DPDP Platform Comparison · September 2026
ConsentOS vs Vishwaas AI
Vishwaas AI's offer was direct: enrol by June 30, 2026 and the license stays free. That window has closed, and the license was never the full cost. Its pricing page lists annual operational support pricing from day one, and Cross Identity's launch release of 6 April 2026 put the license at an average of Rs 50 lakh per year. This page compares the free-license model against a platform with published pricing, on the obligations the DPDP Act 2023 actually holds a regulated business to.
| Capability | ConsentOS you | Vishwaas AI |
|---|---|---|
| Licensing model | Published subscription tiers, implementation plus monthly retainer | Free-forever license for pre-July 2026 enrollees. Launch release (6 Apr 2026): Rs 50 lakh/yr on average. No figure published today |
| Operating cost | Tier pricing from Rs 2,999/mo, published on the pricing page | Annual operational support priced from day one. No rupee figure published |
| Consent records and audit trail (Section 6) | Timestamped, tamper-evident records | Signed, SHA-256 hash-chained consent ledger |
| Data principal rights portal (access, erasure, withdrawal) | Full lifecycle, SLA-tracked | Rights workflow with SLA tracking at every tier |
| RBI / PMLA retention vs DPDP erasure (Legal Obligation Override) | Section 8(7) conflict flagged, documented, with a signed denial register | Not described on the pages read. Ask the vendor |
| Breach readiness | Breach incident register live; alerting pipeline on the roadmap for H2 2026 | Breach management module with a 72-hour workflow |
| Data import | Consent record import plus a documented migration route | Bulk CSV upload and source bindings |
| Best fit | Regulated Indian businesses, BFSI-first | Organisations that enrolled before June 30, 2026 and have priced the annual support |
Vishwaas AI column: vishwaas.ai home, platform, pricing and BFSI pages, read on 29 September 2026, and Cross Identity's release of 6 April 2026. "Not described" reports what those pages say. It is not a statement about the product.
Where Vishwaas AI is strong
The free-forever license was an aggressive move, and organisations that enrolled before June 30, 2026 hold a real asset: a perpetual license at zero license cost, backed by Cross Identity's enterprise identity heritage. The platform it publishes is broad: a hash-chained consent ledger, a rights workflow with SLA tracking, breach management and data discovery. For an enrollee that has priced the annual operational support, the economics can work.
Where ConsentOS wins
A license is not an operating compliance programme. The DPDP Act 2023 holds a regulated business to consent records under Section 6, the data principal rights lifecycle, retention and erasure decisions, and for BFSI the collision between RBI and PMLA retention mandates and the erasure right. ConsentOS publishes its full operating price and is built around that collision: statutory retention mapping, the Legal Obligation Override under Section 8(7), and a signed denial register built for Data Protection Board scrutiny. If the free license carries support costs you did not budget, the exit is documented: consent record import moves your history in.
ConsentOS vs Vishwaas AI, answered.
Is Vishwaas AI really free forever?
The license is, for organisations that enrolled before the June 30, 2026 deadline, per Vishwaas AI's published offer. The license is one component of the operating cost. Its pricing page lists annual operational support pricing that applies from day one, and publishes no figure for it. For organisations that missed the deadline, Cross Identity's launch release of 6 April 2026 put the licence at an average of Rs 50 lakh per year. Its pricing page publishes no rupee figure today. The number to compare is the total annual cost of operating the platform, not the license line.
ConsentOS as a Vishwaas AI alternative: what is the difference?
The difference is the pricing model and the obligation scope. Vishwaas AI led with a free license, lists annual operational support pricing from day one, and quotes its Professional and Enterprise tiers through sales. ConsentOS publishes every tier: an implementation fee plus a monthly retainer from Rs 2,999. Starter covers readiness tooling, consent capture starts at Growth, the conflict-of-law register at Scale, and the Legal Obligation Override with a signed denial register sits in the Compliance Vault. For a bank or NBFC, the deciding question is not the license cost. It is whether the platform models the RBI retention mandate against the DPDP erasure right.
Can we migrate from Vishwaas AI to ConsentOS?
Yes. ConsentOS supports bulk import of existing consent records, so the consent history you have accumulated moves with you. The migration route is documented, and the Gap Assessment identifies which DPDP obligations your current setup covers before you commit. Start at the migration page or run the free assessment first.
Does Vishwaas AI handle the RBI retention conflict for BFSI?
Vishwaas AI publishes a BFSI page, a rights workflow with SLA clocks and consent records retained for seven years. Its home, platform, pricing and BFSI pages, read on 29 September 2026, do not describe how an erasure request is handled when an RBI or PMLA mandate still requires the record. ConsentOS is built around that conflict: statutory retention mapping, a Legal Obligation Override under Section 8(7), and a denial register that documents every refused erasure with its statutory basis. If you are regulated by RBI, IRDAI, or SEBI, this is the capability to verify with any vendor before purchase, ours included.
We missed the June 30 free enrollment deadline. What are the options?
Cross Identity's launch release of 6 April 2026 put the Vishwaas AI license at an average of Rs 50 lakh per year. Its pricing page publishes no rupee figure today, so ask for a written quote. ConsentOS tiers start at Rs 2,999 per month plus a one-time implementation fee, with the full price list published. Run the free Gap Assessment to scope which DPDP obligations apply to your organisation, then compare total annual cost against the obligation set each platform actually covers.
Price the full obligation set, not the license.
The free DPDP Gap Assessment scores your position across five compliance areas and delivers a PDF report in minutes. No account required. Migrating from Vishwaas AI? The migration path is documented.
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