Business Keeper

What Business Keeper does

EQS Group is a Munich-headquartered SaaS provider of integrated governance, risk, compliance, and investor relations software, serving more than 14,000 organizations across 80+ countries through a unified "Cockpit" platform architecture. The company's product portfolio is organized around four cockpit solutions — Compliance Cockpit (whistleblowing, third-party risk management, policy management, approvals, analytics), Privacy Cockpit (GDPR/AI Act compliance, RoPA, DPIA, DSR), Sustainability Cockpit (CSRD/ESRS reporting, double materiality, CO2 footprint, EU Taxonomy), and IR Cockpit (insider management, certified regulatory news, ESEF/XML filing, investor targeting) — supplemented by an agentic AI assistant branded "Q" for compliance case management and automated routing of disclosures. The platform is built on a modular architecture that allows customers to start with a single product (most commonly the Integrity Line whistleblowing tool) and expand into adjacent modules, supported by ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications and European-hosted infrastructure.

The company operates a quote-based annual subscription model, with all sales conducted through a direct enterprise field sales organization supported by inside sales demo conversion — there is no evidence of channel partners, resellers, or marketplace distribution. GTM is sales-led with regulatory expertise at the center of the sales motion; sales teams conduct discovery meetings focused on regulatory pressure areas before recommending solutions, targeting compliance, privacy, ESG, and IR decision-makers at large enterprises. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but the modular architecture and European-hosted positioning allow EQS to monetize both single-tool entry points and full-suite enterprise rollouts.

The customer base spans 13 office locations across Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, UK, Denmark, US, Hong Kong, and India, and includes enterprise logos such as PUMA, SAP, Zalando, Erste Bank, ITA Airways, tonies, France Judo, Econocom, Badoo, and WeBuild. The company's growth thesis is anchored to three regulatory tailwinds — the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive, CSRD/ESRS, and the EU AI Act — and a stated mission to reduce fragmented governance tooling across the enterprise. Note: the request identified the subject company as "Business Keeper," but the supplied source data describes EQS Group GmbH; the analysis below is based on that supplied material.

Name

Business Keeper

Legal name

EQS Group GmbH

Website

https://business-keeper.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

EQS Group is a European-headquartered SaaS provider of integrated governance, compliance, privacy, ESG, and investor relations software serving 14,000+ enterprise customers across 80+ countries via a modular subscription platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Whistleblowing & Compliance Software

akta.pro primary industry

Ethics, Integrity & Whistleblowing Program Advisory (BPAHAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Privacy Governance & Consent Management (HDADAIAI)

Keywords

• Whistleblowing software
• Compliance software
• Ethics reporting platform
• GRC solutions
• Case management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription: SaaS-based subscription model for access to compliance, privacy, ESG, and IR platforms. Modular pricing allows organizations to purchase specific modules and scale as regulatory demands increase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Business Keeper is a Berlin-based SaaS company that provides whistleblowing software solutions, recognized as the European market leader in this category. The company delivers compliance and ethics reporting tools that enable organizations to securely receive, manage, and investigate disclosures of misconduct in line with the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive and similar regulatory frameworks.

Product overview

EQS Group offers a unified governance platform with four core cockpit solutions—Compliance Cockpit, Privacy Cockpit, Sustainability Cockpit, and IR Cockpit—spanning risk management, compliance, data privacy, ESG, and investor relations. The platform operates on a modular architecture where customers can start with individual tools (whistleblowing via Integrity Line, third-party risk management, policy management, approvals/disclosure management, analytics, GDPR compliance, AI compliance, CSRD/sustainability reporting, insider management) and scale across domains. The Compliance Cockpit provides EU regulatory expertise including GDPR, EU Whistleblower Protection Directive, and AI Act compliance. The Privacy Cockpit manages data processing records and AI system documentation. The Sustainability Cockpit handles end-to-end ESG and CSRD disclosure mandates. The IR Cockpit manages certified regulatory news and investor communications. Q is an agentic AI assistant for compliance teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EQS Cockpit: Integrated compliance management platform combining whistleblowing, policy management, approvals, insights, and third-party risk management.
• Integrity Line
• Q
• Compliance Cockpit
• Privacy Cockpit
• Sustainability Cockpit
• IR Cockpit

Products and services

• Whistleblowing Software SaaS platform for receiving, managing, and investigating reports of misconduct and ethics violations, supporting compliance with the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive and national whistleblower laws across European jurisdictions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Regulatory workflows 10x more efficient (per company messaging)

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• OneTrust: OneTrust is a broad GRC/privacy platform with whistleblowing (via acquired Convercent), consent management, and ESG modules. Source data even references the "Convercent by OneTrust Support" partnership, making OneTrust the most direct incumbent competitor and a constant bundling threat to Business Keeper's standalone whistleblowing product.
• Diligent: Diligent provides a broad governance, risk, and compliance platform including board management, ESG, and audit offerings. It overlaps with Business Keeper's IR Cockpit and ESG/Sustainability modules in serving listed companies and regulated enterprises.
• ServiceNow GRC: ServiceNow's GRC and Integrated Risk Management modules bundle policy, compliance, and risk workflows into the Now Platform. Competes with Business Keeper for enterprise compliance seats when customers prefer to consolidate on a single hyperautomation platform.
• Workiva: Workiva is a broad governance, ESG, and regulatory reporting platform serving public companies and large enterprises with CSRD, SEC, and sustainability reporting workflows. Overlaps with Business Keeper's Sustainability Cockpit and IR Cockpit, especially for listed-company ESG disclosure use cases.
• SAP GRC: SAP's GRC suite offers access control, process control, and risk management natively for SAP-centric enterprises. Notable because SAP itself appears as a Business Keeper customer, illustrating how large GRC incumbents co-exist with — and sometimes displace — point solutions.

Direct peers

• Sygnal: Sygnal is a Switzerland-based whistleblowing and case management SaaS provider targeting EU compliance. It competes directly with Business Keeper in DACH mid-market and Swiss regulated entities, with a similar product focus on secure anonymous reporting and EU directive alignment.
• WhistleB (NAVEX WhistleB): WhistleB (now NAVEX WhistleB) is a Nordic-origin whistleblowing SaaS platform purpose-built for EU Whistleblower Directive compliance. Highly comparable to Business Keeper's Integrity Line on product scope, customer profile (mid-market and enterprise EU firms), and regulatory specialization.
• EQS Group: EQS Group is the apparent acquirer/parent of Business Keeper and operates the EQS Cockpit platform covering whistleblowing, compliance, privacy, ESG, and IR — directly overlapping with Business Keeper's product set, target customers (large EU enterprises), and EU regulatory positioning.
• NAVEX Global: NAVEX is a leading global provider of ethics and compliance software, with flagship whistleblowing/hotline (NAVEX WhistleB), policy management, and third-party risk modules. It competes head-to-head with Business Keeper's Integrity Line in multinational enterprise deals and serves overlapping DPO/legal/compliance personas.

Regional players

• SpeakUp (People Intouch): SpeakUp is a Netherlands-based whistleblowing and ethics reporting SaaS provider with strong EU mid-market penetration and multilingual support. It is directly comparable to Business Keeper on product scope, target customer size, and EU regulatory focus, though with somewhat stronger Benelux regional positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eqs_group
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/EquityStory
• Facebookfacebook.com/EQSGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/business-keeper
• Instagraminstagram.com/eqsgroup

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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