Diligio vs TrustCloud
The freemium control-graph platform, compared with a flat-priced product that runs compliance and questionnaires on one knowledge base.
TrustCloud stands out for a genuinely useful free tier and a programmatic, control-graph approach to compliance, with questionnaire automation available as a separate paid product. Diligio Compliance covers the same ground with a different shape: one flat published price that includes 18 cross-mapped frameworks, an AI agent that proposes evidence and statuses for a human to certify, and one knowledge base shared with your questionnaire answering. If you are under roughly 20 people and want to start at $0, TrustCloud is hard to argue with, and we say so below.
At a glance
Competitor details are publicly reported as of June 2026. Neither vendor publishes an official rate card, so pricing is hedged and dated.
Where TrustCloud is strong
- A free tier that is actually useful: small teams can run real compliance work at no cost, which is rare in this category.
- A programmatic control-graph model that maps shared controls cleanly across frameworks.
- Broad framework coverage, with 30 or more frameworks reported.
- A dedicated questionnaire-automation product for teams that want to buy that capability separately.
Where Diligio Compliance is different
One product, one price, both jobs
TrustCloud splits the work into products: compliance automation on one side and questionnaire answering as a separate purchase reported from around $10,000 per year. Diligio runs both jobs on one knowledge base: Diligio Compliance is $1,999 flat, and if you also want automated questionnaire answering, Diligio Respond runs on the same knowledge base, so the truth is maintained once.
An agent you control, with a human-certify gate
Diligio Compliance opens the evidence work to your own AI agent over MCP or REST: it proposes evidence and control statuses, and a human certifies before anything is attested, with an instant kill switch and a full audit trail. TrustCloud automates evidence through its own tests and APIs.
Flat price versus freemium ladder
TrustCloud starts free for small teams, then moves to paid tiers reported from around $400 per month, with the questionnaire product on top. Diligio Compliance is one flat $1,999 per company per year for all 18 frameworks, with a $499 first year for startups. Which is cheaper depends on your size and what you actually switch on; we publish our number so you can do that math.
Where TrustCloud is still ahead, honestly
If you are a very small team that wants to start at $0, TrustCloud's free tier is the honest recommendation, and its reported framework count is higher than ours. Diligio Compliance is the better fit when you want an agent you control, EU residency, and compliance plus questionnaires on one knowledge base at a known price.
Who should choose which
Choose TrustCloud if
you are a small team that wants to start compliance work at no cost, or you specifically want a control-graph platform and are happy buying questionnaire automation separately.
Choose Diligio Compliance if
you want a flat, published price that includes 18 cross-mapped frameworks, an agent with a human-certify gate, EU residency, and one knowledge base across compliance and questionnaires.
Frequently asked questions
Is Diligio Compliance a good TrustCloud alternative?
For teams that want an AI agent they control, a human-certify gate, EU data residency, and compliance plus questionnaire answering on one knowledge base at a flat $1,999 per year, yes. TrustCloud remains the stronger pick for very small teams that want a genuinely free starting point.
How much does TrustCloud cost?
TrustCloud offers a free tier for small teams. Paid compliance plans were reported from around $400 per month as of 2026, and its questionnaire-automation product was reported from around $10,000 per year. Diligio Compliance is a flat $1,999 per company per year.
Does Diligio Compliance have a free tier like TrustCloud?
No. Diligio Compliance has a free trial and a $499 first year for early-stage startups, then a flat $1,999 per year. TrustCloud is the honest choice if a permanent free tier is the requirement.
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