Vanta vs OpenGRC

Vanta9.1Visit OpenGRC8.6Visit

Higher score Vanta #3 in Compliance Management Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Vanta

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OpenGRC #10 in Compliance Management Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit OpenGRC

• Vanta fits best

  Established compliance automation

• OpenGRC fits best

  Open-source GRC with AI features

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Side by side

Feature	Vanta 9.1/10 Visit ↗	OpenGRC 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Compliance Management Software	#10 in Compliance Management Software
Best for	Established compliance automation	Open-source GRC with AI features
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$4,500/yr
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	SSO/SAML
Integrations	400+ integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Vanta 5/5 · OpenGRC 5/5
Control mapping	✓	✓
Evidence collection	✓	✓
Risk assessments	✓	✓
Remediation workflows	✓	✓
Vendor risk management	✓	✓
Specs
Frameworks supported	SOC 2; ISO 27001; GDPR; HIPAA; HITRUST; USDP; NIST AI RMF; ISO 42001; CMMC; PCI DSS; NIST CSF; FedRAMP; ISO 27701; ISO 27017	NIST 800-171, ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, PCI DSS
Our review
Pros	Automates control monitoring, tests, and evidence collection Maps controls across major compliance frameworks Combines risk, vendor, remediation, and Trust Center workflows	Free self-hosted Community package with full source code access Broad workflows for audits, risks, vendors, evidence, and remediation AI-powered risk assessments and audits across paid offerings
Cons	Plan pricing requires a personalized sales conversation Third-party Risk Management may be an add-on Advanced customization is concentrated in higher tiers	Paid plans add significant annual or quarterly licensing costs Some advanced modules are Enterprise-only Self-hosted Community support is community-based
Our verdict	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… Read the review →	OpenGRC is a web-based governance, risk, and compliance application for small and midsized businesses and teams. It covers security framework and control imports, control implementation tracking, audits, evidence requests, risk registers,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• OpenGRC — where it wins

  • Free self-hosted Community package with full source code access
  • Broad workflows for audits, risks, vendors, evidence, and remediation
  • AI-powered risk assessments and audits across paid offerings

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans add significant annual or quarterly licensing costs
  • Some advanced modules are Enterprise-only
  • Self-hosted Community support is community-based

• Vanta9.1/10 · Pricing on request

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

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• OpenGRC8.6/10 · Free plan

  OpenGRC combines self-hosted GRC workflows with AI and paid hosted options.

  Visit OpenGRCFull verdict →