The High Cost of Manual Data Privacy Processing
Manual processing of DSRs can cost $1M per year, or more.
DSR management costs rose 43% YoY in 2024, driven by a surge in deletion requests, which now make up 82% of all DSRs.
What is the Cost of DSR Management Over Time?
Businesses manually processing DSRs face high costs as the number of requests increases. According to Gartner, a single access or deletion request costs around $1,524 to complete. Our data suggests that a company handling 5 million unique visitors receives 829 access and deletion requests in an average year. Based on Gartner’s estimate, manually processing DSRs could cost more than $1.26 million per 5 million visitors.