# Top 10 Datev Alternatives & Competitors

(15)3.4 out of 5

Many buyers researching Datev on G2 ultimately choose a competing solution from this list of highly rated tools. When comparing Datev with other tools, reviewers most often evaluate security and reporting as key differentiators.   
 The best overall alternative to Datev is [Twilio Segment](https://www.g2.com/products/twilio-segment/reviews), rated ~4.5 stars on G2 from 556+ reviewers. It is frequently praised for easy integration and easy integrations. Other well-known alternatives to Datev are: 
- [AdOpt](https://www.g2.com/products/adopt-adopt/reviews) – known for easy implementation and customer support (G2 star rating ~4.9)
- [Smartsheet](https://www.g2.com/products/smartsheet/reviews) – highly rated for project management and team collaboration (G2 star rating ~4.4)
- [Optro](https://www.g2.com/products/optro/reviews) – offers audit management and intuitive (G2 star rating ~4.6)
- [KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus](https://www.g2.com/products/knowbe4-phisher-phisher-plus/reviews) – best suited for teams that need phishing prevention and email security (G2 star rating ~4.5)

 Browse top options below. Based on G2 review data, Datev is most commonly used in industries like [Data Privacy Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-privacy-management), [Consent Management Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/consent-management-platform-cmp), [Customer Data Platforms (CDP)](https://www.g2.com/categories/customer-data-platform-cdp). Compare user ratings by vertical to find the best fit.

## Best Paid & Free Alternatives to Datev

- Twilio Segment
- AdOpt
- Smartsheet
- Optro
- KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
- CookieScript
- Visualping
- CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform

## Top 10 Alternatives to Datev Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

Browse options below. Based on reviewer data, you can see how Datev stacks up to the competition, check reviews from current & previous users in industries like Computer Software, Individual & Family Services, and Internet, and find the best product for your business.

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Twilio Segment
](https://www.g2.com/products/twilio-segment/reviews)

By [Twilio](https://www.g2.com/sellers/twilio)

[

4.5/5(567)

](https://www.g2.com/products/twilio-segment/reviews#reviews)

Product Description

Segment is a customer data platform that helps every team access clean and reliable customer data to make real-time decisions, accelerate growth, and personalize experiences. Today, over 20,000 companies across 70+ countries use Segment, from fast-growing businesses like Instacart, Peloton, and Bonobos to some of the world’s largest organizations like Levi’s, Intuit, and FOX. With Segment, companies can connect and activate reliable first-party data across 300+ marketing, analytics, and data warehousing tools.

Reviewers say compared to Datev, Twilio Segment is:

Easier to set up

Better at support

More usable

Categories in common with Datev:

[
Data Privacy Management
](/categories/data-privacy-management)[
Data Subject Access Request (DSAR)
](/categories/data-subject-access-request-dsar)

[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/adopt-adopt/reviews)

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AdOpt
](https://www.g2.com/products/adopt-adopt/reviews)

By [AdOpt](https://www.g2.com/sellers/adopt)

[

4.9/5(412)

](https://www.g2.com/products/adopt-adopt/reviews#reviews)

Product Description

Intuitive and secure cookie widget and consent management platform.

Reviewers say compared to Datev, AdOpt is:

Easier to set up

Better at support

More usable

Categories in common with Datev:

[
Data Subject Access Request (DSAR)
](/categories/data-subject-access-request-dsar)[
Cookie and Website Tracker Scanning
](/categories/cookie-tracking)

[
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[
Smartsheet
](https://www.g2.com/products/smartsheet/reviews)

By [Smartsheet](https://www.g2.com/sellers/smartsheet)

[

4.4/5(22,702)

](https://www.g2.com/products/smartsheet/reviews#reviews)

Product Description

Smartsheet is a modern work management platform that helps teams manage projects, automate processes, and scale workflows all in one central platform.

Reviewers say compared to Datev, Smartsheet is:

Easier to set up

Better at support

More usable

Categories in common with Datev:

[
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
](/categories/privacy-impact-assessment-pia)

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[
Optro
](https://www.g2.com/products/optro/reviews)

By [Optro](https://www.g2.com/sellers/optro)

[

4.6/5(1,621)

](https://www.g2.com/products/optro/reviews#reviews)

Product Description

Optro's modern connected risk platform is designed to elevate your teams, engage the front lines of your business, and help you leverage risk as a strategic driver. At the heart of our connected risk architecture is a unified data core that centralizes your organization's risks, controls, policies, frameworks, issues, and more. The core is surrounded by a set of powerful platform capabilities, including collaboration, automation, a robust workflow engine, business intelligence, and a highly extensible integration layer. Together, Optro's unified core and purposefully designed platform capabilities set a strong, dynamic foundation for our award-winning applications — RiskOversight, CrossComply, SOXHUB, OpsAudit, ESG, and TPRM.

