Supplier Shield vs OneTrust
OneTrust is a serious platform used by thousands of global enterprises. It covers privacy, consent, ethics, GRC, and TPRM; built up over many years through acquisitions and module additions. When you choose Supplier Shield, you are not choosing a narrower tool; you are choosing Acuna GRC: a purpose-built, AI-native platform covering the same domains, but designed from the ground up rather than assembled from patches. Same breadth. Modern architecture. A fraction of the cost.
When you choose Supplier Shield, you get the whole GRC platform.
Supplier Shield is the TPRM module inside Acuna GRC; the AI-native GRC platform built by the same Swiss team, on the same infrastructure. You are not buying a point tool; you are getting an operating system for your entire compliance program.
Third-party risk, vendor inventory, assessments, OSINT monitoring, and audit-ready evidence.
GDPR, nDSG, RoPA, DPIAs, and breach response workflows; all in one place.
ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, SOC 2, FINMA, and 50+ frameworks with multi-control mapping.
Audit universe, planning, fieldwork, findings, and follow-up; no separate tool needed.
Top-down risk register, KRIs, and board-grade reporting across your organisation.
BIA, recovery plans, crisis-management runbooks, and exercises; integrated into your risk picture.
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Three reasons teams choose us.
Purpose-built architecture vs. a decade of patches
OneTrust has grown significantly through acquisitions and module additions. Each layer sits on top of the previous architecture, which is why full deployments take months and why the implementation complexity is proportional to a platform that was assembled rather than designed. Acuna GRC was built from scratch as a unified AI-native system; one data model, one access layer, one interface across every module. No integration tax.
Live in weeks, not quarters
OneTrust implementations vary; lighter starts are possible, but full deployments regularly take months of professional services. Acuna GRC is self-serve, pre-mapped to DORA, NIS2, and nDSG, and most teams are running their first live assessment within two weeks; without a single PS engagement.
Full GRC at a fraction of the cost
OneTrust's enterprise tier is justified if you need consent orchestration, ethics hotlines, and the full suite. Acuna GRC starts from CHF 5,388/year with a modular approach; you add only the modules you need. For European regulated entities, the annual cost difference vs OneTrust is typically €40,000–€90,000; and you are not paying for a monolithic suite with features you will never configure.
Neither tool is right for every situation. Here is when each one makes sense.
OneTrust makes sense for large enterprises that genuinely need centralised consent orchestration, ethics reporting, and privacy management at global scale; and have the IT resources and professional services budget to implement and maintain a platform of that architectural complexity.
When you choose Supplier Shield, you get Acuna GRC: a complete AI-native GRC platform covering TPRM, data protection, compliance, and audit; purpose-built from the ground up for the DORA and NIS2 era. Not a legacy platform retrofitted for European regulation; a modern one built specifically for it, at a price that reflects efficient engineering rather than decades of acquisition debt.
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