Best NIS2 Compliance Software 2026
An honest, vendor-agnostic comparison of the top NIS2 compliance platforms for European SMEs. We compare pricing, features, specialization, and real-world fit — including our own tool, Reglyze.
Full disclosure
Reglyze is our product. We've tried to be fair to competitors, but obviously we're biased. Read critically and try multiple tools before committing.
Compare NIS2 compliance tools at a glance
The platforms below, side by side on the factors that decide fit for a European SME: starting price, where they're built, how specialized they are for NIS2, whether they draft documents with AI, and whether you can start without a sales call.
| Tool | Starting price | HQ | NIS2 focus | AI docs | Onboarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reglyze Our pick | Free (early-adopter EUR 149/year, then EUR 499/year) | EU | NIS2-first, AI-native | Yes | Self-serve |
| Vanta | ~USD 7,500/year | US | SOC 2 first, NIS2 bolted on | No | Limited |
| Drata | ~USD 7,500/year | US | SOC 2 & ISO 27001 automation | No | Sales call |
| Secfix | From EUR 500/month | EU (Germany) | ISO 27001 / NIS2 automation | No | Limited |
| Formalize | Custom quote only | EU (Denmark) | GRC + Whistleblower (rebranded) | No | Sales call |
| ComplyCloud | ~EUR 310/month per 100 FTE | EU (Denmark) | Multi-framework GRC | No | Limited |
| Heimdal | Custom quote | EU (Denmark) | Cybersecurity suite with NIS2 module | No | Sales call |
| Make IT Safe | Demo / quote only (no public pricing) | EU (France) | Sovereign NIS2 / ReCyF compliance | No | Sales call |
| EGERIE | Demo / quote only (no public pricing) | EU (France) | Cyber risk management (EBIOS RM) | No | Sales call |
| Oodrive | Demo / quote only (no public pricing) | EU (France) | Sovereign cloud suite (SecNumCloud) — not a NIS2 GRC tool | No | Sales call |
| OneTrust | Enterprise only (USD 30K+/year) | US | Enterprise GRC | No | Sales call |
“AI docs” means AI-generated, tailored policies — not blank templates. “Onboarding” reflects whether you can self-serve or need a sales call. Read the full pros, cons and verdicts below.
TL;DR — Our picks
NIS2-first, AI-powered, transparent pricing starting free.
Broad GRC coverage if you need DORA + NIS2 + GDPR + ISO in one.
Strong EU alternative to Vanta/Drata, especially in DACH.
Detailed comparison
Ranked by fit for European SMEs needing NIS2 compliance.
Starting price
Free (early-adopter EUR 149/year, then EUR 499/year)
Pros
- Purpose-built for NIS2 (not a bolt-on)
- AI-powered document generation (Claude)
- Transparent pricing, free tier available
- Country-specific transposition data (DE, FR, IT, NL, ES)
- Self-serve — no sales calls
- Built-in incident reporting with 24h/72h deadlines
Cons
- Newer platform (launched 2026)
- Native authority incident reporting for France (ANSSI) and Italy (ACN) today — more EU member states on the roadmap
- Fewer integrations than larger players
Best for: European SMEs who want NIS2 compliance fast, without enterprise sales or EUR 50K consulting bills.
Verdict: If NIS2 is your priority and you want transparent pricing with AI-generated docs, Reglyze is purpose-built for you.
Starting price
~USD 7,500/year
Pros
- Mature platform with 400+ integrations
- Strong automation for SOC 2 / ISO 27001
- Large ecosystem and partner network
- Good for companies already doing SOC 2
Cons
- US-first — NIS2 added as framework, not specialized
- Expensive for SMEs
- Requires sales call for pricing
- Limited country-specific EU transposition data
Best for: US-based or mid-market companies already pursuing SOC 2.
Verdict: Great for multi-framework compliance if budget is not a constraint. Overkill for EU SMEs who only need NIS2.
Starting price
~USD 7,500/year
Pros
- Similar to Vanta — strong multi-framework support
- Clean UX, good automation
- Strong audit-ready approach
Cons
- NIS2 is recent addition, limited depth
- US-centric pricing model
- Opaque pricing — enterprise sales required
Best for: Companies pursuing both SOC 2 and NIS2 with a larger budget.
Verdict: Excellent multi-framework tool, but NIS2 is not its specialty. European SMEs should compare carefully.
