Buy the tool only after you map the jobs it must do. Most teams need a consent platform, a DSAR workflow, a simple record of processing, and basic evidence collection. Confirm that the tool integrates with your identity provider, your data sources, and your ticketing system. Assign owners and service targets before you sign.

Tools help with workflow and evidence such as DSARs, consent, ROPAs, and DPIAs. They do not set risk appetite, write usable policies, or align marketing, product, and legal. Use tools to scale the doing, and keep judgment with a named human.

Buy basics that scale: SSO/MFA, MDM for laptops/phones, automated backups with restore tests, a consent/CMP for web/app, and a lightweight DSAR workflow. Add data discovery and DLP when volume grows. The tool is only half the win: you need to assign owners and institute SLAs.