EU AI Act comparison
ConformlyvsOneTrust

A large enterprise governance, risk, privacy and AI-governance suite.

The short answer

OneTrust is a comprehensive enterprise platform spanning privacy, GRC, third-party risk and AI governance. For large organisations standardising many programmes on one vendor, that breadth is valuable — but it comes with enterprise complexity, sales-led onboarding and enterprise pricing. Conformly is deliberately narrow: the EU AI Act, done deeply, live in a day, transparently priced. If you want one giant suite for everything, OneTrust fits; if you want the AI Act handled quickly and affordably, Conformly is the sharper tool.

Feature-by-feature

How the two compare for EU AI Act compliance specifically.

Conformly
Best for the AI Act
OneTrust
Purpose-built for the EU AI Act
The entire product
One module of many
Deterministic AI risk classification (Art. 5 / Annex III / Art. 50)
Rule-based, defensible
Framework-mapping based
Annex IV technical documentation generator
Built in
Not AI-Act-specific
AI literacy training tracking (Art. 4)
Built in
General awareness module
Free risk checker, no sign-up
Two-minute check
Sales-led
Broad security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA)
Not our focus
Broad GRC & privacy
300+ auto-evidence integrations
Webhooks + public API
Extensive
Transparent public pricing
From $390, public
Enterprise quote
Price-lock guarantee
Guaranteed
Standard renewals
Self-hosted in the EU (data residency)
Your infrastructure
Deployment options
Live in a day
Same day
Enterprise onboarding

strong · partial · typically no

Where OneTrust is stronger
  • Very broad coverage: privacy (GDPR), GRC, third-party and AI governance
  • Enterprise-grade for large, multi-programme organisations
  • Deep privacy-management heritage and tooling
  • Extensive integrations and professional-services ecosystem
Where Conformly wins
  • Focused entirely on the EU AI Act, not a module in a mega-suite
  • Deterministic classification you can defend, not a mapping exercise
  • Live the same day — no enterprise onboarding cycle
  • Transparent pricing from $390 with a price-lock guarantee
  • EU self-hosting; your data stays under your control
  • Free risk checker to see your exposure before you commit

Pricing & transparency

OneTrust is an enterprise, quote-based platform. Conformly is built for teams that want to move fast: public pricing from $390, price-locked, with no sales cycle required to get started.

Frequently asked questions

Is Conformly a OneTrust alternative?

For the EU AI Act, yes — a focused, faster and more transparent one. OneTrust is a broad enterprise suite covering privacy and GRC with AI governance as one module; Conformly is built solely for the AI Act.

Is OneTrust overkill for just the AI Act?

It can be. OneTrust's breadth suits large organisations standardising many programmes. If the EU AI Act is your specific need, Conformly delivers it without enterprise complexity or a long onboarding.

How fast can each be deployed?

Conformly is designed to be live the same day, with a free risk checker to start immediately. OneTrust typically involves an enterprise sales and onboarding process.

OneTrust is a powerful choice if you're consolidating privacy, GRC and AI governance into one enterprise platform. If you simply need the EU AI Act handled — quickly, defensibly and affordably — Conformly is the focused alternative. Run the free risk checker to begin.