EthicsPortal vs Whistleblower Software (Formalize)

Side-by-side facts for EthicsPortal and Whistleblower Software (Formalize), sourced from vendor-published materials. Both platforms market themselves for EU Directive 2019/1937 compliance.

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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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Whistleblower Software (Formalize)

Whistleblower Software product from Formalize with public Core and Advanced annual pricing.

Headquarters: Copenhagen, Denmark
Pricing: Core: €99 / €149 / €199 / €249 / €349 per month for 0-49 / 50-149 / 150-249 / 250-499 / 500-999 employees. Advanced: €149 / €219 / €299 / €379 / €529 for the same bands. 1,000+ employees contact sales. Billed annually.
EU data hosting: EU (named data centre)
EU member states referenced: 3 of 27
Certifications: ISO 27001 + 3 more
AI on report content: Processes report content with AI / translation

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Attribute	EthicsPortal	Whistleblower Software (Formalize)
Headquarters	Poland	Copenhagen, Denmark
Founded	2025	2020
Ownership	Private	Private
Employees	2-10	Undisclosed
Customers (vendor claim)	Undisclosed	8,000+ across the Formalize platform (vendor claim)
Pricing	€60/month, or €41.67/month billed annually (€500/year)	Core: €99 / €149 / €199 / €249 / €349 per month for 0-49 / 50-149 / 150-249 / 250-499 / 500-999 employees. Advanced: €149 / €219 / €299 / €379 / €529 for the same bands. 1,000+ employees contact sales. Billed annually.
Pricing model	Flat published rate	Tiered (per employee)
Procurement model	Self-serve sign-up	Self-serve sign-up
Free trial	No	✓ Yes
EU data hosting	EU (named data centre) Hetzner, Nuremberg, Germany	EU (named data centre)
EU member states referenced	All 27	3 of 27
EU reporting languages	8 of 24	Partial
Total reporting languages	9	80
AI on report content	No AI processing of report content	Processes report content with AI / translation
Certifications	ISO 27001 (Hetzner hosting)	ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ISAE 3000 Type 2 ENS audited WCAG 2.1 AA
National laws referenced	Germany (HinSchG) France (Loi Waserman) Italy (D.Lgs. 24/2023) Spain (Ley 2/2023) Poland (Act of 14 June 2024) Bulgaria (Whistleblowing Act, in force 4 May 2023) Greece (Law 4990/2022) Romania (Legea nr. 361/2022) All 27 EU member states — a dedicated /whistleblower-laws/<country>/ page exists per state, citing the official law text	EU Directive 2019/1937 Germany (HinSchG) Spain (Ley whistleblowing)
Anonymous reporting	✓	✓
Case management	✓	✓
Multi-channel intake	✓	✓
Public API	—	—
GDPR (vendor claim)	✓	✓
EU Directive 2019/1937 (vendor claim)	✓	✓
Last verified	14 June 2026	24 May 2026

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