DPDPA CMS vs TrustArc

Updated 6 October 2026

TrustArc hosts customer data in the US and the EU, lists no India region, and sells on subscription. DPDPA CMS runs on your own servers in India, for a one-time setup fee.

Facts about TrustArc come from its own public website and the sources listed below, checked on 6 October 2026. Products change. If something here is out of date, email hello@dpdpacms.com and we will correct it. TrustArc is a trademark of its owner, and DPDPA CMS is not affiliated with it.

About TrustArc

TrustArc, formerly TRUSTe, is a privacy compliance software company founded in 1997 and based in California. Main Capital Partners agreed to acquire it in October 2025.

Side by side

	DPDPA CMS	TrustArc
Deployment	Self-hosted: runs on your own servers or private cloud	Multi-tenant SaaS on AWS. No on-premises option documented
Where personal data lives	Wherever you run it. Personal data never leaves your environment	TrustArc's cloud in the US (Virginia) and EU (Frankfurt; Dublin for cookie consent). No India region listed
Laws covered	Built specifically for India's DPDPA and the DPDP Rules, 2025	Many jurisdictions worldwide, including a DPDPA solution
Pricing model	One-time setup fee, then support fees. No recurring licence	Editions sold by quote. No public prices
Trying it	3 months free in your own environment	Demo by request
Consent	Purpose-based consent widget, page-level control, re-consent campaigns	Cookie consent (with a DPDP Act template) and consent and preference management
Rights requests	Access, correction and erasure requests with an auditable workflow	Individual rights request workflows
Data inventory	Survey-based data inventory that covers every system, including legacy ones with no connectors; RoPA; sub-processor register	Data mapping and inventory, including cross-border flow maps
Assessments	Privacy impact assessments, controls and gap analysis	PIA/DPIA templates, vendor risk assessments, pre-defined DPDPA controls

Why choose DPDPA CMS over TrustArc

Your data can stay in India. TrustArc lists hosting only in the US and the EU.
Personal data and consent records never leave your environment. No additional third party holds data about people in India, so there is nothing new to add to your sub-processor list, your cross-border assessment or your breach exposure.
It runs under the security you already operate: your identity and access management, your network controls, your logging, your backups, your audits.
The cost does not grow with you. Subscription tools are priced on users, data principals, visitors or consent volumes, so the largest organisations pay the most. DPDPA CMS is a one-time setup fee plus support.
Vendor-risk review is shorter, because the vendor never hosts, sees or processes your data.
It is built around the DPDPA itself, from itemised notices and consent withdrawal to rights requests, nomination and grievance redressal, rather than configured from a global template.
You can run it in your own environment for three months before paying anything.

This holds at any size. The larger the organisation, the more personal data it holds, and the more it gains from keeping that data in-house and from a cost that does not scale with volume.

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What TrustArc offers

Coverage of many privacy laws, with Nymity regulatory research.
Privacy certification and assurance services.
Automated data mapping, DPIA templates and pre-defined DPDPA controls.
SOC 2 Type II certification.

Frequently asked questions

Does TrustArc host data in India?

TrustArc's published sub-processor list shows hosting in the US and the EU. We found no India hosting region.

Can TrustArc be self-hosted?

No on-premises option is documented. TrustArc runs as multi-tenant SaaS on AWS.

Can DPDPA CMS run alongside TrustArc?

Yes. DPDPA CMS is self-contained and runs in your own environment, so you can use it for DPDPA compliance in India while keeping TrustArc for other jurisdictions.