Reviewers say compared to Datev, Optro is:

Easier to set up

Better at support

More usable

Categories in common with Datev:

[
Regulatory Change Management
](/categories/regulatory-change-management)

[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/knowbe4-phisher-phisher-plus/reviews)

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KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
](https://www.g2.com/products/knowbe4-phisher-phisher-plus/reviews)

By [KnowBe4, Inc.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/knowbe4-inc)

[

4.5/5(572)

](https://www.g2.com/products/knowbe4-phisher-phisher-plus/reviews#reviews)

Product Description

KnowBe4 PhishER is the key ingredient of an essential security workstream. It's your lightweight Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platform to orchestrate your threat response and manage the high volume of potentially malicious email messages reported by your users. And, with automatic prioritization of emails, PhishER helps your InfoSec and Security Operations team cut through the inbox noise and respond to the most dangerous threats more quickly.

Reviewers say compared to Datev, KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus is:

Easier to set up

Better at support

More usable

Categories in common with Datev:

[
Incident Response
](/categories/incident-response)

[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/cookiescript/reviews)

[
CookieScript
](https://www.g2.com/products/cookiescript/reviews)

By [Cookie Script](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cookie-script)

[

4.6/5(522)

](https://www.g2.com/products/cookiescript/reviews#reviews)

Product Description

CookieScript helps businesses comply with European Cookie Law and GDPR. It allows users to create their own cookie information popup, with no programming skills required.

Reviewers say compared to Datev, CookieScript is:

Easier to set up

Better at support

More usable

Categories in common with Datev:

[
Cookie and Website Tracker Scanning
](/categories/cookie-tracking)

[
 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/a0344799c65edf87bd20a95c9ee6b93b/visualping.png "Product Avatar Image")
](https://www.g2.com/products/visualping/reviews)

[
Visualping
](https://www.g2.com/products/visualping/reviews)

By [Visualping](https://www.g2.com/sellers/visualping)

[

4.6/5(474)

](https://www.g2.com/products/visualping/reviews#reviews)

Product Description

VisualPing is a website checker and webpage change monitoring solution.

Reviewers say compared to Datev, Visualping is:

Easier to set up

Better at support

More usable

Categories in common with Datev:

[
Regulatory Change Management
](/categories/regulatory-change-management)

[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform/reviews)

[
CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform
](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform/reviews)

By [CrowdStrike](https://www.g2.com/sellers/crowdstrike)

[

4.6/5(441)

](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform/reviews#reviews)

Product Description

CrowdStrike Falcon endpoint protection unifies the technologies required to successfully stop breaches: next-generation antivirus, endpoint detection and response, IT hygiene, 24/7 threat hunting and threat intelligence. They combine to provide continuous breach prevention in a single agent.

Reviewers say compared to Datev, CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform is:

Easier to set up

Better at support

More usable

Categories in common with Datev:

[
Incident Response
](/categories/incident-response)

[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/tines/reviews)

[
Tines
](https://www.g2.com/products/tines/reviews)

By [Tines](https://www.g2.com/sellers/tines)

[

4.7/5(406)

](https://www.g2.com/products/tines/reviews#reviews)

Product Description

Tines is an intelligent workflow platform that powers the world’s most important workflows. IT and security teams of all sizes, from Fortune 50 to startups, trust Tines for everything from phishing response, vulnerability and patch management, software lifecycle management, employee lifecycle management, and everything in between. Leaders across a wide array of industries –including Canva, Databricks, Elastic, Kayak, Intercom, and McKesson– use Tines AI-powered workflows to operate more effectively, mitigate risk, reduce tech debt, and do the work that matters most. Our workflow platform gives teams of any skillset (the most technical to your least technical) the tools to orchestrate, automate, and integrate your people, processes, and technology.

