What Integrity Line does

Integrity Line (marketed as EQS Integrity Line) is a cloud-based SaaS whistleblowing and incident-management platform operated by EQS Group GmbH, a privately held German company headquartered in Munich. Founded in 2009, the platform enables employees and third parties to report wrongdoings including corruption, discrimination, harassment, and abuse of authority through a secure, anonymous two-way dialogue channel, and is purpose-built to support compliance with the EU Whistleblowing Directive and GDPR. The product serves 4,000+ customers across Europe with named references in automotive (Continental, HELLA, MAHLE, Vitesco Technologies, Stabilus), healthcare (Fresenius), e-commerce (Zalando, About You, HelloFresh, Bestseller), consumer goods (Puma), and software (TeamViewer), and is increasingly positioned toward public-sector bodies and franchise networks.

The platform is built on ISO 27001-certified, GDPR-compliant infrastructure with all data hosted in Germany, granular need-to-know access controls, real-time compliance dashboards with search and filter functions, and ready-to-use questionnaires, reporting forms, and templates. Notable technical components include support for 80+ languages with integrated machine translation, WACA web-application security certification, CSA STAR Level 1 cloud security certification, ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3402 assurance engagements, and regular external penetration testing. The product family also extends to the EQS Compliance COCKPIT, a broader compliance management platform covering policies, training, and risk management that sits adjacent to the core whistleblowing system.

The business model is SaaS subscription licensing with a freemium free-trial entry point and quote-based enterprise pricing for larger deployments. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales (demos, expert consultation), a self-serve product-led growth motion (free trial at demo-essential), and a partner network of consulting, implementation, and investigative-services firms. The company runs a content-driven marketing strategy across blog, whitepapers, webinars, newsletters, and G2 reviews, and maintains an active presence on LinkedIn, Xing, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to support top-of-funnel demand generation.

Name

Integrity Line

Legal name

EQS Group GmbH

Website

https://integrityline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Integrity Line (EQS Integrity Line) is a cloud-based SaaS whistleblowing platform enabling employees and third parties to anonymously report wrongdoing while supporting EU Whistleblowing Directive and GDPR compliance. It serves 4,000+ European enterprises across automotive, healthcare, e-commerce, and public sector with multilingual, ISO 27001-certified infrastructure hosted in Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Whistleblowing & Compliance Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Policy Management, Training & Ethics/Whistleblowing (BPAEAPAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compliance, GRC Workflow & Audit Automation Platforms (HDAEAHAL), Privacy, Consent & Data Protection Management (BPAEAPAF)

Keywords

• Whistleblowing software
• Compliance management
• Incident reporting
• EU whistleblower directive
• Case management

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Licensing: Cloud-based software subscription model providing access to the EQS Integrity Line whistleblowing platform. Includes standard features, security, multilingual support, and compliance capabilities. Additional services available through partner network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EQS Integrity Line is a cloud-based SaaS whistleblowing and incident management platform that enables employees and third parties to securely and (optionally) anonymously report wrongdoing such as corruption, abuse of authority, discrimination and harassment. The system supports EU Whistleblowing Directive and GDPR compliance, provides multilingual reporting in 80+ languages with integrated machine translation, case management workflows, real-time compliance dashboards, and is offered alongside the broader EQS Compliance COCKPIT platform.

Product overview

EQS Integrity Line is a single, unified whistleblowing software platform designed for compliance with the EU Whistleblowing Directive. The core product EQS Integrity Line provides secure incident reporting, case management, and compliance dashboards. It is offered alongside the broader EQS Compliance COCKPIT platform for organizations needing extended compliance management capabilities. The product serves various segments including SMEs, large corporations, public sector, and franchises, with features including multilingual support across 80+ languages, integrated machine translation, and granular authorization controls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EQS Integrity Line Secure and confidential whistleblowing software platform that enables employees and third parties to report wrongdoings such as corruption, abuse of authority, discrimination, and harassment internally. Provides incident management, case handling, real-time compliance dashboards, multilingual support across 80+ languages with integrated machine translation, anonymous two-way dialogue, and supports compliance with the EU Whistleblowing Directive and GDPR.
• EQS Compliance COCKPIT A comprehensive compliance management platform offered by EQS Group for managing corporate compliance requirements, including policies, training, and risk management. Offered as an extension alongside EQS Integrity Line for organizations needing broader compliance capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4000+ organizations use EQS Integrity Line for transparency and compliance

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner NetworkcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEQS Integrity Line works with a variety of partners from different disciplines offering consulting services, system configuration support, and case management services. Partners provide additional services including system setup, custom configuration, and investigative support for organizations implementing the whistleblowing platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• People Intouch (SpeakUp): People Intouch's SpeakUp is a European-focused whistleblowing hotline and case-management service targeting mid-market and enterprise customers. It competes directly with EQS Integrity Line on EU regulatory alignment and multilingual capabilities.
• Vault Platform: Vault offers an enterprise whistleblowing and misconduct reporting platform with case management and analytics, competing head-to-head in multinational enterprise RFPs. Both companies target GRC teams needing multilingual, regulator-aligned intake channels.
• Ethico (by NAVEX): Ethico is a hotline and case management platform competing in the same enterprise ethics-and-compliance segment. Both vendors position around confidential intake, investigation workflows, and regulatory compliance for global workforces.
• Case IQ (formerly i-Sight): Case IQ provides case management software for investigations, including whistleblower and ethics hotline workflows, targeting mid-market and enterprise compliance teams. It overlaps with EQS Integrity Line on intake, case handling, and reporting analytics.
• NAVEX Global: NAVEX is the largest direct competitor in ethics and compliance/hotline software, offering a similar whistleblowing and case-management suite to enterprise and mid-market customers globally. Both companies target compliance officers seeking confidential reporting channels with regulatory alignment.
• WhistleB (NAVEX): WhistleB is a Swedish-origin whistleblowing service now under NAVEX, focused on Nordic and European compliance with the EU Whistleblowing Directive. It overlaps with EQS Integrity Line in regulatory localization and mid-market European customer targets.
• Convercent (by OneTrust): Convercent, now part of OneTrust, provides an ethics & compliance hotline platform with case management and analytics, directly competing for the same enterprise ethics and whistleblowing budget. Both vendors emphasize anonymous reporting, regulatory alignment, and integration with broader compliance programs.

Regional players

• Hintsa Compliance (Egmo): Egmo (part of Hintsa/Henka) provides a Nordic and European-focused whistleblowing channel and case management service. It is a regional competitor with comparable EU Directive alignment but narrower geographic reach than EQS Integrity Line.

Broad incumbents

• OneTrust Trust Intelligence: OneTrust offers a broad trust intelligence platform that includes ethics and compliance/ whistleblowing modules alongside privacy, GRC, and ESG. As a broader incumbent, it competes for the same compliance officer budget with a more expansive suite than EQS Integrity Line.
• EQS Compliance COCKPIT (EQS Group): EQS Compliance COCKPIT is the parent EQS Group's broader compliance management platform, offered alongside Integrity Line for policy, training, and risk management. It is comparable as an adjacent/expanded compliance suite from the same vendor group addressing the same compliance buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCK82Jk0Ncbii0dgj5VANf5w
• Facebookfacebook.com/EQSGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eqs-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/eqsgroup

Compliance6 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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