Best Trust Center Platforms for European Companies (2026)

The trust center market is dominated by US platforms built for US enterprise sales cycles. That works fine if your primary compliance framework is SOC 2, your buyers are in San Francisco, and "EU hosting" is an afterthought you negotiate at the enterprise tier. For European companies operating under NIS2, DORA, and GDPR — where ISO 27001 is the baseline, data sovereignty is a procurement requirement, and "contact sales" signals you're not the target customer — the evaluation looks different.

This comparison evaluates trust center platforms through six criteria that matter specifically to European buyers. Not every platform fails on every criterion — but most were designed for a different market.

How We Evaluated

Six criteria, weighted by importance for European B2B companies:

Critical:

Data sovereignty — Not just "EU hosted," but: Where is the vendor incorporated? Is the infrastructure subject to the US CLOUD Act? Can EU hosting be guaranteed without an enterprise contract?
EU regulatory framework support — Is the platform built around ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, and GDPR? Or is SOC 2 the primary framework with EU frameworks added later?

High:

Pricing transparency — Are plans and pricing published? European mid-market and scale-up buyers consistently cite opaque pricing as a disqualifier.
Standalone availability — Can you use the trust center without buying a full GRC or compliance automation suite?

Medium:

Vendor assurance capabilities — Can the platform handle NIS2-style continuous vendor oversight, or is it limited to sharing your own compliance documentation?
Subprocessor and supply chain transparency — How easily can visitors see your third-party dependencies — without gating basic information behind NDAs?

The Platforms

SafeBase (by Drata)

SafeBase pioneered the trust center category and was acquired by Drata in 2024, making it part of a broader GRC ecosystem.

Strengths: Mature product with deep Salesforce integration, sophisticated access controls, AI-powered questionnaire automation, and analytics tying trust center activity to pipeline. Large customer base and established market presence. Change logs and real-time buyer chat are well-implemented features.

EU considerations: US-headquartered, infrastructure defaults to US hosting. EU hosting is available but typically requires enterprise-tier contracts. As a US-incorporated company, SafeBase remains subject to the CLOUD Act regardless of where data is physically stored. Platform positioning and templates lean SOC 2-first — ISO 27001 and NIS2 are supported but not the default starting point. Pricing is not publicly available — "contact sales" model.

Best for: US-centric enterprises or European companies with significant US operations that need deep CRM integration and don't prioritize standalone trust center functionality.

Vanta Trust Center

Vanta is the market leader in compliance automation. Their trust center is available as a standalone product or as an add-on to the compliance platform.

Strengths: Strong compliance automation foundation means the trust center can display real-time control monitoring status. Good self-service experience for visitors. AI chatbot answers visitor questions from trust center content. Clean interface. Available as standalone, which is unusual for a GRC-bundled trust center.

EU considerations: US-headquartered. Same CLOUD Act exposure as SafeBase. EU hosting available but positioned as an add-on rather than default. SOC 2 is the hero framework — ISO 27001 and EU frameworks are supported but secondary in the product experience. Pricing is not fully transparent — trust center is often bundled with the compliance platform. NIS2 and DORA are not prominently featured in the platform's framework support.

Best for: Companies already using Vanta for compliance automation who want an integrated trust center without adding another vendor. Particularly strong for companies where SOC 2 is the primary framework.

Conveyor

Conveyor focuses specifically on security review automation with a built-in trust center and AI-driven questionnaire responses.

Strengths: Purpose-built for the security review workflow. Strong AI for answering security questionnaires — frequently cited as best-in-class for this specific use case. Good Salesforce integration. Trust center available without a full GRC suite. Usage tracking and visitor analytics are solid.

EU considerations: US-headquartered. CLOUD Act applies. EU hosting availability should be confirmed during evaluation. Like SafeBase and Vanta, the platform defaults to SOC 2 workflows. Limited NIS2/DORA-specific features. Pricing starts at approximately $9k/year — more transparent than SafeBase but still requires sales contact for details.

Best for: Sales and RevOps teams frustrated with slow security reviews who need strong AI questionnaire automation. Less ideal if NIS2/DORA vendor assurance is a primary requirement.

OneTrust

OneTrust is an enterprise-grade privacy, GRC, and security platform that includes a trust center as part of its broader suite.

Strengths: Highly configurable. Deep support for global privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA, LGPD). Strong vendor risk management capabilities. Comprehensive audit logging. Suitable for organizations with complex, multi-jurisdictional requirements. The platform's European presence and GDPR heritage make it more EU-aware than most US competitors.

EU considerations: US-headquartered, but with significant European operations. CLOUD Act exposure remains. The trust center is part of a massive enterprise suite — not available standalone for mid-market buyers. Pricing reflects enterprise positioning — typically not suitable for scale-ups or SMEs. Implementation complexity is frequently cited as a drawback. Overkill for organizations that need a trust center without full GRC.