Reviewers say compared to Datev, Tines is:

Easier to set up

Better at support

More usable

Categories in common with Datev:

[
Incident Response
](/categories/incident-response)

[
 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/bf8095de95175316574d734b1f2b2c48/sumo-logic.png "Product Avatar Image")
](https://www.g2.com/products/sumo-logic/reviews)

[
Sumo Logic
](https://www.g2.com/products/sumo-logic/reviews)

By [Sumo Logic](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sumo-logic)

[

4.3/5(404)

](https://www.g2.com/products/sumo-logic/reviews#reviews)

Product Description

Sumo Logic enables enterprises to build analytical power that transforms daily operations into intelligent business decisions

Reviewers say compared to Datev, Sumo Logic is:

Easier to set up

Better at support

More usable

Categories in common with Datev:

[
Incident Response
](/categories/incident-response)

## Datev Alternatives FAQs

Generated using AI

### How does Datev compare to Twilio Segment?

According to G2 data, [Datev](https://www.g2.com/products/datev/reviews) has an average rating of 3.4/5 from 15 reviews, whereas [Twilio Segment](https://www.g2.com/products/twilio-segment/reviews) holds a significantly higher average rating of 4.5/5 across 566 reviews. In dimension scores, Twilio Segment leads Datev by 0.7 points in Meeting Requirements (8.9 vs 8.2), 2.0 points in Usability (8.7 vs 6.7), 3.8 points in Ease of Setup (8.5 vs 4.7), and 2.8 points in Support (8.6 vs 5.8). Datev scores lower in Ease of Use and has a more complex setup process compared to Twilio Segment. User sentiment for Datev highlights ease of use (4 mentions) and helpful documentation (2 mentions), but also notes complexity issues (4 mentions), poor and outdated UI design (5 mentions), and higher cost concerns (3 mentions). Twilio Segment users praise its easy integrations (5 mentions), ease of use (5 mentions), and setup (4 mentions), but frequently cite expense (5 mentions) and a learning curve (2 mentions) as drawbacks. Overall, Twilio Segment is favored for its superior usability, setup ease, and support, while Datev is recognized for its comprehensive accounting features tailored to German companies but suffers from dated interface and complexity.

### What are the best alternatives to Datev?

The best alternatives to Datev based on G2 user reviews and ratings include [Twilio Segment](https://www.g2.com/products/twilio-segment/reviews) (4.5/5 stars, 566 reviews), [AdOpt](https://www.g2.com/products/adopt-adopt/reviews) (4.9/5 stars, 396 reviews), and [Smartsheet](https://www.g2.com/products/smartsheet/reviews) (4.4/5 stars, 22,217 reviews). These alternatives outperform Datev in usability, support, and meeting requirements. For example, Twilio Segment excels in ease of integration and data management, AdOpt is praised for intuitive cookie and consent management, and Smartsheet offers robust project and workflow management with strong automation capabilities.

### What features do alternatives offer that Datev does not?

Datev users report missing features related to modern UI design, integration capabilities, and ease of use enhancements. Specific feature gaps compared to alternatives include advanced automation, extensive third-party integrations, and modernized user interfaces.

### Which Data Privacy Management tools do reviewers recommend instead of Datev?

Reviewers recommend [KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus](https://www.g2.com/products/knowbe4-phisher-phisher-plus/reviews) (4.6/5 stars, 566 reviews) and [CookieScript](https://www.g2.com/products/cookiescript/reviews) (4.6/5 stars, 505 reviews) as effective Data Privacy Management tools alternative to Datev. KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus is favored for its phishing prevention automation and email security features, while CookieScript is valued for ease of use, GDPR compliance, and cookie consent management. Both provide better support, usability, and feature sets aligned with modern privacy management needs.

### Why do users choose Twilio Segment over Datev?

Users choose [Twilio Segment](https://www.g2.com/products/twilio-segment/reviews) over [Datev](https://www.g2.com/products/datev/reviews) primarily due to its higher usability and ease of setup, as reflected in its 8.7 Usability score versus Datev's 6.7 and an 8.5 Ease of Setup score compared to Datev's 4.7. Twilio Segment's seamless integrations and no-code development capabilities are frequently praised (5 mentions each), enabling faster deployment and reducing engineering bottlenecks. Its robust support (8.6 score) and extensive integration library facilitate efficient data management across multiple sources, which is critical for data-driven teams. Despite higher costs noted by users (5 mentions), Twilio Segment's value in centralizing customer data, real-time data processing, and extensive connectivity justifies the investment for many organizations. In contrast, Datev users report challenges with outdated UI, complexity, and limited integrations, making Twilio Segment the preferred choice for businesses seeking a modern, flexible, and scalable customer data platform according to G2 reviews and ratings.

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