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ISMS.online has the broader catalogue. KaitoSec has the German one: Grundschutz, TISAX, NIS2 under the German implementation law, and DSGVO the way German authorities read it.
ISMS.online is a UK compliance platform. It carries ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 22301, ISO 42001, ISO 27701, NIS2 and DORA, plus the ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 management systems. Pricing is quoted per organisation rather than published.
| Feature | KaitoSec | ISMS.online |
|---|---|---|
| BSI IT-Grundschutz | Yes | No |
| TISAX | Yes | No |
| NIS2 under the German implementation law | Yes | Partial |
| GDPR with German supervisory practice | Yes | Partial |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| SOC 2 | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 22301 | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 42001 | Yes | Yes |
| DORA | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27701 and the ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 systems | No | Yes |
| Four management systems on one data model | Yes | Partial |
| On-premise deployment | Yes | No |
| German-speaking advisory from the same vendor | Yes | No |
| Published list prices | Yes | No |
Last reviewed in August 2026 against ISMS.online's public product information at isms.online. Product scopes change, so ask both vendors about the rows that decide your case.
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ISMS.online carries eleven standards, and neither BSI IT-Grundschutz nor TISAX is among them. For a supplier to the German public sector or to the automotive industry, that is not a gap in breadth but a missing obligation, and it has to be met somewhere outside the platform.
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A GDPR module built for a general European audience and German enforcement practice are not the same thing. KaitoSec is designed against what German supervisory authorities ask for, from the RoPA structure through the TOMs to the deletion concept, and NIS2 follows the German implementation law rather than the directive alone.
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ISMS.online guides implementation with its Assured Results Method and a virtual coach. KaitoSec offers German-speaking advisers who have been through Grundschutz audits and ISO 27001 certifications with DACH organisations, booked as a named mandate rather than bundled into the subscription.
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ISMS.online supports many frameworks side by side. KaitoSec runs BCMS, ISMS, DSMS and AIMS as one system on one data model: a control implemented once feeds every active framework, the same asset register feeds the BIA and the RoPA, and one management review covers all four.
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ISO 27701 for privacy certification and the ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 management systems sit in ISMS.online and not in KaitoSec. An organisation that wants quality, environment and occupational safety in the same tool as information security is better served there.
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The Assured Results Method gives a team without its own methodology a defined path from first scoping to certification, with templates and a virtual coach along the way. Where nobody in-house has run a certification before, that structure has real value.
No, and TISAX is missing too. The catalogue covers ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 22301, ISO 42001, ISO 27701, NIS2, DORA and the ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 systems. An organisation under Grundschutz obligations or in an automotive supply chain has to cover those two somewhere else. KaitoSec carries both natively.
The module is designed for a general European audience. German enforcement has its own expectations, from the DSK and the state authorities, on the structure of the RoPA, the documentation of TOMs and the deletion concept. Ask for a walkthrough against a German authority's questionnaire rather than against the regulation text, and judge from that.
Not in breadth, and that is the wrong question. ISMS.online carries more standards, including ISO 27701 and the ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 systems. KaitoSec carries the twelve frameworks that are actually asked for in the German regulatory environment, Grundschutz and TISAX included, on one data model. Compare against your own obligations rather than against catalogue length.
ISMS.online quotes per organisation and does not publish list prices; KaitoSec publishes list prices per user below the Enterprise plan and quotes advisory separately. For a comparable picture, put the same scope in front of both: frameworks in use, users, integrations, advisory days and the internal hours for ongoing operation.
A matrix shows what a product covers. Your audit asks about your frameworks, your deployment constraints and your team size. Bring those and we go through the rows that decide your case.
