dcomply vs Sprinto
India-founded security compliance platform for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR. We wrote this the way you would want a peer to write it: what they are good at, what they are not, and when we honestly are not the right pick.
Origin: India (Bengaluru)
Pricing: Published USD/INR by module
Scope: Security-framework automation (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA)
The scorecard at a glance
Module scope
89+ Indian modules
Pricing on the site
₹12,999 · ₹29,999 · ₹89,999
Hash-chained evidence
EvidenceChain across every event
vDPO from ₹2,499/mo
4 tiers up to Premium
India data residency
ap-south-1 default
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Side-by-side
Scope, evidence, pricing, residency
| Capability | dcomply | Sprinto |
|---|---|---|
| Origin & headquarters | India-headquartered, India-incorporated | India (Bengaluru) |
| Total modules | 89+ across 12+ Indian regulators | Security-framework automation (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA) |
| Published pricing | ₹12,999 / ₹29,999 / ₹89,999 on pricing page | Published USD/INR by module |
| India data residency | ap-south-1 default, no cross-border by default | Regional option or globally hosted |
| Hash-chained cryptographic evidence | EvidenceChain across every event (/proof) | Conventional audit log |
| DPDP §6 vs §7 lawful basis | Schema-level column with 6 DPDP-native values | Typically GDPR-lawful-basis mapped via config |
| RBI / SEBI / IRDAI / MCA / CERT-In modules | Native | Not covered |
| GST / Labour / POSH / RERA / FSSAI / EHS / healthcare | Native | Not covered |
| vDPO / DPO-as-a-Service | From ₹2,499/mo, 4 tiers up to Premium | Typically not offered |
| Self-serve signup, time-to-live | Instant signup, live in under an hour | Demo-gated or partner-led onboarding |
| Customer proof surfaces | Live public directories (110 verified brands) | Strong SaaS customer list |
Verdict
When each is the right pick
Choose dcomply if
- DPDP is your primary compliance obligation, not SOC 2 or ISO 27001.
- You need coverage of Indian sectoral regulators (RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, GST, Labour, POSH, RERA) that a security-framework tool cannot address.
- You want a vDPO addon from ₹2,499/mo alongside the platform.
- You need DPBI 72-hour and CERT-In 6-hour breach workflows out of the box.
- You want hash-chained EvidenceChain evidence for Sec. 8(9) defensibility, not a control-status dashboard.
- You want an India-native Sec. 6/Sec. 7 lawful basis schema, not GDPR Article 6 mapped via config.
A DPDP platform fits organisations subject to DPDP and adjacent Indian regulators.
Choose Sprinto if
- You are a SaaS company preparing for your first SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 audit.
- Cloud-infrastructure and continuous control monitoring is your primary problem.
- You do not have DPDP-specific regulatory exposure yet.
- You need HIPAA readiness for a US healthcare buyer.
A security-audit tool fits organisations preparing for a security audit.
What we deliberately do not do:
Security-framework focused. DPDP is a recent add-on. RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, GST, Labour, POSH, MCA, FSSAI, RERA, and healthcare regulations are outside scope. No vDPO service. No DPBI-shaped breach workflow. If those are what you need most, take that seriously.
Answers
Questions we hear about this pairing
Yes, dcomply includes SOC 2 Readiness Assessment and ISO 27001:2022 Gap Assessment modules with a multi-framework readiness engine at dcomply.in/tools/readiness-assessment. This is lighter than Sprinto's continuous-monitoring approach. If audit automation is your primary need, Sprinto is the better fit. If DPDP is your primary need, dcomply is.
Yes. Many SaaS companies use Sprinto for SOC 2 continuous monitoring and dcomply for DPDP compliance workflow. The two do not overlap in the primary use case.
Sprinto's core scope is SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and GDPR. DPDP is available but is not the flagship module. RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, GST, Labour, POSH, MCA, and other Indian sectoral regulations are outside scope.
Sprinto monitors control status (encryption enabled, MFA enforced, etc.) for a security-audit report. dcomply writes every regulated event (consent, DSR, breach, DPIA, vendor DPA) to a SHA-256 hash-chained EvidenceChain. Sprinto answers "are controls in place." dcomply answers "can you prove what happened." Different questions, both valid.
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89+ modules · India-native schema · vDPO from ₹2,499/mo · Published INR pricing