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# Ombud vs RocketDocs (2026)

Ombud: Enterprise response management for regulated industries. RocketDocs: Incumbent regulated response library with private AI.

## Side-by-side comparison

__Scores run 0 (not offered) to 3 (category-leading). Edge marks who leads the row; Match means the scores are the same. Confirm certifications on the vendor site before a security review.__
| Capability              | Ombud                                                                   | RocketDocs                                                                                                                              | Edge       |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| Best for                | Enterprise and regulated-finance teams with formal proposal operations. | Incumbent RocketDocs teams that need private AI and a default audit trail, or are planning a move to AutoRFP.ai, Loopio, or Responsive. | \-         |
| Starting price          | Custom                                                                  | Custom                                                                                                                                  | Match      |
| Free tier               | No                                                                      | No                                                                                                                                      | Match      |
| RFPs                    | 3/3                                                                     | 3/3                                                                                                                                     | Match      |
| DDQs                    | 3/3                                                                     | 3/3                                                                                                                                     | Match      |
| Security questionnaires | 3/3                                                                     | 3/3                                                                                                                                     | Match      |
| AI drafting             | 2/3                                                                     | 2/3                                                                                                                                     | Match      |
| Answer library          | 3/3                                                                     | 3/3                                                                                                                                     | Match      |
| Source attribution      | 2/3                                                                     | 2/3                                                                                                                                     | Match      |
| Workflow & approvals    | 3/3                                                                     | 2/3                                                                                                                                     | Ombud      |
| Integrations            | 2/3                                                                     | 3/3                                                                                                                                     | RocketDocs |
| Self-serve onboarding   | 0/3                                                                     | 1/3                                                                                                                                     | RocketDocs |
| ISO 27001               | ISO 27001:2013 (announced 2021)                                         | ISO 27001                                                                                                                               | \-         |
| SOC 2                   | SOC 2                                                                   | SOC 2 Type II                                                                                                                           | \-         |
| US hosting              | Not listed                                                              | Yes (US residency supported)                                                                                                            | \-         |
| EU hosting              | Not listed                                                              | Yes (EU residency supported)                                                                                                            | \-         |
| Slack                   | Slack                                                                   | Not listed                                                                                                                              | \-         |
| Microsoft Teams         | Microsoft Teams                                                         | Microsoft Teams (via Microsoft 365)                                                                                                     | \-         |
| AWS, Azure, GCP         | Not listed                                                              | Not listed                                                                                                                              | \-         |
| Listed integrations     | Salesforce, Slack, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint                          | Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace                                                            | \-         |
| Certifications          | SOC 2, ISO 27001                                                        | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001                                                                                                                | \-         |

## What they look like

### OM![Ombud logo](/logos/ombud.png) Ombud

![Screenshot of the Ombud website](/screenshots/ombud.webp)

### RO![RocketDocs logo](https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=rocketdocs.com&sz=128) RocketDocs

![Screenshot of the RocketDocs website](/screenshots/rocketdocs.webp)

## Security: ISO 27001, SOC 2, and regional hosting

Put Ombud and RocketDocs through the same three questions a security reviewer will ask: ISO 27001, SOC 2, and whether you can keep the tenancy in the US or the EU. Cells say **Not listed** when we could not find the claim on a public vendor page.

__Confirm certificates and residency on the vendor site or Trust Center before a formal review.Ombud: The public security page says servers sit in PCI DSS and ISO 27001 certified facilities, without naming a US or EU residency option. RocketDocs: RocketDocs publishes US and EU data-residency options. The public trust page does not name AWS, Azure, or GCP.__
| Check      | Ombud                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | RocketDocs                                                                           |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ISO 27001  | ISO 27001:2013 (announced 2021) [ombud.com](https://www.ombud.com/blog/ombud-iso27001-certification-data-security-announcement), 2026-08Ombud announced ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification in 2021\. Confirm the current certificate date in review. | ISO 27001 [rocketdocs.com](https://rocketdocs.com/trust), 2026-08                    |
| SOC 2      | SOC 2 [ombud.com](https://www.ombud.com/security), 2026-07Listed in our directory dataset from earlier vendor-site review. The public security page does not currently name SOC 2, so pull the report during diligence.                            | SOC 2 Type II [rocketdocs.com](https://rocketdocs.com/trust), 2026-08                |
| US hosting | Not listed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Yes (US residency supported) [rocketdocs.com](https://rocketdocs.com/trust), 2026-08 |
| EU hosting | Not listed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Yes (EU residency supported) [rocketdocs.com](https://rocketdocs.com/trust), 2026-08 |

## Slack and Microsoft Teams

During a live questionnaire, SMEs get pinged in Slack or Teams, not in a vendor portal. Here is what Ombud and RocketDocs publish for those two connections.

