GDPRWise vs Privacy Zeker: Automated Dossier vs Manual Guidance

Quick summary

Privacy Zeker (also known as Zeker) and GDPRWise both help businesses achieve GDPR compliance, but they take very different approaches. Privacy Zeker provides manual guidance documents, e-learning modules, and access to a human expert helpdesk. GDPRWise uses AI-powered website scanning to detect your actual setup and auto-generates a three-layer dossier based on the results. This article compares both platforms fairly, so you can decide which approach fits your situation.

What Privacy Zeker does

Privacy Zeker is a Netherlands-focused GDPR guidance platform with over 120,000 customers. It combines software with human expertise, and its core offering includes:

• Guidance documents - step-by-step instructions and templates that walk you through GDPR requirements
• E-learning modules - training content that helps you and your team understand privacy obligations
• Expert helpdesk - access to privacy professionals who can answer your questions directly
• Manual compliance workflows - structured processes for documenting your data processing activities
• Breach register - a tool for recording and managing data breaches
• Certificate of compliance - documentation that demonstrates you have followed their compliance process

This is a solid set of features, particularly the expert helpdesk. For organisations that want human guidance throughout the process, having direct access to privacy experts is genuinely valuable. The e-learning component also helps build internal knowledge, which pays off long-term.

Privacy Zeker’s pricing sits at approximately 19 to 29 euros per month, depending on the plan.

What Privacy Zeker does not cover

Despite its strengths, there are areas that Privacy Zeker does not address:

• No automated website scanning - you do not get an automated analysis of your cookies, trackers, third-party scripts, or forms. You need to identify these manually or use a separate tool.
• No AI-powered dossier generation - your dossier is built by hand using templates. There is no automatic pre-population based on your website or sector.
• No staff privacy policy - the platform focuses on customer-facing privacy. Employee data processing documentation is not included as a standard deliverable.
• No cookie scanning - identifying and categorising cookies on your website requires separate tooling.
• No sector-specific dossier templates - while guidance is provided, there are no pre-built dossier foundations tailored to specific industries.
• No scan-based compliance scoring - your compliance status is based on self-assessment rather than automated detection.

These gaps matter most for businesses that lack the time or technical knowledge to fill in the blanks manually.

What GDPRWise does differently

Automated scanning vs manual guidance

The most fundamental difference is the starting point. With Privacy Zeker, you begin with guidance documents and fill in your information step by step. With GDPRWise, you begin with a website scan.

The GDPRWise scan runs in about two minutes and detects your cookies, third-party scripts, trackers, forms, and data collection points automatically. It also identifies your business sector. This means your dossier starts with real data from your actual website, not a blank template you need to complete from scratch.

This matters because most small business owners do not know exactly which cookies their website places, which third-party scripts are loaded, or how many tracking pixels are active. The scan removes that guesswork.

Privacy Zeker’s approach requires you to gather this information yourself. If you know your technical setup well, that works. If you do not, you may end up with incomplete documentation.

Dossier generation vs template-based approach

GDPRWise builds your dossier in three layers. The first layer is a pre-built sector foundation - a dossier template for your industry that covers the typical processing activities, legal bases, and retention periods. The second layer adds your scan results on top. The third layer is a guided refinement where you answer business questions (not legal ones) to fill in what the scan cannot detect.

The result is a complete dossier that includes a processing register, customer privacy policy, staff privacy policy, cookie report, action list, and compliance score - all generated from your actual data.

Privacy Zeker provides templates and guidance to help you build documentation manually. This gives you more control over every detail, but it also means more time and effort. You are the one writing and assembling the documents.

Multilingual and cross-border

Privacy Zeker is primarily focused on the Netherlands, with content and support in Dutch. This works perfectly if your business operates exclusively in the Netherlands.

GDPRWise supports Dutch, English, French, and German. You can generate your privacy policy in one language for your website and another for internal use. This makes it a natural fit for businesses that operate across Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, or serve international customers.

Side-by-side comparison

Feature	Privacy Zeker	GDPRWise
Automated website scanning	No	Yes - AI-powered, 2-minute scan
Dossier generation	Manual with templates	Auto-generated three-layer model
Staff privacy policy	Not included	Included as standard
Cookie scanning and categorisation	Not included	Included in scan
Compliance scoring	Self-assessment	Scan-based automated score
Sector-specific foundations	Not available	Pre-built for dozens of industries
Expert helpdesk	Yes - human experts	Not included
E-learning modules	Yes	Not included
Breach register	Yes	Not included
Certificate of compliance	Yes	Not included
Languages	Primarily Dutch	NL, EN, FR, DE
Pricing model	Subscription (~19-29/month)	Free Scan (EUR 0) or Peace of Mind (EUR 29/month, yearly)
Customer base	120,000+ in NL	Growing across NL, BE, DE

When Privacy Zeker might be the right choice

Privacy Zeker is a reasonable choice if:

• You want direct access to human privacy experts for questions and advice
• Your team benefits from structured e-learning about GDPR
• You operate exclusively in the Netherlands and only need Dutch-language support
• You prefer manual control over every document and workflow
• You value a certificate of compliance from a platform with a large established user base
• You have the time and knowledge to identify your website’s cookies and trackers manually

The expert helpdesk is Privacy Zeker’s strongest differentiator. If human guidance is important to your organisation, that feature alone can justify the subscription.

When GDPRWise is the better fit

GDPRWise is likely the better fit if:

• You want your website scanned automatically to detect cookies, trackers, and scripts
• You prefer a dossier that is generated from your actual data rather than assembled from blank templates
• You need a staff privacy policy as part of your compliance documentation
• You operate in multiple countries or languages (NL, BE, DE, or international)
• You want a compliance score based on automated detection, not self-assessment
• You want to complete your dossier in hours rather than weeks
• You want to start with a free scan and only pay when you need continuous monitoring

The automated scanning and dossier generation save significant time, particularly for businesses without dedicated privacy staff. Starting with real data instead of an empty template reduces the risk of gaps in your documentation.