Ailance
German pay-per-use privacy platform (by 2B Advice) with published credit-based pricing from €49.90/month
Quick Overview
| Company | 2B Advice GmbH (District Court of Bonn, HRB 12713) |
|---|---|
| Category | Data Privacy Management |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Germany |
| Founded | Not stated by the vendor |
| EU Presence | EU (Germany) |
| Open Source | Closed source |
| Compliance | EU-hosted; GDPR-compliant |
| Pricing | From €49.90/month (Starter) up to €1,490.90/month (Professional); Enterprise/Ultima custom |
| Free Option | No free tier stated |
| Replaces | OneTrust (entry tiers), TrustArc |
Detailed Review
Ailance is the integrated risk-management platform built by 2B Advice GmbH, a German company registered in Bonn (District Court of Bonn, HRB 12713) that serves a reported 4,500-plus clients. Unlike most of this category, Ailance is sold on a pay-per-use credit model rather than a flat per-seat price, and — unusually — the company publishes that pricing in full.
Live modules include Ailance RoPA for the processing register and Ailance DPIA/DSFA for impact assessments, alongside Ailance DSB (outsourced data-protection-officer services), Ailance ITAsMa (IT asset management) and an AI Governance module. Cookie consent (CookieProof) is available through the company's separate 2B Advice PrIME product and is listed as “coming soon” inside Ailance itself.
Six annual-billing tiers scale by monthly credit allowance: Starter is €49.90 a month for 50 credits and one solution, Essential €199.90 for 200 credits and two solutions, Premium €599.90 for 600 credits and three solutions, and Professional €1,490.90 for 1,500 credits and five solutions, with Enterprise and Ultima (15,000 credits and unlimited credits respectively) quoted on request.
Extra credits cost €0.50 to €1.50 each depending on tier. What is not clearly listed as a live, named Ailance module at the time of this review is a standalone DSAR tool or vendor/processor risk management — the strongest parts of the platform are RoPA, DPIA and DPO-as-a-service rather than the full five-pillar suite.
What Ailance does well
- Published, itemised pricing from €49.90/month — rare in this category, and unusual as a credit-based rather than flat-seat model
- Live RoPA and DPIA modules plus outsourced DPO service (DSB) in one platform
- Pay-per-use credits mean a small team is not paying for capacity it does not use
- Reports 4,500+ clients, a substantial customer base for a mid-sized German vendor
Where Ailance falls short
- No clearly named, live DSAR or vendor/processor-risk module at the time of review — weaker suite coverage than DataGuard, PrivacyPerfect or GDPR Register
- Credit-based pricing requires converting expected usage into a tier before you know the real monthly cost
- Cookie consent (CookieProof) is still “coming soon” inside Ailance itself, only available via the separate PrIME product
Standout feature. Published, credit-based pricing from €49.90/month — a transparent, pay-per-use alternative to the flat per-seat or quote-only pricing that dominates the rest of this category.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Itemised prices from EUR 49.90 a month
- Live register and DPIA modules
- Outsourced data protection officer service available
- Pay-per-use credits for small teams
Cons
- No clearly named data subject request or vendor risk module
- Credit pricing needs converting from expected usage
- Cookie consent is still coming soon in the product
- Founding year not stated by the vendor
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ailance?
Ailance is a german pay-per-use privacy platform (by 2B Advice) with published credit-based pricing from €49.90/month.
Where is Ailance based?
Ailance is operated by 2B Advice GmbH (District Court of Bonn, HRB 12713), based in Bonn, Germany, which places it under EU (Germany) law.
What does Ailance cost?
From €49.90/month (Starter) up to €1,490.90/month (Professional); Enterprise/Ultima custom. No free tier stated.
Who is Ailance best for?
Smaller teams that want to pay only for the ROPA and DPIA modules they actually use, via published credit pricing, rather than a flat per-seat licence.
Is Ailance a good alternative to OneTrust?
Ailance is built as a European alternative to OneTrust and other US-based privacy-management platforms. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where it genuinely differs before switching.
How does Ailance compare to other Data Privacy Management tools?
Ailance is one of several European (and Swiss) Data Privacy Management tools covered on this site. See the full Data Privacy Management category page for how it ranks against its closest competitors.