DPDP.ai vs Dastra

DPDP.ai8.9Visit Dastra8.4Visit

Higher score DPDP.ai #6 in Data Privacy Management Software 8.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit DPDP.ai

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Dastra #11 in Data Privacy Management Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Dastra

• DPDP.ai fits best

  Indian organizations wanting broad DPDP coverage

• Dastra fits best

  Teams wanting broad workflows and integrations

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Side by side

Feature	DPDP.ai 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Dastra 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.4
Ranking	#6 in Data Privacy Management Software	#11 in Data Privacy Management Software
Best for	Indian organizations wanting broad DPDP coverage	Teams wanting broad workflows and integrations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan · 14-day trial	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Phone	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS	GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	30+ integrations	19 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DPDP.ai 6/6 · Dastra 5/6
Data inventory	✓	✓
Automated data discovery	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
DSAR management	✓	✓
Retention management	✓	✓
Privacy assessments	✓	✓
Regulatory workflows	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Covers discovery, consent, rights requests, ROPA, assessments, and breaches Supports web, mobile, API, cloud, on-premise, and hybrid deployments Offers privacy notices and consent experiences in 22 Indian languages	Covers ROPA, data mapping, DSARs, assessments, breaches, and risk Includes REST API, webhooks, SSO, MFA, and many integrations A 30-day trial supports evaluation before a paid commitment
Cons	The primary focus is compliance with India’s DPDP Act Free consent and cookie modules operate within published quotas May be more scope than teams needing only a single privacy workflow	Paid pricing requires contacting sales There is no free plan Advanced security and integrations are limited to Enterprise
Our verdict	DPDP.ai is a data privacy management platform focused on India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act. It is designed for businesses, data protection officers, legal teams, and security teams that need to identify personal data, manage… Read the review →	Dastra is a cloud-based privacy and GDPR compliance platform for data protection officers, operational teams, and organizations managing personal-data governance. It brings together records of processing activities, data mapping,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DPDP.ai — where it wins

  • Covers discovery, consent, rights requests, ROPA, assessments, and breaches
  • Supports web, mobile, API, cloud, on-premise, and hybrid deployments
  • Offers privacy notices and consent experiences in 22 Indian languages

  Where it doesn't

  • The primary focus is compliance with India’s DPDP Act
  • Free consent and cookie modules operate within published quotas
  • May be more scope than teams needing only a single privacy workflow

• Dastra — where it wins

  • Covers ROPA, data mapping, DSARs, assessments, breaches, and risk
  • Includes REST API, webhooks, SSO, MFA, and many integrations
  • A 30-day trial supports evaluation before a paid commitment

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid pricing requires contacting sales
  • There is no free plan
  • Advanced security and integrations are limited to Enterprise

• DPDP.ai8.9/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Broad DPDP coverage with discovery, consent, rights, assessments, and breach workflows.

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• Dastra8.4/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad privacy operations platform with strong workflows, integrations, and a quote-based model.

  Visit DastraFull verdict →