How CompliantHQ compares
An honest read on where we beat the established names — and where they beat us. Pick the right tool for your situation, not the loudest brand.
Most compliance tooling sits in two buckets: enterprise governance suites (Siteimprove, OneTrust) that excel at large-org workflow but require a budget meeting to evaluate, and single-purpose consent banners (Cookiebot, CookieScript) that solve one problem well but leave you to interpret the results. We sit in the gap: scanner + AI advisor that translates findings into specific actions for your stack, billed at a price a small business can sign up for in five minutes.
| What you need | CompliantHQ | Siteimprove / OneTrust | Cookiebot / CookieScript |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookie + tracker scanning | ✓ Real-browser scan, every page, pre-consent | ✓ Plus extensive workflow tooling | ✓ But focused on banner config, not whole-site audit |
| Accessibility (WCAG / EAA) | ✓ axe-core + AI explanation per finding | ✓ Comprehensive, with team workflow | — Not their domain |
| AI advisor that explains findings | ✓ Built on Claude, grounded in your scan + Swedish/EU law | — Mostly static documentation + paid consultants | — Documentation only |
| Pricing transparent on the website | ✓ From 199 SEK/mo, slider you can play with | — Quote-based, sales call required | ✓ Per-monthly-pageviews tier |
| Sign up without a sales call | ✓ Self-serve trial, no card required | — Sales-led | ✓ Self-serve |
| Enterprise-grade workflow (RACI, departments, SLAs) | — Not yet | ✓ Their core strength | — Out of scope |
| Consent-banner platform itself | — We integrate with yours; we don't replace it | ✓ (OneTrust) | ✓ Their core product |
| Swedish-first, IMY/DIGG/PTS-aware | ✓ Built by a Swedish web consultancy | — EU-wide, not Sweden-specific | — Provider-agnostic |
Use CompliantHQ when…
- You're a small or mid-size business that needs actionable compliance findings, not just a dashboard of red flags.
- You want a compliance partner that knows Swedish enforcement (DOS-lagen, EAA, IMY decisions, Swedish consent platforms like CookieScript and Sitevision).
- You need to start using it today without scheduling a sales call.
- You already have a consent banner (or no banner yet) and want help configuring it correctly across your real-world site.
Use the bigger players when…
- You're a large enterprise with dedicated compliance teams who need workflow tooling — assignment, SLAs, approvals — at the level Siteimprove or OneTrust provide.
- You need the consent banner itself as part of the same product (Cookiebot, CookieScript, OneTrust).
- You need formal SOC 2 / ISO 27001 certification of your compliance vendor today (we're not certified yet — see security).
An honest note
We use CookieScript ourselves and recommend it to many of our customers — there's no rivalry on the consent-banner side. Siteimprove and OneTrust are excellent at what they do; the gap we're filling is the layer above the banner: understanding, prioritising, and acting on what the scan finds. If you're already happy with Siteimprove plus an internal compliance team that interprets the findings — keep that. If you're paying for findings you don't have time to interpret, that's where we add value.