An honest look at where SovEU fits against the status quo — spreadsheets and email, point GRC tools, status-page tools and enterprise GRC. Capabilities vary by plan and change over time, and we don't make claims about how other products perform.
SovEU vs the usual alternatives
Most teams prove trust with one of three things: spreadsheets and email, a point GRC tool (Vanta / OneTrust-style), or a status-page tool (Better Stack-style). SovEU brings the compliance file, the operational evidence and the vendor intelligence into one EU-sovereign platform.
EU-sovereign hosting by defaultVariesOften USVaries
Public subprocessor register—LimitedVaries
AI advises, never decidesn/aVaries—
One account, not three tools———
Word folders vs the SovEU Policy Centre
For most charities the real alternative isn't another product — it's policies scattered across laptops, inboxes and a shared drive. Here's what changes.
CapabilityWord / shared driveSovEU Policy Centre
Which version is currentManualVersioned
Review datesCalendar / memoryTracked, with reminders
AI helpGeneric chatbotCited, advisory, human-reviewed
An honest trade-off vs heavy enterprise GRC
Big enterprise GRC suites go deeper on some controls. SovEU trades that depth for sovereignty, breadth across the trust story and a price small teams can actually carry.
CapabilityEnterprise GRCSovEU
Enterprise GRC depthStrongerLighter
Small-charity friendlinessWeakerStronger
Forms & workflowsVariableCore
EU-sovereignty positioningVariableCore
Low-cost entryOften limited
Public trust / status / monitoringOften separateIntegrated