Matproof vs Manual Compliance (Spreadsheets & Consultants)
Automate what takes your team months of manual work
Automate what takes your team months of manual work
Many compliance teams still rely on spreadsheets, email chains, and periodic consultant engagements. While this approach feels familiar, it breaks down when frameworks like DORA and NIS2 demand continuous monitoring, traceable evidence, and real-time reporting. Matproof replaces the manual chaos with automated compliance.
Try Matproof freeThe key difference
Spreadsheets need constant manual updates, cannot track evidence chains, and break when frameworks change. Matproof automates evidence collection, maps controls across frameworks, and alerts your team when regulations update - reducing compliance effort by 80%.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Matproof | Manual Compliance (Spreadsheets & Consultants) |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time monitoring | Continuous compliance dashboard | Point-in-time snapshots that go stale immediately |
| Evidence collection | Automated - 100+ integrations | Manual - screenshots, copy-paste, email attachments |
| Multi-framework mapping | Automatic cross-framework control mapping | Separate spreadsheet per framework, duplicate work |
| Audit readiness | Always audit-ready with exportable reports | Weeks of preparation before each audit |
| Cost | From EUR 480/mo - replaces FTE hours | 1-2 FTEs dedicated (EUR 80-150K/year) plus consultant fees |
| Time to compliance | Weeks with guided workflows | Months of manual effort per framework |
| Version control | Full audit trail - every change tracked | Spreadsheet version history at best |
| Regulatory updates | Automatic alerts when regulations change | Manual monitoring of regulatory websites |
| Reporting | One-click compliance reports for BaFin, ESA | Manual report assembly from scattered data |
| Scalability | Scales with organization and frameworks | Breaks down as complexity increases |
Why choose Matproof
- 80% faster compliance - automated evidence and control mapping
- Continuous monitoring instead of point-in-time snapshots
- Audit-ready evidence that regulators trust
- Automated cross-framework control mapping eliminates duplicate work
- Real-time regulatory update alerts
- One-click BaFin and ESA reporting
Why choose Manual Compliance (Spreadsheets & Consultants)
- No software cost - just FTE time and consultant fees
- Full customization of tracking methods
- Familiar tools that everyone knows
- No vendor lock-in or dependency
Who should choose which?
Choose Matproof if...
Any organization managing DORA, NIS2, or multiple frameworks that needs continuous compliance, traceable evidence, and automated reporting.
Choose Manual Compliance (Spreadsheets & Consultants) if...
Very small teams with a single simple requirement and no regulatory reporting obligations.
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