Osano

Osano is a privacy compliance platform that has made its name by focusing on simplicity, transparency, and accessibility, particularly for small and mid-market organizations that need practical privacy compliance tools without enterprise-level complexity and cost. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Osano was built on the premise that privacy compliance should be straightforward and affordable, and the company has delivered on this vision with a platform that emphasizes ease of use, clear pricing, and a unique vendor privacy monitoring capability that sets it apart from competitors. Osano's core capabilities include consent management, data subject rights management, vendor privacy monitoring, and compliance assessments. The consent management module provides a customizable consent banner and preference center that helps organizations collect and manage user consent in accordance with GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy Directive, and other privacy regulations. The platform automatically detects cookies and trackers on websites, categorizes them, and ensures that only consented technologies are loaded, reducing the compliance risk associated with third-party scripts and advertising technologies. One of Osano's most distinctive features is its vendor privacy monitoring capability, which continuously evaluates the privacy practices of thousands of software vendors and assigns them transparency scores. This allows organizations to assess the privacy risk of their technology stack and make informed decisions about which vendors to use. The platform also provides data subject request management, though these features are less comprehensive than those offered by larger privacy platforms. Osano offers a freemium pricing model, with a free tier that includes basic consent management and a paid tier that adds advanced features, DSAR management, and vendor monitoring. This makes it one of the most accessible privacy compliance platforms on the market for small businesses and startups. The platform deploys in the cloud and is designed to be implemented quickly, often in hours rather than weeks. While Osano excels for SMBs and organizations with straightforward privacy needs, it is less suitable for large enterprises with complex multi-jurisdictional compliance requirements, extensive DSAR volumes, or the need for advanced privacy program management features. The data subject request features and reporting capabilities are more limited compared to dedicated enterprise privacy platforms.