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Sydekick is a commercial governance risk and compliance platforms tool by Sydekick. Kertos is a commercial governance risk and compliance platforms tool by Kertos. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best governance risk and compliance platforms fit for your security stack.
CST VerdictBased on our analysis of NIST CSF 2.0 coverage, core features, company size fit, deployment model, here is our conclusion:
SMBs and startups with no security baseline should pick Sydekick for its ability to move from assessment to a 30-day privacy operationalization in parallel, rather than waiting six months for a compliance roadmap. The tool covers the governance functions that matter first,organizational context, risk strategy, and policy,which shows up in strong NIST GV coverage that smaller teams actually need before they worry about detection. Skip this if you're looking for technical controls or incident response capability; Sydekick is governance and readiness, not the tool that finds the breach.
Mid-market and enterprise teams drowning in compliance documentation will find Kertos valuable for its automated DSAR handling and certified ISMS generation across GDPR, ISO 27001, and TISAX in a single platform. The vendor's focus on governance functions (NIST GV coverage) plus asset and risk management means you get real compliance velocity without hiring additional compliance staff. Skip this if you need detection and response capabilities; Kertos is governance-first and doesn't pretend to be a security operations tool.
Cyber resilience & governance SaaS platform for SMEs.
Compliance automation platform for GDPR, ISO 27001, TISAX, SOC2, and AI governance
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Sydekick: Cyber resilience & governance SaaS platform for SMEs. built by Sydekick. headquartered in New Zealand. Core capabilities include Cyber resilience assessments with security gap identification, Prioritized action plan based on assessment results, Governance framework for security and privacy strategy..
Kertos: Compliance automation platform for GDPR, ISO 27001, TISAX, SOC2, and AI governance. built by Kertos. headquartered in Germany. Core capabilities include Privacy Management System for GDPR processes, Shadow IT Discovery for real-time data source identification, Automated DSAR processing and deletion requests..
Both serve the Governance Risk and Compliance Platforms market but differ in approach, feature depth, and target audience.
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