# HiTrust

> HiTrust — from under €50 a month, hosting location not disclosed. Independent profile: vendor-published facts, each with its source and the date it was checked.

Canonical: https://whistleblowertools.eu/tools/hitrust/
Last updated: 2026-10-23

## Notable

- HiTrust is a Dutch provider based in Breda that sells an external whistleblowing channel (meldkanaal) for the Wet bescherming klokkenluiders (Wbk), the Netherlands transposition of EU Directive 2019/1937.
- The product is aimed at SMEs and organizations with 50 or more employees, the threshold at which a reporting procedure became mandatory in the Netherlands from 17 December 2023.
- Reporters can submit anonymously or with their identity disclosed; access to reports is restricted to authorized confidants (vertrouwenspersonen).
- Two subscription tiers are published: Standard at EUR 45/month (scaling with employee count) and Plus at EUR 75/month, which adds an external confidant service; a one-time EUR 495 implementation fee covers the internal procedure and a communication kit.
- A two-month free trial is offered with cancellation during the trial, and the vendor states a channel can be set up in about five minutes.
- Security is described as encryption in transit and at rest, firewalls, intrusion detection, 2FA, and strict access controls, with no IP addresses or identifying data logged to preserve anonymity.
- Public content maps the statutory 7-day acknowledgement and 3-month feedback deadlines and outlines a multi-step handling process.
- No ISO 27001 certification was found on public pages reviewed; the platform is described as GDPR (AVG) compliant.
- Hosting location, specific EU data residency, a sub-processor list, API access, and reporter-facing languages beyond Dutch were not documented on public pages reviewed.
- HiTrust also runs a one-day confidant training (Stoomcursus vertrouwenspersoon) and works with the legal firm RIDE; it is unrelated to the US HITRUST security-certification body.

## Facts

- website: https://hitrust.nl

- headquarters: Breda, Netherlands

- hosting: Not disclosed on public pages reviewed

- pricing: Standard EUR 45/month (scales with employee count); Plus EUR 75/month (adds external confidant); implementation support EUR 495 one-time.

- pricing note: Two-month free trial. Standard EUR 45/month is billed as EUR 540/year, Plus EUR 75/month as EUR 900/year, excluding VAT. Optional implementation EUR 495 after the trial; additional confidant consultations EUR 125/hour.

- domain registered: 2023-04-13

- ownership: Private, HiTrust (Breda, Netherlands); works with RIDE legal counsel

- product scope: standalone

- ideal for: Dutch SMEs (50+ employees) that need a Wet bescherming klokkenluiders whistleblowing channel, optionally with an external confidant (vertrouwenspersoon).

- last verified: 2026-10-23

| Capability | Published evidence |
| --- | --- |
| anonymous reporting | Yes |
| case management | Yes |
| multi channel | No |
| api access | Not published |
| free trial | Yes |
| two factor auth | Yes |
| audit log | Not published |
| uses ai | No |

## national laws supported

- EU Directive 2019/1937

- Netherlands (Wet bescherming klokkenluiders)

## strengths

- Published monthly pricing with a two-month free trial cancellable during the trial

- Anonymous or identified reporting with restricted, authorized-handler access

- Optional external confidant (vertrouwenspersoon) service alongside the channel

- Public content maps the Dutch Wbk 7-day acknowledgement and 3-month feedback deadlines

- Implementation package includes the internal procedure and a communication kit

## Assessment

Base score: 19/50. Access tier: P. Reviewed: 2026-07-19.

Selected public-source evidence refreshed on 2026-10-18; earlier product-testing scope and date are retained. No reporter submission or handler retest.

### Is HiTrust suitable for SMEs under 250 employees?

Yes — HiTrust's entry-tier pricing is published under €50/month, inside the range most 50–249-employee organisations budget for a whistleblowing channel. Standard EUR 45/month (scales with employee count); Plus EUR 75/month (adds external confidant); implementation support EUR 495 one-time. Dutch SMEs (50+ employees) that need a Wet bescherming klokkenluiders whistleblowing channel, optionally with an external confidant (vertrouwenspersoon).

### Which national whistleblower laws does HiTrust explicitly reference?

HiTrust explicitly cites the following national transpositions of Directive 2019/1937 in its public materials: EU Directive 2019/1937, Netherlands (Wet bescherming klokkenluiders). Absence from this list does not mean the platform can't be used in other EU jurisdictions — all 27 member states have transposed the Directive. Verify jurisdictional fit with the vendor directly.

### Does HiTrust process whistleblower report content with AI?

No — HiTrust does not process report content with AI or machine translation per its vendor materials. Verify the vendor's subprocessor list to confirm no downstream AI processing occurs.

## Sources

- https://hitrust.nl/

- https://hitrust.nl/meldkanaal-klokkenluiders/

- https://hitrust.nl/veelgestelde-vragen/

- https://hitrust.nl/wet-bescherming-klokkenluiders-wbk/

- https://hitrust.nl/over-hitrust/

- https://hitrust.nl/vertrouwenspersoon/