SGS vs TUV SUD
SGS
SGS is the world's largest testing, inspection, and certification company. Its cybersecurity arm, SGS Brightsight, runs accredited security-evaluation laboratories (including a facility in Graz, Austria) that assess digital products against CRA requirements and RED cybersecurity standards. SGS develops tailored CRA service packages and operates a Notified Body that can issue EU type certificates for RED Article 3(3) using EN 18031.
Pros
- Massive global scale (~99,500 employees; ~2,500 labs/offices in 115 countries)
- Brightsight is a top-tier security-evaluation lab with deep Common Criteria and high-assurance expertise
- Notified Body able to issue EU type certificates for RED cybersecurity (EN 18031)
- Accreditations including ISO/IEC 17025, plus IEC 62443 and EN 18031 capability
Things to check
- Large enterprise TIC firm — formal certification-led engagements, less suited to small or early-stage manufacturers
- No public pricing
- Evaluation/certification focus rather than ongoing in-house remediation engineering
Pricing: Custom (contact sales)
TUV SUD
TUV SUD is a global testing, inspection, and certification organization with a dedicated CRA practice in its product-testing and cybersecurity divisions. It helps manufacturers interpret CRA obligations, run gap assessments, set up vulnerability management and incident reporting, and obtain third-party assessment for higher-risk products. It also runs RED cybersecurity testing against the EN 18031 series.
Pros
- Long-established, globally accredited certification body (25,000+ employees, 1,000+ locations)
- Established Notified Body for RED cybersecurity under EN 18031 (a strong precedent for CRA conformity work)
- Combines testing labs, certification, and structured training under one roof
- Deep cross-sector regulatory experience across CE marking directives
Things to check
- Large enterprise TIC firm — engagements tend to be formal and process-heavy
- No public pricing
- Certification/assessment-led rather than hands-on engineering remediation
Pricing: Custom (contact sales)