CompanyGPT vs. Neuland.ai: Which AI Platform Delivers True Data Sovereignty?

Introduction: Why This Comparison Matters

Choosing an AI platform for your organization is one of the most critical strategic IT decisions of 2026. If you’re looking for a DSGVO (GDPR)-compliant alternative to ChatGPT, you’ll quickly come across providers like Neuland.ai and CompanyGPT by innFactory AI Consulting. Both promise secure, high-performance AI for enterprise use – but their approaches could not be more different.

Last updated: March 2026 – All information in this comparison was verified and updated in March 2026.

Executive Summary: CompanyGPT by innFactory AI Consulting builds companies their own AI infrastructure within their cloud subscription (Azure, AWS, GCP, or STACKIT) – with no per-user licenses and no markups on cloud pricing. Neuland.ai HUB is a SaaS platform with per-user pricing (€30/user/month). CompanyGPT additionally offers Office file editing (companyFILES), SharePoint integration with permissions (companyRAG), a DSGVO (GDPR)-compliant translation service (companyTRANSLATE), and individual AI compliance consulting with IT law specialist Andreas Nörr.

In this comparison, we analyze both platforms in detail: architecture, data privacy, feature set, pricing model, and extensibility. By the end, you’ll know which solution truly fits your organization.

If you’d like a general overview of ChatGPT in Business and GDPR-compliant alternatives first, we recommend our foundational article.

The Providers at a Glance

Neuland.ai HUB

Neuland.ai positions itself as the “leading AI management and orchestration platform” from Germany. The Neuland.ai HUB is a SaaS platform designed to organize AI across the enterprise. Its offering includes AI chat, assistants, projects, workflows, and custom AI apps. Neuland.ai promotes its in-house research at the Jülich Research Centre and so-called Industry Competence Models (ICMs).

CompanyGPT by innFactory AI Consulting

CompanyGPT takes a fundamentally different approach: Instead of a SaaS platform, innFactory AI Consulting builds your own AI infrastructure – in your Azure subscription, on AWS, Google Cloud, or STACKIT. The foundation consists of proven open-source components like LibreChat (used by MAN Trucks and Shopify in production), augmented with proprietary addons such as companyRAG, companyFILES, companyTRANSLATE, and companyDASHBOARD. As a partner of Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, and STACKIT, hosting is provided at list price with no markups.

Comparison Table: CompanyGPT vs. Neuland.ai

The Decisive Differences in Detail

1. Data Sovereignty: Own Infrastructure vs. SaaS Dependency

The most fundamental difference lies in the architectural approach. Neuland.ai is a SaaS platform – you rent access, and your data resides on Neuland.ai’s infrastructure. Even if the servers are located in the EU, you have no direct control over the environment.

CompanyGPT runs directly in your own cloud subscription. This means your data never leaves your environment. As a Microsoft Data & AI Partner and infrastructure partner, innFactory AI Consulting professionally manages your Azure subscription – with no markups on list pricing. You retain full control over encryption, access rights, and data residency.

For organizations in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, public sector), this is a decisive advantage: You meet compliance requirements not through contractual clauses, but through technical control.

2. Pricing Model: Fixed Price vs. Per-User License

Neuland.ai charges €30 per user per month on the Business tier, plus a one-time onboarding fee. Let’s calculate this for a mid-sized company with 200 users:

• Neuland.ai: 200 × €30 × 12 = €72,000/year in licensing costs alone (+ onboarding + token costs)

CompanyGPT follows a radically transparent model: No per-user license fees. You pay:

• A fixed price for maintenance and all addons (companyRAG, companyFILES, companyTRANSLATE, companyDASHBOARD)
• The actual cloud and token costs at list price – with no markups

With CompanyGPT, costs don’t scale linearly with user count. Whether 50 or 500 users – the fixed maintenance price stays the same. That makes costs predictable and scalable.

3. Open-Source Foundation vs. Proprietary Black Box

CompanyGPT is built on LibreChat, one of the fastest-growing open-source AI platforms. LibreChat is used in production by companies like MAN Trucks and Shopify and is continuously developed by an active community. This means:

• Faster innovation cycles than any single company could deliver
• No vendor lock-in – the source code is open
• Transparency across the entire processing chain

Neuland.ai is a proprietary platform. You have no visibility into the source code and are entirely dependent on the provider. If Neuland.ai doesn’t prioritize features you need, all you can do is wait.