Best for: Large enterprises in highly regulated industries (finance, healthcare, government) with complex, multi-framework compliance needs and the budget and team to support a comprehensive platform.

ithikios

ithikios is a Spanish company positioning itself as a European alternative in the trust center space, with explicit NIS2, DORA, and ENS (Esquema Nacional de Seguridad) alignment.

Strengths: EU-based and EU-hosted. Explicit focus on European regulatory frameworks. Modular pricing that's accessible to SMEs and mid-market. Positions data sovereignty as a core differentiator. Also offers a whistleblower channel, which broadens the compliance use case.

EU considerations: Genuine EU sovereignty — EU-incorporated, EU-hosted, no CLOUD Act exposure. NIS2 and DORA are first-class frameworks. However, the product is relatively new in the trust center space, with a smaller customer base than US alternatives. Content and positioning lean Spanish market first, broader EU second. Feature depth in trust center-specific functionality (NDA flows, questionnaire automation, analytics) may be less mature than established US platforms.

Best for: European SMEs and mid-market companies prioritizing data sovereignty and EU regulatory alignment, particularly in Southern European markets.

Secrato

Secrato is an EU-based compliance platform that includes a trust center with continuous evidence integration.

Strengths: EU-hosted with GDPR-first positioning. Trust center is connected to the compliance engine, meaning evidence and maturity scores update automatically. Public and gated views. Access logging for audit purposes. Designed for continuous compliance rather than point-in-time documentation.

EU considerations: EU-based infrastructure, no CLOUD Act exposure. NIS2 and DORA-aware. Still building market presence — smaller customer base and less established than US competitors. Feature set is growing but may not yet match the depth of SafeBase or Vanta in areas like AI questionnaire automation or CRM integration.

Best for: European organizations that want a unified compliance-to-trust-center pipeline with EU sovereignty built in from the start.

Orbiq

Orbiq is an EU-headquartered trust center platform built specifically for European B2B companies, with NIS2 and DORA as first-class frameworks.

Strengths: EU-incorporated and EU-hosted by default — no enterprise-tier requirement for EU hosting. Published, transparent pricing with a free tier. NIS2 and DORA compliance features are built into the core product, not retrofitted. Standalone trust center — works alongside any existing ISMS or GRC tool without requiring platform migration. Integrated NDA flow, document watermarking, and layered access profiles (public, restricted, NDA-gated). Vendor assurance capabilities designed for NIS2-style continuous monitoring.

EU considerations: True data sovereignty — EU infrastructure, EU corporate structure, no CLOUD Act exposure. ISO 27001 and EU frameworks are the default, not secondary to SOC 2. Newer platform with a growing customer base — less established than Vanta or SafeBase. AI capabilities are emerging, focused on in-portal search and structured content rather than full questionnaire automation.

Best for: European scale-ups, SMEs, and mid-market companies that need a standalone EU trust center with NIS2/DORA alignment, transparent pricing, and data sovereignty — without buying a full GRC platform.

Comparison Table

Criterion	SafeBase	Vanta	Conveyor	OneTrust	ithikios	Secrato	Orbiq
HQ / Incorporation	US	US	US	US	EU (Spain)	EU	EU (Germany)
EU hosting default	Enterprise only	Add-on	Verify	Enterprise	Yes	Yes	Yes
CLOUD Act exposure	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Primary framework	SOC 2	SOC 2	SOC 2	Multi	EU frameworks	GDPR-first	ISO 27001 / NIS2
NIS2/DORA support	Limited	Limited	Limited	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Published pricing	No	Partial	Partial	No	Yes	Verify	Yes
Standalone trust center	Via Drata	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Partial	Yes
AI questionnaire	Mature	Mature	Mature	Yes	Emerging	Emerging	Emerging
Vendor assurance	Limited	Limited	Limited	Strong	Emerging	Emerging	Yes

How to Choose

If your primary market is the US and SOC 2 is your lead framework, the US platforms (SafeBase, Vanta, Conveyor) are strong choices with mature features and large ecosystems.

If you're a European company selling to European buyers, the evaluation shifts. Data sovereignty moves from "nice to have" to "procurement requirement." NIS2 and DORA support moves from "checkbox" to "core functionality." Published pricing moves from "preference" to "how European mid-market buys software."

If you already have a GRC tool (DataGuard, Vanta, Drata, or an established ISMS) and need the external proof layer without replacing your compliance stack, a standalone trust center makes more sense than a bundled platform.

If you're under NIS2 or DORA and need to demonstrate vendor assurance, incident communication capability, and evidence on demand to authorities, evaluate whether the platform treats these as features or as the core product.

The trust center market is evolving. US platforms are adding EU features. EU platforms are adding depth. The right choice depends on where your buyers are, what regulations you operate under, and whether you need a trust center or a compliance suite that happens to include one.

Sources

Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2 Directive) — Vendor assurance and evidence requirements shaping trust center needs.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (DORA) — ICT third-party risk management requirements.
US CLOUD Act (H.R. 4943) — Legal basis for US government access to data held by US companies abroad.
GDPR Article 28 — Processor obligations and subprocessor transparency requirements.