Compare
Other ways to do this work, compared fairly.
TrustOS is one way to run DPDP Act work. Spreadsheets, consent tools and in-house builds are others, and each is the right answer for some organisations. These pages say when, and where each one starts to strain.
At a glance
Four ways to run the work, side by side
A short summary of the three comparisons. Each one explains the detail, including when the alternative is enough.
| Part of the work | Spreadsheets and email | Consent only tool | Built in house | TrustOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data inventory | Rows in a sheet, kept current by whoever remembers | The purposes typed into the tool | What your team designs and maintains | Systems, data, purposes and owners on one record, with owner reviews |
| Consent and withdrawal | A column per purpose; other systems updated by hand | Website and app choices; reaching other systems depends on integrations | As far as you build it | Every channel recorded; withdrawal creates work in each system and keeps each confirmation |
| Rights requests and grievances | An inbox and a tracker | Rarely, or a simple form | Your form and your workflow | One queue with owners and due dates, and a Privacy Centre showing status |
| Erasure and retention | Emails to system owners | Outside its scope | As far as you build it | Plans from the inventory, connectors or tasks, and a reason kept for anything retained |
| Breach response | A call, a chat group and a document | Outside its scope | As far as you build it | An incident record with a clock from awareness and drafts for the Board and people affected |
| Evidence | Collected at audit time | Consent records only | Designed by you | Attached as each task closes; evidence packs verifiable by hash |
| Where it runs | Your files | Depends on the vendor | Your infrastructure, your code | Your infrastructure with source code handover in the agreed scope, or hosted by us in India |
How we compare
The rules we hold ourselves to
- We say when the alternative is enough, and mean it. A small clinic may not need TrustOS this year.
- We compare approaches. We do not name other products or quote their prices or features.
- Every claim about TrustOS is something you can see in a demo with your own data.
- Whatever you choose, the duties are the same. The DPDP Act guide is free to read and does not assume you buy anything.
See it with your data
Show us where your personal data lives. We will show you TrustOS running on it.
A 30 minute walkthrough on Google Meet with someone who knows the Act and the product. You leave with a view of your first phase, the owners and the effort.
Or get a rollout proposal in two minutes- Step 1A 30 minute demo on Google MeetWith someone who knows the Act and the product.
- Step 2Your systems and purposesWe walk one product's personal data through TrustOS.
- Step 3A first phase you can planModules, owners and effort, written down for you to keep.