# whistly > whistly — 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/whistly/ Last updated: 2026-09-30 ## Notable - Operated by whistly digital GmbH, Berlin, registered at the District Court of Charlottenburg under HRB 249593 B. This is a distinct vendor from the Hungarian Whisly (whisly.hu). - Standalone whistleblowing SaaS positioned first for German compliance: the Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz (HinSchG), the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), and the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG), alongside EU Directive 2019/1937. - Public materials describe a customizable report page, automated case management, anonymous two-way communication with reporters, file upload, and an ombudsperson option. - Two published packages: Essential at EUR 59/month (English and German) and Pro at EUR 99/month (five languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese), both priced regardless of employee count. - A 10-day free trial is advertised. - Security messaging states end-to-end encryption and hosting on ISO 27001 certified servers in Germany; the certification is the hosting provider's, not a whistly vendor certification, and the provider is not named. - Customer-count claims are inconsistent across the site: the LkSG page says 100+ companies, the about page says over 200 businesses, and the vendor blog says 500+ European companies. - No public API documentation, sub-processor list, DPA download, or article-level Directive/HinSchG mapping was found on pages reviewed; the site renders via JavaScript and exposes little static HTML. ## Facts - website: https://whistly.org - headquarters: Berlin, Germany - hosting: ISO 27001 certified servers in Germany (hosting-provider certification, provider not named; vendor-stated) - pricing: Two published packages: Essential EUR 59/month and Pro EUR 99/month, charged regardless of employee count. - pricing note: 10-day free trial. Essential is stated to cover English and German; Pro is stated to cover five languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese). Pricing is rendered inside a JavaScript app; package figures were corroborated via the pricing page meta description and a third-party review listing. - languages: 5 - domain registered: 2023-01-06 - ownership: Private, whistly digital GmbH (District Court of Charlottenburg, Berlin, HRB 249593 B) - customers: 100+ to 500+ organizations (vendor claims vary by page: 100+ on the LkSG page, over 200 on the about page, 500+ on the vendor blog) - product scope: standalone - ideal for: German SMEs needing a HinSchG-compliant whistleblowing channel with flat, headcount-independent pricing, optionally paired with supply-chain (LkSG) reporting. - 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 | ## national laws supported - EU Directive 2019/1937 - Germany (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz, HinSchG) - Germany (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, LkSG) ## strengths - Flat pricing from EUR 59/month regardless of employee count - 10-day free trial advertised - Anonymous two-way communication with reporters - Explicit German HinSchG and LkSG supply-chain positioning - German data residency stated (ISO 27001 hosting provider) ## Assessment Base score: 29/50. Access tier: P. Reviewed: 2026-07-19. Public pages only. No reporter submission or handler environment was reviewed. ### Is whistly suitable for SMEs under 250 employees? Likely yes — whistly's entry-tier pricing sits in the €50–100/month band, workable for most 50–249-employee organisations. Two published packages: Essential EUR 59/month and Pro EUR 99/month, charged regardless of employee count. German SMEs needing a HinSchG-compliant whistleblowing channel with flat, headcount-independent pricing, optionally paired with supply-chain (LkSG) reporting. ### Which national whistleblower laws does whistly explicitly reference? whistly explicitly cites the following national transpositions of Directive 2019/1937 in its public materials: EU Directive 2019/1937, Germany (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz, HinSchG), Germany (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, LkSG). 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 whistly process whistleblower report content with AI? No — whistly 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://whistly.org/ - https://whistly.org/features - https://whistly.org/security - https://whistly.org/pricing - https://whistly.org/lksg - https://whistly.org/about - https://whistly.org/imprint - https://insights.whistly.org/hinweisgeberschutzgesetz/