4. Office Files: Read and Write vs. Read Only

A decisive productivity advantage of CompanyGPT: companyFILES can not only read Office files but also write them. Concretely, this means:

• Fill and create Excel spreadsheets
• Populate and generate Word templates
• Create and customize PowerPoint presentations

Neuland.ai can process documents in formats such as PDF, DOCX, and PPTX, but cannot actively edit them or create new files. Since 2026, Neuland.ai offers an “Office Agent” – however, this is focused on email and calendar management and does not replace active document creation in Office formats. In day-to-day business, where reports, proposals, and presentations are part of the daily workflow, this is a significant difference.

5. SharePoint Integration with Permissions

CompanyGPT offers a native SharePoint integration through companyRAG that mirrors your organization’s permission structure 1:1. Users can only access and use documents as AI context that they are also authorized to view in SharePoint. This is essential for compliance and data privacy in an enterprise context.

Neuland.ai offers “Projects” for collaborative document work, but a native SharePoint integration with permission mirroring is not documented.

6. Extensibility: MCP, n8n, and Custom Services

CompanyGPT was designed as an extensible platform. Through MCP (Model Context Protocol), any external service can be connected. Combined with Kubernetes hosting for custom MCP services and optional n8n hosting, CompanyGPT becomes a complete AI platform. n8n can also be connected via MCP, enabling complex workflow automations to be controlled directly from the AI.

Neuland.ai offers integrated workflows and is planning an AI app store (coming soon) as well as an SDK for custom development. However, extensibility is tied to the Neuland.ai ecosystem.

Additional CompanyGPT Advantages

companyTRANSLATE: Built-in Translation Service

CompanyGPT includes companyTRANSLATE, a full translation service that works like Google Translate or DeepL – but DSGVO (GDPR)-compliant via Azure Cognitive Services. Your employees get not only a corporate GPT but also an everyday translation tool. Neuland.ai offers no comparable feature.

companyDASHBOARD: Comprehensive Usage Analytics

The companyDASHBOARD provides a complete analytics platform with recommendations on who and what should be trained, which models and agents are used most, and how AI adoption is progressing across the organization. Neuland.ai does offer usage statistics, but a comparably deep analytics platform with actionable recommendations is not documented.

AI Compliance Included

CompanyGPT customers receive an individual AI compliance guideline, developed together with IT law specialist Andreas Nörr. In the context of the EU AI Act, this is a tremendous added value that no other provider offers in this form.

All Frontier Models DSGVO (GDPR)-Compliant

As an official reseller through Azure, GCP, and AWS, innFactory AI Consulting offers all frontier models (Claude, GPT, Gemini) in full DSGVO (GDPR) and EU AI Act compliance. Additionally, any other models can be connected – from DeepSeek to Mistral to Llama.

Training Always Included

While Neuland.ai offers training through a separate “Enablement Academy” as an addon, CompanyGPT always includes training in the price. This ensures your team can use the platform productively from day one.

Conclusion: CompanyGPT Delivers More Control, More Features, and Better Cost Predictability

CompanyGPT is the clear choice for organizations that want to deploy AI strategically:

• True data sovereignty – hosting in your own cloud subscription
• Predictable costs – no per-user licenses, transparent fixed pricing
• Read and edit Office files, not just read them
• SharePoint integration with permissions included
• An extensible platform with MCP, n8n, and Kubernetes
• AI compliance as a complete package with legal consulting
• Training always included, not booked as an addon

From 10 to 12,000 users, innFactory AI Consulting has already built and continuously manages CompanyGPT environments – so your IT department has minimal overhead.

Further Reading

• ChatGPT in Business: Why Your Path Should Lead to CompanyGPT – Background on the CompanyGPT strategy
• LibreChat vs. Open WebUI vs. Copilot: Which AI Platform Is Right? – Open-source AI platforms compared
• GDPR-Compliant Private GPTs for Business – Getting data privacy right with AI
• When Do I Need an AI Officer? – Understanding the EU AI Act and compliance
• Model Context Protocol (MCP): The USB-C Interface for LLMs – How CompanyGPT’s MCP extensibility works