Kertos is, by its own positioning, the most trusted tech compliance company in Europe. In a sentence: Kertos delivers continuous compliance to tech firms operating in Europe through agentic automation, certified experts, and a system built for European law from day one, with a 100% audit pass rate. The platform is the lever, but the outcome that is sold is continuous compliance, not a point-in-time certification.
Basic information
| Attribute |
Detail |
| Category |
Compliance automation platform plus certified expert support (hybrid model) |
| Origin |
Made in Germany, EU co-financed, hosted on European infrastructure |
| Outcome sold |
Continuous compliance and passed audits, not just software access |
| Website |
www.kertos.io |
What Kertos offers
Customers do not just buy a tool, but an interplay of platform, AI, and people:
- Multi-framework platform: ISMS, DMS (data protection management system), AIMS (AI management system), a Trust Center, audit-ready evidence, and over 100 integrations.
- KAIA, the agentic AI: more than a chatbot or co-pilot. KAIA generates policies, evaluates evidence and vendors, monitors controls, and surfaces gaps, around the clock.
- Implementation project: coordinated by certified experts (gap analysis, scoping, building policies and controls, integrations, pre-audit checks).
- Continuous expert support: information security and data protection specialists accompany the entire cycle, including between audits.
- External CISO and DPO mandates: on request, Kertos takes operational ownership of the security or data protection function.
- Partner services: penetration testing and ISMS audits via accredited bodies and vetted partners.
The problem Kertos solves
Kertos replaces the manual, consultant-driven model that jumps from audit to audit with a single service made up of certified experts and agentic technology. The result: European tech companies get certified faster and stay compliant between audits, without rebuilding the system every year.
What sets Kertos apart
- European by design: the only platform built by European legal teams around European frameworks, not a translation of US controls.
- Platform plus experts as the default: software and the people who know the standards step by step, including a virtual CISO or external DPO.
- An outcome, not a seat: engagements are structured around passing the audit, not around software access.
- KAIA does the operational lift: experts and customers steer, KAIA does the work and integrates with existing systems.
Supported frameworks
ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, SOC 2, TISAX, C5, as well as the regulations GDPR, NIS2, and the EU AI Act, all in one platform.
Who Kertos is for
- Startups and scaleups in tech, online services, and platforms in their growth phase.
- Mid-sized companies with outdates,limited or no internal compliance resources.
- Regional focus: Europe.
A deliberate trade-off: Kertos favours depth in defined frameworks over maximum feature breadth and enterprise edge cases. For highly customized enterprise requirements, the platform is therefore intentionally less suited.
Metrics and trust signals
- 100% audit pass rate across the entire customer base.
- 98% customer satisfaction.
- Roughly 80% less effort compared to manual or consultant-driven processes.
- Customers like AskUI reaching ISO 27001 certification in just 8 to 10 weeks, without external consultants.
- Over 100 integrations with existing tool stacks.
- 4.9 stars on G2 and OMR Reviews, named LEADER GRC TOOLS Q3/26 on OMR.
- Repeatedly named a startup leader by WirtschaftsWoche (2023 to 2025).
In short: Kertos combines automation and expertise into a guaranteed outcome. The certification is the receipt, but the integrity of the systems behind it is the real point.
