# WhistlePort (VON RUEDEN) > WhistlePort — from €50–100 a month, EU-hosted. Independent profile: vendor-published facts, each with its source and the date it was checked. Canonical: https://whistleblowertools.eu/tools/whistleport/ Last updated: 2026-09-30 ## Notable - Operated by VON RUEDEN Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten, a Berlin law firm at Leipziger Platz 9, 10117 Berlin (USt-IdNr DE-279218916, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg PR 732), with managing partners RA Johannes von Rüden and RA Fabian Heyse. - Positioned as a hybrid product: a self-serve electronic reporting platform plus an optional external compliance-officer service where attorneys receive, review, and assess reports and give recommendations. - Marketed to German SMEs and public-sector bodies subject to the HinSchG, referencing the 25+ and 50+ employee thresholds and the EU Whistleblower Directive. - Web-based anonymous reporting is available 24/7 with no email address required, and two-way communication with the reporter is supported. - Each customer gets its own subdomain (unternehmensname.whistleport.de) and can adapt the reporting form to its corporate design. - Backend case handling supports unlimited handlers, user assignment, case linking, PDF export, and a follow-up/deadline function with email notifications. - Hosting is stated as a German data centre in Nuremberg described as ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified; the certification is the data-centre operator's, not a vendor or product certification. - Three published packages, all at EUR 69/month plus VAT for the platform: Paket 1 platform only; Paket 2 adds a one-time EUR 499 training fee for in-house case handling; Paket 3 adds EUR 79/month for attorney-run case handling. - Contract terms are one year minimum with annual billing, automatic annual renewal, and a 3-month notice period; there is no month-to-month option. - A free test version is advertised but the stated availability date on the public page reviewed (until 01.01.2024) is stale. - Reporting-language count, file-upload support, retention/auto-deletion, an append-only audit trail, a DPA/AVV, and a subprocessor list were not documented on the public pages reviewed. ## Facts - website: https://whistleport.de - headquarters: Berlin, Germany - hosting: German data centre in Nuremberg, stated as ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified (certification held by the data-centre operator, not the vendor) - pricing: Paket 1 (platform) EUR 69/month; Paket 2 (platform + employee training) EUR 69/month plus a one-time EUR 499 setup fee; Paket 3 (full-service) EUR 69/month plus EUR 79/month for attorney-run case handling. All prices plus 19% VAT. - pricing note: One-year minimum term with annual billing, auto-renewal, and a 3-month notice period; no month-to-month option. A free test version is advertised, but the stated availability date (until 01.01.2024) is stale on the public page reviewed. - ownership: Law firm (VON RUEDEN Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten, Berlin, Germany; USt-IdNr DE-279218916; Amtsgericht Charlottenburg PR 732) - product scope: standalone - ideal for: German SMEs (25+/50+ employees) and public-sector bodies wanting a HinSchG-compliant whistleblowing channel, optionally with an external attorney acting as case handler. - last verified: 2026-07-19 | Capability | Published evidence | | --- | --- | | anonymous reporting | Yes | | case management | Yes | | multi channel | No | | api access | Not published | | free trial | Yes | | two factor auth | Not published | | audit log | Not published | | uses ai | No | ## certifications - ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (data-centre operator only; vendor not certified) ## national laws supported - EU Directive 2019/1937 - Germany (HinSchG) ## strengths - Operated by an established German law firm, with an optional tier where attorneys act as the external case-handling body - All three package prices are published, including the platform tier at EUR 69/month - Anonymous reporting with no email required and two-way communication with the reporter - Per-organization subdomain (unternehmensname.whistleport.de) with corporate-design customization - German hosting in a Nuremberg data centre stated as ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified - Unlimited case handlers with assignment, case linking, PDF export, and a follow-up/deadline function ## Assessment Base score: 27/50. Access tier: P. Reviewed: 2026-07-19. Public pages only. No reporter submission or handler environment was reviewed. ### Is WhistlePort suitable for SMEs under 250 employees? Likely yes — WhistlePort's entry-tier pricing sits in the €50–100/month band, workable for most 50–249-employee organisations. Paket 1 (platform) EUR 69/month; Paket 2 (platform + employee training) EUR 69/month plus a one-time EUR 499 setup fee; Paket 3 (full-service) EUR 69/month plus EUR 79/month for attorney-run case handling. All prices plus 19% VAT. German SMEs (25+/50+ employees) and public-sector bodies wanting a HinSchG-compliant whistleblowing channel, optionally with an external attorney acting as case handler. ### Which national whistleblower laws does WhistlePort explicitly reference? WhistlePort explicitly cites the following national transpositions of Directive 2019/1937 in its public materials: EU Directive 2019/1937, Germany (HinSchG). 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 WhistlePort process whistleblower report content with AI? No — WhistlePort 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://whistleport.de/ - https://whistleport.de/funktionen - https://whistleport.de/preise - https://whistleport.de/impressum - https://whistleport.de/datenschutz