OPEN-SOURCE POLICY-AS-CODE
The First Policy Framework for Busy Founders and Developers
iubenda is a compliance SaaS aimed at non-technical users. OpenPolicy gives developers the same legal coverage — as code, in their repo, with no monthly fee.
| OpenPolicy | iubenda | |
|---|---|---|
| Renders as React / Vue / Svelte component | ✓ <PrivacyPolicy /> drops into your app | ✗ Hosted widget only |
| Developer-native workflow | ✓ Code, Git, CI | ✗ Dashboard only |
| Version controlled in Git | ✓ | ✗ |
| Output format | Markdown, HTML, PDF | Hosted widget only |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✗ |
| GDPR & CCPA coverage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works without external CDN | ✓ | ✗ |
| TypeScript config | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pricing | Free | $27–$129+/yr |
iubenda's primary model is an embedded widget — your policy is fetched from iubenda's CDN and rendered on your page. That means your compliance documentation has a runtime dependency on a third-party service. If iubenda has an outage, your privacy page does too. OpenPolicy generates static output that you deploy with your app.
iubenda works through a web interface where you pick clauses from a list. It works, but it's a fundamentally non-developer experience — no version history, no PR review, no type safety. OpenPolicy is configured in TypeScript, reviewed in pull requests, and regenerated on every build.
iubenda's pricing scales with the number of sites and features — reasonable for a law firm managing dozens of clients, less so for a developer building one product. OpenPolicy covers GDPR, CCPA, and multi-jurisdiction requirements out of the box, for free.
Try OpenPolicy in your project: