management platform.
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇺🇸 US · 2016
EU data residency
not established
Available on some plansEU data residency is available on request for certain modules.
DSGVO / GDPR
No
Yes
Certifications
No
ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Price from
No
No
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
No
No
Ratings
No
No
Integrations
No
No
Where each one wins
Sword GRC
Limitations
- −Review research provided does not cover Sword GRC user sentiment
OneTrust
Strengths
- +Comprehensive feature set for global compliance
- +Strong audit and reporting capabilities
- +Scalable for enterprise needs
Limitations
- −Complex setup and configuration
- −High cost for full suite
- −Steep learning curve for new users
Data residency & compliance
Sword GRC
OneTrust
EU data residency
not established
Available on some plansEU data residency is available on request for certain modules.
Transfer mechanism
not established
not established
Certifications
No
ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Features
Sword GRC
- Risk Management
- Project risk management, Risk assessment workflows, Risk registers and tracking
- Compliance
- Regulatory compliance tracking, Policy management, Audit trails
- Audit
- Audit planning and scheduling, Findings management, Remediation tracking
- Incident Management
- Incident logging, Investigation workflows, Corrective actions
- Policy Management
- Policy creation and versioning, Approval workflows, Distribution and acknowledgment
OneTrust
- Privacy Management
- Automated data subject request workflows, Consent and preference management, Cookie and tracking compliance, Privacy impact assessments
- Governance & Compliance
- Regulatory change tracking, Policy and control management, Third-party risk assessments, Audit and reporting tools
- Data Discovery & Mapping
- Automated data scanning, Data flow mapping, Data inventory management, Sensitive data classification