Prighter vs Osano

Why Switch from Osano to Prighter?

Osano is a US-based data privacy platform that has gained traction primarily through its cookie consent management and vendor privacy monitoring features. It serves companies navigating the fragmented US privacy landscape (CCPA, state privacy laws) alongside GDPR. However, Osano’s approach to GDPR compliance is necessarily surface-level — it covers consent management and vendor monitoring but lacks the deep EU regulatory expertise that organizations with serious GDPR obligations require.

Prighter, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, was founded by EU privacy law experts specifically to help companies navigate GDPR compliance. The company’s flagship offering — EU Representative services under Article 27 GDPR — addresses a critical regulatory requirement that most US-based compliance platforms do not cover at all. If your company is established outside the EU but processes data of EU residents, Article 27 likely requires you to appoint a representative in the Union. Failure to do so is a GDPR violation in itself, independent of any other compliance shortcoming.

Beyond GDPR representation, Prighter covers representation under further regimes (UK GDPR, Swiss FADP, Türkiye KVKK, EU AI Act, Data Act, DSA) and sells subscriptions for breach handling, data-subject requests and NIS compliance. It is not a cookie-consent or privacy-policy tool: if you use Osano mainly for consent banners, you will need a separate consent manager alongside Prighter. What Prighter brings is deep EU regulatory knowledge from an Austrian team that treats European data protection law as its home legal framework, not a foreign regulatory burden.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Prighter	Osano
EU Representative (Art. 27)	✅ Core service	❌ Not offered
Cookie consent management	❌ Not in product range	✅ Multi-jurisdiction
Privacy policy generation	❌ Not in product range	✅ Multi-jurisdiction
Breach notification	✅ Prighter Breach subscription	⚠️ General guidance
Other representation services	✅ UK GDPR, Swiss FADP, Türkiye KVKK, EU AI Act, Data Act, DSA	❌ Not offered
Company jurisdiction	✅ Austria 🇪🇺	⚠️ United States 🇺🇸
EU regulatory expertise	✅ Deep, local expertise	⚠️ US perspective on EU law
Pricing transparency	✅ Published: GDPR Rep from €39/month	⚠️ Tiered, sales-gated enterprise
CCPA / US state law coverage	⚠️ Limited	✅ Strong US coverage

Key Advantages

Article 27 EU Representative expertise. Prighter’s EU Representative service is not a checkbox feature — it is a core competency. The company maintains established relationships with EU supervisory authorities, understands the procedural requirements of acting as a point of contact between data subjects, regulators, and non-EU companies, and provides the operational infrastructure needed to fulfill this role effectively. This is a specialized regulatory service that generic compliance platforms do not offer.

Austrian headquarters means genuine EU expertise. Prighter’s team operates from Vienna, within the EU legal framework. Their understanding of GDPR is native, not translated from a US privacy perspective. This shows in the platform’s design: features align with actual regulatory requirements and enforcement patterns rather than a simplified interpretation of EU law adapted for a global audience.

Transparent, accessible pricing. Prighter publishes its prices (as of October 2026): EU GDPR representation runs from €39/month on monthly billing (€35/month billed annually) up to €440/month for larger companies, and combining several representative services saves 10% per additional product, up to 40%. That makes Article 27 compliance accessible to SMEs and growing companies, in contrast to Osano’s sales-gated enterprise pricing.

Supervisory authority notification support. When a data breach occurs, GDPR requires notification to the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours. Prighter provides templates and guidance specific to each EU member state’s supervisory authority requirements, drawing on their experience as EU Representatives who regularly interact with these authorities.

Who Should Switch?

Prighter is ideal for:

• Non-EU companies that need an EU Representative under Article 27 GDPR
• Businesses primarily concerned with GDPR rather than US or global privacy frameworks
• SMEs and mid-market companies that need affordable, professional GDPR compliance tooling
• Organizations seeking EU-based expertise rather than a US platform’s interpretation of European privacy law
• Privacy advocates who want their compliance managed by a European company under EU jurisdiction

The Bottom Line

Prighter and Osano serve overlapping but distinct markets. Osano is a strong choice for US companies navigating the patchwork of American state privacy laws alongside basic GDPR consent management. Prighter is the clear winner for organizations whose primary compliance focus is GDPR — offering specialized EU Representative services that Osano does not provide, deeper EU regulatory expertise rooted in Austrian legal practice, and transparent, published pricing. For any non-EU company that needs an Article 27 EU Representative, Prighter is the definitive choice — and for any organization that wants GDPR compliance managed by a European company that lives and breathes EU data protection law, Prighter delivers expertise that US-based platforms cannot match.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an EU Representative under Article 27 GDPR?

Article 27 of the GDPR requires companies that are not established in the EU but offer goods or services to EU residents, or monitor the behavior of EU residents, to designate a representative in the EU. This EU Representative serves as a point of contact for data subjects and supervisory authorities. Failing to appoint an EU Representative when required is a GDPR violation that can result in fines. Prighter provides this EU Representative service, acting as your official contact point within the EU for GDPR purposes.

How is Prighter different from Osano?

Osano is a US-based data privacy platform focused on consent management, vendor privacy monitoring, and cookie compliance — primarily serving companies navigating US and global privacy laws. Prighter is an Austrian company specializing in GDPR compliance with a particular strength in EU Representative services under Article 27. While both offer compliance tools, Prighter's deep EU regulatory expertise, Austrian headquarters, and specialized representation services make it the stronger choice for companies whose primary compliance focus is GDPR.

Do I need an EU Representative?

You likely need an EU Representative if your company is established outside the EU/EEA and you: offer goods or services to individuals in the EU (even if free), monitor the behavior of individuals in the EU (e.g., through website analytics, tracking, or profiling), or process personal data of EU residents on a non-occasional basis.

What else does Prighter offer beyond EU Representation?

Beyond EU GDPR representation, Prighter's published product range covers representative services for UK GDPR, the Swiss FADP, Türkiye's KVKK, the EU AI Act, the Data Act and the DSA, plus subscriptions for breach handling (Prighter Breach), data-subject-request handling and archival (DSR, covering CCPA, UK GDPR and EU GDPR) and NIS compliance. It does not list cookie-consent management, privacy-policy generation, ROPA or DPIA tools — for those you would combine Prighter with a dedicated consent or privacy-management tool.