Osano vs Transcend
Osano
A self-serve privacy platform — CMP with published pricing plus subject-rights and data-mapping modules — aimed at teams without dedicated privacy engineers.
Full directory entry →Transcend
Engineering-oriented privacy infrastructure — consent enforced by regulating network traffic in the browser, plus automated subject-rights fulfillment and data discovery.
Full directory entry →Facts, side by side
| Osano | Transcend | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | enterprise |
| Pricing notes | Free plan: 1 user, 1 domain, 5,000 monthly visitors. Plus: $199/month for 2 users, 3 domains, 30,000 monthly visitors. Above that, custom-quoted plans add compliance scanning, subject rights, and the 'No Fines' guarantee. | Quote-based; no public prices. Streamlined packages for lean teams, custom packages for complex estates. Self-hosting the Sombra gateway adds your own infra cost (Transcend's AWS Terraform estimate is roughly $170–180/month). |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hostable | No — Osano maintains the open-source cookieconsent banner library, but the platform itself is SaaS-only. | Partial — SaaS control plane; the Sombra encryption gateway can run in your own infrastructure so personal data never reaches Transcend unencrypted. |
| Categories | Consent / CMP | Consent / CMP |
| Who it's for | marketing managers, measurement managers | implementation engineers, data engineers |
| Integrations listed | 4 | 5 |
Directory entries last updated: Osano 2026-07-18 · Transcend 2026-07-18.
In brief
Osano — A self-serve privacy platform — CMP with published pricing plus subject-rights and data-mapping modules — aimed at teams without dedicated privacy engineers. Pricing: freemium. Free plan: 1 user, 1 domain, 5,000 monthly visitors. Plus: $199/month for 2 users, 3 domains, 30,000 monthly visitors. Above that, custom-quoted plans add compliance scanning, subject rights, and the 'No Fines' guarantee. Self-hosting: No — Osano maintains the open-source cookieconsent banner library, but the platform itself is SaaS-only.. Listed integrations: google-tag-manager, google-analytics-4, google-ads, adobe-launch.
Transcend — Engineering-oriented privacy infrastructure — consent enforced by regulating network traffic in the browser, plus automated subject-rights fulfillment and data discovery. Pricing: enterprise. Quote-based; no public prices. Streamlined packages for lean teams, custom packages for complex estates. Self-hosting the Sombra gateway adds your own infra cost (Transcend's AWS Terraform estimate is roughly $170–180/month). Self-hosting: Partial — SaaS control plane; the Sombra encryption gateway can run in your own infrastructure so personal data never reaches Transcend unencrypted.. Listed integrations: segment, google-tag-manager, snowflake, amplitude, salesforce.
Which one, when
Derived mechanically from the structured facts above — deltas only, not an editorial verdict. Where the facts tie, read both entries.
- its pricing model is freemium, where Transcend is enterprise
- its entry lists marketing managers and measurement managers in "who it's for"; Transcend's does not
- you need at least partial self-hosting — Osano offers none
- its entry lists implementation engineers and data engineers in "who it's for"; Osano's does not
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