Protegon - Plataforma Integrada para Gestão LGPD

What Protegon - Plataforma Integrada para Gestão LGPD does

Protegon is a Brazilian SaaS platform founded in 2019 and headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, that provides integrated management of LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados) compliance programs. The platform is built as a 26-module ecosystem covering the full privacy program lifecycle — data mapping and ROPA generation (Article 37), legal basis auditing (Auditor Legal), Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIA), International Transfer Assessments (TIA, aligned with ANPD Resolution 19), Data Protection Impact Assessments (RIPD/AIPD), data subject request handling, cookie management, incident management with CIS-formatted ANPD notifications, risk and governance controls, vendor compliance evaluation, document management, a whistleblowing channel (Canal de Denúncias), phishing simulation (ProPhishI), BPMN process modelling (Lynq), training/certification, group-entity consolidation and consulting-firm administration. The technology is cloud-delivered via the web application at app.protegon.com.br, with companion mobile apps published on Apple's App Store and Google Play. Underlying capabilities include network and endpoint data scanning (Data Discovery) and an Algorithmic Impact Study module (EIA) addressing AI governance, although the platform does not disclose proprietary AI/ML models.

Protegon operates a tiered subscription model sold per CNPJ (Brazilian corporate tax registration), with disclosed pricing at R$299/month for the Start tier (capped at 2 users, 10 mapping areas and 50 registered activities), a mid-tier Smart plan with 5 users and an expanded module set, and a Premium annual licence covering all 26 modules with custom pricing. A 90-day FREE90 freemium licence is offered to drive top-of-funnel conversion, and a white-label programme is available for consulting partners to resell Protegon under their own brand. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales supported by a WhatsApp contact channel, demo requests, the 'Privacidade em Pauta' blog, a newsletter, and YouTube training content; there are no third-party resellers or marketplace listings. The company is privately held, bootstrapped (no external funding rounds disclosed), operates exclusively in Brazil, and targets enterprises in healthcare, education, retail, technology, industrial and legal services.

Protegon is led by founder-Diretor João Gonçalves, a digital-law attorney with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare compliance who also runs the parallel HDPO LGPD em Saúde practice and personally delivers LGPD, AI and cybersecurity training. The firm operates with approximately six employees, named customers include Fundação José Silveira and case studies in hospitals, a health-insurance cooperative, a retail chain and a private university, and customer-reported outcomes include 50–60% reductions in privacy-program effort, vendor review time and data subject request response times.

Name

Protegon - Plataforma Integrada para Gestão LGPD

Legal name

PROTEGON

Website

https://protegon.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brazilian SaaS platform founded in 2019 that delivers integrated LGPD compliance management through 26 modules covering data mapping, risk and incident management, vendor evaluation and privacy governance for Brazilian enterprises in healthcare, education, retail and other regulated sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Privacy Compliance Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (IT GRC) Platforms (HDAEALAK)

Keywords

• Privacy compliance software
• Data protection management
• LGPD compliance platform
• Privacy governance SaaS
• Data mapping software

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Annual Licensing: Protegon operates as a cloud-based SaaS platform with annual subscription licensing model per CNPJ (Brazilian company registration number). Plans include Start, Smart, and Premium tiers with varying user limits, feature access, and module capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Protegon provides a unified SaaS platform (Sistema Protegon) with 26 integrated modules for LGPD compliance management. The platform centralizes data mapping, legal auditing, risk assessment, incident management with ANPD-formatted CIS notifications, cookie management, vendor compliance, training/certification, and data subject request workflows. It is sold via annual subscription per Brazilian CNPJ across Start, Smart, and Premium tiers, with a 90-day FREE90 full trial.

Product overview

PROTEGON is a unified platform-plus-modules architecture for LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law) compliance management. The core Sistema Protegon platform provides the integrated environment, supplemented by 26 specialized modules including Auditor Legal, Avaliação de Impacto (DPIA), Avaliação de Fornecedor, Canal de Denúncias, Diagnóstico de Setores, Diagnóstico Situacional, Gestão de Cookies, Gestão de Documentos, Gestão da Consultoria, Gestão de Incidentes, Gestão de Grupos Empresariais, Gestão de Projetos, Gestão de Riscos, Gestão de Tarefas, Governança, LIA (Legitimate Interest Assessment), Lynq (BPMN), Mapeamento de Dados, Ouvidoria, Plataforma de Cursos, Portal de Privacidade, ProPhishI (phishing simulation), Requisição do Titular, RNC (Non-Conformity Register), and TIA (International Transfer Assessment). Additional specialized modules include Data Discovery for data inventory scanning and EIA (Algorithmic Impact Study) for AI governance. The platform is accessible at https://app.protegon.com.br/ with pricing tiers (Start, Smart, Premium) and a 90-day free trial.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

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Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature17 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• BigID: BigID is a data intelligence platform for privacy, security, and governance, with data discovery, classification, and DSAR automation that overlap Protegon's Data Discovery and DSR modules. It targets large enterprises with heavy data estates.
• TrustArc: TrustArc provides a privacy management platform covering assessments, consent, data subject requests, and regulatory intelligence, with dedicated LGPD content. It competes directly with Protegon for Brazilian multinational and enterprise accounts seeking turnkey privacy compliance.
• Securiti: Securiti offers a unified data privacy and security cloud (PrivacyOps) with data discovery, consent, DSR, and governance capabilities that map to LGPD. It is a direct competitor to Protegon in the integrated privacy operations category, with stronger AI/data discovery features.

Broad incumbents

• Collibra: Collibra is a data governance and catalog platform that addresses data privacy and lineage, overlapping with Protegon's data mapping and governance modules. It is a much broader incumbent serving data officers in large enterprises.
• Exterro: Exterro provides a legal GRC platform covering privacy, e-discovery, and compliance, with overlap on data subject request and incident management. It is a broader incumbent in adjacent legal/compliance workflows competing for shared enterprise budgets.
• OneTrust: OneTrust is the largest global privacy, security, and governance platform, offering LGPD-ready modules alongside GDPR, CCPA, and other regimes. It is comparable to Protegon as a broad-based privacy management/GRC suite competing for the same enterprise buyers, though it is far more general-purpose and far better capitalized.
• Vanta: Vanta is a compliance automation platform originally built for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 that has expanded into privacy and broader GRC. Its automated evidence collection and continuous monitoring are comparable in spirit to Protegon's compliance workflows, though its primary focus is North American frameworks.

Emerging players

• Drata: Drata is a compliance automation platform with increasingly broad GRC coverage, similar to Protegon in its integrated approach to continuous compliance. It is comparable as an emerging GRC platform, though it has stronger traction in the US and limited Brazilian localization.

Regional players

• CIP Tools: CIP Tools is a Brazilian GRC/privacy platform focused on LGPD compliance, with modules for data mapping, DSR, and incident management. It is a direct Brazilian competitor to Protegon operating exclusively in the same domestic market.
• Privally: Privally is a Brazilian privacy management SaaS focused on LGPD for SMBs and mid-market, offering data mapping, DSR management, and consent tooling. It is a comparable regional player targeting the same customer segments with a more lightweight positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@protegon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/protegon

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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