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Head-to-head · Compliance Management Software

Drata vs Vanta

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Drata #2 in Compliance Management Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Drata
Vanta #3 in Compliance Management Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Vanta

Drata leads on 0 checks, Vanta 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 9.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

Drata is the better fit for automation-heavy compliance programs. Vanta is the better fit for established compliance automation.

  • Drata fits best

    Automation-heavy compliance programs

  • Vanta fits best

    Established compliance automation

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Side by side

Feature Drata 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Vanta 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 9.1
Ranking #2 in Compliance Management Software #3 in Compliance Management Software
Best for Automation-heavy compliance programs Established compliance automation
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 Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations 300+ integrations 400+ integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Drata 5/5 · Vanta 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 SOC 2; ISO 27001; GDPR; HIPAA; HITRUST; USDP; NIST AI RMF; ISO 42001; CMMC; PCI DSS; NIST CSF; FedRAMP; ISO 27701; ISO 27017
Our review
Pros
  • Automates evidence collection and continuous control monitoring
  • Supports 300+ integrations and broad framework coverage
  • Combines audit collaboration, vendor risk, and compliance as code
  • Automates control monitoring, tests, and evidence collection
  • Maps controls across major compliance frameworks
  • Combines risk, vendor, remediation, and Trust Center workflows
Cons
  • No free plan is available
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Some advanced capabilities are add-ons
  • Plan pricing requires a personalized sales conversation
  • Third-party Risk Management may be an add-on
  • Advanced customization is concentrated in higher tiers
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…

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Vanta is a cloud-based compliance and trust management platform for organizations automating security and compliance programs. Its scope covers continuous control monitoring, automated tests, evidence collection, framework management, risk…

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  1. DrataCompliance Management Software 9.2Pricing on request
  2. VantaCompliance Management Software 9.1Pricing on request

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

  • Vanta — where it wins

    • Automates control monitoring, tests, and evidence collection
    • Maps controls across major compliance frameworks
    • Combines risk, vendor, remediation, and Trust Center workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Plan pricing requires a personalized sales conversation
    • Third-party Risk Management may be an add-on
    • Advanced customization is concentrated in higher tiers
  • Drata9.2/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad compliance platform for teams that need automated evidence, monitoring, and audit workflows.

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  • Vanta9.1/10 · Pricing on request

    Vanta brings automated compliance monitoring, evidence, risk workflows, and trust publishing together.

    Visit VantaFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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