Kertos vs LowerPlane
Choosing between Kertos and LowerPlane? This comparison breaks down their key differences across compliance frameworks, regional coverage, industry expertise, and the problems they solve. Use this analysis to find the best fit for your organization.

Kertos
Kertos is the modern backbone of every company’s privacy and compliance operations. Providing support in Data & Process Discovery, Data Subject Requests (e.g. customer data deletion), Access Management, Compliance Documentation and various Certification Frameworks such as ISO27001, SOC2, TISAX® and similar. Our no-code SaaS solution connects to the entire IT infrastructure, identifies compliance relevant assets and processes, related data and automates compliance workflows to get an organization certification ready within weeks.
View full profileLowerPlane
LowerPlane is a compliance automation platform that helps growing companies achieve SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA faster — with continuous monitoring, policy automation, and custom review workflows.
View full profile| Feature | Kertos | LowerPlane |
|---|---|---|
| Service Type | Compliance platform | Compliance platform |
| Frameworks | ISO 27001 SOC 2 Type 2 GDPR NIS2 DORA ISO 42001 ISO 27701 TISAX | ISO 27001 SOC 2 Type 2 GDPR Multi-framework HIPAA PCI DSS |
| Regions | Europe Global Germany | Asia Europe Middle East United States Global |
| Industries | For all industries | For all industries Technology |
| Problems Solved | Compliance Risk Management Audit Preparation Policy Creation Continuous Monitoring Security Awareness Certification Assistance Incident Response Vendor Management Data Protection Automation | Compliance Risk Management Audit Preparation Policy Creation Continuous Monitoring Vendor Management Data Protection |
| Client Sizes | All | Small (1-50) Medium (51-250) |
| Languages | English German | English |
Kertos Strengths
- Supports more frameworks (8 vs 6)
- Solves more problems (11)
- More language support (2 languages)
- Unique frameworks: NIS2, DORA, ISO 42001
LowerPlane Strengths
- Broader regional coverage (5 regions)
- Unique frameworks: Multi-framework, HIPAA, PCI DSS
