Visslan

Name

Visslan

Legal name

The Whistle Compliance Solutions AB

Website

https://www.visslan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Whistleblowing Compliance Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethics, Integrity & Whistleblowing Program Advisory (BPAHAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Privacy Management (Consent, DSAR, RoPA) (HDADAFAH), Secure/Encrypted Messaging (BPAMACAG)

Keywords

• Whistleblowing software
• Compliance platform
• Anonymous reporting tool
• EU whistleblower directive
• Ethics and compliance SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Malmö

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Whistleblowing System: Annual subscription for access to the whistleblowing platform. Tiered pricing based on number of employees (50-249, 250-499, 500-999). No setup fees, no commitment period, cancel anytime. External case handling is a separate optional add-on purchased from legal partners.
2. Standard and Enterprise Plans: Two subscription tiers: Standard (essential features) and Enterprise (advanced customization, unlimited languages, forced 2FA, unlimited case managers). Enterprise enables white-label and advanced questionnaire features.
3. External Case Handling (Partner Services): Optional add-on via partner law firms for external case management. Visslan states it receives no commission from this arrangement. Pricing varies by partner and is quoted separately (by quote or per-case for some partners, unlimited cases for others).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Visslan sells a web-based SaaS whistleblowing system (Visselblåsarsystem) that lets organizations receive, manage, and investigate anonymous or confidential reports of misconduct in compliance with the EU Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937) and Swedish Whistleblowing Act. The offering is bundled with a customizable Whistleblowing Policy (Visselblåsarpolicy) and supplemented by optional External Case Handling provided through partner law firms, with end-to-end encryption, ISO 27001 hosting on AWS in Sweden, and a 99-minute average implementation.

Product overview

Visslan is a Swedish whistleblowing software company offering a comprehensive, modular whistleblowing solution. The core product is the Visselblåsarsystem (Whistleblowing System), available in Standard and Enterprise tiers. This is complemented by the Visselblåsarpolicy (Whistleblowing Policy) as an add-on document service, and Extern ärendehantering (External Case Handling) as an optional service through partner law firms. The system is built on the Globaleaks open-source platform and is designed to be simple, affordable, and compliant with EU directives and Swedish whistleblowing legislation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visselblåsarsystem (Whistleblowing System) Web-based whistleblowing channel that enables organizations to receive, manage, and investigate anonymous or confidential reports of misconduct. Supports anonymous and confidential reporting, end-to-end encryption, two-factor authentication, anonymous two-way chat between whistleblowers and case managers, email notifications, reminder dates, multi-language deployments, and verbal/audio reporting via audio attachments and meeting scheduling.
• Visselblåsarpolicy (Whistleblowing Policy) Standardized whistleblower policy document help organizations comply with EU directives and Swedish whistleblowing law; includes instructions, reporting routines, simplified versions, step-by-step guides, and checklists for launch. Currently offered free of charge with the whistleblowing system subscription.
• Ärendehantering (External Case Handling) Optional external case management service delivered via Visslan's partner law firms (Unsquare Law, Dahlgren & Partners, Advokatfirman VICI). Lawyers receive, administratively manage, and document whistleblowing reports received through Visslan's platform, perform initial assessments, and recommend next steps. Free for organizations with under 250 employees; quoted separately as an add-on for larger organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99 minutes average total time to achieve full compliance with the EU Whistleblower Directive using Visslan's platform, including internal processes, onboarding, and all required steps
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GlobaleakscoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobaleaks is the Italian non-profit organization that developed the base software for Visslan's whistleblowing platform. Globaleaks has a high level of expertise within whistleblowing and its system is used by multiple EU authorities. Visslan builds upon this open-source foundation with additional proprietary features including custom encryption, user experience enhancements, and enterprise-grade functionality.
• Unsquare LawcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSwedish law firm providing external case handling for whistleblowing reports received through Visslan's platform. Lawyers specialize in whistleblowing, labor law, data protection, and related areas. They receive and administratively manage incoming cases, make initial assessments, and provide recommendations on next steps.
• Dahlgren & PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSwedish law firm providing external case handling for whistleblowing reports received through Visslan's platform. Specializes in whistleblowing, labor law, and data protection matters. Provides initial case assessment and ongoing case management recommendations.
• Advokatfirman VICIcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSwedish law firm providing external case handling for whistleblowing reports received through Visslan's platform. Acts as independent recipient in the whistleblowing system. Offers initial recommendations on whether cases should be investigated internally or escalated to authorities.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS provides cloud hosting infrastructure for Visslan's whistleblowing platform. Visslan uses AWS for its high security standards and ability to maintain data within the EU in compliance with Schrems II and GDPR. Visslan has a data control agreement with AWS ensuring no EU data is copied to the US. Visslan has actively chosen not to participate in AWS AI programs.
• Open Technology FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit organization that collaborated with Visslan to develop and validate the end-to-end encryption protocol specifically designed for anonymous whistleblowing applications. The protocol protects against backend seizure and brute-force decryption attacks while remaining user-friendly for whistleblowers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NAVEX Global: NAVEX is a large, US-headquartered GRC and ethics-and-compliance software vendor offering whistleblowing/hotline solutions as part of a broader risk and compliance suite. It is a broad incumbent in the same end-market (whistleblowing channels) but with deeper enterprise penetration and a much wider portfolio than Visslan's focused product.

Direct peers

• EQS Group: EQS Group is a leading German compliance and whistleblower software provider, operating the Integrity Line product line (formerly WhistleB). It competes head-to-head with Visslan in EU Whistleblower Directive SaaS, serving similar organizations with similar regulatory use cases.
• SpeakUp (People Intouch): SpeakUp is a long-standing Dutch whistleblowing and integrity hotline provider serving European and global organizations. It is a direct competitor to Visslan in the same compliance/whistleblowing category, with comparable anonymous reporting features.
• WhistleBlower Software (EQS): WhistleBlower Software/Network is a Nordic and European whistleblowing channel provider serving organizations needing EU Directive compliance. It targets the same Swedish/Nordic SMB and mid-market segment as Visslan and was later folded into EQS Group's product portfolio.
• Whispli: Whispli is an EU-focused SaaS whistleblowing and speak-up platform that competes directly with Visslan for mid-market and enterprise customers needing EU Directive 2019/1937 compliance and anonymous two-way reporting.

Emerging players

• Sygnal: Sygnal is an EU-based whistleblowing and ethics reporting platform that overlaps with Visslan's product surface area (anonymous reporting, GDPR, EU data residency), targeting similar SMB and mid-market compliance buyers.
• Convercent (OneTrust): Convercent, acquired by OneTrust, offers ethics and compliance case-management software including whistleblower intake channels. It overlaps with Visslan's use cases for enterprise GRC buyers, with OneTrust backing adding platform-level distribution.
• Pulsedesk: Pulsedesk is a European whistleblowing and case-management platform competing for the same EU Directive-driven SMB market as Visslan, with comparable self-serve positioning and pricing tiers.
• IntegrityLog: IntegrityLog is a Netherlands-based whistleblowing SaaS targeting EU Directive compliance. It is a direct feature-overlapping peer aimed at SMB and mid-market organizations similar to Visslan's core customer profile.

Others

• GlobaLeaks: GlobaLeaks is the Italian non-profit whose open-source whistleblower intake platform Visslan builds upon. While not a direct commercial competitor, it is the foundational technology peer and an alternative open-source route for large entities that prefer self-hosting over paying for Visslan's wrapper SaaS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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