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Confidential Reporting System vs Ethicontrol

Side-by-side facts for Confidential Reporting System and Ethicontrol, sourced from vendor-published materials. Both platforms market themselves for EU Directive 2019/1937 compliance.

At a glance

Confidential Reporting System logo

Confidential Reporting System

Bulgarian whistleblowing platform built with Transparency International Bulgaria and Happy Company, with public BGN pricing, live login and registration, and explicit local-law positioning.

Headquarters
Sofia, Bulgaria
Pricing
Public monthly pricing: BGN 295/month for 50-149 employees, BGN 395/month for 150-249, BGN 595/month for 250-499, BGN 995/month for 500+; under 50 employees by quote.
EU data hosting
Not disclosed
EU member states referenced
1 of 27
Certifications
None published
AI on report content
No AI processing of report content
Ethicontrol logo

Ethicontrol

Estonia-headquartered, Ukrainian-founded whistleblowing platform. Published entry price €89/month, with audit log and MFA starting at the Advanced tier (€369/month).

Headquarters
Estonia (Ethicontrol OÜ); offices listed in Tallinn, Berlin, Warsaw, and Kyiv
Pricing
Starter €89/mo · Standard €174/mo · Advanced €369/mo · Pro €919/mo. Annual billing saves 8%. Standard plans cap at <2,000 employees; >2,000 routes to sales. On-premise license: €13,900 one-time (15-year, 36 months updates).
EU data hosting
EU (named data centre)
EU member states referenced
2 of 27
Certifications
ISO 27001 + 1 more
AI on report content
Processes report content with AI / translation

Full facts, side by side

Full facts, side by side: Confidential Reporting System and Ethicontrol
AttributeConfidential Reporting SystemEthicontrol
HeadquartersSofia, BulgariaEstonia (Ethicontrol OÜ); offices listed in Tallinn, Berlin, Warsaw, and Kyiv
Ownership"CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING SYSTEM" Ltd.; public site says the product was created by Transparency International Bulgaria and Happy Company LtdEthicontrol OU (Estonia) and Ethicontrol LLC (United States)
PricingPublic monthly pricing: BGN 295/month for 50-149 employees, BGN 395/month for 150-249, BGN 595/month for 250-499, BGN 995/month for 500+; under 50 employees by quote.Starter €89/mo · Standard €174/mo · Advanced €369/mo · Pro €919/mo. Annual billing saves 8%. Standard plans cap at <2,000 employees; >2,000 routes to sales. On-premise license: €13,900 one-time (15-year, 36 months updates).
Pricing modelTiered (per employee)Tiered (per employee)
Procurement modelEnterprise sales onlySelf-serve sign-up
Free trialNo✓ Yes
EU data hostingNot disclosed
Hosting country not disclosed. Public footer says the platform is hosted according to PCI DSS, ISO 27001:2013, and ISO 9001:2015 standards.
EU (named data centre)
European data center in Frankfurt; vendor also lists data centers in the US, Ukraine, UAE, Brazil, India, and more depending on client needs.
EU member states referenced1 of 272 of 27
EU reporting languages2 of 24Partial
Total reporting languages260
AI on report contentNo AI processing of report contentProcesses report content with AI / translation
CertificationsNone published
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 27701
National laws referenced
  • Bulgaria (Law on the Protection of Persons Reporting or Publicly Disclosing Information on Breaches, in force 4 May 2023)
  • EU Directive 2019/1937
  • EU Directive 2019/1937
  • France (Sapin II)
  • United Kingdom (PIDA)
  • Various international frameworks (ISO 37002, ISO 37001, US DoJ guidelines)
Anonymous reporting
Case management
Multi-channel intake
Public API
GDPR (vendor claim)
EU Directive 2019/1937 (vendor claim)
Last verified

Another option in this directory

Confidential Reporting System and Ethicontrol are two of the platforms indexed here. If your shortlist is still open, one more worth comparing — with a different set of tradeoffs:

EthicsPortal logo

EthicsPortal

Whistleblower reporting portal hosted on Hetzner in Germany. Flat €60/month plan.

Headquarters
Poland
Pricing
€60/month, or €41.67/month billed annually (€500/year)
EU data hosting
EU (named data centre)
EU member states referenced
All 27
Certifications
ISO 27001
AI on report content
No AI processing of report content

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