Starting price
From EUR 500/month
Pros
- EU-based, good for German market
- Strong ISO 27001 heritage
- Clean UX with automation
- Decent NIS2 content
Cons
- Expensive starting point for micro-SMEs
- NIS2 is one of several frameworks
- Limited AI document generation
Best for: German mid-market companies pursuing ISO 27001 + NIS2 together.
Verdict: Good EU alternative to Vanta/Drata, especially in DACH. Pricier than specialized NIS2 tools.
Starting price
Custom quote only
Pros
- Strong GRC breadth (NIS2, DORA, GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
- EU-native, 12+ languages
- Unlimited users included
- Law firm partnerships (DLA Piper, Fieldfisher)
Cons
- Originally a whistleblower tool — NIS2 is one of many bolted-on frameworks
- No published pricing — must request quote
- No visible AI/LLM capabilities
- No document generation
- Enterprise sales motion
Best for: Mid-market companies who need broad GRC coverage and want a single tool for multiple frameworks.
Verdict: Solid all-in-one GRC. Not specialized for NIS2, and opaque pricing creates friction for SMEs.
Starting price
~EUR 310/month per 100 FTE
Pros
- Transparent per-FTE pricing (published)
- Strong GDPR heritage
- Good Nordic market presence
Cons
- Pricing scales quickly with headcount
- NIS2 is one of many frameworks
- Limited AI capabilities
Best for: Nordic mid-market companies already using them for GDPR.
Verdict: Respectable multi-framework option, but not NIS2-specialized. Pricing can add up fast.
Starting price
Custom quote
Pros
- Strong cybersecurity product suite
- Endpoint protection + compliance in one
- Good for companies already using their security tools
Cons
- Compliance is secondary to their core security products
- Better as a security tool than a dedicated NIS2 platform
- Opaque pricing
Best for: Existing Heimdal security customers looking to add a compliance layer.
Verdict: Better known as a security product. NIS2 module is a convenience add-on, not a primary use case.
Starting price
Demo / quote only (no public pricing)
Pros
- French/sovereign, 100% EU hosting (OVHcloud, 3DS OUTSCALE)
- ReCyF-native — the ANSSI framework built in, with the four maturity levels
- ISO 27001 mapping + a multi-framework comparator
- Trusted by large French organisations (Crédit Agricole, EDF, Thales, CNES)
Cons
- Demo/sales-led — no published pricing, no self-serve sign-up
- Built for mid-market and enterprise, not 50-person SMEs
- AI assistant guides onboarding but does not generate your policies/documents
- Heavier sales motion than a self-serve SME tool
Best for: French mid-market and enterprises wanting a sovereign, ReCyF-aligned NIS2 platform with an established track record.
Verdict: The closest sovereign French peer on NIS2/ReCyF, with strong enterprise references. But it's demo-led and enterprise-oriented — an SME that wants to start today, see the price, and have AI draft the documents will move faster with Reglyze.
Starting price
Demo / quote only (no public pricing)
Pros
- French sovereign editor, a European leader in cyber risk management
- Deep EBIOS Risk Manager / ISO 27005 risk analysis
- Quantifies cyber risk down to financial exposure
- Trusted by large French organisations (e.g. MGEN)
Cons
- Risk-management platform, not a NIS2-compliance-specific tool
- Enterprise / grands-comptes focus — demo-led, no public pricing
- Heavy for an SME that just needs to get NIS2-compliant
- No AI document generation
Best for: Large French/EU organisations running formal EBIOS RM risk analysis.
Verdict: Sovereign and rigorous for enterprise risk management, but it's an EBIOS RM risk tool priced for large accounts — not a self-serve NIS2 path for SMEs.
Starting price
Demo / quote only (no public pricing)
Pros
- French sovereign, SecNumCloud 3.2 qualified end-to-end
- Strong for sensitive-data hosting and secure collaboration
- NIS2/DORA/REC-compliant as infrastructure
Cons
- A sovereign collaboration/storage suite — not a NIS2 compliance-management platform
- Does not auto-scope NIS2 or generate compliance documents
- Enterprise / public-sector focus, demo-led
Best for: Organisations that need SecNumCloud-qualified sovereign hosting and collaboration.
Verdict: Excellent for sovereign hosting, but a different category: it secures your data sovereignly rather than managing your NIS2 compliance programme. Complementary to a tool like Reglyze, not a substitute.
Starting price
Enterprise only (USD 30K+/year)
Pros
- Deep enterprise GRC platform
- Covers NIS2, GDPR, privacy, third-party risk
- Strong for large regulated enterprises
Cons
- Completely unsuitable for SMEs — enterprise pricing
- Complex implementation (months)
- Requires dedicated admin staff
Best for: Large enterprises with dedicated privacy and compliance teams.
