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Transcend

Transcend

Transcend automates the management of data access and deletion requests across multiple systems. It integrates with existing infrastructure to streamline compliance workflows and audit reporting.

Transcend automates the management of data access and deletion requests across multiple systems. It integrates with existing infrastructure to streamline compliance workflows and audit reporting.

Cost considerations

Functionality

Compatibility

User experience

Customer support

Why these ratings?

Cyberse perspective

Solution details

Cloud ecosystem partners

Amazon Web Services

Microsoft Azure Cloud

Google Cloud Platform

Market segment

Enterprise

Deployment

Cloud-native

Cloud-hosted

Product features

Data classification

Pricing

Free trial available

Subcategory

Data Discovery and Classification

Integrations

Governance Risk and Compliance

Target industry

Technology

Healthcare

Financial services

Services support

Managed services

Key features

API access

Platform solution

Point solution

We use the following criteria to evaluate this product:

Cost considerations

Median contracts hover around $90 k a year, which sits at the high end of the privacy tooling market and is only available through custom quotes. Buyers also face 10-20 % mandatory support fees and separate charges for add-ons, making total spend hard to forecast and the value less certain.

Cost considerations

Median contracts hover around $90 k a year, which sits at the high end of the privacy tooling market and is only available through custom quotes. Buyers also face 10-20 % mandatory support fees and separate charges for add-ons, making total spend hard to forecast and the value less certain.

Functionality

Transcend maps, discovers and classifies structured and unstructured data and protects transfers with end-to-end encryption and its own key gateway. The software does not provide the real-time data-loss prevention controls or user behavior analytics common in top-tier security suites. Strong discovery plus encryption puts functionality above basic scanners, but the DLP gap limits it to a mid-level score.

Functionality

Transcend maps, discovers and classifies structured and unstructured data and protects transfers with end-to-end encryption and its own key gateway. The software does not provide the real-time data-loss prevention controls or user behavior analytics common in top-tier security suites. Strong discovery plus encryption puts functionality above basic scanners, but the DLP gap limits it to a mid-level score.

Compatibility

Transcend offers hundreds of pre-built connectors that reach common on-prem databases, major SaaS apps, and the big three clouds. Teams can plug unusual tools into workflows through open APIs and serverless Custom Functions with only minor coding. Audit information is available in JSON for easy forwarding to Splunk or another SIEM with a small script, so extra integration work stays low.

Compatibility

Transcend offers hundreds of pre-built connectors that reach common on-prem databases, major SaaS apps, and the big three clouds. Teams can plug unusual tools into workflows through open APIs and serverless Custom Functions with only minor coding. Audit information is available in JSON for easy forwarding to Splunk or another SIEM with a small script, so extra integration work stays low.

User experience

Transcend opens with a clean dashboard and interactive data maps that guide teams through privacy tasks, so new admins pick up the basics quickly. Recent reviewers give ease-of-use scores near 4.7/5 and call the interface reliable and straightforward, though some wish for a more intuitive look. The lack of built-in risk heatmaps or dedicated incident workflows keeps the user experience a notch below the highest tier.

User experience

Transcend opens with a clean dashboard and interactive data maps that guide teams through privacy tasks, so new admins pick up the basics quickly. Recent reviewers give ease-of-use scores near 4.7/5 and call the interface reliable and straightforward, though some wish for a more intuitive look. The lack of built-in risk heatmaps or dedicated incident workflows keeps the user experience a notch below the highest tier.

Customer support

Transcend provides round-the-clock support and states that engineers monitor the service even during company “days off,” so urgent issues get prompt attention. A detailed online knowledge base and proactive notices give customers self-service answers and advance warning of any planned downtime. Public sources do not mention dedicated key-escrow expertise or rapid security-content updates, so support ranks just below the top tier.

Customer support

Transcend provides round-the-clock support and states that engineers monitor the service even during company “days off,” so urgent issues get prompt attention. A detailed online knowledge base and proactive notices give customers self-service answers and advance warning of any planned downtime. Public sources do not mention dedicated key-escrow expertise or rapid security-content updates, so support ranks just below the top tier.