Transparency alternatives to Bodyguard
Other Social media management vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Bodyguard does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 26 that differ from Bodyguard on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Bodyguard has 10 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, 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. The column “publishes and Bodyguard does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Bodyguard does not | Bodyguard publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dash Socialdashsocial.com | 78/100 | 7 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +4 | nothing | Compare |
| Sprout Socialsproutsocial.com | 74/100 | 6 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +3 | nothing | Compare |
| Hootsuitehootsuite.com | 70/100 | 6 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, +3 | nothing | Compare |
| Statusbrewstatusbrew.com | 70/100 | 6 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Status page with history, +3 | nothing | Compare |
| Agorapulseagorapulse.com | 48/100 | 5 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +2 | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Sprinklrsprinklr.com | 43/100 | 5 Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named, +2 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| ContentStudiocontentstudio.io | 48/100 | 4 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Emplifiemplifi.io | 48/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, Public pricing, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Publerpubler.com | 48/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Public pricing, +1 | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Brandwatchbrandwatch.com | 43/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, +1 | 2 HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Vista Socialvistasocial.com | 43/100 | 4 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Public pricing, +1 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Khoroskhoros.com | 39/100 | 4 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +1 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 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.