__Native chat apps only. CRM, storage, and identity connectors stay in the integrations list.__
| Connection      | Ombud                                                                                                                                                            | RocketDocs                                                                                     |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Slack           | Slack [ombud.com](https://www.ombud.com/blog/the-main-benefits-of-rfp-automation-for-collaboration), 2026-08                                                     | Not listed                                                                                     |
| Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams [ombud.com](https://www.ombud.com), 2026-07Listed in our catalog from earlier review. Ombud’s own blog confirms Slack in more detail than Teams. | Microsoft Teams (via Microsoft 365) [rocketdocs.com](https://rocketdocs.com/platform), 2026-08 |

## Subprocessors: the big three clouds, then the niche names

Compare Ombud and RocketDocs on AWS, Azure, and GCP first. Then scan for niche processors a reviewer should pause on: third-party LLMs, session replay, or support that leaves the region you elected.

__Cloud row lists the big three only. Niche names sit in the notes when the vendor published them.__
| Layer           | Ombud                                                                                                                                  | RocketDocs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| AWS, Azure, GCP | Not listed                                                                                                                             | Not listed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Watch-outs      | No niche processors flagged in our sourced list.Ombud does not publish a named subprocessor or cloud list on its public security page. | **Astro (private Llama):** RocketDocs says answer content is not sent to OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google. Confirm the current subprocessor list on the Trust Center, because the public page does not name the underlying cloud.A named subprocessor list sits on the RocketDocs Trust Center with change notifications. The public pages confirm US/EU residency and private Llama inference, not the big-three cloud brands. |

The corporate world loves to spread the myth of the hands-off RFP response. You have probably heard the pitch. Software companies promise that if you throw your old spreadsheets into an algorithm, a machine will write your bids while you sleep.

That is fantasy.

If your team operates in a heavily regulated market, you know why that pitch is dangerous. A single unverified technical claim in an information security review can tank a multi-million dollar contract. A lazy, AI-generated guess about your encryption standards or data residency policies will not just fail the buyer’s evaluation: it can expose your company to massive legal liabilities.

This is why experienced bid managers in banks, insurance companies, healthcare systems, and enterprise software firms do not look for flashy drafting bots. Instead, they look for control. They need systems that track who edited what, when they did it, and who gave the final sign-off. They need an answer library that does not rot.

Two long-standing enterprise platforms have spent over a decade building for this high-stakes environment: Ombud and RocketDocs. Neither is a lightweight, credit-card-swipe startup. Both are designed for large teams with dedicated proposal departments, complex compliance requirements, and zero tolerance for data leaks.

However, they approach this job with fundamentally different software designs, integration paths, and user workflows. One wants to pull your entire team into a centralized collaborative workspace. The other wants to bring your approved answer database directly into the Microsoft Office tools you already use every day.

Here is how they stack up on a real questionnaire, not a vendor demo file.

## Key takeaways

- **Target buyer profiles:** Ombud is built for enterprise revenue operations and proposal teams in regulated tech and finance that require structured, role-specific guidance. RocketDocs is the older private-AI library. Keep it when that isolation is already the reason you bought it. If you are shopping the successor set, start with AutoRFP.ai, Loopio, and Responsive. AutoRFP.ai is the commercial questionnaire pick in those four verticals.
- **Workflow control:** Ombud scores a perfect 3/3 on workflow approvals, offering superior tools for coordinating complex, multi-person internal reviews. RocketDocs scores a 2/3, focusing its workflow around individual tasks and native Microsoft document add-ins.
- **Ecosystem fit:** RocketDocs scores a 3/3 on integrations, featuring native connections to Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Okta, Azure AD, and Google Workspace. Ombud scores a 2/3, routing its connections primarily through Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint.
- **Security posture:** RocketDocs carries SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, backed by a private AI engine that guarantees your data never touches public models. Ombud is SOC 2 certified and relies on strict, role-specific user permissions to protect access.
- **Onboarding friction:** Neither platform is a fast, self-serve install. Ombud scores a 0/3 on self-serve capabilities and requires a hands-on, services-led setup. RocketDocs scores a 1/3, meaning you will still face a formal, structured implementation process.
- **Product limitations:** Ombud carries a heavy setup burden and premium enterprise pricing. RocketDocs search rewards exact wording, so results can feel picky, and its Microsoft Word exports can run slower than reviewers would like.

