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hintcatcher

German whistleblowing platform from product kitchen GmbH. Flat pricing from €39/month, independent of headcount.

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Typical buyer

DACH-region SMEs subject to HinSchG who want flat pricing that doesn't scale with headcount.

Distinctive features

  • Flat pricing — €39 / €59 / €99 regardless of employee count
  • German hosting on an ISO 27001-certified hoster
  • End-to-end encrypted reports with anonymous two-way dialogue
  • Self-serve setup; no demo or training required
  • 1-month contract with 14-day cancellation notice

Add-ons and conditions

Costs or terms not included in the headline price.

  • Prices exclude VAT (German 19% VAT applies on top)
  • Voice / oral reporting listed as optional (likely separate add-on)
  • LITE tier limits the reporting office to 2 languages; PLUS 5; PREMIUM unlimited
  • Caseworker seats capped per tier (LITE 2, PLUS 5, PREMIUM 8)
  • hintcatcher does not hold its own ISO 27001 certification — only its hoster does

Notable

  • Operated by product kitchen GmbH (Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg), founded October 2019.
  • Flat pricing independent of employee count — unusual among German HinSchG tools where tiered-by-headcount is the norm.
  • Four tiers: LITE, PLUS, PREMIUM (self-serve monthly) and PARTNER (multi-tenant reseller solution, quote only).
  • End-to-end encryption; reports accessible only to the whistleblower and selected caseworkers.
  • Anonymous two-way dialogue between whistleblower and caseworker.
  • Case management with audit-proof audit log; monitoring of legal deadlines and email notifications.
  • Corporate design and custom texts on the reporting office; custom domain available on request (optional / add-on).
  • Oral hint reporting by voice recording is marked optional on every tier.
  • Partner programme for law firms, external data protection officers, and ombudspersons.
  • Hosted on servers in Germany at an ISO 27001-certified hoster; hoster not named in public materials.
  • No public API documented.

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