Compare · EU Presence vs everyone else

How EU Presence is different.

Most vendors bolt EU compliance onto a global platform. We built the company around it. One stack for GDPR, DSA, NIS 2, AI Act, GPSR, EOR, payroll, and EU company formation — with published pricing and named legal representatives in every member state that needs one.

27 EU member states, one engagement
5 Regulations covered · GDPR DSA NIS 2 AI Act GPSR
$57 Starting price for a named representative
48h To first representative appointment
Why EU Presence

Built for the EU — not retrofitted.

Global payroll platforms and generalist law firms both treat the EU as one of many markets. We treat it as the market. Four structural differences:

01 · Focus

Purpose-built for EU regulation.

GDPR, DSA, NIS 2, AI Act, and GPSR are our product — not a feature bolted onto a global HRIS. Every engagement is scoped by an EU compliance practitioner, not a generalist sales rep.

Specialist
02 · Scope

One engagement — five regulations.

Representation across GDPR, DSA, NIS 2, AI Act, and GPSR through a single contract. Plus EOR, contractor-of-record, payroll, benefits, and EU company formation when you need them. Not five vendors, five contracts, five SLAs.

One stack
03 · Pricing

Every line has a number.

Published prices on every product. No "contact us." No quote cycles. Bundle discounts are listed. Annual payment savings are listed. The same number that's on your quote is the number on the pricing page.

Transparent
04 · Legal

Named representatives, not a service desk.

GDPR Art. 27, DSA Art. 13, NIS 2 Art. 26, AI Act Art. 22 — every one is a legal appointment, not a shared mailbox. On your privacy page, in your footer, on record with every relevant DPA and supervisory authority.

On record
The full comparison

One stack vs the usual patchwork.

How EU Presence stacks up against the three paths most companies take today.

EU Presence Global EOR platforms Boutique GDPR rep Traditional law firm
GDPR Article 27 representation In-house, named, 27 states Not offered, or partner-referred Yes — single regulation only Engagement-by-engagement
DSA · NIS 2 · AI Act · GPSR reps All four, same contract Not offered GDPR-only specialisation Separate matter for each
Employer of Record across EU-27 All 27 member states Yes — usually via partners Not offered Not offered
EU company formation In-house, any member state Not offered, or referral Not offered Yes — at law-firm rates
Privacy Center / public trust hub Included, hosted, branded Not offered Not offered Not offered
Published prices Every line, on the pricing page "Contact sales" Some, often annual-only Hourly rates on request
Time to first representative appointment 48 hours 1–3 weeks (partner-dependent) Days Weeks — retainer required
Legal counterparty model Owned EU entities, one counterparty Aggregator / in-country partners Direct appointment Direct engagement
Invoice & contract structure One invoice, one MSA One invoice · many sub-contracts Separate per regulation Per-matter billing
EU-native expertise EU is the product 150+ countries — EU is one of many Deep but narrow Deep, jurisdiction-specific
Head-to-head

How we compare to specific vendors.

Side-by-side comparisons against the platforms and services our customers evaluated before moving to EU Presence.

Prighter

Regulatory rep

Vienna-based representative with broad regulatory coverage — GDPR, DSA, NIS 2, AI Act, plus UK and Swiss reps, and a basic Privacy Center. Closest overlap with EU Presence on paper — but GPSR, EOR, payroll, and EU entity formation sit outside the product.

EU Presence vs Prighter

GDPR Local

GDPR + DPO

UK-headquartered Article 27 representative with UK and Swiss rep add-ons and an outsourced DPO service. Solid privacy-focused stack — but DSA, NIS 2, AI Act, GPSR, EOR, payroll, and EU entity formation sit outside the product.

EU Presence vs GDPR Local

EU Verify

GDPR + GPSR

Compact Article 27 and GPSR representative service with transparent pricing — a tidy fit for privacy and product-safety coverage. Narrow-focus boutique: DSA, NIS 2, AI Act, EOR, payroll, and entity work all sit outside the product.

EU Presence vs EU Verify

EDPO

Regulatory + DPO

Long-standing Belgian specialist with broad representative coverage — GDPR, DSA, NIS 2, AI Act — plus an outsourced DPO practice. Well-regarded regulatory boutique; GPSR, EOR, payroll, and EU company formation sit outside the product.

EU Presence vs EDPO

Boutique GDPR reps

Single-regulation

Deep GDPR expertise, typically cheaper per engagement. Fine if all you need is Art. 27 — less fit if you also need DSA, NIS 2, AI Act, EOR, or formation.

EU Presence vs boutique reps

Law firm retainer

Traditional

The gold standard for bespoke counsel and jurisdiction-specific questions. But per-matter billing and partner rates compound quickly if you need ongoing representation.

EU Presence vs law firms

See the comparison on your stack.

30-minute discovery call with an EU compliance specialist. Bring your current vendor stack — we'll map it line-by-line against what EU Presence would cover, and send a written comparison within 24 hours.