## Overview

To understand the difference between Ombud and RocketDocs, you have to look at where they place your writers.

In a standard sales organization, technical documentation is a mess. It lives in old emails, random Slack channels, and outdated local drives. When an RFP arrives, the proposal manager has to play digital archaeologist to find the right answers.

Ombud, founded in Denver, Colorado in 2011, solves this by acting as a collaborative web application. It is designed to be the single source of truth where your team gathers to work. It does not treat an RFP as a simple text-matching task. Instead, it treats every questionnaire as a formal project.

The system coordinate inputs from sales engineers, security leads, legal departments, and product teams. It ensures that every contributor works under strict, role-specific guidelines. As of July 2026, Ombud holds a G2 rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 26 reviews, and a Capterra rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 16 reviews. Its notable customers include companies like UKG, Rapid7, GoTo, OneStream, Anaplan and Sage. Ombud scores a perfect 3/3 across our core capabilities for RFPs, DDQs and security questionnaires.

RocketDocs takes a different approach. It is designed for teams that do not want to learn another web portal. The genuine strengths are private AI and the LaunchPad add-in, which places your approved answer library directly inside Microsoft Word and Excel.

Instead of forcing a security officer to log into a separate platform to answer ten questions, they can do it directly inside the spreadsheet they received from the buyer. As of July 2026, RocketDocs holds a G2 rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars from 104 reviews, and a Gartner rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 3 reviews. RocketDocs names large financial and healthcare buyers on its site; confirm the current list there. RocketDocs also scores a perfect 3/3 for RFPs, DDQs and security questionnaires, but its 3/3 score for integrations reflects its deeper connection to the corporate IT stack.

The capability scores highlight these contrasting design choices. RocketDocs is the stronger pick for IT departments that need to secure access across a complex corporate network. It integrates with Okta, Azure AD, SAML and SCIM out of the box. Ombud, with its perfect 3/3 workflow approvals score, is the better fit for team managers who need to enforce strict submission deadlines and multi-stage peer reviews.

## Library, governance and approvals

Your answer database is only useful if your team can trust it. In regulated industries, an outdated security policy or an unapproved pricing table is a liability. Both Ombud and RocketDocs score a perfect 3/3 on answer library capabilities, but they govern that data through different operational loops.

Ombud builds its governance directly into its collaborative portal. It is a system built for large, multi-department proposal operations. When you import a document into Ombud, you do not just search for answers: you assign questions to specific people.

The platform offers role-specific, context-aware guidance. This means that when a sales engineer logs in, they only see the technical questions assigned to them. They do not see legal clauses or financial metrics.

Ombud’s approval engine ensures that when a contributor updates an answer during an active bid, that answer is not automatically saved back to the master library. It must pass through a designated reviewer first. This prevents your database from rotting with one-off, deal-specific customizations.

RocketDocs manages governance by prioritizing data security and strict compliance tracking. The platform includes an audit trail that is switched on by default. Every edit, every search, and every document export is logged. This is a critical requirement for compliance officers in banking and insurance who must prove to external auditors that their sales collateral matches their actual operational policies.

RocketDocs also supports automated user provisioning through Okta, Azure AD, and SCIM. When an employee leaves your company, their access to your technical database is revoked instantly.

However, the RocketDocs library has some search quirks that can frustrate occasional users. Reviewers on G2 frequently note that the search engine is highly specific. It rewards exact wording.

If you are looking for an answer about your disaster recovery plan, and you do not search for the exact phrase stored in the database, the system can struggle to find it. This means your library requires consistent, organized curation. If your database is messy, your team will spend too much time adjusting their search terms to find their files.

