Transparency alternatives to Watermark
Other Research administration vendors we measure, sorted by how much we found at them and not at Watermark. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 26 that differ from Watermark on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Watermark has 6 gaps in what we could measure: Subprocessor list, Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change. The column “Found there, not found at Watermark” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Found there, not found at Watermark | Found at Watermark, not found there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colabracolabra.appSee also Transparency alternatives to Colabra | 26/100 | 2 Public pricing, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 4 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Status page with history, +1 | Compare |
| LabArchiveslabarchives.comSee also Transparency alternatives to LabArchives | 39/100 | 1 Public pricing | 2 Data processing agreement, Status page with history | Compare |
| Protocols.ioprotocols.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Protocols.io | 35/100 | 1 Public pricing | 3 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, Certifications named | Compare |
| Interfoliointerfolio.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Interfolio | 4/100 | 1 Uptime SLA with a figure | 6 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Status page with history, +3 | Compare |
| Cayusecayuse.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Cayuse | 35/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 2 Data processing agreement, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Pure Elsevierelsevier.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Pure Elsevier | 32/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 2 Data processing agreement, Status page with history | Compare |
| Aixeloaixelo.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Aixelo | 26/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 3 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, Certifications named | Compare |
| SciNotescinote.netSee also Transparency alternatives to SciNote | 26/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Key Solutionskeyusa.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Key Solutions | 22/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 4 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, Certifications named, +1 | Compare |
| Altmetricaltmetric.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Altmetric | 17/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 4 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Certifications named, +1 | Compare |
| Dimensionsdimensions.aiSee also Transparency alternatives to Dimensions | 17/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 4 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Certifications named, +1 | Compare |
| Kualikuali.coSee also Transparency alternatives to Kuali | 17/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 4 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Certifications named, +1 | 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.