Head-to-head · Compliance Management Software
Drata vs Onspring
Drata leads on 0 checks, Onspring on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreDrata · 9.2/10
Drata scores higher on our rubric for compliance management software: 9.2 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #16.
Drata is the better fit for automation-heavy compliance programs. Onspring is the better fit for configurable compliance and vendor workflows.
- Drata fits best
Automation-heavy compliance programs
- Onspring fits best
Configurable compliance and vendor workflows
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Side by side
| Feature | Drata 9.2/10 Visit ↗ | Onspring 8.4/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| Ranking | #2 in Compliance Management Software | #16 in Compliance Management Software |
| Best for | Automation-heavy compliance programs | Configurable compliance and vendor workflows |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | — | — |
| Free plan | — | Not checked yet |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Browser extension | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome extension | Web |
| Support | Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs | Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7 |
| Compliance | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML | SOC 2 |
| Integrations | 300+ integrations | 13 integrations |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Drata 5/5 · Onspring 5/5 | ||
| Control mapping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Evidence collection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Risk assessments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remediation workflows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vendor risk management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Frameworks supported | SOC 2, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 42001:2023, DORA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, ISO 27701, Microsoft SSPA, NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, FFIEC, CMMC, SOX ITGC, COBIT, FedRAMP, NIS 2, Cyber Essentials, UK Cyber Essentials, CIS 8.1, CCM | SOX, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, NIST, CMMC, SOC 2 |
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| Our verdict | Drata is a cloud-based compliance and trust management platform for startups, growing companies, and enterprises. It centralizes policies, risks, ownership, evidence, controls, audit workflows, and trust-center functions while supporting… Read the review → |
Onspring is a cloud-based governance, risk and compliance platform for enterprises and government organizations. It centralizes controls, risks, policies, evidence, testing, findings, remediation plans, dashboards and reports. Its no-code… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Drata — where it wins
- Automates evidence collection and continuous control monitoring
- Supports 300+ integrations and broad framework coverage
- Combines audit collaboration, vendor risk, and compliance as code
Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Some advanced capabilities are add-ons
Onspring — where it wins
- Maps controls across regulations, standards and frameworks
- Automates testing, evidence collection, reminders and remediation workflows
- Connects with business systems and regulatory content providers
Where it doesn't
- Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly itemized
- SOX and PCI DSS lack built-in control content in the GRC Suite
- Advanced environments and support require higher-tier plans
- Drata9.2/10 · Pricing on request
A broad compliance platform for teams that need automated evidence, monitoring, and audit workflows.
Visit DrataFull verdict → - Onspring8.4/10 · Pricing on request
A broad, configurable GRC platform for organizations managing controls, evidence, risk and vendors.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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