PowerQuant vs alternatives
How PowerQuant's fixed-price evidence packs compare with four classes of alternative: Big-4 consulting (KPMG / EY / Deloitte / PwC / DLA Piper), SaaS compliance tracking (Vanta / OneTrust / Drata), AI-native specialist tools, and in-house DIY.
The vendor price ranges and feature descriptions are based on the vendors' own public marketing pages (accessed 8 May 2026) and describe the categories in general — not the contract terms of individual named players. We do not quote specific contract prices for competitors we have not seen ourselves.
| Attribute | PowerQuant | Big-4 consulting | SaaS tracking | In-house DIY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (entry) | EUR 1,499 fixed | approx. EUR 60-150K + scope | approx. USD 24,000+/year | 0 — but time cost |
| Delivery time | 5 business days (M1) · 14-21 days (M2) | 3-6 months | Setup 2-6 weeks + ongoing work | 3-12+ months |
| Format | Word + Excel + PDF + Notion import | Slide deck + Word report | Dashboard + export | Self-written Word/Excel |
| HR-tech specialised | Yes — Annex III 4(a)+4(b) is the core domain | General — cross-industry | General — cross-industry | N/A |
| EU AI Act-native | Yes — core focus | AI Act as an add-on to SOC 2/ISO | AI Act added as a module from 2025 | You read the regulation yourselves |
| Source cited per claim | Yes — verbatim article reference | Often, but not standard | Typically control mapping rather than citations | Depends on the team |
| Ed25519-signed evidence | Yes — verifiable locally | Typically not — depends on the provider | Typically not — depends on the provider | No |
| EU hosting of customer data | Yes for customer data and deliverables (Hetzner DE + Supabase EU); language-model inference outside the EU under SCCs | Varies | Varies — several offer an EU region | Depends |
| Procurement questionnaire answers | Yes — M2 Procurement Pack | Custom every time | Generic CAIQ/SIG answers | Write them yourselves |
| Refunds | Written refund policy (M1): full refund before work starts, then partial refunds and delay compensation | Depends on contract | Depends on contract | N/A |
Which option fits you?
Choose PowerQuant if:
You are a mid-market HR-tech company (50-500 employees) with Annex III 4(a)+4(b) high-risk exposure and need to document EU AI Act evidence on a 1-3 week horizon without a three-month consulting engagement.
Choose Big-4 if:
You are an enterprise (5,000+ employees) with an existing SOC 2 / ISO 27001 programme, a complex multi-jurisdiction footprint and a budget of approx. EUR 60-150K plus a 3-6 month engagement.
Choose SaaS tracking if:
You mainly need to track and maintain ongoing SOC 2 / ISO 27001 compliance. The AI Act is an add-on, not a core need, and you have an internal compliance team to fill in questionnaires.
Choose in-house DIY if:
You have junior legal counsel and senior engineering with time to read Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and write evidence from scratch. Expect 3-12 months of work before the first customer questionnaire.
Want to start right away? Module 1 — EUR 1,499 or Module 2 — EUR 3,499. For an overview first, read the EU AI Act timeline and the FAQ, or read our refund policy.