RocketDocs also scores a 2/3 for workflow approvals. It can track tasks and assign questions, but it lacks the highly structured, multi-tier approval routing that Ombud uses to coordinate large-scale enterprise proposals.

If your primary challenge is managing a complex web of internal contributors and enforcing strict sign-off rules across different departments, Ombud’s workflow engine is built for that exact job. If your primary goal is maintaining an ironclad audit trail of your corporate data within a locked-down enterprise IT environment, RocketDocs fits that requirement better.

## Pricing and value

Do not expect to sign up for either of these tools with a credit card this afternoon. They are enterprise-grade systems designed for formal procurement, custom implementation, and structured onboarding.

Ombud scores a 0/3 on self-serve capabilities. Its pricing is entirely custom and quote-only. You must contact their sales team, go through a formal demonstration, and negotiate a contract based on your team’s size and document volume.

The implementation process is high-touch and services-heavy. The Ombud team works with you to map your organization’s roles, configure your approval workflows, and import your historical proposal data.

This is not a fast process. It requires several weeks of coordination before your team can run their first active project in the platform. The return on this investment is a highly customized workspace that aligns perfectly with your internal organizational chart. For smaller teams or startups that need to turn around an RFP by next Monday, Ombud’s setup process is too slow and its pricing is too high.

RocketDocs scores a 1/3 on self-serve capabilities. It also relies on custom, quote-only pricing, but its integration-first architecture can make the initial setup more straightforward for teams that already live in Microsoft Office.

The platform’s value is centered on user adoption. Because its LaunchPad add-in sits directly inside Word and Excel, your subject matter experts do not need to learn a complex new web portal. They can access your approved library within the applications they use every day. This reduces the time you have to spend training occasional contributors, such as busy security engineers or product managers.

However, RocketDocs represents a major enterprise commitment. The cost is scaled for large teams that already run this library. You will need to factor in the time required to clean your historical data and train your library managers on the picky search engine. Teams that are done with the library usually put AutoRFP.ai, Loopio, and Responsive on the next call.

You must also consider the technical limitations of your document processing. Some users report that RocketDocs’ Word exports run slower than expected when handling massive, highly formatted documents. If your proposal team regularly works right up to midnight deadlines, those slow export times can become a major source of stress.

If you have a dedicated, centralized proposal department that handles all bids from a single workspace, Ombud’s collaborative platform model justifies its premium pricing. If you have a highly distributed team of occasional contributors who will resist logging into a new software tool, RocketDocs’ native Office integration offers better value by keeping their workflows simple.

## DDQs and security questionnaires

Answering security questionnaires and DDQs is a highly repetitive, high-stakes task. Unlike creative sales proposals, these documents require absolute, literal accuracy. One wrong answer about your data-retention policies or firewalls can invalidate your contract. Both Ombud and RocketDocs score a perfect 3/3 on DDQs and security questionnaires, but they protect your data in very different ways.

Ombud manages security questionnaires through its collaborative portal. It ensures that only authorized security personnel can edit or approve answers related to your compliance standards.

The platform scores a 2/3 for AI drafting and a 2/3 for source attribution. When you upload a questionnaire, Ombud’s drafting engine can generate suggested answers based on your past submissions. It links each suggestion back to its source document, allowing your security lead to verify that the answer is accurate and up to date.

This is a helpful review loop, but it is not designed to run on autopilot. You still need a qualified human editor to check the drafts before you submit them to a buyer.

RocketDocs places an even stronger emphasis on data privacy and compliance architecture, which is why it is used by major financial institutions like Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan. RocketDocs also scores a 2/3 for AI drafting and a 2/3 for source attribution, but it stands out due to its private AI capabilities.

Its AI models are designed to draft questionnaire answers without ever sending your sensitive content to public AI models. Your proprietary technical data, security protocols, and operational policies stay entirely within your secure corporate boundary. This private AI approach is supported by SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications.

RocketDocs’ Excel integration is particularly valuable for security reviews. Most security questionnaires arrive as massive, highly formatted spreadsheets.

With RocketDocs’ LaunchPad, you can open the buyer’s Excel file on your desktop, run searches against your approved library, and insert answers directly into the active cells. You do not have to upload the spreadsheet to an external web application, which reduces the risk of formatting errors and maintains your data’s security.

