Secfix vs Vanta
Secfix is a European alternative to Vanta: same security & identity use case, headquartered in Germany and governed by EU GDPR, while Vanta is based in the United States.
By the EU Alternatives team Last updated
Automate ISO 27001, SOC 2, TISAX and NIS2 compliance with 250+ continuous checks connected to the tools you already run.
- Jurisdiction
- EU / EEA
- Primary privacy law
- EU GDPR
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- No
- Open source
- No
- Free tier
- No
Audit evidence collects itself from your cloud, HR and ticketing systems, and the live view of what is failing right now is what keeps teams renewing. No figure appears anywhere on the site; everything begins with a demo and a quote, and no free option exists. Vanta Inc. runs from San Francisco with California law written into its subscription agreement.
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- GDPR by default
- Requires DPA + TIA
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- Yes
Secfix vs Vanta at a glance
| Secfix | Vanta | |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Germany | United States |
| Data jurisdiction | EU / EEA | United States |
| Primary privacy law | EU GDPR | Requires DPA + transfer assessment |
| US CLOUD Act exposure | No | Yes |
| Best for | Teams that need security & identity built for European data-protection requirements | Teams already invested in the Vanta ecosystem |
Choose Secfix if…
- You want a provider governed by a European privacy regime
- GDPR or public-sector data-protection requirements apply to you
- You'd rather back the European tech ecosystem
Stick with Vanta if…
- You depend on integrations only available in the Vanta ecosystem
- Your organisation has no EU data-residency constraints
- Migration costs outweigh the jurisdiction benefits for now
About Secfix
Secfix automates security compliance for European companies, taking them to ISO 27001, SOC 2, TISAX or NIS2 readiness with 250+ automated checks that monitor your stack continuously. Instead of spreadsheet audits and consultant marathons, evidence collection runs in the background against the tools you already use.
The platform connects to AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Microsoft 365, Jira, GitHub, Personio, Intune and Jamf, then maps what it finds onto each framework's requirements and flags the gaps. Framework coverage is unusually broad for a European vendor: ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, TISAX, DORA, NIS2, ISO 9001, ISO 27701, ISO 27018 and ISO 42001 for AI management.
Key benefits:
- 250+ automated checks generated for your specific compliance scope
- Ten frameworks covered including TISAX, DORA and NIS2 that US rivals treat as afterthoughts
- Native integrations with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Microsoft 365, GitHub and Personio
- Continuous monitoring so certification does not decay between audits
- European data storage with the vendor itself ISO 27001 and TISAX certified
Secfix GmbH is headquartered in Munich, Germany, backed by German investors (Alstin Capital, Bayern Kapital, neosfer) with a 12 million dollar Series A raised in 2026 and no US parent. For EU companies facing DORA and NIS2, that means a compliance vendor governed by the same rules it helps you meet.
Ideal for European startups and SMEs pursuing their first ISO 27001 or SOC 2, and for suppliers needing TISAX for automotive clients.
Why choose Secfix over Vanta?
The decisive argument is data jurisdiction. Vanta is headquartered in the United States, which means personal data processed through it can be subject to non-EU legal regimes: the US CLOUD Act, FISA 702, or similar laws depending on the provider. After the 2020 Schrems II ruling, EU organisations must carry out a transfer impact assessment for every such data flow.
Secfix removes that overhead. As a Germany-based provider, it operates under EU GDPR, and data stays inside the EU/EEA by default. For regulated sectors such as health, public administration, and finance, that's not a nice-to-have but a requirement. For everyone else, it's concentration-risk insurance: you avoid depending on a single jurisdiction that can change the rules without warning.