Transparency alternatives to SoftSpec
Other Food safety and traceability vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that SoftSpec does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 34 that differ from SoftSpec on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
SoftSpec has 10 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and SoftSpec does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and SoftSpec does not | SoftSpec publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checkitcheckit.net | 39/100 | 3 Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Controlantcontrolant.com | 35/100 | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | nothing | Compare |
| MonitorQAmonitorqa.com | 35/100 | 2 Public pricing, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Trustwelltrustwell.com | 35/100 | 2 Status page with history, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Intertek Alchemyalchemysystems.com | 30/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Named privacy contact | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Squizifysquizify.com | 26/100 | 2 Public pricing, Certifications named | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| SafetyChainsafetychain.com | 23/100 | 2 Status page with history, Named privacy contact | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Tivetive.com | 22/100 | 2 Status page with history, Named privacy contact | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Normexnormex.ca | 13/100 | 2 Public pricing, Named privacy contact | 2 Data location stated, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| FoodDocsfooddocs.com | 17/100 | 1 Public pricing | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Datatracemesalabs.com | 13/100 | 1 Named privacy contact | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Registrar Corpregistrarcorp.com | 13/100 | 1 Named privacy contact | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.