If your main goal is managing the collaborative sign-off process between your security, legal and engineering teams, Ombud’s portal is highly effective. If your company has strict compliance rules that prohibit the use of public AI models, or if you require ISO 27001 certification and a default audit trail, RocketDocs is built to meet those requirements.

## Pros and cons

Every platform has its strengths and its limitations. Understanding these trade-offs is the only way to pick the right software for your team’s actual daily workload.

### Ombud pros

- **Strict enterprise governance:** Holds a perfect 3/3 score for workflow approvals, allowing you to manage complex, multi-person internal reviews with ease.
- **Role-specific user portals:** Shows your contributors only the questions and library sources relevant to their specific jobs.
- **Balanced document handling:** Scores a perfect 3/3 across RFPs, DDQs and security questionnaires, giving you a single workspace for all incoming requests.
- **Structured library management:** Scores a perfect 3/3 for its answer library, featuring strong version controls and formal approval loops.
- **Strong customer satisfaction:** Earns high marks on independent review sites, including a 4.7/5 rating on G2 as of July 2026.
- **Key enterprise integrations:** Connects natively with Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint to support your existing sales communication.

### Ombud cons

- **Zero self-serve capability:** A 0/3 self-serve score means you cannot test or set up the platform without a managed enterprise contract.
- **Heavy, slow setup:** Requires a lengthy, services-heavy onboarding process to configure roles and import historical data.
- **Premium pricing:** Positioned as an expensive enterprise tool, making it inaccessible for smaller teams or startups.
- **No ISO 27001 certification:** While it holds a SOC 2 certification, it lacks the ISO 27001 credentials carried by some competitors.

### RocketDocs pros

- **Private AI architecture:** Guarantees that your sensitive compliance and security data never touches public AI training models.
- **Native Office integrations:** LaunchPad add-in lets your writers access the approved library directly inside Microsoft Word and Excel.
- **Top-tier security credentials:** Holds both SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, meeting the standards of global banks and healthcare systems.
- **Default audit trails:** Automatically logs every search, edit and export to satisfy strict compliance audits.
- **Broad identity integrations:** Supports enterprise provisioning and single sign-on through Okta, Azure AD, SAML and SCIM.
- **High-volume content reuse:** Supports highly efficient answer recycling from a single approved database.

### RocketDocs cons

- **Picky library search:** Search engine requires highly specific or exact-match wording, which can frustrate occasional users.
- **Slow Word exports:** Processing large, complex Microsoft Word documents can run slower than some reviewers would like.
- **Lighter workflow approvals:** Scores a 2/3 for workflow approvals, offering less sophisticated role-routing tools than Ombud’s 3/3 system.
- **Sales-gated pricing:** Scores a low 1/3 on self-serve, requiring a formal sales process and custom quote negotiations.

## Who should pick Ombud

Ombud is the best choice for enterprise revenue operations and proposal teams that need to coordinate complex, multi-person response workflows across different departments under strict internal governance.

You should choose Ombud if:

- Your primary operational bottleneck is managing internal review loops, setting deadlines, and getting formal sign-offs from multiple departments.
- You want a dedicated, web-based workspace that guides your contributors by showing them only the specific questions and library sources relevant to their roles.
- Your company is an established enterprise with a dedicated proposal team that can invest the time required for a structured, high-touch onboarding process.
- You need a versatile tool that handles persuasive sales RFPs and highly technical security questionnaires with equal capability.
- Your team is standardized on Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint for daily sales tracking and communication.
- You are comfortable with premium, custom enterprise pricing and want a high level of vendor-led configuration support.

## Who should pick RocketDocs

RocketDocs is the fit if you already need private AI and a default audit trail. Stay for that isolation. Shop AutoRFP.ai, Loopio, and Responsive if you are done with the library.

Stay on RocketDocs if:

- Your compliance or legal department prohibits your company’s data from touching public AI models or public training databases.
- Your subject matter experts and reviewers prefer to work directly inside Microsoft Word and Excel rather than logging into a third-party web application.
- Your organization requires top-tier security credentials, including ISO 27001 certification and a default audit trail for all content modifications.
- Your IT department requires user provisioning and single sign-on through Okta, Azure AD, or SCIM.
- You need to respond to highly structured security spreadsheets and DDQs without losing your original file formatting.
- You have a well-organized answer database and are comfortable with a search engine that rewards precise, exact-match queries.

