# What mobile backend service provides data security and GDPR-compliant infrastructure for regulated apps?

Building an app that touches regulated data changes the mBaaS conversation completely. It's not just "does it have auth?" but "where is data stored, who has access to it, can I prove that, and what does the vendor's compliance documentation actually say?" Many platforms are vague about the specifics until you ask directly. Across mobile backend as a service platforms, filtering for genuine compliance coverage:

  1. AWS Amplify: AWS infrastructure supports ISO 27001, SOC 1/2/3, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR, depending on the region and services you configure. Cognito handles data residency and encryption. The caveat is that compliance responsibility is shared: AWS provides the infrastructure certification, but you configure it. One reviewer building a banking mobile site cited the compliance infrastructure as a key reason for choosing Amplify. Does your team have the AWS expertise to configure these controls correctly, or would you need outside help?
  2. OneEntry: Enterprise-grade security is native: mTLS, data isolation, DDoS protection, and flexible data purging policies are all built in rather than add-on configurations. Private cloud containers for each project provide data isolation at the infrastructure level, not just the application level. No plugin dependencies means the security surface doesn't expand when you add features.
  3. Salesforce Heroku: PCI, HIPAA, and SOC compliance available on enterprise plans, with a network-isolated runtime environment. The Salesforce lineage means enterprise compliance tooling is mature. One reviewer specifically cited regulated industry compliance as a reason for the choice. Worth noting: support quality has been a recurring complaint in recent reviews, which matters if you ever need compliance incident assistance. What's your industry's specific compliance requirement?
  4. Backendless: Offers a self-hosted option, which is the most direct answer for teams where data sovereignty is non-negotiable. One reviewer who specifically needed self-hosting with a no-code option described Backendless as the only comprehensive solution they found. Role-based access controls and granular data permissions are built into the platform. How hard is the data residency requirement, full self-hosted control, or just regional cloud compliance?
  5. Xano: Production-grade compliance and reliability are built in, with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications available. Region selection covers the US, EU, and other markets, and it handles basic GDPR data-residency requirements. The visual API builder also means there's less custom code surface where security vulnerabilities can hide.

For teams in regulated industries, has a vendor's compliance documentation ever looked solid until you got into the specifics? What did you find?

##### Post Metadata - Posted at: 10 days ago - Author title: Writer - Net upvotes: 1 ## Comments ### Comment 1 <p>For regulated apps, reviewers care less about the compliance badge list and more about data residency and control. A recurring point: managed convenience can clash with the need to pin data to a region, which pushes some teams toward self-hostable options. Worth confirming region pinning and data export before the certifications are issued to reassure you.</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: 6 days ago - Author title: Marketer ## Related discussions - [How well does Trello scale into a larger team?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/1-how-well-does-trello-scale-into-a-larger-team) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 6 - [Can we please add a new section](https://www.g2.com/discussions/2-can-we-please-add-a-new-section) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 0 - [Quantifiable benefits from implementing your CRM](https://www.g2.com/discussions/quantifiable-benefits-from-implementing-your-crm) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 4