Decision Intelligence Benchmark: Data Privacy Technology and Vendor Decisions for 2026
Benchmark data on how data privacy leaders are optimizing tools, prioritizing investment, and navigating growing regulatory demands in 2026.
Data privacy leaders are under pressure to keep up with expanding mandates from AI governance, to evolving consent requirements without adding headcounts. Most teams are running lean, relying on a small set of tools that are necessary, but far from seamless.
That’s driving a shift toward targeted retooling. Rather than overhauling their stacks, 42% of leaders are making selective replacements by prioritizing tools that deliver real efficiency gains. At the same time, nearly half face difficult approval processes, slowing their ability to act.
This Decision Intelligence Benchmark shows how your peers are navigating these constraints and where they’re investing next.
Inside, you’ll discover:
- Why 42% of privacy leaders are prioritizing selective tool replacements
- How efficiency and time savings drive 44% of tech decisions
- Where investment is increasing most, led by consent and preference management
- Why no leader describes their tech stack experience as frictionless
- How approval challenges are limiting the pace of change
Download the report to benchmark your strategy and make more confident data privacy technology decisions.