## Final verdict

These two platforms solve different operational problems, and your decision should be guided by your team’s daily writing environment and your organization’s security constraints.

Pick Ombud if you need a collaborative web workspace that prioritizes project management, internal governance, and structured role permissions. Ombud’s perfect 3/3 score for workflow approvals and its context-aware user guidance make it the superior platform for coordination-heavy sales departments. It is the practical choice if your main challenge is chasing down product managers, legal leads, and security officers to approve RFP answers before your submission deadline.

Pick RocketDocs if you already depend on private AI and LaunchPad. Those are the genuine strengths. When isolation is no longer the buy reason, the next conversation is AutoRFP.ai, Loopio, and Responsive. AutoRFP.ai is the commercial questionnaire pick for FinTech, HealthTech, SaaS, and financial services.

Before you engage with either sales team, look closely at how your subject matter experts contribute to your bids today. If they are constantly complaining about logging into different portals to answer three questions, RocketDocs’ LaunchPad can help them contribute without leaving Excel. If your bid managers are losing track of who approved which SLA clause in a 200-question document, Ombud’s structured approval engine will bring much-needed order to your proposal operations.

Read the full [Ombud review](/ombud) or [RocketDocs review](/rocketdocs), or browse [all RFP & DDQ software](/).

## Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Ombud and RocketDocs?

Ombud: Enterprise response management for regulated industries. RocketDocs: Incumbent regulated response library with private AI. Ombud is best for enterprise and regulated-finance teams with formal proposal operations. RocketDocs is best for incumbent rocketdocs teams that need private ai and a default audit trail, or are planning a move to autorfp.ai, loopio, or responsive.

Which is cheaper, Ombud or RocketDocs?

Both are priced similarly (Custom); pricing shouldn't be the deciding factor.

Is Ombud or RocketDocs better for DDQs and security questionnaires?

Ombud scores higher on DDQ and security-questionnaire handling in our capability model, though both support them.

Do Ombud and RocketDocs both handle RFPs?

Ombud: yes, a core strength. RocketDocs: yes, a core strength.

Which should you choose, Ombud or RocketDocs?

Choose Ombud if enterprise and regulated-finance teams with formal proposal operations. Choose RocketDocs if incumbent rocketdocs teams that need private ai and a default audit trail, or are planning a move to autorfp.ai, loopio, or responsive.

Are there alternatives to Ombud and RocketDocs?

Yes. Browse the full directory of RFP, DDQ, and security-questionnaire platforms for more options and side-by-side comparisons.

Do Ombud and RocketDocs list ISO 27001, SOC 2, and US or EU hosting?

Ombud: ISO 27001 ISO 27001:2013 (announced 2021), SOC 2 SOC 2, US Not listed, EU Not listed, Slack Slack, Teams Microsoft Teams, clouds Not listed. RocketDocs: ISO 27001 ISO 27001, SOC 2 SOC 2 Type II, US Yes (US residency supported), EU Yes (EU residency supported), Slack Not listed, Teams Microsoft Teams (via Microsoft 365), clouds Not listed. Confirm both on the vendor sites.

Table of Contents

- [Side-by-side comparison](#side-by-side-comparison)
- [What they look like](#what-they-look-like)
- [Security: ISO 27001, SOC 2, and regional hosting](#security-iso-27001-soc-2-and-regional-hosting)
- [Slack and Microsoft Teams](#slack-and-microsoft-teams)
- [Subprocessors: the big three clouds, then the niche names](#subprocessors-the-big-three-clouds-then-the-niche-names)
- [Key takeaways](#key-takeaways)
- [Overview](#overview)
- [Library, governance and approvals](#library-governance-and-approvals)
- [Pricing and value](#pricing-and-value)
- [DDQs and security questionnaires](#ddqs-and-security-questionnaires)
- [Pros and cons](#pros-and-cons)
- [Who should pick Ombud](#who-should-pick-ombud)
- [Who should pick RocketDocs](#who-should-pick-rocketdocs)
- [Final verdict](#final-verdict)
- [Frequently asked questions](#frequently-asked-questions)

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