Data Legal Drive
French RGPD platform now owned by Germany's EQS Group, serving 10,000+ clients across 50 countries
Quick Overview
| Company | Data Legal Drive, part of EQS Group AG (Munich, Germany) |
|---|---|
| Category | Data Privacy Management |
| Headquarters | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Founded | 2018 |
| EU Presence | EU (France; parent EQS Group headquartered in Germany) |
| Open Source | Closed source |
| Compliance | EU-hosted |
| Pricing | Quoted on request |
| Free Option | No free tier stated |
| Replaces | OneTrust, TrustArc |
Detailed Review
Data Legal Drive is a French privacy and anti-corruption compliance platform, founded in 2018 — the year GDPR took effect — and based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, just outside Paris.
In February 2024 its parent, EQS Group, was taken private by the US private-equity firm Thoma Bravo; EQS Group AG itself remains headquartered in Munich, Germany, and continues to operate Data Legal Drive as part of a wider corporate-compliance portfolio. Through the original 2023 acquisition, EQS reported gaining roughly 10,000 clients and 50,000 users across 50 countries.
The platform covers an “intelligent processing register” (its ROPA equivalent), a DPIA/PIA impact-analysis module, data subject request handling, and an incidents-and-breaches module for data breach management, alongside workflow automation, compliance audits and e-learning — the same five pillars as the rest of this category, built and labelled in French first.
A distinguishing feature is Sapin II coverage: French anti-corruption law that many GDPR-only platforms do not address, which makes Data Legal Drive a more natural fit for a French company that needs one platform for both regimes rather than two separate compliance tools.
What Data Legal Drive does well
- Full suite: processing register, DPIA/PIA, DSAR handling and breach management in one product
- Built for French law specifically, including Sapin II anti-corruption compliance alongside GDPR
- Backed by EQS Group, a Munich-headquartered compliance-software group, adding financial stability and a wider client base
- Founded the same year GDPR took effect, with roots specifically in the regulation this category exists to serve
Where Data Legal Drive falls short
- No published pricing — every quote requires a sales conversation
- Interface and documentation are French-first, which may matter for a non-francophone buyer
- Parent company EQS Group was taken private by the US firm Thoma Bravo in 2024, so the product roadmap now answers to a larger, PE-owned portfolio rather than an independent founder
Standout feature. The only tool in this category built around French Sapin II anti-corruption compliance alongside GDPR, for an organisation that needs both in one platform.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Full suite: processing register, DPIA/PIA, DSAR handling and breach management in one product
- Built for French law specifically, including Sapin II anti-corruption compliance alongside GDPR
- Backed by EQS Group, a Munich-headquartered compliance-software group, adding financial stability and a wider client base
- Founded the same year GDPR took effect, with roots specifically in the regulation this category exists to serve
Cons
- No published pricing — every quote requires a sales conversation
- Interface and documentation are French-first, which may matter for a non-francophone buyer
- Parent company EQS Group was taken private by the US firm Thoma Bravo in 2024, so the product roadmap now answers to a larger, PE-owned portfolio rather than an independent founder
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Data Legal Drive?
Data Legal Drive is a french RGPD platform now owned by Germany's EQS Group, serving 10,000+ clients across 50 countries.
Where is Data Legal Drive based?
Data Legal Drive is operated by Data Legal Drive, part of EQS Group AG (Munich, Germany), based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, which places it under EU (France; parent EQS Group headquartered in Germany) law.
What does Data Legal Drive cost?
Quoted on request. No free tier stated.
Who is Data Legal Drive best for?
French and francophone organisations that need RGPD tooling built around French law, including the Sapin II anti-corruption regime, alongside GDPR.
Is Data Legal Drive a good alternative to OneTrust?
Data Legal Drive 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 Data Legal Drive compare to other Data Privacy Management tools?
Data Legal Drive 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.