Compliance, decoded.

Published DPDP compliance cost estimates for the same company profile range from under ₹50,000 to over ₹2 crore — because they price different things. The seven cost centres, the six drivers that actually move your number, where the inflation hides.

GDPR compliance gets you a meaningful head start on DPDP — and leaves seven things to build. Legitimate interest processing, sensitive data tiers, children’s thresholds, breach materiality filters

DPIAs under the DPDP Act are mandatory for Significant Data Fiduciaries under Section 10(2)(c), with operational detail in Rule 13. But the government has not designated a single SDF yet, designation happens by notification with no preparation window

India’s DPDP framework commences in three phases — 13 November 2025, 13 November 2026 and 13 May 2027. This is the rule-by-rule breakdown of what activates when

There are two different things called “consent manager” under the DPDP Act, and confusing them costs organisations weeks. A statutory Consent Manager is a registered intermediary needing ₹2 crore net worth and Board registration

The DPDP Act never uses the term RoPA, which is why most guides answer “not mandatory” and stop. But you cannot demonstrate compliance, issue accurate notices, or fulfil rights requests without a processing register. What an Indian RoPA needs, how it differs from GDPR Article 30.

The top 10 DPDP platforms in India for 2026 — ProtectComply, OneTrust, Securiti AI, Seqrite, Consentin, ComplyDP, Digital Anumati, Concur, Data Safeguard and CookieYes — sorted into full compliance platforms and consent management tools, with an evaluation checklist for vendor calls.

A practical comparison of the 10 leading DPDP Act compliance platforms in India — ProtectComply, OneTrust, Securiti AI, Seqrite, Consentin and more — assessed on consent, RoPA, DPIA, breach readiness and India fit ahead of the 13 May 2027 deadline.

Join AHPI and ProtectComply for an exclusive DPDP Compliance Webinar for Healthcare. Learn how the DPDP Act, 2023 affects hospitals, patient consent, privacy notices, data rights, breach response and institutional responsibilities.

GDPR has six lawful bases; the DPDP Act has two. A working comparison of what actually changes — consent, rights, breach notification, children, transfers and penalties — for teams porting a GDPR programme to India.