Verdict: Enterprise-grade, enterprise-priced. Not an option for SMEs needing NIS2 compliance.
NIS2 gap analysis: where do you stand?
Before you pick a tool, find out whether NIS2 even applies to you and how big the gap is. A NIS2 gap analysis (also called a gap assessment) compares your current security posture against the NIS2 Article 21 minimum measures and tells you exactly what is missing — so you can prioritise the work instead of buying a platform blind.
Most platforms in this comparison include some form of gap assessment, but the depth varies. Multi-framework GRC tools fold NIS2 into a broad controls library; specialist tools map your answers directly to the NIS2 requirements and produce a prioritised remediation plan. Either way, two free steps come first: scoping (am I in scope, and as an essential or important entity?) and a baseline gap assessment (where are my biggest gaps?).
How to choose the right NIS2 tool
- Are you NIS2-only or multi-framework? If NIS2 is your main driver, pick a specialist. If you also need ISO 27001, SOC 2, or DORA, consider broader GRC tools.
- What's your budget? SME-friendly tools (Reglyze) start free. Enterprise tools (Vanta, Drata, OneTrust) start at USD 7,500+/year. NIS2 fines reach EUR 10M or 2% of global turnover, with personal liability for directors — weigh the licence cost against that.
- Do you need AI-generated documents? Most tools provide templates. Only Reglyze generates tailored policies using AI — saving dozens of hours of writing per policy.
- Where are you located? Country-specific transposition matters. Tools with localized content (Reglyze, Secfix for DACH, ComplyCloud for the Nordics) save you research time.
- Can you self-serve or do you need sales? If you want to start today, avoid tools that require a demo. Reglyze and Vanta have self-serve options (though Vanta's is limited).
Country-specific transposition matters — see the national law, authority and deadlines in our country guides: NIS2 in Germany, NIS2 in Italy & NIS2 in the Netherlands. And weigh the licence cost against the downside — NIS2 fines reach EUR 10M or 2% of global turnover.
Frequently asked questions
What are the top NIS2 compliance platforms for EU SMEs?
For European SMEs the strongest NIS2 compliance platforms in 2026 are Reglyze (NIS2-first, AI-native, free tier), Secfix (EU/DACH, ISO 27001 + NIS2) and Formalize (broad multi-framework GRC). In France, sovereign platforms such as Make IT Safe and EGERIE are credible options for mid-market and enterprise buyers, though both are demo-led with quote-only pricing. US-built tools such as Vanta and Drata are powerful but treat NIS2 as one framework among many and start around USD 7,500/year. For an SME that only needs NIS2, a purpose-built EU tool is usually the better fit on both price and relevance.
Which tools help companies become NIS2-compliant fastest?
The fastest path to NIS2 compliance comes from tools that automate the heavy lifting — scoping, gap assessment and document generation. Reglyze takes you from a scoping wizard to a compliance score in days and drafts tailored policies with AI, rather than handing you blank templates. Multi-framework platforms like Vanta and Drata automate evidence collection but assume a longer SOC 2-style audit cycle, so they are slower when NIS2 is the only goal.
Is there free NIS2 compliance software?
Yes. Reglyze offers a free tier covering the scoping wizard, a basic gap assessment and a compliance score — enough to confirm whether NIS2 applies to you and where your biggest gaps are, with no sales call. Most other platforms are paid-only and require a demo before they show pricing.
What is the cheapest NIS2 compliance tool?
Among the tools compared here, Reglyze has the lowest entry point: a free tier, then early-adopter Pro at EUR 149/year for the first 100 customers (EUR 499/year afterwards). EU-based platforms such as Secfix and ComplyCloud start in the hundreds of euros per month; French sovereign tools (Make IT Safe, EGERIE, Oodrive) are demo-led with quote-only pricing; and US-built tools (Vanta, Drata) and enterprise GRC suites (OneTrust) start in the thousands per year.
Which NIS2 software includes gap analysis?
Almost every platform compared here offers some form of gap assessment, but the depth varies. Reglyze maps your answers directly to the NIS2 Article 21 controls and produces a prioritised remediation plan; you can run a free scope check first to see whether you are even in scope. Multi-framework tools fold NIS2 gap analysis into a broader controls library, which is more thorough but heavier for an SME that only needs NIS2.