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Osano

Score8.5 out of 10

6 Reviews and Ratings

What is Osano?

As privacy regulations evolve, organizations are grappling with an increasingly complex web of state and global privacy laws. This isn't just a challenge for compliance teams; it’s a company-wide issue, with regulators imposing over $1 billion in fines in 2024 alone, not to mention customers becoming increasingly litigious over biometric data, cookies and tracking technologies. Osano simplifies privacy compliance for organizations worldwide, empowering privacy professionals to turn a regulatory nightmare into a competitive advantage. By addressing visible privacy risks and fostering trust among customers, employees, and regulators, Osano helps to ensure privacy programs becomes a driver of growth, not a roadblock.


These comprehensive solutions are designed to do the “annoying privacy stuff," from cookie compliance and mobile app management to automated subject rights fulfillment, Osano minimizes privacy risks while reducing manual work and operational disruptions. The platform ties it all together, providing centralized, auditable records that demonstrate compliance and protect organizations against enforcement actions. Osano goes beyond technology with customer support and a “No Fines, No Penalty” guarantee, ensuring a partnership for navigating the complexities of privacy compliance.


Osano states they are a Certified Benefit Corporation, and that their customers range from Fortune 100 companies to one-person e-commerce brands. The platform boasts over 22 billion privacy rights exercised through the platform.


Media

Screenshot of the Osano Home Page.
Screenshot of the Cookie Consent Banner Customization and Localization Preview.
Screenshot of the Subject Rights Request Verification Workflow.
Screenshot of the Vendor Privacy Risk Score.
Screenshot of the interactive data map.
Screenshot of the interface to reach out to privacy experts.
Screenshot of an example of Osano's subject rights reporting.
Screenshot of Subject Rights Requests
Screenshot of Subject Rights Requests

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Screenshot of the Osano Home Page.

Easy to obtain compliance across the globe with minimal effort

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Osano to provide the ultimate privacy control to our clients making it easy for them to review and adjust their settings around the globe in the language that matches their devices configuration while keepings things legal and compliant in the ever changing landscape.

Osano makes this a breeze reducing our legal teams needs to monitor changes at the local level and adjusting settings on the fly based on current laws across the glove.

Simple to setup and install, but with options to allow greater control and flexibility for more advance users. Highly recommended.

One area that could be improved is in greater control of certain styling elements within the system but other than that top notch software.

Pros

  • Legal compliance in ever changing landscape across the globe
  • built for fast with minimal impact on page speed
  • language adapts to users device configuration no matter where they are.

Cons

  • Would appreciate greater styling control over certain ui elements than are currently provided
  • As an agency having a plan / interface that would allow us to resell easier would be helpful

Return on Investment

  • We were able to consolidate across the organization to a single solution reducing overhead.
  • Legal compliance is more easily met without need to constantly review and adjust.
  • Easy to manage interface has allowed team with less technical expertise to make simple changes when needed.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

OneTrust Privacy and Data Governance Cloud

Other Software Used

OneTrust Privacy and Data Governance Cloud, Local by WP Engine, WP Engine, Kinsta

Easy to use, cookie consent management!

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cookie management

Pros

  • Manages our cookies
  • Easy of use on dashboard
  • Easy install process for multiple websites

Cons

  • More customization options on banners shown to the user

Return on Investment

  • Keep us compliant

Usability

Importantly Easy

Pros

  • Improves the product regularly
  • Easy to manage the cookies and scripts
  • "Blocklist" feature is handy for spamy scripts still lurking on old sites.

Cons

  • [I] would like to have more details on what the scripts/cookies are for (it isn't always clear).
  • The step-by-step process of classifying scripts and saving vs. publishing is clunky and unclear.
  • Some [of the] naming conventions aren't intuitive - compliance mode, strict, passive, etc.

Most Important Features

  • Consent management product
  • Allowing [and] disallowing scripts to run on websites
  • Customizable popup settings so the user experience can be created to best fit the website

Return on Investment

  • + [We] haven't had any compliance issues.
  • - When adding new scripts to the website, I (me, specifically) need to remember that I'll need to classify them before the scripts will work. [It is] not streamlined for other people on my team.
  • + [There are] generally little-to-no issues, which is good.

Other Software Used

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator CC